New Year Resolutions or SMART goals?
Happy New Year! January is here again, the stress of the holidays is over (hopefully!), and it’s a time to begin looking forward to what we want to achieve over the next 12 months. Many of us make promises to ourselves that this year will be different form the last;...
Breathe in, breathe out, repeat…
We all breathe all day, every day, automatically and often without being conscious of it. But how often do you actively think about your breath and deliberately use it to help your fitness performance or to reduce stress? Many of us only use a mere third of our lung...
The Importance of Sleep
We’ve all heard that a good night’s sleep is important, but not many of us are aware of how integral sleep is to our overall wellbeing. Sleep specialists – or polysomnographers – suggest that we get between 7 to 8 hours of shut-eye a night and they suggest that...