Reading Time: 4 minutesThis one is for the meat eaters. Here in Ireland and Britain, and possibly much of the rest of the world, when people think of Polish cuisine they could be guilty of imagining a stereotypical meal of meat and cabbage. There is much more to Polish food culture than this. However… Bigos is a dishContinue reading “Bigos – Polish Hunter’s Stew Recipe”
Author Archives: Glenn White
The 14 Day Wild Life Reboot
Reading Time: 6 minutesWhat it is and why you should sign up. When we started Wild Life about 6 years ago it was an alternative means to engage people with the outdoors. We had always experienced huge benefits ourselves from being in nature, and when we came on board to set up and run Drumnaph Nature Reserve weContinue reading “The 14 Day Wild Life Reboot”
Four Of My Favourite Mobility Tools
Reading Time: 7 minutesWhen many people think of mobility they tend to think of stretching; you know, the classic sitting on the ground trying to grab your toes and making the pained grimaced face of someone who wished they had payed more attention to their flexibility years ago. And while stretching and flexibility definitely have their place withinContinue reading “Four Of My Favourite Mobility Tools”
5 Circles of Health – Movement Pt 2
Reading Time: 7 minutesWhat makes a movement practice? We are back again looking at the various elements that we consider to be vital for a healthy human movement practice. You can read part 1 here. We have already looked at the lower layer of the fitness pyramid; lots of general daily movement, mobility work, and low intensity cardio.Continue reading “5 Circles of Health – Movement Pt 2”
5 Circles of Health – Movement
Reading Time: 8 minutesWhat makes a movement practice? Today we are going to take a deeper dive into what makes up an ideal movement practice and what this might look like through a typical week. Movement is one of our 5 Circles of Health. These are the 5 areas that are vital to optimise human health, both physicallyContinue reading “5 Circles of Health – Movement”
My Mental Health Toolkit – Part 2
Reading Time: 8 minutesThis week I am continuing to share the toolkit I use to help me during the times that my mind wobbles, either to avoid the wobble entirely or to help pull myself out of a downward spiral when said wobble is unavoidable. You can read Part 1 of the post here. Now, just to reiterate,Continue reading “My Mental Health Toolkit – Part 2”
My Mental Health Toolkit
Reading Time: 7 minutesI decided to take a small break from our series on movement as this past Sunday (10th October) was World Mental Health Day. This was a day set aside for the promotion of awareness, education and advocacy against the stigma of mental health. Sadly this stigma still remains and is a huge stumbling block forContinue reading “My Mental Health Toolkit”
The Wild Gym Part 2 – The Benefits and Code of Practice
Reading Time: 8 minutesSo we are back this week looking at the concept of the Wild Gym; practising and celebrating our body’s ability to move through it’s natural surroundings. In last weeks post we looked at just a few of the movements and naturally occurring things that we can utilise in our movement practices, from gentle balance andContinue reading “The Wild Gym Part 2 – The Benefits and Code of Practice”
The Wild Gym – Nature’s Gift for Natural Movement – Part 1
Reading Time: 9 minutesAs modern humans in western society we are very good at making excuses as to why we can’t do something. And when it comes to moving our bodies we are veritable experts at it, able to conjure up a whole cornucopia of reasons as to why we can’t do it. Some reasons are of courseContinue reading “The Wild Gym – Nature’s Gift for Natural Movement – Part 1”