The Commonwealth Games in Glasgow As Glasgow gets ready for the arrival of the Commonwealth Games, we may find ourselves being swept up in the sporting atmosphere and encouraged to improve our own health and fitness by getting involved in sport and aiming to exercise and eat healthily. However, this can be difficult when we are constantly exposed to temptation in our everyday lives, and we may find that our cravings can overtake our good … [Read more...]
Summer of Sport: The Green Rooms’ Survival Guide
We’ve had Wimbledon, the World Cup and we’re now in the thick of preparations for the Commonwealth Games. Sporting events have been everywhere this summer, and while many of us are embracing the excitement of watching the athletes compete, for those that don’t enjoy watching or participating in sport, the sporting schedule can feel like overload. Here are a few tips for surviving the summer of sport: Watch a film: just as the summer is the … [Read more...]
Avoiding Self-Sabotage: How to Successfully Reach your Goals and not Succumb to Instant Gratification: A Guide by ‘The Green Rooms’
Working towards and achieving our goals is very important to our sense of well-being. Whether we are embarking on a fitness programme, studying, saving for a large purchase or working to improve ourselves in some way, a sense of achievement is essential to our development. However, as we are all aware, achieving our goals can be hindered by the self-sabotaging pull of instant gratification. So how do we prevent these instant gratifiers acting as … [Read more...]
Wimbledon and our Inner Tennis Player – A ‘The Green Rooms’ Report
The Wimbledon Championships Around the end of June every year, we welcome an annual sporting event that has long been a fixture on our televisions during the summer: the Wimbledon Championships. For this two-week period the most prestigious tournament on the tennis calendar takes place, the British nation become tennis fans, and tennis courts around the country are full of budding tennis players. So what is it about the Wimbledon Championships … [Read more...]