Bodyshot Performance: Recent Episodes
Bodyshot Performance
It’s part two of our latest Thrive in Five series about AI in the world of healthcare. If you missed the first instalment on HeartFlow technology, you can read about AI in healthcare here. This month, we’re looking at four AI tools in healthcare, and how they can be positively …
AI Tools in Healthcare Read More »
The post AI Tools in Healthcare appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
Welcome to a fresh season of Thrive in Fives. I hope you had an amazing summer. I spent it relaxing, of course, but also developing new content. New content about social relationships and the importance of human connection, particularly in the age of AI. Now, I’m not anti-AI. In fact, …
Embracing AI in Healthcare Read More »
The post Embracing AI in Healthcare appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
It’s the last in our series on the 4S’s: sweat, steps, shiver, and strength. So, of course, for this final Thrive in Five, we’ll be focussing on strength. Now, there are many different ways to do a strength workout – that’s not what this blog is about. But simply, if …
The 4S’s: Strength Training & The Importance of Building Muscle Read More »
The post The 4S’s: Strength Training & The Importance of Building Muscle appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
It’s part three in our Thrive in Five series on the 4S’s: sweat, steps, shiver, and strength. Four non-negotiables, at least one of which needs to happen every day, for a healthier, happier, and longer life. Because, as we keep saying, making a series of small, consistent changes can have …
The 4S’s: Shiver – The Benefits of Cold Water Therapy Read More »
The post The 4S’s: Shiver – The Benefits of Cold Water Therapy appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
It’s part two of our series introducing the 4S’s: sweat, steps, shiver, and strength. A list of four daily non-negotiables, one—or a combination—of which you must do every day. The reason? To live happier, healthier, and longer. So, this week is all about steps. Setting Your Step Goal Even making …
The 4S’s: Being Smart With Your Steps Read More »
The post The 4S’s: Being Smart With Your Steps appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
For this Thrive in Five series, we’re returning to our fitness roots (we were personal trainers 11 years ago!). At the moment, I have a list of four things; four daily non-negotiables. I call them the 4S’s: sweat, steps, shiver, strength. And one—or a combination—of those needs to happen every …
The 4S’s: Why Work Up A Sweat? Read More »
The post The 4S’s: Why Work Up A Sweat? appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
By now, many of you will know what I mean when I say, ‘slivers of recovery’. If you don’t, it’s fairly simple: small things that you can do throughout the day to rest. Specifically, to take the heat off your sympathetic nervous system, responsible for the body’s fight or flight …
Slivers of Recovery: Why Build Rest into the Workday? Read More »
The post Slivers of Recovery: Why Build Rest into the Workday? appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
Most of you will already know that I’m currently working on a new keynote. It’s called ‘Small Changes, Big Impact: the Power of Rest and Recovery in the Working World’. And, as an exercise, I want to share a rather fun little anecdote that perfectly illustrates the power of small …
The Power of Small Changes Read More »
The post The Power of Small Changes appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
Today I want to talk about the importance of connectedness for health. Many of you will already know I’m a huge fan of Lynbreck Croft and the two farmers who run it, Lynn and Sandra. Lynbreck Croft is a regenerative farm located in the Cairngorms National Park in the Highlands …
The Importance of Connectedness for Health Read More »
The post The Importance of Connectedness for Health appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
In September 2019, my oldest friend Adam and I signed up for Bear Grylls’ ‘Survive the Highlands’ challenge. And this provided a good analogy for the importance of deliberate rest that I want to share with you today… Simulating a Survival Situation Five days, four nights, 10 men, and me …
Surviving Stress: Periods of Deliberate Rest Read More »
The post Surviving Stress: Periods of Deliberate Rest appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
The final video in the series on health ownership is about feeling connected. For part one, I shared some tips for getting started on taking ownership of your health. Part two, we looked at autonomy: being able to act upon your own values and interests. And the third video was …
Feeling Connected for Health Ownership Read More »
The post Feeling Connected for Health Ownership appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
Welcome to part three in our series about health ownership. For part one, I shared some tips for getting started on this journey, and part two was all about autonomy. This time, we’re going to be focussing on the small stuff: how even small changes can make a huge difference …
Small Changes for Health Ownership Read More »
The post Small Changes for Health Ownership appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
For those of you who don’t already know me, my name is Leanne Spencer. I’m a keynote speaker, author of three bestselling books, and have been in the wellbeing space for about 11 years. During that time, I’ve gathered a lot of experience – one experience in particular, I’m going …
Mental Health Awareness Week: A Metaphor For Rest Read More »
