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We all need to Move more – Here are our 5 sure-fire tips to get you going!!

We LOVE February because it means FitFEB!  FitFEB is about trying to live active.  It is a commitment to exercise every day for at least 20 mins per day for the month of February for better health – yes, every single day – after all, it is only 28 days!!  

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Decision fatigue: Why making so many decisions could be harming our health?

Stay in bed or get up and run? Eggs or oats? Cardio or weights? Peanut butter or Vegemite?  Tea or coffee? Potato chips or chocolate (JK – obviously, both!)? Netflix or Stan?

Honestly, as silly as these choices are, we know that making even the teeniest decisions can stress out even the bossest of humans. You may find yourself swirling around in the whirlpool of decision-making shouting at the heavens, “Can someone just decide FOR ME!”  It’s called decision fatigue and as we said, even the best of us can struggle under the weight of making a seemingly endless number of decisions, every day.

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Women’s Health Week: Let’s Talk Periods

It is Women’s Health Week, so let’s talk periods!  Our menstrual cycle (or period) is the hormonal process a woman’s body goes through each month to prepare for a possible pregnancy. Regular menstrual periods in the years between puberty and menopause are usually a sign that your body is working optimally. Irregular or heavy, painful periods can be a sign that it is not.

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Exercise – can there be too much of a good thing?

Exercise – can there be too much of a good thing?  Whether you’re starting a new exercise regime or just coming out after hibernating through the winter – well done – there is not denying that exercising is a vitally important element of your overall health. However, there is such thing as overdoing it when it comes to physical activity. So, how much exercise is too much? And how do we know when we need to rest?