Now that life has opened up again and we can finally put the coronavirus restrictions behind us (hopefully) it’s important to take time for yourself, to look after your body and to keep active. Studio Figura have put together a few tips on how to keep your body healthy and the benefits that leading a…
Category: Health
Five Ways to manage chronic pain
Everyone feels pain at some point in their lives – from a cut finger to healing after an operation. Pain is a tool that your body uses to tell you that something isn’t right – as the injury heals, the pain subsides. Chronic or persistent pain is pain that continues for more than 12 weeks…
Five ways to stimulate your brain
Five ways to stimulate your brain, whether you are an adult struggling with day to day drudgery, or whether the kids need a bit of focus time! These tips for fitness performance are from Dr Andrea Furst, Sports Psychologist. Andrea works with British athletes and Olympians from a variety of sports, to enhance the mental…
Five Ways to have fun on the run- must have mobile apps
Having fun on the run! The five must have mobile apps for runners Running is a hugely popular form of exercise in the UK, with almost seven million people (6,822,900) participating in running or an athletics-based sport in 20201. Whether it’s to train for competitions, a way of keeping fit or to socialise with friends, it’s…
Five ways to keep your focus
If distracting yourself from important tasks has become a long standing habit, sometimes you just need to try substituting a new habit. Remember that managing distractions is all about being in choice – choosing where you want to put your focus in any given moment. Here are five ways to help keep your focus on…
Five ways to de-stress
Stress. We all know the dangers of stress, and how it can affect family and friend relationships as well as your professional relationships. Stress has been connected to a number of illnesses to include heart disease, cancer, stroke, depression, to name a few. Here are five ways to de-stress. For people who live with it…
5 ways to clean yourself happier…
Okay, hear me out – cleaning is not necessarily the first thing you would think of to lighten your mood; however if you are feeling anxious or down, it’s a great way to spend the day. It distracts you, particularly if you choose to do something quite physical (scrubbing the floor, or doing the garden),…