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Why Pilates is more than just a workout

Posted on 04/02/201703/01/2024 by SmallerKnickers

Curious about Pilates? It’s more than just a workout. . Any person who’s been doing it for at least a couple of months knows that Pilates doesn’t only restructure your body but it also clears your mind and gives you energy and inner peace. But what is so special about Pilates? Below are the benefits of Pilates. Pilates exercise focuses on postural symmetry, breath control, abdominal strength and stability, spine, pelvis and shoulder stabilization,…

Can You Do It?

Posted on 24/01/201703/01/2024 by SmallerKnickers

Have you ever felt that you just can’t do it? . You can’t lose weight, you can’t maintain a healthy weight, you can’t do certain exercises? How about that you aren’t good enough, smart enough, confident enough to really achieve your targets? You don’t have the skills to get to where you want to be? What about fearing that once you start delving into why you eat for emotional comfort, that it might bring…

Top Diet Review 2017

Posted on 24/01/201703/01/2024 by SmallerKnickers

The following has been taken directly from the NHS Website as we thought it might be useful information to review the various diets that are currently popular. One of the main concerns SmallerKnickers has, is that many of these do little to explain how to make better choices once you stop the diet. And this is why many will put weight back on again, often thinking that “real food” or their “self control” is actually…

Habits, Beliefs and Triggers

Posted on 17/01/201713/03/2024 by SmallerKnickers

Thinking about what could be sabotaging your success. . What habits, beliefs and triggers could be affecting your healthy eating plans? If you’ve tried numerous diets, without long term success, keep on putting the weight back on, then it might mean that your mind isn’t in sync with your health plans. These are some of those: HABITS Our mind is clever in that it creates patterns of behaviour, so that we don’t have to process…

The Gallbladder

Posted on 13/01/201710/02/2022 by SmallerKnickers

The body is amazing – find out about the gallbladder. . The gallbladder is a pear-shaped hollow structure located under the liver on the right hand side of the abdominal cavity. Its primary function is to store and concentrate bile, a yellowish enzyme produced in the liver. The gallbladder is part of the biliary tract. The gallbladder serves as a reservoir for bile while it’s not being used for digestion. Bile, also known as…

The Anatomy of Digestion

Posted on 13/01/201710/02/2022 by SmallerKnickers

Looking at our body’s response to the food you eat. . The digestive system is a set of organs, which converts everything you eat and drink into a substance used by the body as energy, growth and repair. Without food, water and oxygen we could not survive. It is fair to say that for most of us eating has also become a hobby as well as a necessity for survival. How many times do…

Weights and Measures

Posted on 13/01/201710/02/2022 by SmallerKnickers

There are different ways to evaluate progress. . Weighing yourself once or twice a week can be a reasonable indicator of the effects your new healthy eating plan is having. But relying solely on the weighing scales is not really a good way to gauge your progress over the long term. Because it’s not 100% accurate, you can end up feeling frustrated and demotivated by the results. Especially if you are one of those…

Exercise: Think Good Thoughts

Posted on 31/12/201611/03/2022 by SmallerKnickers

Start your exercise routine with a positive mindset. Making your exercise routine more effective, and supercharging the benefits, can be achieved by thinking positively about it. According to researchers at the University of Freiburg, it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy, and the improvements can be seen and measured. When people believe that exercise will be good for them, then it will be. The University tested their theory that the belief amplifies health benefits on 76 volunteers…

Emotional Responses

Posted on 31/12/201611/03/2022 by SmallerKnickers

The mind is wired to look for threats or rewards around us in our environment. So we wanted to give you some basic information on how this works, and what this means for your healthy eating plans. Anxiety, worry and stress are emotional responses to a threat. This threat can be real (ie. A tiger about to pounce on us) or imagined/perceived (i.e. we feel we might starve, or might never be able to eat…

Why Do You Want to Be Healthier?

Posted on 31/12/201606/08/2018 by SmallerKnickers

To be able to help us move forward with our health plans, taking 100% responsibility is vital. So, it would be worth asking yourself who you’re doing this for? But, more importantly, are you merely interested in becoming healthier, or are you fully committed? When you are interested, you may well come up with excuses for not succeeding, why you haven’t or why you can’t. You are likely to form only general targets, with…

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