There are two types of diabetes: type 1 and type 2. Type 1 you are born with, but type 2 is primarily cause by an unhealthy diet.
4.6 million people in the UK are living with diabetes, with 9 out of 10 people diagnosed with diabetes having type 2 diabetes. 12.3 million people are at increased risk of type 2 diabetes.
What’s your name, age and where do you come from?
My name’s Alyssa, I’m 23. I grew up in Reading and now live in South West London with my boyfriend.
Tell us a little bit about yourself.
I work in central London in Partnership Marketing and love my job.
I started my blog &happenings in May 2018 after a lot of deliberation with some inner demons and fears. It has taken me a while to get properly stuck in due to fear of rejection and judgement but I’m learning to use it as the outlet I intended it to be.
I find that I get very restless working behind a screen all day, I also tend to snack a lot and drink copious amounts of coffee and tea to try and counteract how sleepy and sluggish I feel. At about 3pm I feel my worst. Sleepy after lunch and tired after looking at my screen. If someone asked me to go to the gym after work, during my 3pm slump, the answer would be 100% no.
News flash, 10,000 steps a day is not as important as you think. If you are getting to 8,000 steps a day and making up the last 2,000 by walking to and fro from the dishwasher, you are probably not getting your heart rate up.
Continue reading “You can stop walking your 10,000 step marathon.”
One of the reasons I wanted to create a fitness blog which focuses on improving your mental well-being as well as your physical well-being is because my mum was diagnosed with breast cancer in February of last year. My mum has had a lot of things wrong with her health over the last few years with breast cancer just being one of many. She is always very upbeat and tries to make a positive out of everything (a bit like me) although sometimes you can’t help but get very down and depressed about things.
Mental Health, the headline topic in the media. But what actually is it?
Mental health is very different to having a mental illness or a mental health problem. We all have a duty to look after our physical health and this is the same for your mental health. You see countless posts on Instagram about people becoming vegan because they believe it improves their physical health but people don’t often make drastic changes to improve their mental health.
According to the charity Mind, 1 in 4 people will experience a mental health problem each year and 1 in 6 people report a common mental health problem (anxiety or depression) each week. Look around your colleagues at work or even your family, those are high statistics.
I want to encourage you not to just think about exercise when you want to lose weight but as a way of life. Think of exercise as involving your mind and your body, a way of letting off steam and cleansing the day away.
People always talk about breakfast being the most important meal of the day – I agree. It is also my favourite meal of the day and if I could eat breakfast food all day I would. However, a lot of people skip breakfast because they just don’t have time for it. When you eat breakfast, it kicks your metabolism into gear. In case you are interested, it does this through a process called thermogenesis, which is the body burning calories to produce heat and therefore stimulates your metabolism. So not only does it fill an empty stomach, provide you with the essential nutrients to start your day it also helps get your metabolism moving – winner all round!
Never has this statement felt truer. I was speaking to a friend yesterday and I felt totally overwhelmed by her positivity about life. She was recently diagnosed with bladder cancer and had to have an emergency operation only last week. Cancer always comes as a shock to anyone who is diagnosed with it. It is a word that is associated with horror, trauma and upset and even if you are lucky enough to be able to have it removed, it is still something that affects you every day.
Everyone goes through a period of feeling anxious in their life. You can feel anxious about anything, from going into work to getting on the tube. It is a feeling that is often not taken seriously and feeling anxious can really impact your day-to-day life. It can make you feel scared about doing everyday things.
What’s your name, age and where do you come from? Hey, I’m Chloe, I’m 28 and I’m from Cambridge.
Welcome to MaMo Chloe!
Do you exercise regularly? What kind of exercises do you enjoy? I enjoy all types of exercise and love trying out new exercises and sports. In a standard week, I exercise 4/5 times.
