‘How’s working going’ is a question we get asked a lot. Like those who casually approach doctor friends for some ad hoc medical advice, friends and family usually come to me with their health and fitness woes.
What’s struck me the most about these conversations over the past year is how people’s attitudes to exercise have changed during lockdown.
Read MoreLockdown 3.0 has got me feeling all kinds of confused. It could quite easily be a looped variation of that week between Christmas and New Year's Eve where I feel simultaneously busy and useless and don’t know what day it is.
While I can’t complete any face-to-face sessions, I still get to see my lovely clients during Zoom and Facebook Live sessions, and they always amaze me: three weeks of uncertainty could quite easily prompt them to put their fitness goals on hold while they ride out the storm, but no, here they are, pushing themselves harder than they have done before.
Here we go again. 2021 has gotten off to a start that’s eerily familiar to all of us. After a significant stretch of (semi) freedom, the Isle of Man has found itself in Lockdown 2.0, and while the UK may sneer at our woes that pale in comparison to what’s happening on the mainland, this second lockdown has undoubtedly had a negative effect on the island’s collective mental health.
Trying to maintain some semblance of ‘normal life’ during periods of crisis is crucial, as more often than not, it’s the uncertainty of the situation that has detrimental effects, more so than the situation itself.
The below tips are designed to offer practical advice and to foster some sense of social cohesion: remember, there’s good to be had during these strange and isolating times.
Read MoreWhile this time of year is usually when people dissect and reflect on the past 12 months, it’s safe to say that most of us are looking forward to waving goodbye to the car crash that was 2020.
According to a survey conducted by the Office for National Statistics, twice as many adults in Britain reported symptoms of depression due to the pandemic compared with the same time last year, and in an oversaturated world of information, it’s more important now to declutter and organise the mind.
Read MoreWe live in a world where stress and anxiety are increasingly common money, work, family responsibilities relationship issues and personal health issues. This can cause us to have trouble sleeping, fatigue irrability and anger. Certain poses in yoga can cause us to have a physiological shift helping us to relieve this stress. Here are some you can try at home if you’re feeling a little stressed out.
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