Exercise General Activities of daily living and exercising during lockdown May 19, 2021 2spuds 0 Comment The last year has been an overwhelming experience for most of us, making us change how we do almost everything. When the gyms shut, local classes stopped we then had to get used to exercise at home, looking at an instructor on a screen on our phone or computer. How do you keep up exercising during lockdown? What do we need to exercise at home? What are activities of daily living people keep talking about? Let’s explore what we can now do if we don’t have access to a handy gym, how you can set things up at home and what you can do to keep yourself physically and mentally fit and healthy. Read More
General Mental health Mental health awareness week May 14, 2021 2spuds 0 Comment It has been Mental Health Awareness week here in the UK. A week dedicated to bringing awareness to mental health conditions. Some of these are: anxiety, depression, stress, eating disorders, grieve, post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD, addictions and the list could go on. Read More
Mental health Mental health awareness qualification May 12, 2021 2spuds 0 Comment Why is it important? Why is the Mental Health Awareness Qualification important indeed? Well, it is important to keep an eye on all mental health and make sure people are well cared for is the first answer. As people say mental health is just as important as physical health. It is also good to get people qualified under this qualification so they can spot someone with poor mental health, and more importantly, being better equipped to help someone in a crisis. Read More
Mental health Social media and mental health May 7, 2021 2spuds 0 Comment This is a topic that has been doing the rounds for a while now but 2 Spuds in a Pod has not covered it to date. That is about to change. Social media has exploded in the last few years, how we interact with all this technology has certainly changed, even to simple things such as how we communicate with people around us. It has made for smoother interactions online, you can buy anything from anywhere and everything is only a touch of a button’s distance away. However, is it all good? What about all the time you spend scrolling through your feeds for hours on end? What does it do to your mental health? Read More
General How to make the workplace more fun! May 5, 2021 2spuds 0 Comment We spend a lot of time at our workplace, whether that is an actual workplace or our desk at home. We can spend up to eight hours a day there on a good day, and double that on a bad day. It is easy to forget how important the environment is for our happiness and productivity. Continue reading for tips and ideas how to make the workplace more fun. Read More
Stress Stress at work – signs and symptoms Apr 30, 2021 2spuds 0 Comment Stress at work is a big deal. But what actually is stress and how can it be a bad thing in the work place? Today’s blog finds out. Read More
Wellbeing Talk to a employer about your wellbeing Apr 28, 2021 2spuds 0 Comment It is something that we tend to forget about at 5 o’clock on Friday evening when you manager has just popped a tonne of work on your desk and says “I need this by Monday”. You see your weekend plans disappear as your desk is your new best friend, along with a whirlwind of thoughts of what you need to say no to over the weekend, including plans made with friends and family. But what if instead we said “No!” This blog explores the importance of this topic. Read More
Mental health Quieten your mind through meditation Apr 23, 2021 2spuds 0 Comment We hear it all the time that mediation is the key to slowing down our brain. It is the key to getting our brains to take in what is around us. We could even go as far as saying that it is the key to a long and healthy life. But what is this mediation all about? Why should we meditate? Hopefully by the end of this blog I can shed some light on how to meditate. Read More
General Spring cleaning your mind and body Apr 21, 2021 2spuds 0 Comment Time to spring clean your mind & body to get in ship-shape condition so it can tackle your daily tasks (& life). We discuss all of this in our latest blog. Read More
Personal training Finding a personal trainer that suits you Apr 14, 2021 2spuds 0 Comment It can be a daunting process trying to find a personal trainer who suits what you are looking for. The market for personal training is pretty big and there are a variety of trainers out there who offer a variety of different things. Read More