Anna and em with a friend walking on beach
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Decision fatigue: Why making so many decisions could be harming our health?

ByAnna + Em

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.

Anna and Em in bed smiling
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Hack Your Sleep

ByAnna + Em

Sleep – Would you like more (and better quality) sleep?! Ha ha – stupid question, right? Who wouldn’t? This is probably the #1 issue for most of you out there at the moment. You are tired!! For so many of us mums, sleep can be an elusive concept…and so often you can find yourself thinking, “Will I ever sleep again?”. Of course you will, and here is how you can hack your sleep for better quantity and quality!

Anna and em performing a side lunge
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Exercise – can there be too much of a good thing?

ByAnna + Em

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?

Em kneeling on the floor while performing a shoulder stretch
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What the hell is your “Core” and Why you might need to “Restore” it?

ByAnna + Em

There is a lot of talk about the Core these days but we have found that that doesn’t mean that people understand it!  Your core is such an important element of your overall health. It really forms the foundation for your physical health in terms of support, stability, function, form and injury prevention. In short, core stability and function is important to ALL of us, so educate yourself a little and find out what the Core really is?

Em doing yoga seated yoga stretch with arms overhead
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Estrogen 101: Its role and impact on the female body

ByAnna + Em

Estrogen as most of us know, plays a role in the female menstrual cycle, but did you know that it can also affects the reproductive tract, urinary tract, heart and blood vessels, bones, breasts, skin, pelvic muscles, and the brain? Find out its role, how it can impact your body and steps to take to help keep your estrogen balanced.

large group of women practising yoga in the park
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Mindfulness matters.

ByAnna + Em

Now we get it – “Mindfulness” is the state of being conscious or aware of something” and now, the science is in! Mindfulness can support our health by managing stress, anxiety and depression – helping to make us happier, more calm beings. Neurobiological studies have demonstrated that mindfulness ‘training’ strengthens the parts of the brain that work in attention and emotional regulation.  Let’s dive in and take a look at this in more detail.