Are you Stressed? Here are some tips to help you cope: 1) Action relieves anxiety – Do something positive, help someone else, make a ‘to do’ list to organize yourself. 2) Put your energy into what you can control and let go of what you can’t. 3) Surround yourself with positive people, get support. 4) … Continued
Are you setting a New Year Resolution? Have you ever set a goal and not achieved it? I know a few of you have fallen down – we all have. Can I ask you a favor? Could you please speak as kindly to yourself in the encouraging ways that you would speak to a friend? … Continued
New research out of Sydney University shows that women aged 30-59 who are obese have a 19 times greater chance of getting diabetes, four times the chance of getting high blood pressure and three times the risk of coronary artery disease compared to normal weight women.
The weather forecast is for blizzard conditions and severe cold in the southern hemisphere and heat wave conditions in the northern hemisphere. The very strong temptation with weather extremes is that we put our health and fitness goals on hold, waiting for the “perfect” time. I hear so many people saying “it’s too … Continued
Looking and feeling your best can come down to something as simple as a good nights sleep. Simple, sure! But if you struggle to sleep through the night, you’ll know it’s not necessarily easy. A good balance of stress management, exercise and healthy eating (this guide will help you) will assist with good … Continued
Remember seeing this image recently splashed across social media and the global news? Critics claimed that this fitness mum allegedly “fat shamed” other women for not having 6 pack abs. Whether you agree – or in fact found these photos motivating – I believe that most of us limit ourselves in our belief … Continued
What’s your weekend routine? Do you do anything special to re-charge yourself? Everyone has a ‘busy’ life, right? Sometimes we get so busy ‘doing’ life, that we forget to ‘live’ it. Hopefully, at least one day a week you can slow down. For me, I love Sunday’s. One of the reasons is that I … Continued
From Lisa Bullock I want to share some of my thoughts with you and they’re not particularly health and fitness related so feel free to switch off if you’d prefer. Laughing Lisa will be back tomorrow. The English poet and preacher John Donne once wrote: No man is an island, Entire of itself, Every man … Continued
From Lisa Bullock We had a great weekend away with old friends to a local hiking area known as The Prom (Wilsons Promontory to those of you who thought the Prom was a school dance!). There’s loads of history in this group and I came to know them all through my husband. He grew … Continued
From Lisa Bullock In 2004 I got twitchy feet. We’d been in our home for about 11 years and loved our house but like many growing families it just didn’t meet our needs anymore and it was probably time to move on. The thought of moving house was scary but exciting. I knew EXACTLY what … Continued