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Healthy Balance Fitness

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25.01.2022 All the very best to everyone running at @runmelbourne today! Remember it’s a FUN run. Soak in the scenery, the music and the crowd support. Enjoy the moment! . #runmelbourne2019 #runmelbourne #melbournerunners #instarunners #runninggroupmelbourne #learntorunmelbourne

24.01.2022 Who loves podcasts?! (Me!) Looking for some podcasts that will help you to feel more at ease in your body? Here are a selection of podcasts I recommend to support an improved relationship with food, exercise and your body. - Jodie x

23.01.2022 Your body is not a problem.

22.01.2022 Why dietitian Nina Mills - feel good eating, so many non-diet dietitians, and I recommend you stop weighing yourself. - Jodie

22.01.2022 Things you notice when your body image is healing. What have you experienced in this list? Or what are you looking forward to?

21.01.2022 I'll be at this workshop on Sunday. Would love to see you there too! Last chance to grab a ticket for our workshop on Sunday presented by Zoe Nicholson - Love What You Eat Dietitian. Zoe will be discussing why you DON'T need to avoid certain foods to be healthy. Zoe has appeared on/in 3AW, ABC radio, Herald Sun, Women's Weekly and on TV too. Here you can learn from Zoe, and ask questions, in an intimate setting! $39, Hawthorn, VIC. Tickets here: http://bthe.re/moderation-movement-workshop-april-28

21.01.2022 What’s behind your choices when you eat or move? Could you listen more to your own body and your own likes?

19.01.2022 Whether you struggle with guilt when you’re not exercising, feel compelled to do exercise you don’t enjoy, or you just avoid it all together, you CAN develop an easier relationship with movement. I’d love you to join me at the workshop I’m presenting in March to learn more. - Jodie

18.01.2022 Sad news about Run for the Kids event. This is the first year of many many years that our Running group won’t be participating. See you at Run Melbourne in July everyone. Classes going ahead as usual.

18.01.2022 If you've ever set yourself a fitness goal and then been totally shattered because you had to change or abandon the goal this may be a helpful article for you. Setting ourselves goals can bring a sense of excitement, passion and purpose to our lives, but unfortunately can also fuel rigidity, obsessive striving, and self-criticism. Do you immediately think What’s next? when you achieve a goal, rather than revel in the achievement? Have you been caught up in focusing on wha...t you could still improve on, without ever celebrating how far you’ve come? When you don’t achieve a goal, do you spiral into self-criticism and feelings of failure? Is your self-worth precariously tied to your achievements? How can we enjoy the sense of purpose goal setting brings without becoming trapped in a ‘be more, do more’ ethos? How to experience the benefits of goal setting without riding a self-esteem rollercoaster...

17.01.2022 The way you feel about your body has far reaching impacts on your quality of life. It can affect your eating, your physical activity, your relationships, your career, and your physical and emotional wellbeing. If you’re experiencing one or more of these your body image could do with some help...

17.01.2022 Motivational memes inspire us to 'hustle' and 'be more, do more'. Social media posts tell us just how much everyone is doing and achieving. And when asked how we are, we answer "Busy". Busy is worn as a badge of honour and it's creating pressure to keep doing more and more. Sure, it’s inspiring to think of leading a big, juicy, passionate life filled with purpose, love and happiness, but what if ‘being more’ and ‘doing more’ is not the way to find it? Too many of us are exhau...sted to the bone. Is being perpetually overwhelmed and exhausted helping us live the kind of life we want? This may be an uncomfortable read, but an important one. - Jodie | Jodie Arnot Counselling

16.01.2022 Awesome benefits of physical activity that have nothing to do with appearance...

16.01.2022 Body Positivity is getting more and more attention. Whether it’s on social media, in brand marketing, or in the news, there’s regular messages for us to ‘love our body’. It’s just not that easy, is it? Here’s a bunch of common advice that annoys the heck out of this body image counsellor. You can dump all of these myths...

15.01.2022 We can all contribute to important change. We don’t have to have thousands of social media followers, run for politics or write a book in order to make the world a more compassionate place we can do it by living our values and treating all people with respect, including ourselves. Here are some tips for how you can be a body positive role model and make the world a kinder and safer place for bodies of all shapes, sizes, colours and abilities. - Jodie

15.01.2022 Whether your inner critic is waging a war on you, or you’ve just made a big mistake, there’s an evidence based tool that can really help. Here’s how to start practicing...

14.01.2022 Some of you may not know that in addition to being a fitness professional, I am also a registered counsellor (with a Masters degree in counselling). I'm running a workshop in May about self-care and I'm incredibly passionate about the content. Here's a sneak peek into some of the things we'll cover... - Jodie

13.01.2022 Not being a swimmer myself, there were a couple of things here I was surprised to read about pool etiquette. (Obviously where this article refers to swimming on the right side, here in Australia we use the left. The correct side to drive on ) - Jodie

13.01.2022 Our running classes are closed for now, however we have online running programs for all levels... Use the coupon code RunSale to get the discounted price of $39.50 https://www.healthybalancefitness.com.au/online-running-pr/

12.01.2022 Today is R U OK day so you’ll see plenty of important messages reminding you to check in with people. But what if they’re not quite ok? That can be a scary answer as we feel pressure to do and say the right thing. Here’s how to help a friend who is struggling. - Jodie

