DMC Fitness Blog

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Why Mini Breaks Are Important

If you’re working behind a desk all day you’ll likely recognise the physical and mental fatigue that sets in at the end of a long day/week in the office. You’ve

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Circle of Control

Your Circle of Influence

Right now there’s a lot that’s outwith our control. Although this should be concerning to us, it’s not particularly helpful to waste energy worrying about it. So instead, let’s chat

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microwave society

Microwave Society

It’s hard to ignore that we live in a microwave society. Pretty much anything that we want, from a material perspective, we can get instantly. If we don’t have any

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meditation

My Top 5 Guided Meditations

Back in 2013 I was feeling pretty overwhelmed and stressed out. Family, life and business pressures were all taking there toll on me. Looking for a way to manage stress

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Nutrition for Mental Health

Today I would like to discuss the importance of nutrition when it comes to mental health. With all the advancements in medical treatments over the past 30-40 years, you would

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Gratitude

Attitude of Gratitude

Today I want to talk about showing the ‘Attitude of Gratitude’. I practice the attitude of gratitude on a daily basis and I find that it has greatly improved nearly

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Seasonal Affective Disorder

Today I want to talk about something that a lot of people struggle with, especially in the Autumn and Winter months.  I’m referring to Seasonal Affective Disorder or SAD. It is

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Wellbeing

Wellbeing

My 10 Tips For Living With & Coping With Anxiety Guest blog by Annabel Living with and coping with anxiety can feel like, and mean something different to everyone, rearing

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M Power 5 Personal Training System

The 5 M’s

Mindset, Motivation, Movement, Metabolism and Mechanics. In an earlier blog I told you why I retired as a personal trainer and talked about 5 key areas that I believe are

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Strength to Succeed

In February of 2019 the first Strength to Succeed mindset and motivation event happened.  This FREE event was put on by a great man and good friend of mine Steven

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Bag a Munro (Part 2)

Today I will be continuing on from where I left off in part 1 (Bag a Munro part 1) by explaining why I think bagging Munros is a suitable metaphor

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Bag a Munro: Part 1

Life is just like bagging a Munro. A Munro is any mountain in Bonnie Scotland with a height over 3,000 feet (914.4 m) the best known being Ben Nevis, the

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I am going to let go

Overcoming Obstacles

Life is a journey. It’s a roller coaster of many highs and lows. This is especially true with your own health, fitness and personal development. I’m sure most of you

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Optimisation

Optimisation

As I continue my series of blogs on Health and Self Care, I thought today I would bring you the power word, OPTIMISATION. Optimisation is the act of making the

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Davie Before

Health And Self Care

Let’s talk about health and self-care. In these last few weeks, a couple of people have mentioned that I am always upbeat and strong. I recognise why they are saying

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