My tennis injury and my path to recover is an example of play, compete and create in action. My doing the thing I love by working with the competing demands in my life I am creating the body and life I have always dreamed of. My workout takes place in the open air of a tennis court with a bunch …
Want to lose weight: find your happy place and simplify your life
This post is part of my series about losing weight. I’m choosing to focus on explaining the benefits of activity through it’s part in helping you lose weight. Focus on the real reason most weight loss approaches don’t work. They aren’t fun and don’t fit in with normal life. The only reliable way to be in control of your weight …
Getting your 5 a day: x ways to eat an apple
This article will show you how easy it is to fit an apple into your day. We all know we need more fruit but actually including it is where we often fall down. Rather than see the fruit as something extra you have to add, why not see it as an opportunity to indluge yourself. Most fruit is high in …
Metabolism and Disease
Time is my enemy right now but I wanted to share the article how Abnormal metabolism is at the heart of some serious health problems (such as obesity, diabetes and cancer) as a reference others will find useful. My intention is to review this seminal article but I just haven’t had the time. It is also behind a pay wall …
Activity requires funding
The need for daily activity is slowly becoming recognised. Yet government support for it is also quickly being shelved. This article implies that all we’ve built in the last few years about an active nation in the future is now being dismantled. What I don’t hear is the acknowledgment that successful physical activity requires investment like anything else. People think …
In the Human Brain, Size Really Isn’t Everything
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. …
Gullivers Dinosaur and Farm park: Part 2 The Farm
We carried on round the park and came to Gully’s farm. Nate was instantly impressed because there was a small park full of diggers and other toy machinery for him to play with. They had some hydraulic ones for big kids (dads) to play with in the corner but nate was happy with the smaller ones that he could ride. …
Physical activity and children
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 …
I want to be a pilot!!!: Battle of Britain
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
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 …
Audio With Image
Sometimes there’s nothing more powerful than the perfect song and image to go with it. Here is an audio post with the optional featured image.
Standard Post 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 image. Sometimes you just want to type. No messing with images. Here’s what a post would look like with no featured …
Holiday adventures in Weymouth (Day 5): Towers, Beach life, wet feet and more Jelly fish
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 …
Myopia, movement and getting outdoors
Just to warn you, this will be a body nerd post written for those who love learning how their body works. So if that’s not for you, then stop now and walk away I’m really enjoying listening to the current debate around the causes of myopia (short-sightedness) now that several studies have highlighted that a lack of outdoor time has …
Holiday adventures in Weymouth (Day 4): Swans and beaches:
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
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
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
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?
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
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 …