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In the Human Brain, Size Really Isn’t Everything

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I found this fascinating article In the Human Brain, Size Really Isn’t Everything – NYTimes.com in the NY times describing research by a couple of brain researchers with a theory to explain why human brains are different from mammalian brains. It is not proven but it is fascinating to think about the reasons why we humans are that bit special. …

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Physical activity and children

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This is a collection of notes that I need to organise into an actual article so my apologies for jumping the gun and hitting publish too soon. I have left it published because I want these links available to any one who needs them. My education was pre internet and references like this just were not available and these days …

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I want to be a pilot!!!: Battle of Britain

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This is a video I took with my old phone at Duxford several years ago. I know it is not the highest quality I wanted to share it as part of my wider approach of living life and embracing hobbies and days out just for fun as a way to find balance and be healthy. So whether you enjoy the …

Standard Post With Shortcode Goodies

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With several dozen of the best looking Shortcodes around, we wanted to give you a sample of the many high-end Shortcodes built into X. We’ve grouped some together so this isn’t a super long post, however for a complete list with demos and examples of each, be sure to head over to the 01 Demos for each Stack. Remember that …

Standard Post With No Featured Image

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Sometimes you just want to type. No messing with images. Here’s what a post would look like with no featured image. Sometimes you just want to type. No messing with images. Here’s what a post would look like with no featured image. Sometimes you just want to type. No messing with images. Here’s what a post would look like with no featured …

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Holiday adventures in Weymouth (Day 5): Towers, Beach life, wet feet and more Jelly fish

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This is the story of how I combined getting fit and healthy while having a fantastic time on holiday in Weymouth in 2015. It is still one of the best set of memories I made that year or any year but also one of the most active, playful and fun. Day 5 was a nice relaxed day with plenty of fun …

Holiday adventures in Weymouth (Day 4): Swans and beaches:

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This is the story of how I combined getting fit and healthy while having a fantastic time on holiday in Weymouth in 2015. It is still one of the best sets of memories I made that year or any year but also one of the most active, playful and fun. The lesson for this day is how much benefit you can …

Holiday adventures in Weymouth (Day 3): Beach, sea life centre & Portland bill

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This is the story of how I combined getting fit and healthy while having a fantastic time on holiday in Weymouth in 2015. It is still one of the best set of memories I made that year or any year but also one of the most active, playful and fun. Day 3 was another epic day of fun. More relaxed than …

Holiday adventures in Weymouth (Day 2): Durdle Door and Portland

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This is the story of how I combined getting fit and healthy while having a fantastic time on holiday in Weymouth in 2015. It is still one of the best sets of memories I made that year or any year but also one of the most active, playful and fun. Day 2 of our Weymouth holiday started with a trip to …

Holiday adventures in Weymouth (Day 1): Jellyfish and Castles

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in my experience we are taught in mainstream culture that getting fit and healthy is hard work and very much the opposite of play. Thankfully I have had different teachers who gave me different lessons and so I grew up playing, relaxing while getting fit and healthy all at the same time. I want to teach others what I have …

Can takeaways be healthy?

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On the face of it take away food is much more about entertainment than nutrition and so take away food is generally Over salted Over sugared Over the top It’s like that mainly because we want to be entertained by takeaway food we don’t generally expect takeaway food to taste just like the healthier stuff we have at home.  I …

Can kids move while watching tv? #sundayphoto

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   I want my little one to move regularly because it’s good for him. Right now it looks like he’s just watching tv.  He is but he’s also actively balancing on my knee while he uses me as his gym. Balancing is a subtle but powerful form of movement. It develops coordination which prevents falls among other things.  At the …

Can you really clear a foggy holiday head playing hide and seek and snacking on fruit?

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  Yesterday we spent our first family day gaming because our little one got his first console game and it was fantastic. We couldn’t believe how quickly he picks it all up and boy did we have fun.  As a health coach I should be all about moving all the time and eating veggies every second right. Well… That’s kinda dull …

Reservoir Dinos

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This is a snapshot of the fun we had today. Lounging around enjoying each other’s company. We swam in the morning I cooked in the afternoon and we watched movies after. Just now the little one lined up his new dinosaurs from the good dinosaur. For me it was a chance to record some memories which of course means taking …