How you are within directly affects how well you lead.
You might lead a small team, or maybe a few hundred or even thousands of people. If you are a leader in any form within your organisation then you have either, or will need to, transform yourself into a larger possibility. Growing your business means growing yourself and taking others on the journey. And they will look to you as their leader.
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How to excel in Martial Arts – outside of the Dojo
The problem seems to be that students are not shown the simple idea behind home training. Hours and hours of training at home is not what the instructor is asking of the student. The key to home training comes back to the same idea mentioned at the top of this article, repetition. This can be a simple 15-minute training session at home done daily or even every second day but it’s this repetition that is key!
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Confidence and Safety: The Benefits of Self-Defence Classes
Engaging in physical activity releases endorphins, those magical chemicals that make you feel happier and more relaxed. So, as you're perfecting your jabs and uppercuts, you're also giving your stress levels a healthy beatdown. Plus, knowing you have the tools to handle tricky situations can ease the anxiety that often accompanies the unknown.
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Discover the Benefits of Karate
The journey through karate schools entails setting and achieving goals, advancing through belt ranks with unwavering dedication. This experience instills the importance of goal setting and persistence, crafting versatile individuals.
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Trail Running Tips
Your propensity for a sprained ankle or stumble is higher than road running, much higher and you’d better have strong glutes (Buttocks), there is more climbing as well. These are my tips for newbies and those who have been doing this for a short time.
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What is normal health?
The list of illnesses that plague the modern world are basically signs and symptoms that something is going wrong in our bodies, and collectively so because many people are suffering from them. The problem is we have evolved over hundreds of thousands of years to eat and live a certain way, but we have abandoned that way of living and our health is declining because of it.
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The true reasons personal training works (& it's not why you think)
Pretty simple and no great revelation but in practice scheduling and committing to a workout matters a lot, and for most people it's the greatest challenge. There’s no other way forward with regards to significantly improving your fitness or body composition other than consistent exercise sessions accumulated over time. Intensity, exercise selection and brilliant technique will never be a substitute for turning up.
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3 tips to keeping fit and healthy for a lifetime
When it comes to our health we will often shop around for the best doctors, specialists and advisors. We will spend thousands of dollars on medication, doctor and specialist visits without a second thought when it comes to our health and well being... Yet when we are looking to invest in our own health and fitness (for those that do) many are looking for the cheapest options to get fit and healthy rather than the best fit for our needs. These three simple steps will help you keep fit and healthy for a lifetime (within your budget)!
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Are you reading this slumped over your smartphone?
On average, people spend approximately two to four hours (or more!) a day slumped over their phone. Be warned. It’s called ‘Smart Phone Syndrome' and it puts pressure on the spine that can lead to surgery. Find out how you can correct it.
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How yoga and mindfulness can help kids with Asthma
Inversions are a great way to shift excess mucus from the lungs and balance out the immune system; they’re also fun to do. Most age groups can practice Supported Shoulderstand or Legs Up The Wall. Both Downward-Facing Dog and Bridge pose are inversion too.
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What's the difference between Restorative + Yin Yoga?
In a pose it’s encouraged to let go of muscular involvement to target the deeper connective tissues of the body such as fascia Some schools of Yin will teach Yin as a ‘cold’ practice, done without a warm-up as a way to protect students from going in to the held stretches too deeply In poses, you might be guided through mindfulness techniques to draw your awareness to letting your muscles relax, to target your ligaments, fascia and joints instead Yin might be considered a useful practice for building bone density
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Full Moon Eclipse - I forgive, I heal, I set myself free
Forgiveness “When a deep injury is done to us, we never heal until we forgive.”-Nelson Mandela.
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What is The Buteyko Breathing Method?
'Is disease driving the breath, or is the breath driving disease?'
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The (Im)possibility of work-life balance
Happiness can be a delicate creature. It has to be fed, nurtured and given attention. If we are too busy to nurture it then it grows weaker. In some cases happiness becomes so weak that it seems dead, but it is merely lying dormant until it is nurtured once more. For it to remain strong we need to create and maintain a balance between things that consume our energy and things that replenish our energy. This is often referred to as work/life balance.
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What does an Osteopath even do??
We get it. Lots of people don’t really know exactly what we do. First of all, it doesn’t help that our name is a massive misnomer, a relic of the past where bony “alignment” was emphasised far more than what we know to be useful today.
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Why we need yoga and mindfulness in Early Childhood
Mental health awareness is highlighting the many challenges that kids are facing today. Yoga and mindfulness teaches kids to love themselves as they are, it develops robust resilience and boosts self-esteem whilst creating confidence to build relationships and to reach out to ask for help when it’s needed.
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Ten signs you could have a thyroid problem
If you have a thyroid problem you could be experiencing several symptoms. This article goes into some details on each of the symptoms so you can make an informed decision about whether you need a professional or not.
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Unleashing Mental Strength: The Impact of Karate on Your Mind
Karate, beyond its striking moves and powerful strikes, has the remarkable ability to transform your mind.
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Triathlon Transition Tips
Every second counts. The poor mans practical transition tips for Triathlons. From swim to bike to run.
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Losing weight isn’t just about eating less!
These are some common pitfalls people can overlook within their journey to losing weight. However, there are over 100 reasons and interactions that can alter weight loss.
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