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The Slim Habit by John McPhie

September 27, 2020 by Kate Davis Leave a Comment

The slim habit by John McPhie review

The slim habit considers how food impacts how our body works and how our habits can aid these processes to help us achieve and maintain a health weight

The slim habit by John McPhie

How to have a healthier year than me

February 9, 2020 by Kate Davis Leave a Comment

Just over a year ago I decided I wanted to get healthier, so last year was my year of health. Instead of new year resolutions I set a theme to get healthier and each week I added one small habit. Unfortunately, last year was not a healthy year. It started with a sickness illness and ended with a persistent cold that I had for over two months. So it should be easy for you to Continue Reading …

Oxford Half Marathon Schools Challenge

October 13, 2019 by Kate Davis Leave a Comment

Medals from the Oxford Half Marathon Schools Challenge

The Oxford Half Marathon Schools Challenge enables primary school children to run a mile from the official start line, and get a medal and goody bag when they finish. It is a great way to inspire children to run.

Medals from the Oxford Half Marathon Schools Challenge

Introducing more healthy habits – my half year review

September 22, 2019 by Kate Davis Leave a Comment

I’m introducing 50 small healthy habits during the year which will add up to a big improvement in my health. This is how the first six months have gone.

Discovering if running is for me #OneBigFatRun

July 6, 2016 by Kate Davis 6 Comments

Running is considered an easy form of exercise you can do anywhere, anytime. But I’m not a fan, mainly because I find it boring; very boring (and hard). However, I’m about to test my dislike and discover if running could be for me. So what has changed? I met Julie Creffield at a blogging conference and she told me she was training for an ultra marathon. I said I didn’t enjoy running and she said Continue Reading …

Bank holiday weekend = 2 visits to eye casualty

May 7, 2013 by Kate Davis Leave a Comment

Spring has finally happened in the UK and the forecast for the long weekend was sunny and warm, so we were all off to Dorset with my in-laws. Unfortunately our plans dramatically changed with me taking my husband to eye casualty twice instead. During the week, ED developed swelling across the bridge of his nose which spread below his eyes and across his cheeks. When a fever developed he went to see the local doctor Continue Reading …

I completed my 5km Race for life

June 8, 2009 by Kate Davis 1 Comment

Every year Cancer Rearch UK organise a series of women only 5km (3 mile) sponsored runs across the UK. Although they are called Race for Life everyone gets a medal as the aim is to finish anyway you can, whether it is running, walking, pushing a pram or wheelchair or doing a three legged race. I’ve always been a sprinter and thought I’d done my only long distance run when I completed a Race for Continue Reading …

Exercise the route to happiness, so why am I resisting?

June 8, 2007 by Kate Davis Leave a Comment

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I have been procrastinating on writing this post because I haven’t wanted to think about how I would benefit from more exercise. In my post What is happiness? I listed exercise as one component that was suggested in the book Making Happy People: The Nature of Happiness and Its Origins in Childhood. I can fully understand that exercise is a component of happiness because when I’ve been regularly exercising I’ve had more energy and felt Continue Reading …

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Sleeping my way to happiness

April 18, 2007 by Kate Davis 3 Comments

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I’ve chosen to consider how sleep affects my happiness first because I think it has the most obvious effect. You know when you’re tired everything will be just that little bit harder, things will irritate a little bit more and its more difficult to remain calm, positive and, well, happy. I’ve never been a good sleeper. In fact, my mother tells me I only slept for 3 hours a day as a baby. Wouldn’t it Continue Reading …

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Beat stress and fatigue – book review

March 25, 2007 by Kate Davis Leave a Comment

Patrick Holford puts forward simple suggestion on how to beat stress and fatigue. However all of them are long term solutions and not ‘quick’ fixes. He explains that stress and fatigue are both symptoms of 21st century living. Therefore to change them requires changes in lifesytle to reduce the stress to both the mind and body. His suggestions include reducing stimulants such as smoking and coffee, improving the digestive system so it is more effective Continue Reading …

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