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Jan 2
3 min

5 surprising health benefits of litter picking

Litter picking in the local neighbourhood is one of those things that you often think you should do, as you pass all the rubbish on the s...

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Heather Keats

Dec 12, 2020
4 min

I'm dreaming of a green Christmas.

Christmas for many has become a consumerist trap to buy more toys, more food, more clothes, more wrapping, more cards, more more more. An...

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5 simple changes you can make today to look after your health AND the planet.

Heather Keats

Nov 18, 2020
4 min

5 simple changes you can make today to look after your health AND the planet.

1. Go vegan (ish) Researchers at the University of Oxford found that changing to a vegan diet could reduce your carbon footprint by 73%! ...

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5 tips to overcome your fear of fitness classes.

Heather Keats

Nov 2, 2020
2 min

5 tips to overcome your fear of fitness classes.

I used to dread going to the gym. Actually I still do. That feeling of, 'I don't belong here' and 'Everyone's going to see I'm doing the ...

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Which one of these two (fake) reasons do you give for not doing more exercise?

Heather Keats

Oct 29, 2020
2 min

Which one of these two (fake) reasons do you give for not doing more exercise?

Most women tell me it's lack of time Or lack of energy. Or both. But what you really mean is lack of a plan. You don't know what workouts...

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Heather Keats

Aug 25, 2020
2 min

Does your belly bulge?

Lie flat on the floor, now lift your head and shoulders off the ground a little (essentially, do a mini crunch). Does your belly bulge upw...

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Do you ever feel intense rage towards your partner?

Heather Keats

Jun 6, 2020
3 min

Do you ever feel intense rage towards your partner?

Our 9 year wedding Anniverary began at 6.45am with a hot, steamy, loud, emotion-fuelled debate on the topic of whether or not it's worthw...

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3 Top Tips to build Core Strength (whilst watching TV).

Heather Keats

May 15, 2020
2 min

3 Top Tips to build Core Strength (whilst watching TV).

Want to build core strength while watching TV? 1. Get off the flipping sofa! Seriously. If you're tucked up on your sofa, all slouchy slo...

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Covid Chaos, thriving not surviving Part 1: Homeschool days.

Heather Keats

Mar 20, 2020
3 min

Covid Chaos, thriving not surviving Part 1: Homeschool days.

Oh boy. There is so much I could write about these tumultuous times. But I won't because you'll have read it all before, every time you c...

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Covid chaos; thriving not surviving - Part 2. Put your health & happiness back on the to-do-list

Heather Keats

Mar 20, 2020
3 min

Covid chaos; thriving not surviving - Part 2. Put your health & happiness back on the to-do-list

I'm hearing lots of people say, 'I don't like uncertainty. I hate not knowing what's happening. It makes me anxious all this change.' Yep...

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5 realistic tips to stay healthy (er) this Christmas

Heather Keats

Dec 2, 2019
3 min

5 realistic tips to stay healthy (er) this Christmas

Christmas is NOT the time to start a new healthy living routine, it just isn't. However, that doesn't mean you have to just throw all cau...

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This is how to end your year STRONG and start 2020 the right way.

Heather Keats

Oct 26, 2019
2 min

This is how to end your year STRONG and start 2020 the right way.

Getting healthier doesn't start with squeezing in more squats or knocking back a kale and avo smoothie. It starts with YOU! So you want t...

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Heather Keats

Oct 26, 2019
2 min

Are you a secret rebel parent?

Do you have certain values that you hold so strongly that no one could knock you off your soap box? Not the big stuff like politics and t...

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Heather Keats

Sep 28, 2019
4 min

Can I run with diastasis or pelvic floor problems?

Not being a runner myself, I would be more than happy with any excuse NOT to run, so if you’re more like me then, well, this could be you...

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WAHM, 5 ways to be a better boss to yourself and mother to your kids.

Heather Keats

Sep 17, 2019
5 min

WAHM, 5 ways to be a better boss to yourself and mother to your kids.

So you had a dream! A dream of running your own business, getting payed to do what you love and fitting it in around your kids so you cou...

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10 tips for a more eco-friendly family summer

Heather Keats

Jul 10, 2019
6 min

10 tips for a more eco-friendly family summer

Saving the world seems to be high on many people's agenda at the moment and I for one hope it stays that way. Why? because the way I, and...

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Heather Keats

Jun 11, 2019
4 min

Ever feel like the world is collapsing in on you?

Like rain on your wedding day, like 10,000 spoons when all you need is a knife, it feels somewhat ironic that the time you MOST need a m...

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Heather Keats

Jun 7, 2019
4 min

How to get stronger, sleep better and save the world!

When I was younger, I used to get up early and take a run up a hill before school PURELY to keep my weight down. That is so so sad. A) be...

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Heather Keats

May 14, 2019
3 min

I know guilt more than most ...

I know guilt more than most. As a mother, we are programmed to protect our children at all costs. And yet, my baby died. It didn't matter...

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Heather Keats

Mar 19, 2019
3 min

Your happiness depends on this ...

I remember, so fondly, the year that I spent travelling around the world with nothing but my, now husband, a large backpack and a lonely ...

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5 surprising health benefits of litter picking

I'm dreaming of a green Christmas.

5 simple changes you can make today to look after your health AND the planet.

5 tips to overcome your fear of fitness classes.

Which one of these two (fake) reasons do you give for not doing more exercise?

Does your belly bulge?

Do you ever feel intense rage towards your partner?

3 Top Tips to build Core Strength (whilst watching TV).

Covid Chaos, thriving not surviving Part 1: Homeschool days.

Covid chaos; thriving not surviving - Part 2. Put your health & happiness back on the to-do-list

5 realistic tips to stay healthy (er) this Christmas

This is how to end your year STRONG and start 2020 the right way.

Are you a secret rebel parent?

Can I run with diastasis or pelvic floor problems?

WAHM, 5 ways to be a better boss to yourself and mother to your kids.

10 tips for a more eco-friendly family summer

Ever feel like the world is collapsing in on you?

How to get stronger, sleep better and save the world!

I know guilt more than most ...

Your happiness depends on this ...

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