Sharing Healthy Habits
Whatโs your greatest health & fitness challenge throughout December?
Perhaps more social events, invite in a few extra drinks & nibbles than usual? ๐ Maybe itโs the supermarketsโ tempting festive goodies that stare you in the face as you walk in? A way we invite you to look at this is to considerย that only a part of you is tempted,...
Ditching the ‘No Time’ Excuse: A Practical Guide to Overcoming the Most Common Health Hurdle
The struggle is real โ the infamous "I'm too busy, don't have time" excuse is one that echoes through many lives when it comes to pursuing health and fitness goals. But what if we told you that time isn't the enemy, but rather, how we manage it? Let's break down the...
Overcoming Excuses: Unveiling the Struggles Towards a Healthier Life
To the hardworking people with careers, families, and a constant juggling act โ I get it. The struggle to maintain healthy habits amid busy reality is real. From career demands to family responsibilities, it's not always easy to prioritise your health. But guess what?...
Saying Bye Bye to Unhealthy Habits and Celebrating Wins: Your Ultimate Guide to a Healthier You!
ย I get it โ when it comes to sticking to those healthy habits the challenges life throws our way can feel overwhelming. Yet here's a little secret: you're not alone. We're all on this journey together! Let's be honest, we've all hit the snooze button instead of...
Do you struggle to prioritise your health with all your work commitments?
I totally understand where youโre coming from. Finding that balance between a demanding work routine & trying to stay active can feel challenging.ย Staying healthy though doesnโt mean hitting to gym for hours on end. Its all about how adaptable you can be with...
Do you place high EXPECTATIONS on yourself with your health and fitness goals?
How does it make you feel when donโt achieve the body shape or other health results you worked hard for? Try not to beat yourself up over high EXPECTATIONS, especially if things don't always feel they are going to plan. Instead ask, why are things NOT going the way I...
Are you an ‘ALL or NOTHING’ kind of person with your health and fitness?
This is a mistake people make a lot, myself included, up until recent years anyway. Now I want to help others not make the same mistakes I did. Is this you: Ditching exercise routines when something appears better Letting โI donโt have time get in the way Changing...
I can’t believe I have eaten all the biscuits again…
Have you ever wondered why itโs so easy to fall back into bad habits? Think about it like this... you spend time and effort building good habits ย Trying to consistently eat healthier Trying to Stick to an exercise plan for long enough Attempting to stay...
Are you aware of how important water is for your overall health?
Here are some simple ways you can integrate more water into your day, especially with this recent warmer weather. Make up your water bottles in advance & keep them in the fridge Set up a reminder of how much youโve had (I use a simple tick strategy on my...
Can I enjoy my favourite foods and drink while achieving the health and fitness results I want?
Can I enjoy my favourite foods and drink and achieve the health and fitness results I want? ABSOLUTELY!! Can I still eat pizza ๐ and get in shape? - YES Can I still drink beer ๐บor wine ๐ท etc and get in shape? - YES Can I still have a social life at the weekends...
I shouldn’t have done that…
How familiar is this saying when things don't go as planned with your health and fitness? "I shouldn't have done that..."ย From my experience, this is ONE people tend to say to themselves far too often, myself included.ย Let's look at some typical...
๐๐ค๐ฌ does a bad day impact ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐๐๐ก๐ฉ๐ & ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฃ๐๐จ๐จ?
Following on from my previous post โ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต๐ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด & ๐ณ๐ถ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐บ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐?โ (read here if you havenโt seen this yet, or need to refresh your memory). Often what people also tell me when theyโve had a busy day, life gets...
๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต๐ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด & ๐ณ๐ถ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐บ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐?
Do you find this is because far too often life gets in the way and holds you back from getting the health, fitness & body shape results you desire? Leaving you feeling stuck, beating yourself up that youโve โfailed againโ & feeling like nothing will ever work...
๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐ ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก & ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐?
Do you often find it easy to slip back into old routines that don't help move you move towards your health & fitness goals Be honest with yourself now! On those tough days it's always best to Keep things ๐๐๐๐ Keep it ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ what you do on that given day...
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ด๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ด๐ด๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐?
I was speaking with a client recently and the main concern they expressed was: Losing progress with their health & fitness results in having a slight change in their routine and eating a few more treats than normal. I get it easter holidays can usually mean: More...
๐ผ๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ผ๐๐พ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐๐๐ก๐ฉ๐ & ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฃ๐๐จ๐จ ๐ง๐๐จ๐ช๐ก๐ฉ๐จ?
To be truly successful with your health & fitness results I find you need to get 3 key things right Exercise Food MOST importantly your state of mind In my experience when just one of these 3 factors starts to wobble the rest usually fall, like a domino effect....
How far have you progressed on your health and fitness journey so far?
I used to easily overlook what I had already achieved with my health & fitness & fall into the trap of over focusing on โwhat should I being doing nextโโฆโฆ Does this sound familiar? The more you stop and look back at what you have achieved (wins) the more...
New goals don’t always guarantee to deliver new results
๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ด๐ผ๐ฎ๐น๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป'๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ด๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐๐ On the other hand, ๐๐๐ง๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ do. Say that last part back yourself again for me. [๐๐๐ง๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ do]. A positive lifestyle change, that is easy to repeat, is not simply a one-off...
