Five words I dread to hear from any woman: “I am on a diet”. What they really mean to say is, “I am currently restricting my food intake so drastically that I am basically starving myself so I can squeeze into an impossible dress and make my old high school classmates...
Apparently the way I eat is not ‘normal’. However, I do know there are a lot of people who do eat the way I do; Holistic Practitioners, Naturopaths, Trainers and Health Coaches, all who give similar suggestions to eat the way that I do. So what is ‘normal’ and what is...
Work! No matter how much we enjoy it, if you work in an office then it generally requires you to spend long stretches of time sitting or not moving terribly much. Being inactive can be one of the worst things for us and ?sitting? can be one of the most detrimental...
Whether you run for fun, health, weight loss, challenge or as your vocation, Pilates offers a wealth of benefits for specific training as well as cross training and generally balancing out your body. If you are dedicated to consistent running, whatever your...
If you’re as big a fan of Aromatherapy as I am, you will have your favourite essential oils that you gravitate towards more than others. For example, one of my favourite all-rounders is Lavender oil – not only are the flowers from the plant a beautiful colour, but the...
Water and juice fasts to cleanse your body have become a huge hype recently. You read about them everywhere and one program seems crazier than the other. But I always wonder: Have the people and magazines promoting these fasts really ever tried them? Well, I have. And...
This is the sixth in our series of essential Pilates exercises will give you all the?information and explanation you need to practice at home?for health, wellness and holistic body conditioning. Anti-ageing, lengthening, full body activation This essential and...
In last week?s issue of SHW I showed you how to use a strength training program to enhance your fitness for running/walking events. This issue, I focus on improving your strength when cycling. Cyclists and runners once frowned upon the benefits of strength training;...
A few years ago, after stepping away from a bad relationship, I felt totally lost. But I knew I had to walk away, and I did. On one side, I felt truly relieved, but on the other side I kept thinking about how bad I was going to feel the next time I’d see him, or how...
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