As I have already eluded to, I believe that there are 5 main areas that can impact on your health.

• Exercise
• Nutrition
• Relationships
• Sleep
• Mindfulness

How we exercise, how we eat, how we sleep, how we think and the relationships we have with others can either positively or negatively effect your wellbeing.

I have always been an active person who has participated in sport and exercise because I enjoyed it. However, it wasn’t until a few years ago that I started paying real attention to the importance of nutrition, sleep, mindfulness and the relationships I have with others. Admittedly this only became apparent when listening to the following podcast episode below.

Have a listen, as this is what helped me realise there is so much more to living a healthy life other than being active.

Second attempt as I just hit the bin icon after creating my first blog!

So here goes nothing… again.

Blogging has always seemed foreign to me and I have been debating whether or not to start blogging for some time now. I am both excited to see where this takes me and nervous to actually put content out there. The reason I have started this is to help me become accountable for my personal development and in the long run hopefully help produce useful content that other people can benefit from.

But first a bit of background about me:

I am very passionate about health and wellbeing and have centered my whole life around it. A combination of being active in numerous sports from a young age and having positive role models at various stages of my life, led to me becoming a physical education teacher, a job that I have a great passion for. My experiences as an educator, accompanied with surrounding myself with different health enthusiasts have given me a solid knowledge base from where to start. However, I still believe that I am only beginning to improve my knowledge on health and wellness.

I am determined improve this knowledge around leading a healthy lifestyle and what I believe are the 5 key areas of health (Exercise, Nutrition, Relationships, Sleep and Mindfulness). I hope that by sharing my journey of trying to optimise my own health, it might benefit just a few others along the way.