Group consultations project
Today I am incredibly proud to say that my work has been published in the Lifestyle Medicine Journal 📔 In this project, I designed and ran a course for a group of patients to explore how they might implement lifestyle changes in their lives and see the effects. We found that after attending the course, patients’ wellbeing improved, they lost weight and felt more confident and motivated to make positive changes in their lifestyles, which was really great to see. I am incredibly grateful to everyone who helped make this happen – my colleagues at the practice who helped me run the course, my co-authors, my reviewers, the journal team…
- 30 Days of Healthy Living, Lifestyle Medicine, Living Lifestyle Medicine, Physical Activity, Research Evidence
11th January – Go for a run
Go for a run (or get active anyway you like!) I was sooooooo pleased to see that the ice & snow had melted and it was safe enough to go out for a run – I am always impressed when I see people out running when it is snowy and icy, but I am way too much of a scaredy-cat and just end up looking like Bambi on ice. When it is snowy I stick to my big warm boots with extra grip and walk instead. 🏃♀️🏃♀️🏃♀️🏃♀️🏃♀️So, today I laced up my trainers and went for my first run of 2021. From a physical fitness point of view, it wasn’t great,…
- 30 Days of Healthy Living, Lifestyle Medicine, Living Lifestyle Medicine, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Physical Activity, Research Evidence, Stress Reduction
9th January – Get outside in nature
🌱Spending time in nature has been shown to be an effective way to improve feelings of wellbeing. There is evidence that spending time in nature increases serotonin levels – which is commonly referred to as the “happy hormone”. 👩💻An article from 2019 suggested that if we spend more than 2hours a week out in nature, wellbeing scores are significantly improved. Interestingly, it doesn’t matter whether people get their 2hours a week all in one go, or in multiple smaller doses of being outside, the benefits are still just as good. Logically, it is possible that the benefits might be even better if you can combine your healthy habits; time outside…
