As we celebrate a significant milestone –10 years in business – it’s a perfect moment to look back on how our team and business have evolved since our humble beginnings in 2012. In the beginning Initially, we embarked on our journey as a small group of personal trainers, armed with a holistic framework we call […]
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It’s the final instalment in our series on emotional resilience, and this one is about social relationships. In case you missed any of them, part one was about sleep. Part two, I discussed doing something that is meditative. And last time we looked at the relationship between food and mood. All are essential for wellbeing,
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This month is all about emotional resilience. For part one, we talked about sleep, and having a bedtime routine. Week two in the series was about meditation and meditative practice. This time it’s about something very close to my heart, having several qualifications in nutrition. And that is food. Or, more specifically, food and mood
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This month, we’re running a series of SNAPs about emotional resilience. For those of you who don’t already know, SNAP stands for ‘Short, Novel And Practical’, providing you with quick, interesting and easy-to-implement information and tips to help optimise your wellbeing. A few weeks ago, I was invited to do a talk on emotional techniques
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Welcome to the final instalment in our SNAP series about Cadence, the key to high performance. Cadence is a simple, four-step approach to managing energy that works. Part one was about the first phase, predict. And we asked, “When are your Wimbledons?” When are the big events coming up for you, both professionally and personally?
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It’s part three in our series of SNAPs about Cadence, the key to high performance. Cadence is a simple, four-step approach to managing energy that works. Part one was all about identifying the big events coming up for you – both professionally and personally. Then, we talked about what small actions you could take to
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It’s part two in our series of Cadence conversations. We’re picking up from last time, where I kicked it all off with the idea of the business athlete, for a high-performance culture. I then talked about the first phase of the Cadence Approach, which is ‘predict’, asking you the question, “When are your Wimbledons?” –
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Over the next four weeks, we’re going to run a series of SNAPs all about the idea of Cadence. We’ve observed a handful of challenges that HR Directors, Heads of People, Business Leaders might face in the coming 12 months. One of those is about managing multi-generational teams. Another is about how to foster a
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A recent Guardian article describes the benefits of being out in nature for your parasympathetic nervous system, cognitive health, memory, and brain function. A quick explanation for anyone who needs it: the parasympathetic nervous system is responsible for your body’s “rest and digest” processes. Things like reducing heart rate and increasing gut motility – the
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Back in 2019, my partner Antonia and I took on the Arctic Circle Race, known as the world’s toughest cross-country ski race, held annually in Sisimiut, Greenland. Earlier this year in March, we went on another Arctic adventure – this time with a company called Rat Race. And, as they so often do, this experience
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