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I’ve just started working out and I’m so sore – please help!

So often when we first start working out, in the day or two after exercise, we wonder why we thought it would be a good idea in the first place! We can feel sore – really sore – and everyday things like getting out of bed or sitting on the toilet can be a challenge. Well, I’m here to reassure you that the soreness is normal! In this week’s video, I explain a couple of things: ..

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Want to fall asleep faster, stress less and be happier?

Sounds good, right? Be able to fall asleep fast, rather than mulling over the day you’ve just had. Stressing less about bills and to-do lists. Happier in yourself, your relationships and your career. How do you do it? One word – meditation. Now, before you roll your eyes and think you need to start chanting “hummmmm” and becoming enlightened, let me explain somethin ..

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How to get motivated when you don’t know what motivates you!

Great topic this week and a big thanks must go to the legend who asked this question! Do any of these statements resonate with you? – I’ve just achieved (insert your goal here). Now what? – I don’t know what I want anymore. – I know I need to make some changes to my health and fitness but I don’t have anything to work towards. All of these are really common, and as we go ..

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How to build confidence

When you’re not where you want to be in any area of your life, chances are your confidence is going to be down. You can feel lost, alone and like you don’t know where to begin to make any positive changes. If you’re battling with your weight, for example, it’s easy to feel completely overwhelmed by everything you need to “change” in order to lose weight. Things like eating more ..

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Feeling stressed?

Stress is something that affects us all from time to time. Good stress is necessary, like putting your body through a tough workout – that’s great stress! But feeling overwhelmed with your to-do list, your responsibilities and your day to day life, that’s not great stress! We’ve just come off a huge week in our family with Luke being away, him needing to prepare an important p ..

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Stretches and gentle movements for a sore lower back

Sitting at a desk all day. Sitting on the couch at night. Spending lots of time driving. Rocking your baby to sleep. Hunching over our phones. All of these situations (plus so many more) can have an impact on our lower back. Tightness in our hip flexors, glutes and hamstrings often promote back pain because the muscles are pulling in ways they probably shouldn’t b ..

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