How motivated are you working on your fitness right now?
Is there something fitness related that you really would like to achieve, yet find it difficult to stick to this new fitness habit within your busy routine? If Iโm honest running is something Iโve been wanting to do each week but have struggled with. I thought I...
How obsessed are you with numbers when trying to fit your health and fitness goals?
The most common one I experience with people, especially this time of year is number readings on the SCALES. Let us be honest here unless you are someone that needs to be a certain weight for things such as a competitive sport or stage shows etc. MOST people want...
Are you feeling fed up constantly eating the same old food?
Do you find you easily get bored and come the weekend find yourself wanting a good blowout? How often does this pattern seem to repeat itself for you? I understand where you may be coming from. Iโve been there too. I used to eat the same repetitive food...
How well organised are you when working towards your health and fitness?
How often do you find that one minute you feel organised the next it spirals out of control! A topic of conversation I have with clients quite often. Here is a simple example of what I prepared first thing this morning whilst making my breakfast to have later...
Why it’s important to get CLEAR on why your goals are meaningful to you
Every day I chat with people that want to feel fitter, lose weight, be happier in themselves. The list goes on... And WHY it is important to them and why they feel they have failed so many times before! "Oh, it's because I want to weigh X amount" Or unfortunately most...
How often do you celebrate the SMALL wins with your health and fitness?
Something I still overlook from time to time. How often do you simply focus on the end result, therefore overlooking all the great things you have done and changed already along the way? This is something I experience far too often with people. Let us look at a...
Fed up of not having the body shape & health & fitness results you want?
How many excuses do you make that stop you from achieving the health results you want?
One I hear so many times is โ๐ ๐๐จ๐งโ๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐โ Are you truly being honest with yourself when you try to convince yourself of this? I have even tried to convince myself of this a few times in the past โ nobody is perfect. People have busy jobs, family life & other...
What would it mean to you to gain the health and fitness results you desire?
Let that sink in for a moment.ย ย A lot of people I talk to feel they are confident knowing what they want with their health & fitness results โ great stuff Yet, many times they seem to fail to get to where they want to go My question is WHY do you think that is?...
Fed up of not having the body shape and health & fitness results you want?
Some of the biggest challenges I experience people face when working towards their goals are: Hoursโ worth of exercise Endless & restrictive dieting No enjoyment in what they are doing Many failed attempts with their health & fitness previously which often...
๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ!!
When trying to improve your health & fitness results how often do you try and convince yourself more is always better? This is a pattern Iโve experienced with people countless times. How familiar does this sound: I will exercise practically every day of the week...
Do you easily fall back into the trap of making bad food choices?
Do you easily fall back into the trap of making bad food choices? Amongst many factors have you ever stopped to notice how your surroundings may be influencing the very decisions you do or donโt make! Which inevitably slows down the progress with your health &...
Do you celebrate the SMALL wins with your health and fitness?
Do you celebrate the small wins with your health and fitness?ย ๐ Something to this day I do, on occasions, ๐ฎ โ Iโm only human at the end of the day ๐ How often do you simply focus on the end results and overlook all the great things you have done and positively changed...
How much does your busy routine impact your health and fitness?
How much does your busy routine impact your health and fitness? This is something I experience A LOT with the people I help. ๐ฒ I totally understand where you are coming from, it can feel as if ๐ โ You are too busy at work and there are not enough hours in the day โ...
How do you MANAGE your health and fitness when life THROWS you off track?
๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต & ๐ณ๐ถ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ? For example, ๐ A sudden change in routine Having to work longer than predicted Suddenly ill Holidays or social events You get the idea. This is a conversation I had with a client over the past...
How to Escape the Weight Gain Trap
๐๐ข๐ช ๐ข๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ง๐ฆ, ๐๐๐ง'๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐๐, ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐ก ๐ง๐ฅ๐๐ฃ Sarah went to weight watchersโฆ Sarah went to Slimming Worldโฆ Sarah went to the Gym most days โ even though she didnโt enjoy it Sarah got so farโฆ but then fell back to where she originally...
Fed up with not achieving the health & fitness results you want?
The first step in making positive & long-lasting changes to your health & fitness is to be more ๐๐ช๐๐ฅ๐ of the choices you are making. Sounds simple right? Do not get me wrong here, not everyone has this challenge.ย Yet a lot of people, in my experience, simply...
Kicking the habit โ Confessions of Emotional Eating during Lockdown
Iโve told this story now to several friends & fitness members and realised that snacking (and perhaps sometimes on less healthy options!) is actually something that others have also struggled with during lockdown. Hopefully, sharing this story and my experiences...
We are online!
We wanted to update you on our progress over the past week in these extraordinary times! A big hello from Jayne & Billy; we hope that you are staying fit & well? Following our decision to close our face to face services at the end of last week due to the...
Coronavirus Position Statement 22/03/2020
***We have temporarily stopped our face to face activities โ but we are still offering health and fitness support online โ contact us for details of how we can continue to support you!*** At Steps 2Wards Health since the beginning of March, we have been closely...
