It is now know for sure that desk jobs are really not good for you!

We are now generally a more sedentary nation – many people are sat at computers for their work – and millions more at tv, home computers etc.

We are known to have generally, 50 – 75% of our time sitting. We are largely inactive!

Unfortunately, sitting still for hours at a time is a major health risk – even if you are good at going for a run, going to the gym at the weekend, or even doing a workout every day.

Stunned? Yes, me too.

People who watch up to 6 hours of TV for instance in a day, or sit at computers can expect to die 5 years earlier than those who don’t!

WE ARE BUILT TO MOVE ABOUT, TO BE PHYSICALLY ON THE GO, TO BE ACTIVE.

Inactivity releases a huge number of metabolic changes eg, muscles turn into atrophy and lose the mitochondria (where we make our energy in the cell), and the ability to be endurance-type muscle.

These also burn fat – eventually the blood becomes very fatty, and it (fat) also gathers in muscle (remember heart is a muscle!), liver and colon – where it isn’t supposed to settle.

We become insulin resistant, and glucose will gather in the bloodstream as in diabetes. In 3 days we can produce insulin resistance – so we don’t use up the glucose, it is laid down as fat.

Ok, so exercising say up to an hour an day is beneficial – that’s every day! But what we DO need to do  is keep moving. Fidget even, stand up, walk about, go get a drink, do the dishes, stand up to write an email – move around 5 minutes in every hour – that makes an astonishing difference to the glucose in your bloodstream.

The message really is this: ( from Alpa Patel of the American Cancer Society in Atlanta who analysed data from a 14 year long study of 123,000 adults of middle age)  – “anything is better than nothing. Just getting up and moving at all is taking a big step in the right direction.”

Am afraid the otherwise result is the possibility from the study results that 37% higher mortality rate for women, and 17% higher rate for men – just for sitting still!

(NO, we don’t know why yet, the difference between the genders exist.)

TV APPEARANCE!

ITV invited Anne to take part in a Tonight Programme, which is aired on a Thursday evening at 7.30pm.

The subject matter is “The Great British Diet” and will be a week long event.

We looked at Breakfast, and the amount of sugar, fat and salt in a typical breakfast, given that the majority of households buy cereals, smoothies, juices, breads for this meal.

A group of Postmen were invited to choose a breakfast, and were interviewed about their choices.

There was some shock when we chatted to them about the contents of the foodstuffs!

It is important that we are aware of the levels of sugar fat and salt we are voluntarily ingesting.

All of these, taken daily at too high amounts will produce real health major problems.

If you are unaware of what these are, are unaware of how much you are taking of really non-nutritious and decidedly unhealthy products, Anne can help sort it out for you.

It’s easy in a busy life to just fall into a regular habit that is going create the most awful symptoms that will develop into serious illness ahead.

Yes, we are all busy people, but if you can understand that we need the RIGHT fuel, ie, the RIGHT foods to keep your precious body and mind functioning smoothly and healthily, then you need to be very aware of what you buying from the supermarkets.

The TV programme experience for me was interesting. The information imparted in there is vital.

You don’t need to wait for the programme to find out what it is that you need to be eating and drinking, what you are really not realising is not at all ok……01744 612391 or anne@lifeholistics.com. Let me show the benefits of an excellent British Breakfast! It might even save your Life.

YOGATHON!

11.30am  – 7.45pm March 4th at Houghwood Golf Club – a Yoga-thon!

You don’t need to have done yoga before, just come at any time that is good, stay for as long as you want/can. Take from the sessions what you need, enjoy, and please leave a donation for DIAS. This brilliant charity works to support victims of Domestic Violence and Abuse. so badly in need of funds, which have been heartily affected by the cuts.

1 in 4 people are affected at some time in their lives. Children are massively affected.

For more info, or any questions about the Yoga-Thon -ring 01744 612391 or anne@lifeholistics.com

Refreshments will be available all day. Thankyou!

Happiness by order!

The government’s push and survey is continuing across the country.

The latest figures tell us that the most unhappy section of the nation are women in the 35- 50 age bracket or thereabouts. And, that the most unhappy area is the North West!

Are you one of those unhappy numbers?

Survey Results

Survey Results are shortly to be published, commenting on what you like the most about Nu U programme, and Coaching NorthWest.

Keep an eye out for it, there is sure to be a beneficial offer for you as a result.

Are you included in these Stats?

According to the latest research, half the population of Britain have made the resolution to lose weight and/or eat more healthily, at the top of the year.

By February – guess what – almost a quarter of these have broken and given up on their resolution.

10% feel depressed because they haven’t made it.
11% feel depressed because their clothes have become and stayed too tight after too much festive indulgence and over eating
14% feel depressed and worried about putting more weight on.

This is all very negative of course. The point of change and improvement when comes when the brain is shown how to reverse those stats. If you are one of these people you need to start now to reverse your trend, to gain the reward and benefits of the resolution you made in the first place!

Life Coaching and Nutrition with Anne – does this give you your answers? Look on the dedicated pages, why wait?

Be Happy!

The government have declared several times now the importance of addressing our Emotional Wellbeing. Something at the heart of the Nu U Programme.

And the benefit that has been brought to so very many people by Coaching NorthWest via Life Coaching with Anne Russell.

It can be hard to come away from your usual round of life’s routines and expectations. If you email Anne as your starting point, she will create for you immediately, improvements and major benefits. It won’t be difficult for you. The stress relief on many levels will be fast.

anne@lifeholistics.com Start Now. NU U awaits.

or find her name on LinkedIn.com and see some resulting testimonials

email address

Email: anne@lifeholistics.com

Welcome to my new Blog!

This is where you will find lots of current info on how Life Coaching connects with daily living, latest health issues and helpful information on current issues that might affect you or your workforce.

I’ll chat about supplements, which holistic therapies are receiving media attention and thoughts on how you can help yourself keep up with this fast-moving world.

All that I offer as part of the Nu U Programme is such a hot topic for debate now, with the government deciding we need to be officially “happy”. Even Obama has recently instructed the appointment of a Spiritual Advisor.

It is a position I have always held, that personal well-being is the basis for a successful Work and Home Life. However, it’s not to be tackled in a vague unstructured way.  It won’t just happen by itself.

For me, Happy is a fleeting transient emotion.  But happiness can lead to a more fulfilled Joyful and Contented place. This results in success stories at Work and Play.

Learning about what values, attitudes and experiences create those feelings, is vital for you, whatever your work or life situation.

Life Coaching, finding ways to be fully responsible for your health and well-being (looking at you, the whole person) are truly interlinked to this aim and achievable goal.

Enjoy my new website, and get yourself a Nu U Programme up and running today – I will look forward to hearing from you all.

Love and light,

Anne