There Is No Judgement Here…

These days, it is very much the norm to look at another human being and dissect them right down to the smallest detail.  We are encouraged by the media and the internet to form an opinion on someones eyebrows, dress size, choice of car, whether they breast feed their baby and where, what colour/make of…

Smears, Cancer and Butt Cameras

It is not often that you have a conversation about smear tests or cancer and find yourself laughing; however I have a friend that no matter what the subject, we end up howling. Even smear tests. Even having to have a camera in the butt. Even cancer. Because, even though each of these subjects is…

Self Sabotage; Why are we our own worst enemy?

Scrolling through Facebook this morning, one thing seemed very apparent; a lot of my friends are feeling a Monday morning slump. Whether it’s because half term is over and the school run begins again, or it’s a fitness motivation issue or even just because it’s Monday and the weekend has gone, everyone seems to be…

How to be more positive when negativity is your comfort zone

I can be, at times, quite a negative person.  I always assume the worst and tend to focus on the bad and for a long time, I thought this was a normal state of mind to be in.  It turns out, that being on the look out for the bad things in life can actually…

This is not a fitness blog (but really, it’s a fitness blog)

Some of you may or may not know that I have recently made some pretty massive lifestyle changes, and I realised the other day whilst writing to a friend abroad and filling her in on my life, that I haven’t actually written a blog about any of it! Pretty silly since I am a lifestyle…