Energy – the basic building block of life. Without energy, we couldn’t get out of bed in the morning, much less go for a run, or handle with care a challenging toddler (or teenage) tantrum. So how can we manage our energy levels enable to enable you to live life to the full and be […]
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“The Change” Change is sometimes forced upon us. Menopause is a little like that. We don’t have any control over when it will happen, how long the transition will take, or what symptoms we will suffer. But just like paying taxes and dying, women will travel through perimenopause on the way to destination menopause. But […]
Let’s talk periods, or more specifically the menstrual cycle. Our reproductive years are marked by the regular occurrence of a menstrual cycle. Like it or loathe it, the menstrual cycle and the hormonal changes that drive the cycle, lie at the core of a female’s health and well-being. Some of us are really in synch […]
“As we warm-up, do a scan of your body. How do you feel today? Stiff or sore from Monday? Work and modify the exercises for how you feel today.” Have you heard me say and ask this before? By being able to identify with how you and your body “feel” on any particular day, and then modifying […]
Do you feel a constant urge to make progress? In life, relationships, fitness, business? Have you noticed that progress isn’t always one way traffic? Progress is by definition “forward or onward movement towards an objective or to a goal”, or my preferred definition “gradual betterment”. The path towards the goal may plateau and undulate, and […]
40+ – Let’s build and then keep those MURVES! So you’ve had the big 4-0 bash, or maybe you’re approaching the next milestone birthday 5-0. I hear it’s the new black…well it better be because I’m heading in that direction pretty bloody fast! But I digress… If you’ve reached the 40+ age bracket, you may […]
DOMS – Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness Have you recently resumed training or exercise, or maybe just ramped things up a little? Feeling that familiar next day soreness? Welcome to DOMS – Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness. Yes, it has a name and anyone is susceptible to it. So what exactly is DOMS? The name says it […]
What is it with teenage boys & laundry? Ladies I’m curious…is this the same at your place? Have you found that at a certain age, the male child who was once verbal, communicative and fairly compliant with daily chores, completely disappears. In his place is someone who looks familiar but has sprouted hair in a […]
Oatmeal Choc-Chip Cookies (makes about 12) These choc-chip cookies are nourishing, easy to make and perfect to go with a mid-morning cuppa. • 200g rolled oats • 50g desiccated or flaked coconut • 1/4 cup melted butter or coconut oil • 1 egg • 1/4 cup honey, maple syrup or rice malt syrup • 100g […]