The post Mental Health Awareness Week: A Metaphor For Rest appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
Following on from our previous blog post, I want to discuss autonomy. Autonomy is a crucial part of health ownership, which is what this month is all about. It simply means being in a state of self-governing; being able to act upon your own values and interests. And having this …
Autonomy & Health Ownership Read More »
The post Autonomy & Health Ownership appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
Our latest series of videos is about something that has come up a lot recently in my new business conversations and chats with clients: health ownership. Can I talk a little about it, can I help people to understand they have more control over their health than they might think? …
3 Steps Towards Health Ownership Read More »
The post 3 Steps Towards Health Ownership appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
It’s the last video in our series for Stress Awareness Month. We’ve talked about apathy and anhedonia, a deep sense of fatigue, and finding it hard to shut off. Tip number four is about mood and personality problems, and how they can indicate stress. Examples of Mood and Personality Problems …
Mood & Personality Problems: Stress Awareness Month Read More »
The post Mood & Personality Problems: Stress Awareness Month appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
Next up in our series about stress awareness is an indicator that you might be travelling towards chronic stress. I’ve already talked about apathy and anhedonia, as well as the physical symptoms. This week, I want to talk about being unable to relax or “shut off”… The Stress Hormone Otherwise …
Inability To Shut Off: Stress Awareness Month Read More »
The post Inability To Shut Off: Stress Awareness Month appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
The second part in our Stress Awareness Month series is all about physical symptoms. Last week, we discussed apathy and anhedonia: lacking motivation or ability to derive pleasure from something you once enjoyed. But stress doesn’t just change our behaviour, it can affect our bodies, too. So, let’s explore the …
Dealing With The Physical Signs Of Stress Read More »
The post Dealing With The Physical Signs Of Stress appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
April is Stress Awareness Month, an annual event to raise awareness of the causes of stress and open up conversations about the impact it’s had on our lives. Stress poses a huge risk to our health; it can lead to a number of physical problems, including heart disease, digestive issues …
Stress Awareness Month: Apathy & Anhedonia Read More »
The post Stress Awareness Month: Apathy & Anhedonia appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
It’s the last part of our series encouraging you to think about what we, as human beings, need to thrive in an office environment. And this applies to both remote working arrangements, and the collective office. So far, we’ve discussed natural light, movement, and meeting culture. This week, I want …
Taking Breaks: Advocating Recovery in the Workplace Read More »
The post Taking Breaks: Advocating Recovery in the Workplace appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
Welcome to part three of our series about hacking the workplace to better suit our human needs. So far, I’ve discussed natural lighting and meeting culture. Now, I want to talk about the concept of nudge theory, and how to get people moving more. What exactly is nudge theory? Nudge …
Nudge Theory: Encouraging Movement In the workplace Read More »
The post Nudge Theory: Encouraging Movement In the workplace appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
It’s part two in our series on adapting culture and environment to suit our basic human needs: what we need to feel creative, productive, and energised, in order to thrive at work. Last time, we discussed natural lighting and how to introduce more of it in your workspace. This week …
Meeting Culture: Adapting Your Culture In Order To Thrive Read More »
The post Meeting Culture: Adapting Your Culture In Order To Thrive appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
Today, Thursday 9th March, is University Mental Health Day, and I believe students, much like the busy professionals we speak to at Bodyshot Performance, are just as prone to mental health conditions as anyone else. Mental health is one of the great levellers: we all have it. Sometimes it’s positive, …
University Mental Health day: applying the Cadence Approach Read More »
The post University Mental Health day: applying the Cadence Approach appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
March 8th marks International Women’s Day, an opportunity to consider the role of gender in our lives. It is not only a time to reflect on the past: routes we’ve taken, our achievements and losses, but also assess the present and plan for the future. Equality & Equity For those …
International Women’s Day: Allowing Diversity to enrich Our Lives Read More »
The post International Women’s Day: Allowing Diversity to enrich Our Lives appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
This month is all about how you can make adjustments to your work environment, whether that’s at home or in an office, so that it better matches what you as a human being need to thrive. For week one, we’re going to be looking at natural lighting, and how to …
Natural Lighting: Adapting your Workspace to thrive Read More »
The post Natural Lighting: Adapting your Workspace to thrive appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
