It’s January, which means we’re all about to be bombarded with the usual diet detox bullshit so I thought I’d throw my Wholeheartedly Healthy approach into the mix! It’s now been 7 years since I made my New Year's Resolution to lose weight, going on to lose 4 stone in...
Self Care
Simple at home workouts for over the festive period
It can be easy to forget about exercise over the holiday period. I used to be really motivated and would do a DVD workout to keep me feeling energised over the Christmas break, but recently I've let that habit slide. I think having a baby and not much spare space has...
How to get back into exercise after a break (part 2)
Last week in part 1, I shared some top tips from my online fitness besties on how to get back into exercise after a break. Pregnancy, or should I say the post natal period, is often the longest break many regular exercising women will take off from their routine....
How to get back into exercise after a break (part 1)
It took me a good 2 years to develop a solid exercise routine. I was running, taking spinning, kettlecise and bodypump classes and hitting the gym with the odd bit of yoga thrown in, so I was pretty hardcore! Then I got pregnant and scaled things back, but I was...
How to get out of a funk
I hate it when I find myself in a funk, or as I call it, feeling flunky. It’s when you just aren’t feeling yourself, like you got out of the wrong side of the bed. It sucks, and I’ve found that if I don’t snap myself out of it, I’ll feel like that the whole day. For...
The bitch you need to ditch
‘Lazy fat cow' ‘You’re so useless' ‘You’ll never be as good as them' I really hope that none of those statements above sound familiar to you, but I’m betting that for some of you they will. Those are just a few of the things I’ve said to myself in the past, the latter...
10 ways to feel more fabulous in less than 10 seconds flat
Ladies, I am sitting here writing this post with the most chronic back pain from bruised ribs, feeling like I could do with a caffeine IV drip plus it’s grey and chucking it down outside. Yep, it’s just one of those days, but I try not to let these kind of things...
Running Sucks
I really fucking hate running. There, I said it. It’s just so hard, and to quote one of my Fabulous YOU ladies, I’m as slow as a turtle running through peanut butter. Every single step feels laboured and there’s very little about the experience to enjoy. It...
Easy upgrades for your health, happiness and wellbeing
A really simple technique for improving, not just your health and wellbeing, but your life, is to gradually upgrade things to the next level. When you ‘upgrade’ you are doing two things, firstly accepting something better into your life and secondly, telling you body...