Flower and Vibrational Essences – from the BFVEA website: www.bfvea.com Today essences are made from various sources, but they are best known as originating from flowers, which is not surprising as flowers have been used in various therapeutic and mood enhancing activities throughout the ages. The concept of employing a flower’s energy for improving wellbeing, … Continued
Did you know strength training for 1 hour per week decreases your risk of stroke and heart attack by 40-70%* What is Strength Training? Strength training is using your own bodyweight or equipment (e.g. dumbbells) to build muscle mass, improving bone density, strength, and endurance. Children naturally hop, skip, jump and bound but as we … Continued
When How Hard What How Every day for at least 60 mins.Split the time throughout the day if you need to! Moderate (can’t sing) Vigorous (can’t speak) Aerobic ActivityMake your heart go faster! Running, swimming, football, netball, trampolining, dancing gymnastics, skipping, cycling etc. At least 3 days per week as part of the 60 mins. … Continued
When How Hard How Toddlers (1-2yrs) at least 180 mins per day.Spread the time throughout the day. Active and Outdoor play. Messy playDanceThrow & catchGamesWalkingPlayground/park etc. Pre-schoolers (3-5yrs) at least 180 mins per day.Spread the time throughout the day. Within the 180 minutes include at least 60 minutes of moderate (can’t sing) to vigorous (can’t talk) activity. … Continued
Guidance for Health – Cardiovascular When What Build up to doing at least 2-3 sessions of Moderate Intensity (not be able to sing) exercise per week**. If you measure your own blood pressure, do not exercise if your resting systolic blood pressure (top number) is greater than 220, or your diastolic pressure (bottom number) is … Continued
Guidance for Health – Cardiovascular When What Accumulate at least 150 minutes of moderate (not be able to sing) exercise per week**. or – 75 minutes of vigorous (not be able to talk) exercise per week.(very rigorous can be in shorter bouts)or – A combination of each. Do some physical activity each day, any activity … Continued
Physical activity guidelines 65+
Physical Inactivity Following the recommended guidelines* of 150 minutes of moderate-intensity activity & 2 or more days of strength activities per week is proven to help reduce your risk of heart and circulatory diseases. It can also help you maintain a healthy weight and reduce your blood pressure and cholesterol. Physical Inactivity is responsible for … Continued
Popularised by psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Carl Jung, Shadow Work helps explore the “dark” sides of yourself. We call them dark/shadows as they are the aspects of yourself that you have rejected, suppressed, ignored, denied and disowned. And all of us have them. We had to do it because they were/are too uncomfortable or painful to … Continued
This frequently coined term can be interpreted in lots of different ways but for me, ‘wellbeing’ is a holistic approach to looking after oneself, the wellness of our being; physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. I see plenty of people in physically great shape who exercise a lot and eat a well-balanced diet, but they’re exhausted, … Continued