The Wellness Trends For 2023 That Every HR Person Should Know About The challenges we all face today are well-known; the cost of living crisis, the energy crisis, economic uncertainty (or, put another way, the certainty of recession). Not to mention the perceived threat of AI and of course, the …
Employee Wellness Trends for 2023 Read More »
The post Employee Wellness Trends for 2023 appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
It’s the last in this series of tips on how to improve your mood throughout the year. So far, we’ve talked about natural light exposure, breathwork, and sleep. This week, I want to discuss blood glucose regulation. Our blood glucose – or sugar – levels are largely down to the …
Mood Control: Blood Glucose Regulation Read More »
The post Mood Control: Blood Glucose Regulation appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
In this series, I’m sharing some ideas on how to pick yourself up whenever you need it. Last week, I discussed breathwork, and the week before, natural light. Part three is all about the connection between sleep and mood. Time To Recover We know that some of the things that …
The Connection Between Sleep and Mood Read More »
The post The Connection Between Sleep and Mood appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
It’s the second part in our Thrive in Five series, sharing simple strategies to help pick up your mood whenever you need to. If you missed the previous post on natural light, and how to get more of it, you can read it here. This week is about one of …
Breathwork For Mood Management Read More »
The post Breathwork For Mood Management appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
Thanks to a combination of perimenopause symptoms, January blues, and the lack of natural light and heat that most of us are experiencing, my mood hasn’t been great recently. So, I decided to sit down and create a checklist of everything I could do to improve it. This series of …
Improving Mood with Natural Light Read More »
The post Improving Mood with Natural Light appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
It’s the last Thrive in Five of 2022, and this one is a little more esoteric than usual. Regardless, I wanted to share this observation because I believe it could be helpful to anyone. 2022 has been phenomenally successful for us: we’ve done over 40 keynotes and more workshops than …
Authenticity For Wellbeing Read More »
The post Authenticity For Wellbeing appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
Do you expect yourself to be performing at a high level all year round, consciously or otherwise? If so, I want to flag that this isn’t possible. You might get away with it for a while, so as business people how can we perform sustainably? This is the second part …
Cadence: The Key To Performing Sustainably Read More »
The post Cadence: The Key To Performing Sustainably appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
Over the summer I attended the Health Optimisation Summit, a two-day event where the most innovative thinkers gather to discuss biohacking, health and longevity. (If you’re unsure, biohacking is basically the use of science, technology and nature to improve health). So I’ve compiled my favourites from some of the latest …
The latest biohacks for brain, body and health optimisation Read More »
The post The latest biohacks for brain, body and health optimisation appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
Welcome to the last Thrive in Five series for 2022, just three more videos to go, and then we see the year out! This one is about the power of small stuff. Now I’ve been reflecting on what I think some of the big learnings are from the year. Considering …
the power of the small stuff Read More »
The post the power of the small stuff appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
It’s the last in our series on how to get slivers of recovery in your day. These little breaks can make a big difference to your perceived stress levels and how you feel at the end of each week. So far, I’ve talked about napping, meditative activity and reading. The …
Slivers Of Recovery: Connecting Read More »
The post Slivers Of Recovery: Connecting appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
This month, we’re talking about slivers of recovery, and how to get more of them into your day. So far, we’ve talked about napping and meditative activity. Week three in the slivers of recovery series is about reading – or listening to audiobooks! Just A Few Pages I’ve seen a …
Slivers Of Recovery: Reading Read More »
The post Slivers Of Recovery: Reading appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
It’s part two in our series on slivers of recovery: small opportunities to give your nervous system a break. If you’d like a bit more of an introduction, you can read last week’s post here, it was all about napping! These small opportunities can really help to improve your wellbeing, …
Slivers Of Recovery: Meditate or do something Meditative Read More »
The post Slivers Of Recovery: Meditate or do something Meditative appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
This Week’s Thrive In Five Is About Napping This month, we’re going to run a four-part series built around my idea of slivers of recovery. Those of you who have read my book, Cadence, will already know this term. If you haven’t, you can find Cadence on Amazon, but let …
Slivers Of Recovery: Napping Read More »
The post Slivers Of Recovery: Napping appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
