Successful weight loss is not only about physical activity. It is primarily about the weight gain dynamic and the habits that make you gain weight versus those habits that help you lose it.. Simply put, if you find fun activities that do not involve food, then you will be reducing your opportunity to add food fuel to the fire that …
How Non-Conformists Move the World: Adam Grant
I love TED talks and I had the pleasure today of reliving some special talks I watched by Adam Grant several years ago. Adam is an organisational psychologist studying what he calls “originals”: thinkers who dream up new ideas and take action to put them into the world. The surprising habits of original thinkers His first talk gives a summary …
Online biology courseware
When I grew up course books were physical things that you either had on your bookshelf or found at the library but these days you get to have these amazing resources right there in your browser. Courseware Fit2Thrive can get very technical so to help you understand the biology here are some references to online biology courseware for reference. They …
How do you model metabolism?
The whole reason I got into software development was to improve the way in which biology is researched, understood and presented. I have always wanted better ways to explore the subject and understand how the whole complicated system works. This article is an attempt to plan, develop and deliver on that vision. It is not a complete or organised article …
Try the “Road to Christmas!!!”
If you answer yes to most or all of these questions then you will benefit from the #roadtochristmas series Try the road to Christmas and get healthier while having the best Christmas ever learn more…
Why Days out and holidays are great excuses to walk
When you think of walking you don’t automatically think of holidays or days out wandering around theme parks or scenic villages but now that I have mentioned it you might have realised that walking is the forgotten exercise that underpins most if not all the fun things in life. Days out As my page exploring Days out testifies every day …
Why having fun is good for your health
Enjoyment is so important because research shows time and again that people who achieve their goals and stick at things when the going gets tough, find a way to enjoy the process. By doing this they focus less on the end goal and more on the steps toward it as they learn to enjoy the process of doing what is …
Why varying your movement patterns balances the pressures on your body
Do you know how you move? That’s a bit of a strange question isn’t it, I mean how often do you think about how you move? Isn’t it just a way to get from A to B? Well, not exactly. In fact, every movement you make has an impact on you as an organism as a whole and also in …
Why exploring a neighbourhood is the best way to learn about it.
Do you really know what your neighbourhood is like? Do you know where the nice bits are that you would enjoy spending time in and wandering around? For years I have to confess that I didn’t and I missed out out on so much because of my ignorance. These days I have learnt to make a point of getting off …
Why taking a moment to relax is worth the effort
Life is busy isn’t it. It is so easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of everyday life whether it’s work or kids or keeping up with friends. Being busy is part of our culture and taking time to do nothing but relax is not. That’s a generalisation but if you ever feel like you do not …
Why a change in activity can help restore your mind
How often do you feel exhausted and lack energy despite having spent a long time sat down not really doing anything physical? I bet it is quite often as it happens to us all. How often do you wish you were able to get your energy back? For years I was looking for the answer to this question and as …
Learn how you work
Every day I am glad that I have learnt how I work Fit2Thrive Life is about making the best of it with what you have but do you really know what you have and what to do with it? This is the question I started this journey with because I realised a simple truth many years ago. We are human …
What is Homeostasis?
Life is hard and it takes a tremendous toll on you yet your body automatically heals itself day after day. Over your lifetime it will adjust to the demands made on it in all sorts of ways. It will get stronger or faster or be able to move for longer depending on what is asked of it. What is amazing …
Cornwall holiday 2023: Porthcurno: Day 1 Saturday
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 and relaxing while getting fit and healthy all at the same time. I want to teach others what I …
Cornwall holiday 2023: Preparation
Introduction We have just come back from a wonderful holiday in the lovely village of Porthcurno at the very tip of Cornwall just a couple of miles from Lands End the most westerly point of England. We had a fantastic time and in the same spirit as my series on our Weymouth holiday I want to share some of the …
Creativity thrives on what the brain fears most | Beau Lotto | Big Think
The neuroscience of creativity is really about growth learning and overcoming challenges to compe up with creative solutions. What research shows is that It is only when we let go of our assumptions that we really see the world for what it is and then see new solutions given this new view of reality. Thie following video is one that …
3 things a Genius gets right that we get wrong | Tim Sanders | Big Think
Genius is so often treated the same as talent in that everyone seems to assume that a genius is born and everything a genius touches is amazing. The truth as always is far more complex than this and research has shown very clear, very consistent patterns that lead of results attributed to geniuses which really highlights that the spectacular results …
Cells organize themselves to generate forces that model the tissue shape
Ok this article just blew me away because since evolution means that oranisms adjust over time to the environment they are in and the forces upon them there is new evidence that cells “When the cells are placed on a flat surface, they align themselves and form structures similar to a field of wheat where the wind has passed through: …
Improve your eyesight with EndMyopia and the short sighted podcast
This last year I discovered a wonderful podcast that opened my eyes to what my vision is truly capable of. I’ve been wearing glasses since I was 8 or 9 I think and this podcast is the first to really connect with how glasses and bad eyes in general separate you from the world and change the way you live. …