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8 time saving hacks for working mums

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As working mothers there just never seems to be enough hours in the day to get it all done. Try out these realistic hacks to bring the balance back into your life: Prioritise your sleep. We all know that functioning on too little sleep can lead to irritability, inefficiency and ultimately, health issues. If you…

Resilience

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We all know the importance of resilience but sometimes life throws a curveball and stops us in our tracks. So, is it possible to move on and how do we keep going? Stories abound of people who have experienced financial ruin, war zones, abuse, devastating grief or tragic health events. It can be hard to…

How to boost a sluggish metabolism

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While we can’t really change our basal metabolic rate (the rate at which our body uses energy for basic functions, eg, breathing, circulating blood around the body, regulating hormones etc), we do have a lot of impact on our overall metabolism. Movement and general activity has a huge affect on our metabolic rate. Have you…

Benefits of Exercise – Excerpt from the Harvard Business Review

We think you’ll love this excerpt from the Harvard Business Review discussing the benefits of exercise… “When we think about the value of exercise, we tend to focus on the physical benefits, lower blood pressure, a healthier heart, a more attractive physique. But over the past decade, social scientists have quietly amassed compelling evidence…

Reframe your Excuses…

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Sometimes the excuses not to exercise come to us much too easily. Here are our 3 most common that we’ve re-framed and added in solutions. I’M TOO BUSY: This is probably the most common of all the excuses that pop up. Just remember, anything is better than nothing – so even if you…