
How to work out?!
Basics
Warm up.
Have a workout game plan.
Cool down.
Simple?!
I didn’t think so.
My main tips for working out are going to be broken down into different sections. A ‘warm up’ can look like a lot of things. From a gentle…

Sleep Hygiene
Why is sleep so important?
Recover
Replenish
Revive
Biologically/physically and mentally, our bodies need sleep. Anyone who has not had enough sleep may have experienced the following:
Loss of appetite.
Desperate…

My Postpartum Recovery
My aim on my blog (and in person) is to document my experience and advise what I wish someone had told me when I was pregnant and for my post part recovery. With my https://powex.co.uk/fit-pregnancy/ blog and this, I aim not to be 'preachy'.…

Fit Pregnancy
So, Hey.
I will write a separate blog about my experience of pregnancy...as one of my friends described it as 'the pits', which somewhat summed my experience up too. But for now, I am going to highlight the positive effects exercise had…

Supplements
Supplements
Before I get into a mind field of ‘are you qualified to give this advice’, I would suggest always asking a qualified professional nutritionist before you start playing around with supplements extensively. I have experimented…

Polenta Cake
Almond and Lemon Polenta cake
Gluten free, rice free, dairy free. Contains Nuts, Contains maize.
I always spend ages trying to make recipes with slight adjustments because of my own dietary wierdness. Gluten free often comes with rice flour…

Eating/Eating Disorders
Eating
I see eating disorders everywhere. I meet young people at work who talk about them (without really labelling them). Social media talks bout weight and eating issues a lot in todays day and age. The media in general portrays a one…

Positivity vs Reality (be kind)
Mental health -
A person’s condition with regard to their psychological and emotional well-being. (Oxford Dictionary)
‘Positivity’ -
'The practice of being or tendency to be positive or optimistic in attitude (Oxford Dictionary)
‘Reality’
The…

OCD
OCD -
An Anxiety Disorder. OCD is thrown around all the time ‘oh I have to have the TV on an even number’, ‘I must make sure I check my straighteners 3 times before I leave the house’. These thoughts can get in the way of you getting…

Psychosis
Psychosis is a complicated illness and very misunderstood.
Psychosis –
‘a mental health problem that causes people to perceive or interpret things different from those around them’ www.nhs.uk/conditions/psychosis.
I have been wary…