London Mums get fit with the latest fitness and health trackers

Jul 27 2018

Every year it’s the same… Summer arrives and you realise it it too late to fix any weight loss, fitness ahead of the beach holiday. How do I fall into that again and again? I have therefore decided to get ready and review the latest health trackers and tech accessories by Nokia Health for the summer,  which I will keep using over the autumn and beyond to be ready for the next beach season: the Steel HR, the first activity tracker with heart rate monitoring to offer a long-lasting battery life of 25 days, and the Body+ scale. Both complement each other and will track my fitness while keeping on eye on my weight. I set as my primary goal weight loss as I am generally quite healthy. 

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4 Tips on Self Care for a Working Mum

Jun 19 2018

Balancing being a career woman and a mum can be incredibly tough and time-consuming, and often it doesn’t seem like there is any time left to focus on your own self care. However, if you don’t fit in a few spare moments within the day to address your needs and put yourself first, over time,you’ll find that you won’t be able to function at one hundred percent anymore. This will have a knock-on effect on yourability to workand run the household, not to mention having a negative impact on your physical and mental health. With that in mind, here are some simple tips for self-carewhich you can utilise, even as a working mum.

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Exercise can make you feel like ‘you’ again – top 5 moves to do whilst baby is napping

Jun 18 2018

If you have read my previous blogs, then you will know that I was very worried before I went off on maternity leave that I would lose my identity without my career. Regularly there are days when I need to remind myself who I am and reassure myself that I am more than just a feeding, highchair cleaning, nappy changing, baby brain nursery rhyme singer. One of the ways I do this is by doing exercise. Yes sounds silly I know, but honestly, it just reminds me that I am more than just a mummy and helps me see clearly again, no matter how foggy my brain feels. 

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