This Week’s Thrive In Five Is About Taking Baby Steps To Better Nutrition It’s the final part in our series on taking baby steps towards making positive changes. We’ve already discussed how to get better sleep, better mental health, and better energy. This week, I want to talk about taking …
Baby Steps To Better Nutrition Read More »
The post Baby Steps To Better Nutrition appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
This Week’s Thrive In Five Is About Taking Baby Steps For Better Energy It’s the third part of our baby steps series to help you get where you need to be. For week one, we talked about taking baby steps for better sleep, week two, better mental health. This time, …
Baby Steps To Better Energy Read More »
The post Baby Steps To Better Energy appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
It’s the second part of our series on Baby Steps. Last week, we talked about how to get better sleep. This time, we’re taking baby steps towards better mental health, or more specifically, better nervous system regulation. This one really is a baby step, too: we’re not going to be …
Baby Steps To Better Mental Health Read More »
The post Baby Steps To Better Mental Health appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
This month, we’re taking baby steps. A couple of months ago, I listened to a brilliant podcast that said what people really need is the baby steps approach. So, let me explain what this means. It’s all very well saying you’ve got to get an extra hour of sleep or …
Baby Steps To better sleep Read More »
The post Baby Steps To better sleep appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
One in three women will experience menopause symptoms so severe, it impacts their quality of life. Many report finding symptoms particularly difficult to manage at work. This is due to feeling unable to disclose their menopausal status for fear of being stigmatised. Symptoms that most commonly affect women in the …
Managing Menopause Through Lifestyle And Nutrition Read More »
The post Managing Menopause Through Lifestyle And Nutrition appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
It’s the final part in our series about building successful habits based on the work of James Clear and his book, Atomic Habits. So far, we’ve looked at identity, the aggregation of marginal gains, and the impact of compounding. This week, I want to discuss the minimal effective dose. The …
James Clear’s Atomic Habits: The Minimal Effective Dose Read More »
The post James Clear’s Atomic Habits: The Minimal Effective Dose appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
It’s week three of our four-part series based on the work of James Clear and his book, Atomic Habits. For the month of September, we’re looking at how to build successful habits. This time, I want to talk about the notion of compounding. Start Small, Get Bigger We think of …
James Clear’s Atomic Habits: Compounding Read More »
The post James Clear’s Atomic Habits: Compounding appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
It’s the second in our four-part series on building healthy habits from the work of James Clear. Last week, we discussed identity: who do you want to be? Next, I want to explore the idea of being just one percent better. In his book, Atomic Habits, James Clear talks about …
James Clear’s Atomic Habits: Small Improvements Read More »
The post James Clear’s Atomic Habits: Small Improvements appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
This month we’ll be doing a four-part series based on the work of James Clear. James Clear is a prolific blogger and author of the book Atomic Habits, which is a really good read. If you’re trying to build a new habit, or unpick one that you don’t want anymore, …
James Clear’s Atomic Habits: Identity Read More »
The post James Clear’s Atomic Habits: Identity appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
Watch The Raising Awareness Of Menopause In The Working World Webinar On-Demand One in three women will experience menopause symptoms so severe, it impacts their quality of life. Many report finding symptoms particularly difficult to manage at work. This is due to feeling unable to disclose their menopausal status for …
Raising Awareness Of Menopause In The Working World Read More »
The post Raising Awareness Of Menopause In The Working World appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
This Week’s Thrive In Five Is About Managing Your Mental State It’s the last in our Thrive in Five series around perimenopause and menopause. So far, we’ve talked about sleep, energy, and getting educated. This week is all about managing your mental state. Finding Balance There are two great advantages …
Menopause Month: Managing Mental State Read More »
The post Menopause Month: Managing Mental State appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
This Week’s Thrive In Five Is About Getting Educated Week three in our Menopause Month series is about getting educated. With so much misinformation out there, it’s important to learn what perimenopause and menopause really is and what it means. Getting educated is therefore just as useful as the tips …
Menopause Month: Getting Educated Read More »
The post Menopause Month: Getting Educated appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
This Week’s Thrive In Five Is About Managing Energy It’s part two of our Thrive in Five series on menopause. Last week, we talked about creating a sleep window, and this one is about managing energy. Energy Levels Personally, my energy levels have been incredibly low during the last two …
Menopause Month: Managing Energy Read More »
