I thought I would start sharing some of the great articles I read each week, so that we can all benefit from the new research and useful tips that people write about. I’ll give you a bit of a summary, and you can always click through to read more. Here goes!

1. The tiny amount of exercise that can stop deadly sitting disease – ‘Sitting all day is more deadly than smoking or cancer, a recent study found. But how much exercise do you need to avoid sitting disease? Now a new study suggests it’s not that much.’ from Healthiest Blog.A few minutes action each hour can reduce the health risks of a sedentary lifestyle, plus you’ll burn more calories!
2. Measure progress without the scale – For many trying to shed pounds, the elation from that initial weight loss is brought to a screeching halt when the scale stops moving. But instead of viewing this as a setback, look for other ways to measure your progress besides the scale. After all, good health isn’t always measured in pounds.’ from Spark People.The article includes ‘4 non-scale signs of progress’ which are hugely useful to help turn our focus from a random number to the actual positive changes that healthiness brings.
3. Harness your emotions to lose weight – ‘How do we learn to harness [our positive and negative] emotions and use them to our advantage? Here are two tricks that have worked for my clients over the past 12+ years.’ from Health Habits.Using inspiration and the cold hard truth to keep us motivated. Plus ‘one more thing’, about being mentally prepared for slips, because they will happen, they happen to everyone and you just have to keep going.