April 2021

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Thrive In Five: Stretch for opening up the spine

This Week’s Thrive In Five Is Stretch For Opening Up The Spine, chest and hips With many of us sat behind a desk, working on a computer all day, resulting in compromised posture, back and spine issues and injuries. Prolonged sitting over time puts undue pressure on the low back and […]

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Podcast: Fitness – Get More From Doing Less

When you have limited time for exercise, how do you get more bang for your buck? Leanne explains how you can get more from doing less, by increasing intensity but also focussing your intention and not forgetting your fitness fundamentals. Topics Discussed in this Episode: How you can get more

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Thrive In Five: Lunge And Hug Movement Snack Idea

This week’s Thrive In Five is A Lunge And Hug Movement Snack Idea So we’ve talked about movement snacking and it’s benefits for health and wellbeing a fair amount, so here I’ll keep it brief. Movement snacking is getting a small pocket of movement every hour. One of the things

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Podcast: SPECIAL EPISODE! COVID Facts, Myths, and Vaccines with Immunologist and Research Associate Dr. Yasmin Mohsen‪i‬

COVID Myths Dispelled: What do we need to know about COVID and the COVID vaccine? In light of the pandemic, Leanne interviews Dr. Yasmin Mohseni (Dr. Yas), who dispels some myths about COVID by speaking about the science in layman’s terms. Topics Discussed in this Episode: What we need to

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Thrive In Five: Five Things That Make you Happy and Grateful

This week’s Thrive In Five is all about the things that make you happy and grateful So this week’s Thrive In Five is a super simple task but can have a great effect on your wellbeing. We’re going to explore gratitude, and five things that make you happy and grateful.

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Podcast: What Is the Happiness Advantage‪?‬

What is the power of happiness and positivity? Leanne talks about some interesting ideas she came across from a book called The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor. Topics Discussed in this Episode: Some key ideas from the book The Happiness Advantage. The power of happiness, positivity, and optimism. Why doing

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Thrive In Five: Connecting with Animals for Wellbeing

This Week’s Thrive In Five Is About Connecting With Animals And Why It’s Good For Your Wellbeing Welcome to this week’s video, all part of a series we’re putting out in March, to help you change your physiology for the better and perhaps improve happiness. So this week’s post is about

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