Healthy Forever Fitness Motivation

  Finding your Happy Life "There is no path to happiness. Happiness is the path" Buddha The pursuit of happiness is a natural human goal. We all want and need to be happy. Happiness comes and goes with everyday life. Happiness is an emotion we feel when we smile and laugh or when we feel at peace and calm. We must remember that happiness is not a permanent fixture and our feelings will fluctuate. So embrace those happy moments and the feelings of joy that pass you by. To find a happier and more fulfilling life, we need to look at our daily rituals and life habits. If you have ever tried to break a bad habit, you will already know that it is not an easy step to take. Like all good things, it takes time and patience to introduce new life long habits and rid yourself of those that no longer serve you.  Happiness ......we all strive to be happy. We want to wake up in the morning happy, go to work happy, every day we want to be happy?   We are humans, we have a plethora o...

  The Therapeutic Power of Music in Healing There is something about music that resonates with all human beings. It heals us, it brings back memories, it excites us, it makes us feel good and can bring groups of like minded people together.      Music induces many emotions within us. Music makes us happy, sad and even makes us want to get up and dance the night away. How many times have you heard a tune that stimulates a specific memory? A song from your teenage years and first love, a song that brings tears to your eyes or a tune that instantly makes you smile? Music is a therapy and helps to lower the symptoms of stress, anxiety, depression and trauma. Make yourself a playlist which brings you the emotions of happiness and laughter and keep it handy. Next time you feel low, or the weather outside is dark and depressing, play your list and feel your mood lift. Music can also contribute to emotional healing such as grief, sadness and fear. Music can help us to expres...

  Booking your Summer Holiday Some of you may have already booked your summer holiday but some like me, may leave it till now when you are ready to go and just about fed up with the great British weather!!  I like to do a bit of research on my destinations because I like to explore and feel familiar with the country and region I am visiting. I particularly like to indulge in the local cuisine and dine in the village taverns rather than the normal 'burger and chips' tourist cafes. Gone are the days of packaged holidays with the internet in full force worldwide. We can google anything these days from adventurous destinations to luxurious 5 star hotels. There is such a range of accommodation, transportation and places to visit and numerous ways to book your dream vacation. I have travelled the world several times and still I dream of destinations to either return to or some place I have seen en-route with the intention of returning.  The world is a big place, with many diff...

  What is Mental Well-being Mental well-being is a general description, the same as physical well-being. Our mental well-being may be good one day and not so good another, in the same way as our physical well-being. We may jump out of bed with enthusiasm for a fat burning cardio session or we may struggle to walk to the car? We work our bodies into a fitness regime whether it feels raring to go or not. This improves our physical well-being regardless of how our body feels from day to day. Our mental well-being works in the same manner. Some days we feel great, some days we feel very low, but each day we must work on our minds in the same way we work on our bodies. You could have a strong and healthy mental well-being but this does not mean that you are happy and joyous every day? It does mean however that you have the right tools and management skills to deal with the days that find you struggling to cope with daily challenges. Poor mental well-being will make each day hard to deal...

  Teaching Yoga Overseas - Sea Views and Nature There is something special about working and living overseas. I was so lucky on my very first adventure 20+ years ago, when I decided to pack a suitcase and disappear into the sunset! I had just experienced an upsetting marriage break-up and wanted to get away. I worked for a holiday company and was assigned to Cyprus. I had never been there before, but fell in love with the island.  This first experience of working abroad turned out well for me and my life then evolved around travel, fitness and many adventures. I continued to work overseas and then onboard cruise ships. I have been back in the UK for 8 years and I am lucky enough to be in the position to have a few more escapades ahead of me. I have once again worked onboard a cruise ship as a  Fitness on the go Class Instructor and returned at the end of last year. A new opportunity has now come my way as a Yoga Instructor in a beautiful Yoga retreat on the island of Cor...

  Can I Engage in Cardio Exercise Every Day? Daily Cardio exercise offers you more than just cardiovascular health. There are many benefits to performing some form of cardio activity every day. Cardio workouts improve your heart and your lung capacity by increasing your oxygen intake and the circulation of oxygen around your body. Additional benefits for this type of exercise is the reduction of many health diseases such as obesity, type II diabetes, heart conditions, strokes and high blood pressure. Adding some weight bearing activity to your cardio exercise such as walking or a  circuit class  will also reduce the risk of brittle bone disease and osteoporosis.  Cardio exercise can also help you to lose those unwanted pounds. Cardio activity combined with a  healthy lifestyle  will help you achieve your weight-loss goals. It is all about movement, trying to cut down on 'sitting' time and moving more. The more you move and the more vigorous your cardio acti...