Pull Up Mate Review

The gyms are still closed and if you don’t want your door frames ruined by a pull up bar a stand alone pull up bar might be what you need.  Disclaimer: I was given a pull up mate in return for an honest review. Here it is:  Postage and Packaging My pull up mate arrived […]

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The gyms are still closed and if you don’t want your door frames ruined by a pull up bar a stand alone pull up bar might be what you need.  Disclaimer: I was given a pull up mate in return for an honest review. Here it is:  Postage and Packaging My pull up mate arrived

How To Stay Healthy And Happy This Christmas

What’s your favourite seasonal food? For me, it has to be my mum’s homemade baking. She sends us Stollen, Lebkuchen (gingerbread) and Christmas cookies each year.  Advent is such an important part of a German Christmas.  It’s easy for the celebrations to drag on from the end of November to the beginning of January. That’s

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What’s your favourite seasonal food? For me, it has to be my mum’s homemade baking. She sends us Stollen, Lebkuchen (gingerbread) and Christmas cookies each year.  Advent is such an important part of a German Christmas.  It’s easy for the celebrations to drag on from the end of November to the beginning of January. That’s

How To Make Regular Exercise A Habit

Why regular exercise is so hard Do you know that feeling? The one you get just before a scheduled exercise session? All of a sudden you don’t feel like it. Even though you know it would be so good for you.  Somehow you can come up with 101 reasons why you simply can’t: Too busy,

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Why regular exercise is so hard Do you know that feeling? The one you get just before a scheduled exercise session? All of a sudden you don’t feel like it. Even though you know it would be so good for you.  Somehow you can come up with 101 reasons why you simply can’t: Too busy,

Specialist Outdoor Boot Camps For Sports Clubs and Teams

Outdoor Training During COVID-19 Restrictions in Scotland COVID-19 has stopped us doing many things that we enjoy such as socialising, going to concerts and taking part in group exercise. At fitandhappy we offer outdoor personal training sessions and outdoor boot camps. Both are currently allowed in Scotland. Outdoors, we can easily adhere to all the

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Outdoor Training During COVID-19 Restrictions in Scotland COVID-19 has stopped us doing many things that we enjoy such as socialising, going to concerts and taking part in group exercise. At fitandhappy we offer outdoor personal training sessions and outdoor boot camps. Both are currently allowed in Scotland. Outdoors, we can easily adhere to all the

Healthy-ish Halloween Recipe Inspiration

Read on for some ideas for a spooky Halloween dinner for the whole family. Over the years I have made many Halloween feasts and the children expect at least one new dish each time. Here are some of my favourites. Puking Watermelon Much easier to carve than a pumpkin. It’s done in no time. Chopping

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Read on for some ideas for a spooky Halloween dinner for the whole family. Over the years I have made many Halloween feasts and the children expect at least one new dish each time. Here are some of my favourites. Puking Watermelon Much easier to carve than a pumpkin. It’s done in no time. Chopping

How To Grow Your Habits From Tiny To Mighty And Get The Results You Want

There is no doubt that you need to start small when creating a new habit. The smaller, the better. You can turn a small and easy-to-do behaviour into a habit in no time. You are after behaviours that are super quick to do and don’t take much physical or mental effort. But what’s the use of such

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There is no doubt that you need to start small when creating a new habit. The smaller, the better. You can turn a small and easy-to-do behaviour into a habit in no time. You are after behaviours that are super quick to do and don’t take much physical or mental effort. But what’s the use of such

How To Never Forget To Do Your New Healthy Habit

So you are all set up, you’ve chosen a new healthy habit and you are determined to stick to it. You’ve even made sure not to overwhelm yourself. You’ve kept it simple and small. The first few days go well and then you start forgetting to do your new behaviour. What’s going on? Why can’t you remember?

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So you are all set up, you’ve chosen a new healthy habit and you are determined to stick to it. You’ve even made sure not to overwhelm yourself. You’ve kept it simple and small. The first few days go well and then you start forgetting to do your new behaviour. What’s going on? Why can’t you remember?

Trying To Create A New Healthy Habit? How Small Do You Need To Start?

I bet you know this one: Monday morning comes and you are resetting your health and fitness routine. You did well at the beginning of last week but by the time the weekend came it all started falling apart. We’ve all been there.  Why does it keep happening?  Because we want it all and we want

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I bet you know this one: Monday morning comes and you are resetting your health and fitness routine. You did well at the beginning of last week but by the time the weekend came it all started falling apart. We’ve all been there.  Why does it keep happening?  Because we want it all and we want

Forget About Willpower. It’s Totally Overrated.

We’ve all done it. We’ve all bought the latest juicer or exercise equipment with the best intentions. Thinking that, this time, it’s going to be different. Your friend has been raving about it. You’re confident that your new gadget will be the thing that’ll change your life.  In reality you use the juicer or {insert

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We’ve all done it. We’ve all bought the latest juicer or exercise equipment with the best intentions. Thinking that, this time, it’s going to be different. Your friend has been raving about it. You’re confident that your new gadget will be the thing that’ll change your life.  In reality you use the juicer or {insert

How long it REALLY takes to build a habit (and the number one shortcut to creating habits FAST)

You might have heard a few magic numbers when it comes to building habits. Some people say it takes 21 days, some say 30 and others 66. Let’s find out the truth and more importantly what you can do to supercharge your habit building powers.  Where did these numbers come from? The 21 days came

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You might have heard a few magic numbers when it comes to building habits. Some people say it takes 21 days, some say 30 and others 66. Let’s find out the truth and more importantly what you can do to supercharge your habit building powers.  Where did these numbers come from? The 21 days came

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