11.01.2022 So proud of our beginners running team who have finished their 10 week course and are ready to run 5k at @melbmara today! Here are just some of our beginners team with Brodie their trainer. See you soon, gang! . #beginnerrunner #melbmara #melbmara18 #5k #beginnerrunninggroup #runninggroupmelbourne #melbournerunners #0-5k

10.01.2022 Women need to know that their body belongs to them alone and they deserve to take up space and treat their bodies with unconditional respect and care," she says. "Moving your body can be joyful and empowering and [you] don't owe it to anyone to look pretty, feminine or coordinated while you exercise or at all." - Shelley Lask, Body Positive Health & Fitness - Personal Training

09.01.2022 In this article I cover some unusual self-care ideas you might not have heard of. Or perhaps you do them too?! - Jodie

08.01.2022 One week until we start our next round of running programs!

08.01.2022 You do not need to overhaul your body or your life or yourself just because it’s New Year. Explore the physical activity and food that brings you enjoyment and leaves you feeling good. No need for rules, body transformations, nor detoxes.

07.01.2022 Our next running program starting October 22nd is filling fast. If you'd like a spot in the Mondays or Wednesdays 6:30pm at the Tan Track please contact us ASAP so you don't miss out! https://www.healthybalancefitness.com.au/general-running-p/

07.01.2022 It’s incredibly common for people to dislike moving their bodies, and completely understandable when consider how we’ve learned to think about it. Here we’ll explore the common thoughts about exercise, how that causes you to dislike it, and some tips for reframing your thoughts so you can develop a more positive relationship with movement. - Jodie

07.01.2022 Get to know your inner critic a little better and learn some tools to help. #mentalhealth

07.01.2022 This thought popped into my head after a client stated firmly that she had to be a lighter weight to be in a healthy body. Unfortunately, somewhere along the ...way, someone decided body weight should be used as a key measure of health - despite it being a crap measure of health. For example, our society is so convinced weight is major determinant, that at a certain weight you’re considered to have a disease, even if your blood tests are fine and you have no health issues! Health encompasses so much more than just our physical form. I am just going to scratch the surface here with what health involves, it would take many more words than I have time for now to adequately describe health. Psychological health - ability to cope with normal stressors of life and contribute to community Social health - satisfying interpersonal relationships Physical health - energy levels, sleep, mobility, fitness, physiology and metabolism Spiritual health - your values, beliefs, principles, morals and for some, religious faith Note: you do not need all of these, or to excel at these to have health, they are also fluid and will look different to different people. So why is body weight constantly used as a measure of health when it doesn't take into account the above factors? A: Body weight is easy to measure and anyone can do it. It's "nice and neat", whereas measuring the many other aspects of health are not nice and neat, and there's no simple way to put people into a box (such as a BMI category). It’s also partly because it’s what we’ve always done without stopping to question why. It’s time to start questioning why. The crazy thing is, that aside from body weight telling us very little about a person's actual health, focusing on body weight is often done at the expense of the other many aspects of health. How many people experience better health after years of trying to reduce their weight? Zoe Nicholson - Love What You Eat Dietitian

07.01.2022 You did it! Congratulations to all our team members who ran today at Medibank Melbourne Marathon Festival. I’m a proud mama bear. . Next program starts Oct 22nd . #melbmara #melbournerunners #runningmelbourne #rungroupmelbourne #rungroup #0-5k #10k #21k

06.01.2022 Just some of our #5k running team today at @runforthekids. I am so incredibly proud of all our runners who participated today. Thanks for making my job awesome. . See you for the next course May 13th! . - Jodie... . . . . . . #runforthekids #runforthekids2019 #r4k2019 #melbournerunning #runningcoachmelbourne #runningclubmelbourne #learntorun #runcoachmelbourne

05.01.2022 Pretty much all runners can benefit from gluteal activation and strengthening, no matter what speed, distances, or how long you've been running. In this article we provide videos of exercises you can do at home to reduce your risk of injury and improve your running technique. Want running coaching to learn more about technique and efficiency. Our classes for all levels start again October 22nd. Join us! https://www.healthybalancefitness.com.au/general-running-p/ ... - Jodie

04.01.2022 Feeling bad about your body is not vanity, and it is not your fault. There are industries that encourage and profit from our body insecurities. The good news is we can have relief from body image distress. It does not require changing your body! Here are some steps for getting the process started... - Jodie (Registered counsellor)

03.01.2022 Getting your eyebrows done, buying a cute dress, and Instagramming your smashed avo might be considered fun and feel-good, however they are not what health professionals mean when we refer to self-care. In this post I outline what self-care is, and share a bunch of self-care tools that will really make an impact on your wellbeing.

02.01.2022 Are you looking for some recommended resources for improving your body image and relationship with food? These books, articles and Instagram accounts are awesome. - Jodie

02.01.2022 One of our run group clients, Lucy, is starring in a one woman cabaret about letting go of people pleasing. (Ahhh great topic!) Lucy wrote the work, which includes original songs. I’m going to go on the Friday night and would love to see you there! - Jodie

01.01.2022 Superstar Dietitian Zoe Nicholson will be presenting a workshop soon on how the role of body weight has been greatly exaggerated when it comes to health. "Just lose weight" as a health message is misguided, stigmatising, and downright harmful. Zoe will explain why, and also present how we can look after our health without making weight the focus. Check out the details or grab tickets here...