So, you’ve been on the go since January trying to exercise more and eat better, but how far have you come? It can be tricky measuring progress and no one method is perfect. You may feel progress has been slow but if you’ve only been using one method to measure your progress you may not be seeing the bigger picture. You may not realise how well you’ve actually done…
The 3 basic ingredients for a perfect Dance Fit workout are catchy music, awesome moves and a ladleful of fun.
At Dance Fit it’s time to let your hair down, so no hair net required!
It’s that time of the year when everyone aspires to be ‘new.’
It’s one of the longest and hardest months with its own special vibe going on.
I’m talking January…
Dance fitter, anxiety sufferer and my not so little sister, Sarah McIntosh, joins me on the blog this week to share her advice on how to make it to and through a class when you are dealing with anxiety.
Anxiety sucks, big time. It can be a debilitating condition which attempts to ruin all your plans and all the things you want to do and achieve with incessant worry, stress and fear.
Let’s face it, going to any exercise class for the first time can be nerve-wracking when you don’t suffer from anxiety! Sarah has been coming to Dance Fit for years now and even though she loves it, it can still be hard for her to turn up every week.
I hear from many women who say they want to try Dance Fit but tell me they are nervous and anxious. Whilst I get to meet some of these lovely ladies, there are many others who I never see or hear from again. Dance Fit isn’t going to be everybody’s cup of tea but it’s sad to know there are people out there who want to give it a try but don’t.
Here are some top tips from my sis on how to get to a class if you’re being held back by anxiety.
Happy New Year!
I don’t know about you, but my social media feeds have been overflowing with people’s reflections on last year and talks of the year ahead.
There’s something about these first few days of January that has us all feeling a desperate need to map out a path for the next 360 odd days of the year. This is usually fuelled by all the self-improvements we feel we need to make.
Wherever you’re at with any resolution making, here are my top 20 new year’s resolutions you should avoid making in 2020.
I’ve made it.
Tomorrow is my last working day before Christmas. (My deepest sympathies go out to all those of you who are not yet finished or have to work over the holiday season)
Christmas for me is about having some time off. The lead up to Christmas can feel like a never-ending obstacle course. Work deadlines, Christmas parties, family arrangements, budgeting, shopping, more work, more socialising etc etc… I don’t know about it being the most wonderful time of the year, more like the most exhausting time of the year!
With this in mind, here’s how I will be spending the festive period.
It’s that time of the year when you have to stretch your imagination to come up with clever ways to feel better about all you’ve eaten as you try to find as much optimism as possible as you look towards January!
What should be a restful holiday and a time for relaxing with loved ones can quickly turn into a military route march from one family gathering to the next! A diary packed full of social occasions and parties can leave you feeling mentally and physically drained, not to mention your finances! You accept every invite in fear of looking like a spoil sport but are secretly panicking about how you will fit it all in and afford it all.
Sound familiar? Here are my top tips to keep calm and carry on this Christmas without losing your sanity!
Today I had my first Christmas meal of the festive season! I thought it would be very apt therefore to share tips on how to handle December (yes, it’s very nearly here), or as I like to call it, ‘the month of excess!’
One look in my diary has just proved, what used to be a few day blowout has turned into a month long onslaught of food and drink!
Now I am not about to tell you to watch what you eat at Christmas or to exercise every day, far from it! Eating is one of my favourite hobbies alongside dancing and I believe you should rest and enjoy Christmas to the full! But it is worth looking at how on Earth we can survive this jolly month without ending up feeling bloated, sluggish and unfit…
So, you’ve joined an exercise class or you’ve signed up to the gym. Maybe you’ve set out a home workout routine. You might have a general goal to lose a bit of weight, drop a dress size or get fitter. But are you just going through the motions? Are you doing but not really thinking?
