by Aine Farrell | Jul 4, 2025 | Fitness, Getting in Shape, Mental Health, Shape up, Training, Uncategorized
One of the things I find a little confusing and comical at the same time is the common goal of getting into shape for that certain occasion. You know the one…the wedding, the birthday, reunion etc. Why is it that we need such an event to get into shape or to...
by Aine Farrell | Jun 27, 2025 | Balance, Body Composition, Diet, Exercising, Fitness, Getting in Shape, Mental Health, Shape up, Stress, Weight Loss
We are living in a time where the word ‘stress’ is a given. It is almost expected that we should be ‘stressed’ about someone or something. The fact is that stress is real and there are varying degrees of stress in our lives and it will impact upon us differently as...
by Aine Farrell | Dec 9, 2012 | Balance, Diet, Eating, Exercising, Fitness, Fitter Body, Food, Getting in Shape, New Year, Personal Training, Shape up, Weight Loss
We are well on our way to Christmas and the end of another year… this is the perfect time for reflection. With the ‘onslaught’ that is Christmas about to happen, many will throw any discipline out the window in regards to exercise and healthy eating. I have seen the...
by Aine Farrell | Nov 30, 2012 | Balance, Diet, Eating, Exercising, Fitness, Fitter Body, Food, Getting in Shape, Shape up, Weight Loss
When was the last time you were truly hungry? Truly hungry in the sense of a growling tummy, so ravenous you could eat someone’s arm….I can bet that there are not too many people reading this who could attest to that kind of hunger. In fact, today we are so fed up it...
by Aine Farrell | Nov 8, 2012 | Balance, Diet, Eating, Exercising, Fitness, Fitter Body, Food, Getting in Shape, Personal Training, Shape up, Velocity Health and Fitness Club, Weight Loss
There are several ways to think about anything and everything. We can have a ‘balanced’ approach by which we think logically about a situation or we can have a ‘ruthless’ approach by which we jump in and not give much thought to what we are doing or we could be the...
by Aine Farrell | Oct 29, 2012 | Balance, Diet, Fitness, Fitter Body, Getting in Shape, Mental Health, Personal Training, Shape up, Weight Loss
Two years ago I had the great fortune to attend a seminar in San Francisco presented by Dr Daniel G Amen who is the Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behaviour and a clinical Specialist in Human Nutritional Medicine at the University of California....