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Exercise for weight loss – a myth?
This article explores whether exercise is the answer to losing weight or if that is indeed a myth.
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Motivation to exercise – could it be about commitment?
Is it enough to be motivated to exercise? Could it be more about the commitment we have to ourselves?
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How the mood we move and exercise in affects our health
Ever considered how the mood you’re in during exercise effects your health? Here’s some great reasons to check in with how you’re feeling before you hit the gym or your daily workout.
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The Goldilocks ratio of exercise
When you think about exercise are you filled with dread and overwhelm with memories of physical education and sport at school – or are you a complete exercise nut who is always genuinely in their active wear? When it comes to exercise both of these scenarios could be doing you harm.
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What is exercising in connection?
Exercising in connection and in tune with ourself, our feelings and our body can result in a completely different experience of exercise. What is exercising in connection and how do you get started?
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Exercise – it’s all in the movement
How much do we enjoy our exercise? Do we see it as a chore or is it something we actually look forward to every day?
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Exercise – it doesn’t need to be hard work
Exercise doesn’t need to be a strain or a chore. It can be a natural simple way to care for yourself with gentleness that helps you reconnect to your body and you, and to really enjoy your body.
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Sugar, exercise and obesity: Let’s get real
This article looks at the cause of being overweight and obese. Is sugar a factor? Is lack of exercise a factor?
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To exercise or exorcise, that is the question…
We all have some level of understanding what exercise is, even though it may be different one to another. But have you considered what is actually happening when you exercise and that it may be more than what you can physically see?
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From ‘knocking myself about’ with exercise to deeply supporting my body
There is no development of vitality and fitness if we leave part of ourselves behind – and yet we say we or others are fit, when maybe muscle tone and stamina is strong but the body is suffering in other ways.
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When does exercise become abuse?
Exercise – we either love it or hate it! But in what quality of energy are we actually exercising, and when does the line get crossed and exercise becomes abuse?
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Exercising to lose weight – a personal story
Anne discovered that she could keep her weight down with excessive exercise, but at what cost to her body?
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To exercise with love
Choosing to exercise regularly in a very connected, gentle and honouring way to not only support the body physically, but also support our being and the way we are with our body every day.
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The joy of gentle exercise
Gill explores the joy that can be found in gentle exercise.
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Starting exercise can be simple and fun!
For many getting started with an exercise program can present some challenges, especially if one is stuck on the belief that workout routines are punishing and not to be enjoyed.
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The body loves to exercise but how much?
The body loves gentle exercise regularly, a little something every day to stimulate the systems to work at their optimum. This will vary depending on our general health, our age, our circumstances, and any pre-existing conditions – it’s not a ‘one size fits all’.
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Gentle exercise for cancer support
A gentle exercise program that is adapted to the individual can offer many health benefits as a cancer support for people going through chemotherapy treatment and/or radiation therapy.
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Exercising and movement from within
If movement is the key foundation to all activity, why then is not more importance given to the quality of the movement within and through the human body.
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Letting go of pictures around exercise
Do you aim for a specific outcome with exercise and have pictures about how it should look; do you listen to your body? This woman discovered a new way to exercise.
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From running to walking as exercise for my body
Ray was running to escape his problems; read how he instead began to walk and exercise for true health and wellbeing, and what a profound effect this approach to exercise had on his everyday life.
