Preparing a Strong Body
I’ve been collating some useful information coming through about preparing the body to be able to fight the SARS-COV-2 virus as best we can. But lets be clear, these recommendations are actually just a clear message to boost our immune system from within…virus or not. This is something we should be doing all the time. […]
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Holistic Resolutions:Taking it Deeper
It’s time. The energies of Winter have naturally drawn us inward.Rest,recuperation and reflection seem to come easily. And after the shortest day of the year, we really feel the trek towards a new year has truly begun.We feel the pull towards the growth and vitality of spring. And so it is only natural that we […]
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The Sweetness of Life
Sugar has become the new “bad guy” of our diet replacing our demonisation of fat. While it is true that we need to reduce significantly the excessive levels of refined sugars and carbohydrates we eat, it is unreasonable to deny the need for sweetness in our diet. In Ayuverda it is well recognised that sweetness […]
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Magnesium Magic
Do you crave chocolate??? Do you often get leg cramps? Or twitchy muscles? Osteoporosis/weak bones? Do you suffer constipation often? Acid reflux/heartburn? What about heart palpitations? Angina? AF? High Blood Pressure? Anxious? Stressed? Irritable? Disturbed sleep or difficulty sleeping? Fatigue and lack of energy? Migraines? Muscular tension? Cluster headache? If you have any of these […]
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Decolonising Fitness: Reclaiming Health
I’m a British Pakistani, a Muslim mum, a middle-aged, brown-skinned, softly curved woman, a fitness professional, an exercise instructor and wellness educator. Where do I fit in this industry of fitness and health? As Women of Colour (WOC) it’s time to have a conversation about the challenges we face and how we could work together […]
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What Should I Eat? Food, Simplified.
What should I eat? Paleo? Primal? Low carb, low fat, low carb +low fat (NO!) high fat +low carb, Atkins, raw, vegan, GI, Macro-tracking, calorie-counting, intermittent fasting?????? No wonder we are confused. Conflicting messages and TOO MUCH INFORMATION. While trying to absorb it all and follow plans and diets, in reality our daily food choices […]
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Free Exercise Classes this March
We are really proud to announce that thanks to funding from Sport England and the #ThisGirlCan campaign, Bloomin Health is putting on a few free exercise classes to give you a chance to try something new. iFitWalk @ Highfield Community Club,Highfield rd, HallGreen B28 0HS Indoor walking workouts to Bollywood, Bhangra, Afro and Pop beats […]
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The Nude-till-Noon “Diet”
So, I tried this thing last week. I don’t like to call it a diet; as soon as I hear that word I start eating like a horse. When I put down dietary rules and restrictions, I just start rebelling against them! Crazy, right? Anyway this “challenge” really worked well. I lost weight, got my […]
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Resolutions and making them last.
So it’s all over: the craziness that is Christmas and New Year. Life has been full of people, food, drink, sharing and stressing. And now it’s just you and your New Year Resolutions, face to face, staring skeptically at each other! ‘Lose weight’, ‘exercise more’, ‘get healthier’ seem pretty achievable initially but re-wiring the brain […]
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Exercise in Ramadan: a Rough Guide
( This was written when the fasts were long , 18+ hours when sleep can be severely disrupted and therefore has a huge hormonal impact on the body.As the fasts get shorter it becomes easier to exercise without negative effects on the body . Mostly because sleep is not as badly affected as it is […]
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