Reading Time: 3 minutesAutumn Step Challenge – Week 4 and Final Results We have completed our Autumn Step Challenge! A huge thank you to everyone who took part, collectively we covered a lot of ground. The final leader board and awards are all listed below… Everyone finished strong in the final week …
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Mental Health First Aiders team has put together a great winter newsletter, with lots of tips and info to help you look after yourself in these challenging times. You can read the newsletter at Go to this Sway. Nov 27, 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSocial Bite – Trees of Kindness This year Social Bite are installing two Christmas trees in the city centres of Glasgow and Edinburgh for their Trees of Kindness initiative. They are asking people to donate a gift to someone who is homeless or vulnerable and place it under the …
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe have completed the third week of the challenge, just 7 more days to go! As a team we have averaged just over a million steps a week (totalling 3,238,500) lets see if we can beat that in the final week. The challenge ends on Monday 30th November and the …
Reading Time: 2 minutesThat’s week 2 completed so we are halfway through the challenge now. It was another mixed week for weather with quite a few rainy days, but that doesn’t seem to be stopping our steppers! Unfortunately not everyone has synced their data to the Count.It site yet so I can only …
Reading Time: 2 minutesAre you planning on buying a real Christmas tree this year? For years now, I have bought my Christmas trees from Caring Christmas Trees, which is working to help end homelessness in Scotland. All profits from Caring Christmas Trees go to Bethany Christian Trust’s winter work. Caring Christmas Trees are …
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe have now completed the first week of our autumn step challenge, it was a mixed week for weather but it looks like that didn’t stop anyone getting out and about and logging those steps! Unfortunately not everyone has synced their data to the Count.It site yet so I can …
Reading Time: 2 minutesI found the below healthy-eating recipe and tried it out, and it was really tasty. I didn’t have yoghurt to make the raita, so just served it with a little soured cream. Lamb and Squash Biryani with Cucumber Raita Prep: 10 mins Cook: 25 mins Serves 4 Low-calorie, rich in …
Reading Time: < 1 minuteInspired by the posts about Healthy Eating Week, I ditched usual lunch options today and instead had home-made leek and potato soup (with my own home-grown leeks), accompanied by some home-made wholemeal bread. It was the nicest workday lunch I’d had in ages and set me up well for my …
Reading Time: 3 minutesTHE CHALLENGE: Get active every day – move more! Why is it important to get active and move more? Physical activity is beneficial because it can: help to manage the balance between energy in and energy out, to maintain a healthy weight improve heart health and strengthen muscles and bones …