The post Menopause Month: Managing Energy appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
This Week’s Thrive in Five is About Creating A Sleep Window This month is all about menopause, a subject that is very dear to my heart. I myself have just started HRT, which has been transformational for me. Just to be clear, this is not medical advice. In this series, …
Menopause Month: The Sleep Window Read More »
The post Menopause Month: The Sleep Window appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
This Week’s Thrive In Five Is About Being Present It’s the final part in our series for Zombie Awareness Month (playfully done, of course!). In week one, we talked about sleep, week two was about blood testing, and week three was about blood sugar regulation. This time, I want to …
Being Present: Zombie Awareness Month Read More »
The post Being Present: Zombie Awareness Month appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
This Week’s Thrive In Five Is About Blood Sugar Regulation It’s part three of our Zombie Awareness Month series, sharing tips for how to stop wandering around like a zombie! We’ve already talked about sleep with a seven and blood testing, and this week it’s all about blood sugar regulation. …
Blood Sugar Regulation: Zombie Awareness Month Read More »
The post Blood Sugar Regulation: Zombie Awareness Month appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
This Week’s Thrive In Five Is About Blood Testing May is Zombie Awareness Month – and we’re running with it! For part one I talked about sleep, and this week is about blood testing. If you feel like you’re wandering around like a zombie throughout the day, you may just …
Blood Testing: Zombie Awareness Month Read More »
The post Blood Testing: Zombie Awareness Month appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
Believe it or not, May is Zombie Awareness Month. Did you know that? I certainly didn’t – but I’ve decided to have some fun with it. So, for the next few weeks, I’m going to be sharing some tips that will stop you wandering around like a zombie! Rather predictably, …
Sleep With A Seven: Zombie Awareness Month Read More »
The post Sleep With A Seven: Zombie Awareness Month appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
It’s the final part in our series centred around World Health Day. We’ve talked about movement, we’ve talked about connection, we’ve talked about hydration. This week is about eating more plants – and you don’t have to go vegetarian to do this! Five Reasons For Eating More Plants I want …
World Health Day: Eating More Plants Read More »
The post World Health Day: Eating More Plants appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
It’s week three of our World Health Day series focusing on what we can do to keep ourselves healthy. We’ve already talked about movement and connection, and this week is about hydration. It’s probably not unfair to say that most of us are not always at optimum hydration. And I …
World Health Day: Hydration Read More »
The post World Health Day: Hydration appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
It’s week two of our four-part series around World Health Day. The theme for this year’s campaign is “Our Planet, Our Health”, urging us to take action to protect both ourselves and our environment. Last week we discussed the benefits of movement, and this week I want to talk about …
World Health Day: 3 Steps To Self-Connection Read More »
The post World Health Day: 3 Steps To Self-Connection appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
This Week’s Thrive In Five Is About Movement April 7th marks World Health Day, and this year’s theme is ‘Our Planet, Our Health’. World Health Day is a global health awareness day that commemorates the founding of the WHO (World Health Organisation). This year, the focus is on what we …
World Health Day: Movement Read More »
The post World Health Day: Movement appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
This Week’s Thrive In Five Is About Fiery Breathwork It’s the final post in our Magic Minute series. I’ve already given you four things you can do in 60 seconds to boost your mood and energy: Daydreaming, Motivational Images, Gratitude and Daily Stretching. So, this week, I want to talk …
Fiery Breathwork: Magic Minute Inspiration Read More »
The post Fiery Breathwork: Magic Minute Inspiration appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
This week’s Thrive in Five is about daily stretching It’s the fourth part of our Magic Minute series; little slivers of activity or thought that can give you more energy. So far, we have talked about Daydreaming, Motivational Images, and Feeling Grateful. This week, I want to talk about how …
Daily stretching: Magic Minute Inspiration Read More »
The post Daily stretching: Magic Minute Inspiration appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
This week’s thrive in five is about how feeling grateful Can boost energy For the third week of our five-part Magic Minute series, I want to talk about gratitude. Gratitude is simply defined as the quality or feeling of being thankful, and we feel it when acknowledging the good things …
Feeling Grateful: Magic Minute Inspiration Read More »
The post Feeling Grateful: Magic Minute Inspiration appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
This week’s Thrive in Five is About Motivational Images It’s the second part of our Magic Minute series. In week one I talked about daydreaming to boost your mood and energy. This week, I want to talk about how motivational images can be used to achieve your goals. Using images …
Motivational Images: Magic Minute Inspiration Read More »
