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...
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 24, 2020 | Health and Fitness, Personal Trainer, Preparation for Hiking
I’m a big fan of walking in nature to promote health and happiness. This goes over and above the need for exercise. I was delighted to find that many shared my experience. In fact this therapeutic Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku, or the art and science of how...
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 | Nov 29, 2019 | Personal Trainer, Preparation for Hiking
My name is Jo, and I don’t holiday with my family (want to join me)? Don’t get me wrong I love my family and we spend plenty of time around a campfire, but there are a few reasons why I don’t holiday with my family as much anymore. Our kids have experienced...
by Jo Cordell-Cooper | Sep 26, 2019 | Personal Trainer, Preparation for Hiking
“I’m not fit enough to hike..” Many people feel they couldn’t do a hiking trip because they aren’t fit enough. Plus there’s the considerations of: The right footwear (often boots are TOO HARD – so let me tell you what you...
