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Jaz Ampaw-Farr: Stop being a people pleaser and start being more selfish!

Jaz Ampaw-Farr Jaz Ampaw-Farr is an award-winning motivational speaker and leadership, resilience, wellbeing and diversity coach. She is a former literacy advisor and stand-up comedian, and appeared as a candidate in series nine of the BBC’s The Apprentice. Her book Because of You, This is Me, which celebrates the vital role educators have in instilling…

September 3, 20240Comments

ByJoe Warner

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HEALTH Explainer

How much should you care about heart rate variability?

Over the last few years, thanks to the rise of smartwatches, tech wearables and artificial intelligence, personal health data is more accessible than ever, with millions of us tracking our daily activities on a semi-religious basis, whether that’s step count, sleep duration and quality, calories consumed and burned, and resting and maximum heart rate. Of…

July 23, 20240Comments

ByJoe Warner

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Jay Ferruggia: Is over-thinking your training and nutrition killing your progress?

Jay Ferruggia Jay Ferruggia is an elite fitness and mindset coach and a pioneer of underground, warehouse-style gyms using unconventional training methods, opening his Renegade Gym in 1996. He’s consulted for sports teams and corporations, including the New York Jets and Giants, WWE, and SalesForce, and worked as an adviser to LiveStrong and Arnold Schwarzenegger.…

July 15, 20240Comments

ByDr Jonny Rees

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MIND Great minds

Dr Stephen Sideroff: Find your calling for a calm and happy life

Dr Stephen Sideroff Dr Stephen Sideroff is Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the UCLA School of Medicine, and Director of the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Ethics. He is an an internationally-recognised expert in resilience, optimal performance, addiction, neuro-feedback and alternative approaches to stress and mental health. He lives in…

July 10, 20240Comments

ByJoe Warner

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HEALTH Explainer

Can an ice bath really help you get leaner and stronger and live longer?

In the quest for peak physical condition, enhanced mental health and cognitive function, and an endless supply of Instagram-friendly video content, ice baths have surged in popularity over the last couple of years, championed by everyone from world-champion athletes to wellness gurus to your least-favourite influencer. Despite its now near ubiquitous presence on social media,…

July 7, 20240Comments

ByJoe Warner

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MIND Upgrade

Oliver Patrick: Sideline stress and cultivate cast-iron resilience

Oliver Patrick Oliver Patrick is a physiologist and leading expert in lifestyle management. He is the co-founder of Future Practice, a personal training consultancy and education provider. He speaks widely on the application of contemporary wellbeing strategies and consults to businesses and individuals globally. Follow him on Instagram. Visit oliverpatrick.com. Oliver Patrick: Seize back…

July 6, 20240Comments

ByJoe Warner

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MIND Great minds

Silence your critical inner voice to live a happier life

Dr Stephen Sideroff Dr Stephen Sideroff is Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the UCLA School of Medicine, and Director of the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Ethics. He is an an internationally-recognised expert in resilience, optimal performance, addiction, neuro-feedback and alternative approaches to stress and mental health. He lives in…

July 1, 20240Comments

ByJoe Warner

MIND Upgrade

Avoid the mental mind trap that crushes resilience

Mike Weeks Mike Weeks is a climber, coach, organic farmer, and co-author of Resilience by Design: How to Survive and Thrive in a Complex and Turbulent World with Ian Snape. He lives in Bali. Follow him on Instagram and X. Visit natureworks.tv. You choose how you respond to stress You get to choose how…

June 4, 20240Comments

ByJoe Warner

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MIND Great minds

Dr Stephen Sideroff: What everyone gets wrong about resilience

Dr Stephen Sideroff Dr Stephen Sideroff is Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the UCLA School of Medicine, and Director of the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Ethics. He is an an internationally-recognised expert in resilience, optimal performance, addiction, neuro-feedback and alternative approaches to stress and mental health. He lives in…

May 11, 20240Comments

ByJoe Warner

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MIND Great minds

How to eat and exercise for greater resilence

Dr Stephen Sideroff Dr Stephen Sideroff is Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the UCLA School of Medicine, and Director of the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Ethics. He is an an internationally-recognised expert in resilience, optimal performance, addiction, neuro-feedback and alternative approaches to stress and mental health. He lives in…

May 10, 20240Comments

ByJoe Warner

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