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The Slim Habit by John McPhie

The slim habit considers how food impacts how our body works and how our habits can aid these processes to help us achieve and maintain a health weight

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How to have a healthier year than me

Just over a year ago I decided I wanted to get healthier, so last year was my year of health. Instead of new year resolutions I set a theme to get healthier and each week I added one small habit. …

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Oxford Half Marathon Schools Challenge

The Oxford Half Marathon Schools Challenge enables primary school children to run a mile from the official start line, and get a medal and goody bag when they finish. It is a great way to inspire …

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Introducing more healthy habits – my half year review

I'm introducing 50 small healthy habits during the year which will add up to a big improvement in my health. This is how the first six months have gone.

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1 big fat run

Discovering if running is for me #OneBigFatRun

Running is considered an easy form of exercise you can do anywhere, anytime. But I’m not a fan, mainly because I find it boring; very boring (and hard). However, I’m about to test my …

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Bank holiday weekend = 2 visits to eye casualty

Spring has finally happened in the UK and the forecast for the long weekend was sunny and warm, so we were all off to Dorset with my in-laws. Unfortunately our plans dramatically changed with me …

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I completed my 5km Race for life

Every year Cancer Rearch UK organise a series of women only 5km (3 mile) sponsored runs across the UK. Although they are called Race for Life everyone gets a medal as the aim is to finish anyway you …

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Thin kate

Exercise the route to happiness, so why am I resisting?

I have been procrastinating on writing this post because I haven’t wanted to think about how I would benefit from more exercise. In my post What is happiness? I listed exercise as one component …

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Sleeping my way to happiness

I’ve chosen to consider how sleep affects my happiness first because I think it has the most obvious effect. You know when you’re tired everything will be just that little bit harder, …

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Beat stress and fatigue – book review

Patrick Holford puts forward simple suggestion on how to beat stress and fatigue. However all of them are long term solutions and not ‘quick’ fixes. He explains that stress and fatigue are …

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Thin kate

Ratcheting down my weight

I did a really good job of losing weight and toning up for my wedding. However in the year and a half since I’ve put on over a stone and I hate to admit it, but I now weigh more than my husband. …

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