fitness – Reworking Joseph

#depression – Exercise of the Week – Stretching Part 1 Legs

Why Stretch? Stretching is an essential of any fitness/exercise programme. The more flexible you are/become the less prone to muscular injury. Whether you are an Olympic athlete, a soldier or starting out with exercise, stretching is essential to keep muscles flexible. This both helps prevent injury while also making sure you can get the mostContinueContinue reading “#depression – Exercise of the Week – Stretching Part 1 Legs”

#depression – Exercise of the Week – New Feature #fitness #health

There is hope for everyone when it comes to getting fit... it's the first step that counts!

To help focus attention on the importance that physical fitness in fighting depression I am starting an Exercise of the Week category to help…So check back each week to find out about a specific exercise, how it will help you physically, how to do it correctly and build up a realistic exercise programme. As withContinueContinue reading “#depression – Exercise of the Week – New Feature #fitness #health”

#depression – Yesterdays triumph breeds today’s success #mentalhealth

Church of the Good Shepherd, New Zealand stands on the shores of Lake Tekapo - Two of my good friends were married here

Yesterday, Wednesday, was quite a challenging day for me. It started with a disturbed night that was far to short… Then I missed most of my breakfast through gettting the girls ready. A busy morning going over my annual appraisal form depressed me somewhat, which wasn’t helped by the unsteady start… … negative thoughts beganContinueContinue reading “#depression – Yesterdays triumph breeds today’s success #mentalhealth”

#depression – A reason to celebrate!…

On the 21st February I set myself a goal to gain 5% body weight as I had lost a fair bit over the previous year. The time scale I gave myself was twelve weeks in which to put on as much muscle as I could while maintaining or improving my overall fitness… Last Thursday wasContinueContinue reading “#depression – A reason to celebrate!…”

#Depression – Monday’s child is meek and mild

The weekend is passed and the new week dawns. How are you all? Good weekend? Happily I spent mine away training with the military and spent a very long Saturday working hard amongst some very beautiful scenery… The new week has started a fresh and my mantra of smile, eat and communicate was in fullContinueContinue reading “#Depression – Monday’s child is meek and mild”

#Depression – Monday’s workout is always exacting

Well I am happy to report that the fitness regime continues apace. Today has seen me jog three quarters of a mile down to the rugby pitch, quite easily to my slightly tired surprise, with my 15kg daysack on my back. The circuits session went well with me achieving more than I thought I couldContinueContinue reading “#Depression – Monday’s workout is always exacting”