Today I have a guest post on my blog from Kirsten at Graphic Organic who writes about how to start exercising again with chronic pain. Kirsten is a 20-something year old from Belgium. Since she was 9 years old she's lived with multiple chronic illnesses. She is an entrepreneur working from home. Her business is … Continue reading How to start exercising again with chronic pain
Walking does wonders for our overall health and wellbeing and is a simple way to get some daily exercise. I absolutely love walking; it means I'm not sitting (which is when I'm in pain), it clears my head, and it energises me, even on my most tired days. It is one of my favourite pain … Continue reading Why walking helps me cope with my chronic pain
Recently I've had an interest in understanding more about vegan food; why people decide to be vegan, and why being vegan can be better for us. I have always been quite fussy about what veg I eat, often picking the vegetables out of the meals on my plate. But at the moment I have decided … Continue reading Why I’m trying to eat more vegan food to help manage my chronic pain
We are all encouraged to try and do 10,000 steps a day to make sure move as much as we can to help improve our overall health. But why 10,000 steps? And why having a lower daily step goal can make you move move. For me, movement is a huge part of my pain management … Continue reading Why having a lower daily step goal can be better for you
This is a collaborative post and the ideas and opinions expressed are of the writer. We all know how easy it is to make a decision about trying to improve your health, and then squirt on it before too long, or start to find excuses as to why not to keep it up. If you … Continue reading How To Finally Commit To Your Health
This is a collaborative post. Health and fitness is something that everyone should look toward these days. There are such a lot of reasons why it is important to get fitter and healthier in your life, and one of the main ones is to prevent health problems in later life. So, you have to make … Continue reading Getting in Shape: It’s a Process That Starts With You
We are all encouraged to try and do 10,000 steps a day to make sure we get some exercise in our busy schedules which leads towards a more healthy lifestyle. But why 10,000? And how can we hit 10,000 steps when we are so busy. In this blog post I look at some of the … Continue reading How to hit 10,000 steps a day
Walking does wonders for our overall health and wellbeing and is a simple way to get some daily exercise. I've been doing lots of walking recently, and not only has it made me feel calmer, increased my energy, and helped me burn a few extra calories, but I'm convinced it is helping me manage my … Continue reading How walking helps my chronic pain
In this blog series I will be writing about the people who inspire me. They aren't people I know personally, but they somehow have had an impact on my life in a very positive way. In this first post I talk about Matt Cho. Who is Matt Cho? Matt is a fitness coach based in … Continue reading Who inspires me: Matt Cho
This post contains some affiliate links to the products that I use and recommend. See my disclosure page for more details. People who suffer with chronic pain often have other symptoms than just the pain. A lot of this can depend on the cause and source of pain, but there are some common symptoms that … Continue reading Surprising symptoms of chronic pain: anxiety