The post Motivational Images: Magic Minute Inspiration appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
This week’s thrive in five is about daydreaming to boost energy This month we will be giving you five tips on how to get more energy into your day. The first tip is something that I haven’t talked much about, despite the fact I do it every day. It’s the …
Daydreaming: Magic Minute Inspiration Read More »
The post Daydreaming: Magic Minute Inspiration appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
It’s week four: the final week of National Heart Health Month. This week’s tip is about how to work those dark leafy greens into your diet. I’m talking about leafy vegetables such as kale, spinach, and rocket, which are full of antioxidants, vitamins, and dietary nitrates. Dietary Nitrates in Leafy …
National Heart Month Week 4: Dietary Nitrates Read More »
The post National Heart Month Week 4: Dietary Nitrates appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
Four Top Tips For A Healthy Heart Part 3: Human Contact Week three of National Heart Month is about human contact and the impact that social isolation can have on our heart health. Loneliness is a huge problem, and the numbers are rising. The University of York has linked social …
National Heart Month Week 3: Human Contact Read More »
The post National Heart Month Week 3: Human Contact appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
Four Top Tips For A Healthy Heart: Part 2 It’s week two of National Heart Health Month, last week I shared tip one, which was about box breathing to reduce your resting heart rate. Now it’s time for our second tip! This time, it’s about walking in nature – specifically …
Heart Health Month: Week 2 Read More »
The post Heart Health Month: Week 2 appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
Four Top Tips For A Healthy Heart: Part 1 February is National Heart Month: a month of raising awareness about heart health, and how we can improve it. So, over the next four weeks I want to share with you four tips for boosting your heart health, that are perhaps …
National Heart Month: Week 1 Read More »
The post National Heart Month: Week 1 appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
This week’s Thrive In Five is about getting out in nature for our health and wellbeing I’d like to elaborate on a point that I made in a previous post about Blue Monday, the day in January when people report feeling their lowest. In the post, I shared with you …
Getting Out Into Nature Read More »
The post Getting Out Into Nature appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
This week’s thrive in five is about Oxytocin the happiness hormone and ways you can get more of it I want to pick up and elaborate a little bit on a point I made in last week’s post about blue Monday. It was about the idea of staring into a …
Oxytocin the happiness hormone Read More »
The post Oxytocin the happiness hormone appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
Monday 17th January 2022 is Blue Monday, the day when people report feeling their lowest. Due to a combination of Christmas blues, a longer wait for payday, cold weather and dark evenings. The rumour is Blue Monday was actually created by a travel company looking to market sun holidays. However, …
Beating the Blue Monday gloom Read More »
The post Beating the Blue Monday gloom appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
This is stage number three in the series we’re doing in December lighthearted stories, telling you about how I got into wellbeing. So in story number one, if you go back two weeks, I told you about the vegetable. Last week, I told you about my meeting with Gustav which …
My Story Part 3: The Agile Business Athlete Read More »
The post My Story Part 3: The Agile Business Athlete appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
Welcome to part two of my story. Last week I shared the beginning of my story to becoming a Corporate Wellbeing Expert. This week I’ll take you through the next stage which I like to call jumping without a parachute. So we’re going back about 10 years. In fact, the …
My Story Part 2: Jumping without a parachute Read More »
The post My Story Part 2: Jumping without a parachute appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
This week is the final episode of the Remove the Guesswork podcast. Topics Discussed In This Episode: What has been shared on this podcast since it began. Where the archived episodes will continue to be available. The stand-out experts that have been on the show over the years. The project …
Podcast: Final Episode Read More »
The post Podcast: Final Episode appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
So it’s the month of December and we wanted to lighten things up. We don’t want to bombard you with tips while you’re catching up on work, getting ready for the Christmas break. So I’m going to keep this nice and light. I’m going to share with you three stories …
It all started with a vegetable – My Journey to Becoming a Corporate Wellbeing Expert Read More »
The post It all started with a vegetable – My Journey to Becoming a Corporate Wellbeing Expert appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.
This week we’re talking about resilience and your discomfort zone. Topics Discussed In This Episode: A little about Evy Poumpouras and her book “Becoming Bulletproof.” How a bulletproof vest is made and why malleability is its strength. The types of events that may test our resilience. Why people are becoming …
Resilience and Your Discomfort Zone Read More »
The post Resilience and Your Discomfort Zone appeared first on Bodyshot Performance.