Get tips, advice, and inspiration for a healthier you. Our collection of podcasts covers client stories, nutrition, mental well-being, and more to help you.
Physical Activity & Mental Health
Physical Activity can help your mental health in a number of ways – find out how in this infosheet.
Professor Paul Gately’s Guide To Getting Active
Overview: Top tips for staying active and healthy.
Key Insights: Intrinsic motivation and planning are essential for success.
Takeaways: Find your “why,” make a plan, and be kind to yourself.
Exercising With Long Term Health Conditions
Overview: A guide to exercising with a long-term health condition.
Key Insights: Start slowly and set small, achievable, realistic goals.
Takeaways: Listen to your body and find activities you genuinely enjoy.
Motivating Yourself To Exercise Regularly
Overview: A guide to starting and maintaining a regular exercise routine.
Key Insights: Consistency is more important than initial motivation.
Takeaways: Set SMART goals, make it easy, and mix things up.
Encouraging Your Child To Get Active
Overview: A guide to help parents get their children more active.
Key Insights: Children must enjoy the activity to stay engaged.
Takeaways: Try creative games and get involved as a role model.
Hollywood VS Reality: Becoming A Parent
Overview: Compares the romanticized view of parenthood with reality.
Key Insights: It is normal to feel overwhelmed and not instantly bond with your baby.
Takeaways: Take time to process feelings, communicate with your partner, and prioritize your mental health.
What’s The Best Way To Lose Weight After Pregnancy?
Overview: Prioritise mental health and self-care before weight loss.
Key Insights: Post-pregnancy depression is a common barrier to weight loss.
Takeaways: Be patient and kind to yourself; listen to your body.
How To Reduce Sugar In Your Child’s Diet
Overview: A guide to reducing sugar in children’s diets.
Key Insights: Sugar is hidden in many foods and drinks.
Takeaways: Make small swaps and encourage healthier alternatives.
Top Tips For Improving Your Child’s Mental Wellbeing
Overview: A guide to improving a child’s mental well-being.
Key Insights: Family involvement and active routines are important.
Takeaways: Encourage activity, a healthy diet, and open communication.
Does Changing Your Lifestyle Really Help Diabetes?
Overview: Making small, sustainable lifestyle changes can significantly improve health outcomes for people with diabetes.
Key Insights: Losing even a small amount of weight (5%) can lead to major health benefits.
Takeaways: Lifestyle changes can improve blood glucose, blood pressure, cholesterol, and reduce medication.
5 Healthy Lifestyle Changes For Type 2 Diabetes
Overview: Small lifestyle changes can help manage Type 2 diabetes effectively.
Key Insights: Managing stress is as important as diet and exercise.
Takeaways: Be active, eat a balanced diet, manage stress, limit alcohol/smoking, and focus on gradual weight loss.
How Well Do You Know Your Sugars?
Overview: A guide to understanding and identifying sugar in everyday foods.
Key Insights: Sugar is found in many unexpected products, not just obvious treats.
Takeaways: Read food labels carefully and make small, sustainable swaps.
Effective Weight Management Improves Type 2 Diabetes Symptoms
Overview: Weight management improves Type 2 diabetes symptoms.
Key Insights: Losing weight can lead to reduced need for medication.
Takeaways: Support programmes can drive significant, long-lasting change.
How Can We Make Healthy Eating More Affordable?
Overview: Research project aims to make healthy eating more affordable.
Key Insights: New study to test changes in supermarkets.
Takeaways: Findings will be applied to programs and shared widely.
How To Enjoy A Balanced Diet On A Budget
Overview: Tips for affordable, healthy food shopping.
Key Insights: Plan meals and buy long-lasting foods.
Takeaways: Batch cooking saves money and time.
Why Fad Diets Don’t Work
Overview: Fad diets are set up to fail.
Key Insights: Restrictive diets lead to an unhealthy relationship with food.
Takeaways: Lasting change comes from lifestyle adjustments.
The Health Benefits of Nature
It’s important to spend time in the outside world. But why? This document goes into some of the benefits of experiencing nature.
Breathing Exercise
Looking for a way to reduce stress and anxiety in just a few minutes? Incorporate this breathing exercise into your daily routine.
How To Sleep Better
If you’re having trouble sleeping recently, you can download our top tips for how to sleep better.
