Nurturing happiness, boosting confidence and generating optimism might seem like a challenging task right now.
The component that many of us are missing to achieve this is a fitness mindset: the concept of training your mind for the long haul across all elements of life. As we dance in the realm of positive psychology we encourage a 'down to earth' approach to gratitude, appreciating the good without denying the bad.
Understanding that an instant return on investment into your gym/business/personal goals is not realistic, creating ‘identity based goals’ and programming a ‘lifetime plan’ while fortifying your shopping list with feel-good food will be the focus this month.
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RÜBEN SPAPENS
Our expert of the month is our very own in-house sports and performance psychologist Rüben Spapens.
Having developed a program for mental clarity in the workplace and having consulted on the police force self defence methods he's leading the way this month with short videos to be found in all 4 of our pillars.
MOVE
The component most of us are missing to develop our efforts is a Discover six key elements through which to understand and develop a fitness mindset. We’ll also share signs to look out for, as well as solutions to fitness burnout – yes, it’s real.
FOCUS
We look into practicing gratitude and being authentic with it. The key to perspective is to fully embrace the fact that even the most challenging moments will pass. Find five strategies that may benefit you in the moment.
NOURISH
We’re talking about feel-good food as we take a closer look at some daily ingredients that will help boost your mood and what makes the process of eating and cooking = positive energy. Ready steady cook!
UNWIND
Find out how to think like an optimist with our steps in how to improve your optimism. While staying mentally, socially, physically and emotionally enduring has been high on the agenda for decades, what can we actually do to ensure it's longlasting?