Most people are surprised to learn that exercising on cancer treatment isn’t just acceptable, but increasingly encouraged. The benefits of exercise that are available to everyone are also applicable to cancer patients and, generally speaking, providing you feel well and have some energy, exercise is absolutely fine. There are, as always, some exceptions, and someone …
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Three things you should never eat
Anything you’re allergic to or intolerant of Anything that you’re ethically or morally opposed to consuming Anything that you don’t like And that’s it! No foods are inherently good or bad for you. Believing that can be difficult thanks to conditioning from diet culture or our upbringing, but it is true. The only things to …
What the professionals know about motivation, and how you can use it too
I was scrolling through TikTok when a video by US rugby player and Olympian, Ilona Maher caught my attention. She made a name for herself during the Tokyo Games by using the platform expertly to give an insight to her personality and life as an athlete and, since then, has continued to share mostly comedic …
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What made me choose to work with a personal trainer
When I first joined a gym in 2017, aged 30, I did so with the specific intention of getting stronger. A friend had taken me to their gym to show me what they loved about it, and it was enough to convince me to give it a try, but I was well aware that I …
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