[ As you know we love to bring a different focus each month to our Keep Moving Lifestyle page. The idea is that to along your usual activities you engage for physical activity or fitness, we like to ‘shine the light’ on a particular lifestyle focus to infuse in between. This month August, is about[…]read more
Conscious buying… To support a cause Conscious buying is about buying something that represents what you value, believe in or support. I’ve noticed it is something many are feeling more compelled to do, perhaps an avenue for a voice – when things don’t quite seem to be as they appear or when there is a[…]read more
Here are some indoor moves for the week. A couple to do to break up the passive sitting action and a couple when you get up and move around. Together with your usual activity, these few moves will bring in a few new muscles groups. This weekly selection could be a nice morning and evening[…]read more
Hi everyone, in the Keep Moving Lifestyle Face Book group, we have a new 21 day focus. This is about using your deep abdominal muscles (for those who are technical it’s the TA – Transverse Abdominus!). This muscle plays an important role in lots of things including maintaining good posture, supporting the back, aligning things better[…]read more
We really loved this story about an innovative way to engage physical activity. What’s more, it is recognised as a valid contribution towards school work! Physical activity success stories need not only be about the sport and recreation achievements. What about the social support achievements? We love that this physical activity has community purpose. We[…]read more
After bringing conscious buying to my consciousness, I began to think about a conversation I had with my daughter last week around how much attention media gives to the horror and what that actually does to a community. My trail of thought led to another conscious action; conscious watching. What do you watch? If the[…]read more
5 moves you can add in to your day. Let’s see how creative you can be. Where can you add them? How many? In what way? Keep Moving Lifestyle; Your life is the ‘gym’!
A quick and easy way to add in extra cardio is by doubling or tripling up the number of times you step up onto one step! We’re aiming for 100 extra intentional steps. I’d love you to join the ‘Keep Moving Lifestyle’ group on Face Book. I believe we can use the hours in our[…]read more
Despite it being cold, wet and windy, it was great to see a good turn out of people supporting the cause. ‘Our Coast Our Mission’ is a non for profit organisation, passionate about coastal clean-ups. They provide the community with an opportunity to do a small yet significant role in cleaning our South Australian Coastline.[…]read more
We just love this move! It’s a variation of the usual squat action moving out of and onto a chair. Keep the heel of one foot secured in front as you use the muscle strength from the other leg. Hands on chair for extra support. Move towards no hands. Move towards foot off the[…]read more
Keep Moving Lifestyle This week is a good reminder that there is plenty that can be done while sitting around. Our habits and the expectation is to sit still – however we know this need not be the case. Keep testing and trialling what feels good for you and is possible in your life. Will[…]read more
The power of knitting on wellbeing I have been watching my grandson wrap himself up in his favourite ‘blankey’… Yes that’s right, the one I knitted lovingly over the year (or two!) It was the best feeling – watching the comfort he received from the hand crafted blanket. I laughed with happiness as he rolled[…]read more
