How often are we reminded that it’s changing our mind or perspective about a difficult situation that helps us deal with it? Alot. Here’s a great TED talk given by Kelly McGonigal that puts a fun & refreshing slant on stress; how we can perceive it as well as its physiological and social benefits.

When people talk about “chemistry” in a relationship, it might just be a real chemical! Oxytoxin is the hormone. Bonding is the game. Here’s a post from Life Extension Blogger about what it does and what you can do to increase it.

      TLC – The Art of Owning Your Some, Some, Some & Some This may not be the TLC you’re thinking of! Replace Tender Loving Care with Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes and it would appear that it’s what we do for ourselves that could matter just as much, if not more, than the TLC we may yearn for […]

I’m really enjoying the reaction around the 3 Minute Fitness programme on BBC a couple of nights ago. What I particularly enjoyed about the programme, was the programme itself!  I have found myself increasingly irritated by TV journalism over recent years and a lot of subject matters are glossed over, lack substance and somehow sensationalise topics to increase viewing figures. I […]

Here I was in a situation where I knew what to do. I also knew what I wasn’t doing. I had associated for too long with the problem, but I wasn’t improving upon  it. Along came an opportunity to act as coachee for a supervised trainee coach. Here’s what happened… The Coaching Process Session 1 got the […]

Gyms come in for a bit of a bashing. Membership costs can be high, client slope off can be rapid, people can feel intimidated by some of the Bunnies & Marys and people say they are bored on the treadmill. Before someone shouts, ‘Arh but going to the gym doesn’t mean you’re healthier or fitter’, […]