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The Active Mum’s Pram Workout

August 10, 2018 By Amy Darcy Leave a Comment

Working out with your baby

I’ll be honest, exercising with your baby doesn’t always go to plan and isn’t always as logistically easy as some Mama’s on instagram can make it look (as I found out pretty quickly). However, some day there’s no opportunity to do a work out baby free. The best thing you can do on these days is look for other ways to get your body moving. My favourite way to move when I am with Finn all day is to take our Britax Flexx pram outside for some sunshine and fresh air! SO good for the soul!

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How to improve your wellbeing by bringing nature indoors.

August 9, 2018 By Amy Darcy Leave a Comment

I love being in nature and I don’t spend half as much time outdoors amongst nature as I would like to – how about you? I find that between work commitments, studying for my PT course, caring for my family and managing my house I have little time to stop and smell the flowers, so I have to make it really intentional to do so. But for the time I do have indoors, I like to make it feel more like the great outdoors with natural elements. There’s some interesting research around the health benefits of doing this which I’ll touch on today, and I’ve put together some examples of how you can bring natural elements into your home.…

Mocha Protein Bars

August 6, 2018 By Amy Darcy 3 Comments

Let me introduce you to one of my new recipes, my mocha protein bars! These bars are now a favourte healthy post-workout treat. They are satisfying and feel a bit like a dense brownie. I love them because they use the perfect flavour pairing of chocolate and coffee – is there anything better? I also love them because they are easy to make – I don’t even have to turn on the oven. They are so quick that I’ve even whipped these up in my blender while I’ve been getting my breakfast ready.

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City2Surf 2 Hour Running Playlist 2018 + WIN Jaybird Run Wireless Headphones (valued at $249.95)

August 1, 2018 By Amy Darcy 61 Comments

City2Surf is only 11 days away! If you want to join the fun you can register here (closes 11 Aug 5pm). It’s time to get organised with what I find the most motivational thing during my runs – a pumping playlist!! Not only does it push me to run faster and harder but it’s a great way to take my mind off the negative thoughts that can creep in as the run goes on. You know those ‘maybe I should just jog or walk this bit!’ – no one needs that mid race! This playlist has a run time of 2hrs, so you won’t need to fiddle with your phone along the way, just run run run! Top quality sound and wireless headphones are best, so I’ve got a pair of Jaybird Runs (valued at $249.95) to giveaway to one of you too!

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3 Three Healthier Dessert Recipes using Macro Banana Flour – Rhubarb, Pistachio and Ginger Crumble; Protein Waffles and Chocolate Brownies

July 31, 2018 By Amy Darcy Leave a Comment

Sharing sweet desserts with friends is an essential part of enjoying a balanced life and diet. I do believe though that we can make delicious healthier desserts with more nutrients than traditional dessert recipes offer. For example, all of these recipes are based around macro’s Banana Flour (available only at Woolworths). Banana flour is made from 100% green bananas that have been dehydrated and blended. So it’s naturally sweet flour made from 100% fruit; that’s gluten free and a source of fibre, potassium and resistant starch (a type of fibre that is good for gut health)! AMAZING! Using banana flour and some other healthier choices, I’ve recreated three of my favourite traditional desserts: Rhubarb, pistachio and ginger crumble; Protein Waffles and brownies. All of these recipes I would more than happily offer my kids. In fact, Finn loved them! So go get your shopping list ready, it’s time to plan some baking!

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How to Use Meditation to Manage your Emotions + Win 1 of 5 copies of ‘Practical Meditation’

July 30, 2018 By Amy Darcy 6 Comments

When I was asked to review the book Practical Meditation by meditation teacher, Giovanni Dienstmann I was wary because I wanted to make sure it aligned with my approach to meditation and one that I thought would be useful for everyone. Meditation has been on trend the last few years, but the methods, goals and practices vary widely and can range from deeply spiritual practices, to practical mindfulness and reflection techniques. I’m glad to say that this book falls into the latter category and offers some benefit for all that are looking to improve their emotional and mental health.

As I was so impressed by his work, I have asked Giovanni Dienstmann to share some of his knowledge around what meditation is and how to use meditation to manage your emotions. So without further ado, please welcome Giovanni.

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20 MINUTE HIGH INTENSITY PYLOMETRIC WORKOUT

July 25, 2018 By Amy Darcy Leave a Comment

When you only have a short amount of time to exercise, this is a great 20 minute 20 high intensity plyometric workout you can do from home or the gym that will boost your heart rate, giving you the cardio workout whilst also toning through the use of hand weights and bodyweight. This uses a med ball, dumbbells, and step, however you can modify each exercise to just use dumbbells if that’s all you have at home. …

Healthy Lamb Wrap with Tzatziki and Tabouleh (gluten free, FODMAP friendly)

July 18, 2018 By Amy Darcy 2 Comments

This is one nourishing dinner meal you will want on your table this week – it will please the whole family! It’s exotic, lebanese inspired flavours will have you think you were eating out at a fancy restaurant. It’s an easy one to make doubles of and have for lunch the next day too. Perfect for those with sensitive tummies too as it’s gluten free and fodmap friendly. Give this Healthy Lamb Wrap with Tzatziki and Tabouleh a try today!

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To reap the full benefits of exercise it is important to find motivation for exercise beyond the simple (yet often difficult to attain) goal of weight loss. This is because weight loss is a long term benefit of exercise and therefore when you don’t feel the instant gratification of weight loss, it can result in feelings of frustration, apathy and ultimately…

Hands up if you’ve ever compared yourself to someone else? Whether it be a friend, a co-worker, a social influencer or an actress, we’re all guilty of playing the comparison game – particularly when it comes to weight-loss. Now, I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but here’s the thing: EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT. We come in…