by Jo Cordell-Cooper | Jun 15, 2020 | Health and Fitness, Preparation for Hiking
The ultimate hiking snack – SCROGGIN! (for mad keen hikers) Scroggin is another word for trail mix and is an absolute staple of any mad keen hikers diet. It is always carried with easy access, to be bought out at any break and nibbled on over the day. Scroggin...
by Jo Cordell-Cooper | May 15, 2020 | Health and Fitness, Preparation for Hiking
I’m curious to know if I could PROVE to you that time in nature is good for your health would you go outside more? If you read the research that demonstrates that being in nature reduces stress, anxiety, and depression on a biochemical level would it make you...
by Jo Cordell-Cooper | Apr 17, 2020 | Health and Fitness, Preparation for Hiking
When our government shut the National Parks I was filled with a kind of deep dread. I knew my business was about to close its doors and that the future was very uncertain indeed, the schools were closing, the borders were closed, planes grounded – ...
by Jo Cordell-Cooper | Apr 7, 2020 | Blog, Health and Fitness, Personal Trainer
I have found the last 3 weeks fascinating from a habit change point of view. It’s always been good advice to wash your hands regularly, but very early into the COVID-19 pandemic people became obsessed by washing and sanitising their hands to the point of skin...
by Jo Cordell-Cooper | Dec 3, 2019 | Health and Fitness
Nothing affects health like sleep issues. A poor nights sleep immediately has an impact on your ability to concentrate, focus and problem solve. We need sleep to regenerate, to boost immunity, tissue repair and cleaning, to recharge. Our hormone production...