by Leanne Spencer | May 21, 2019 | Health & Fitness, Mind and Body, News
The old adage, one size does not fit all has never been truer. We now know that there are so many things that affect our body composition and it wouldn’t be wise to follow the same advice for example, at work, for my mum or my friend or the person off the road –...
by Leanne Spencer | Apr 30, 2019 | Health & Fitness, Mind and Body, News
The answer, of course, is yes. But why? When we’re in a stressed state, we release different hormones, predominately cortisol, which can have a negative effect on our body composition because cortisol instructs the liver to secrete glucose into the bloodstream (in...
by Leanne Spencer | Mar 27, 2019 | Health & Fitness, Mind and Body, News
I was listening to an interview with Vishen Lakhiani, the CEO of Mindvalley. They do seminars, a month-long retreat in various parts of Europe, and they have a university. Mindvalley is a large company and has grown from acorns, when Vishen had little money. In the...
by Leanne Spencer | Feb 19, 2019 | Health & Fitness, Mind and Body, News
This question comes up a lot, because we put a value against everything that we do, and some of the values that we put against health are not as important as they should be, or we don’t take it as seriously as we should. It’s very easy to get caught up in the here and...
by Leanne Spencer | Oct 22, 2018 | Health & Fitness, Mind and Body, News
I used to have a very dismissive attitude towards napping. I wouldn’t have it. I thought no, I don’t need to sleep. Sleep’s for the evening. But, I completely changed my mind. I equate sleep to going out for a long day and taking a spare battery to boost your mobile...
by Becca Teers | Sep 22, 2018 | Health & Fitness, News
Although I’m still hoping for our Indian summer this month, the change of season is approaching. The return to school and work and our busy routines kicking in again, can all be quite a shock to the system, especially after the wonderful summer we’ve had! It can be a...