mental attitude

How To Keep Going When It Hurts

How To Keep Going When It Hurts

Picture the scene. You’re 3 miles (4.8km) into your 10 mile (16km) long run in the pouring rain, when you feel an overwhelming compulsion to stop. There’s an ache in your knee, your back suddenly feels sore and more than anything in the world, you just want to stop and walk home. Well the first thing to do is take comfort in the fact that all runners have experienced something similar. When your training gets tough, for whatever reason, it can be a huge mental battle to keep going, but the good news is, you can win it.

Achieving your SMART health goal

Achieving your SMART health goal

Good health doesn’t just happen. Often, a series of choices defines your health. Fortunately, one bad decision usually doesn’t dictate your health outcome: If you eat a cheeseburger, fries and a milkshake for dinner one night, you won’t wake up with chronic hypertension the next morning. However, if you were to eat that same meal several nights a week for years, you might develop hypertension or even other disorders.

The Effects Of Negative Thoughts and Emotions On Your Body

The Effects Of Negative Thoughts and Emotions On Your Body

Humans undergo various emotions, from happiness and joy to sadness and depression. Each of these emotions creates a different environment in the body as the body releases different chemicals depending on the emotion.