Having lots of choice may seem beneficial in many situations, but it can lead to an inability to choose compared to a set of limited options. In 2000, Sheena Iyengar and Mark Lepper set up an experiment that compared jam sales between a display of 24 different kinds...

The ho ho ho anticipation of the holiday season seems a little ho-hum this year with increased anxiety of how to celebrate and maintain a healthy weight. Weight loss goals are not something I advocate, simply because weight loss is a by-product of healthy lifestyle...

Common opinions favour a gym workout over homework; however, there is no scientific evidence to support this assertion. In fact, home workouts are incredibly useful in sustaining long term fitness object for people who are time-poor and inexperienced with exercise....

Maintaining an upright standing balance is more challenging than you think.  It requires integrating and processing sensory inputs by our body, that is our; sight (visual), touch (tactile), muscle and joint awareness (proprioceptive), and motion (vestibular).  A lack...

Our muscles are the reason we can walk, run, climb and carry things around. Unfortunately, as we age, muscles begin to melt away, unless we use them. Surprisingly, muscles start to deteriorate when we reach our 30s. After age 40, we lose on average 8 per cent of our...

Eat Less Move More: If this sounds like the title of a horror movie to you, then we have something in common! In my nutrition practice, it’s the single, most challenging mindset shift my clients have to make. That is; to eat MORE! Before you start singing hallelujah...

We have all felt our hands shake at some time, and this is normal. The muscle fibres in your hands and arms are constantly contracting and relaxing. But sometimes a miscommunication between muscle groups will cause the timing of these contractions to be out of sync....

I love hearing the origins of stories; I will take you back about 2,000 years, when Halloween marked the Celtic New Year and was originally called Samhain, which translates to "summer's end" in Gaelic. I wonder what life was like for an old woman back then... perhaps...

The negative bias is our human tendency to focus on the small negativity in our life while brushing over its many positive aspects.  Unfortunately, a negative bias is a huge stumbling block on the road to health and fitness, with many people focusing on their...

Good fitness habits don’t have to be difficult to get. A few small tweaks to your daily routine is all you need to help you start and keep going with your fitness. These are seven habits that fit people live by. 1. Hydration Our bodies are made up of about 60% water,...

Calming our inner self, responding to challenges rationally and without judgement is possible only when we are physically in good health. We know, if we have had enough sleep, exercised and had healthy meals, we feel “good.” Likewise, when we spend an evening perhaps...

Fear of missing out is driving our inaction in fitness. Many have become stunned by the news headlights of what we are “supposed” to do with our health. I’m here to let you know my program in Fitness WELLth is simple; all you need to do is take these three actions in...