The Ryding2Health Podcast: Recent Episodes

Melanie Ryding

Dealing with fitness, health, nutrition and wellness, we talk about all things fitness, food and mindset.

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In today’s podcast we take you through an NLP technique that will help you deal with life’s curve balls by identifying new, posts positive ways to deal with negative events that are out of your control.

If you prefer to follow through these steps in written form you can find this podcast on our blog: http://blog.ryding2health.co.nz/2019/06/06/reframing-negatives-into-positives-creating-a-compelling-future/

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Everyone knows what it’s like to struggle with the winter blues: dark mornings, days, long nights, so how do you motivate yourself to get out and do that workout? We break it down into small manageable steps

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A curious yet simple question we were asked last week: so here is the answer in non technical language!

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In fact, the question is not why the question is DOES IT...

RESEARCH LINKS: 1) https://www.npr.org/2011/06/09/137085989/the-skinny-on-smoking-why-nicotine-curbs-appetite

2) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195666384710142

3) https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF02253588

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Something a client asked me this week, which actually has some science in the answer.

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This was a statement that a client brought to us earlier this week, saying a medical professional had told them that smoking speeds up your metabolism and therefore if you stop it will slow down thus making you gain weight.

We were, obviously, extremely keen to find out if this was in fact true.

Here are the research articles we refer to in this weeks Why?

1) https://www.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.1152/jappl.1992.72.2.401#.Wu5UmlftMm0.email

2) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jbmr.5650040513#.Wu5Va-Vjrm4.email

3) http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/002604959190225L

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A most curious question, so thank you for this one! Here is my extensive research into this very topical question and the result of my findings.

Research articles referred to:

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/194127

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140673610608884

https://ascpt.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1038/clpt.1985.197

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This is a follow on from last week's question which asked why high blood pressure was so dangerous. Here we look at what happens when you exercise to help lower your blood pressure, and how you can defy the effects of age!

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This is a curious question which led us to research high waisted, tight AND control pants!

Here's what we found out! Have a question, then comment below and we will consider it for a future episode

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This sounded totally nuts when I heard two hospital staff talking about it to each other, so I went in search of some reasons...

Research articles referred to: 1) http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.609.694&rep=rep1&type=pdf

2) https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/100/5/1792/2829636

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Jenny explains the purpose and function of kinesio taping in the final episode in this mini series.

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Our very first public seminar! The video version is on our Facebook page, the notes for the presentation are downloadable here. 

What is a mojo, how do you know if you have lost it, what can you do to find it! Here are a heap of practical tips to get you back on track. 

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Jenny explains the difference between the relaxation massage we offer here in NZ and traditional swedish massage

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Jenny explains this style of massage, which is ideal for someone who likes very deep tissue massage! 

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Our physiotherapist qualified massage therapist Jenny, explains this highly specialised massage and what it can be used to treat.

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Welcoming our new massage therapist, here's Jenny!

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This is something that is pretty common but we never thought to cover it till someone asked this question this week. There is a scientific reason, it is not just us being lazy!

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In this week's show Megan tells us all about her trip to Glasgow for the pipe band world championships, plus, we have a 6am class offer for you!

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Carbs are given a bad name and blamed for all sorts of things, so lets put the records straight!

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In this weeks show we have some BIG news and a HUGE interview introduction

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In this week's episode we look at what high cholesterol is and what the warning signs are that you should NOT ignore

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This is a common complaint that we see, but what can you do about it yourself?

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This is a simple little guided meditation using NLP techniques, to help you develop the ability to empty your mind and be still. Start here if you are new to NLP mental strength

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After a little tongue in cheek funny was posted in our members group the other wwwk, we found a lot of people opted to 'buy' endless happiness which got us thinking. Why are so many people feeling so unhappy, and how can we teach you to create your own happiness, without having to buy any!?

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This is a guided meditation track that talks you through an NLP technique that will help you to anchor your strengths and call upon them when you need them.

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Inspired by a recent talk I went to by Geoff Pearman on life after 50, in todays episode I discuss the notion of aging and retirement, challenging you to think about things differently. 

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This is a track that talks you through some NLP techniques that will help you to recover in a positive way from setbacks and create a positive outlook.

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Procrastination has risen an astounding amount in recent years, we waste more of our life than ever before getting nothing done. It is affecting our relationships, job, finances and in some cases, even health. So what can be done about it to beak the cycle?

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This is guided meditation that will help you to relax and focus your mind in this very moment, the NOW, and free yourself of stress and anxiety.

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What happens when you hop off the rails? How to realign your goals and stay motivated. 

The video / interactive version of this is free to Ryding2Health clients complete with presentation PDF. in our clients support group. 

To enquire about our services visit our website: www.ryding2health.co.nz 

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It's the Silly Season! So here's a slightly different podcast to help declutter and de-stress your life in the busy holiday season.

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This is a popular issue for many of our clients, so we thought we would cover it this morning, specially as we are coming into the 'silly season' where temptation is rife! 

Also, the regular news slot and details how to find us on all our other social media channels. 

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Some tips to supercharge your snacking and avoid those crashes and tempting bad snacks. We also include tips for kids as well as adults!

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Why? Why do you want to get fit? Why do you do what you do? What makes you get out of bed in the morning? Let us help you nail down your WHY? and make you more focussed and more successful at achieving that goal!

https://youtu.be/RkCFHKFCYGA May also be worth watching if you need some kick up the ass motivation and are a visual person!

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Welcome to all our brand new Virtual personal training clients who are starting their programs this week! Want to know more about our virtual Personal Training? Take a look!

Today we give beginner exercisers ten top tips to get started on their new programs and STAY MOTIVATED and on track! 

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8 This weeks news; we launch virtual personal training, plus talk about self sabotage and how to re-frame those thoughts.

Why series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRrR_J9teQgZAbiIjSu1hG_YPMjluFExM 

Register for virtual personal training: https://goo.gl/forms/Cn5qs7J66flGe21s1

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Following on from the second in the Why are we fat TV series, nutritionist Mikki Williden mentioned that resistant stach aided weight loss so we did some research.

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A three part series started on TN Tv this weekend looking at why we are fat as a nation and as a worlwide race. Plus, R2H news and a weekly meditation tip

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Celebrating international womens day, gym crawls, fat v muscle myth and how to exercise when you're short on time! 

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We cover currrent news in R2H, new things coming up, review some of our new classes including spin circuits which is fast growing to be popular! 

We also discuss the new proposal that stomach stapling should be the first stop fix for diabetes and winter woes advice: should I work out with a cold? 

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Meet the team: 

We put our managing director melanie Ryding behind the mic this time, so you can find out a little bit about her, plus the opportunity to ask her questions too! 

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Meet the Ryding2health team:

today's interview is with Mark who takes some of our group fitness classes.