Chatting All Things Health, Wellness & Positivity
Thank you Facebook for bringing me (quite literally) face-to-smiling-face with my 20 year-old self this week. Five years on, we are very different people - poles apart in our understanding of 'health and fitness'; what is it, what it means, how it looks, how it is achieved... Borrowing some apt phrasing from Fearne Cotton*, it … Continue reading A Note To My 20-Year-Old Self
I love a podcast. Love them. I think I would even go as far to say that I am a bit of a podcast-junkie. I started listening to podcasts before I started University, some six years ago (jeez). I definitely can't claim to be an OG podcast-listener - the industry was already in full-swing when … Continue reading Favourites: Health, Food and Fitness Podcasts
Hello. Hi. How are you? It's been a while. And for this, I apologise - life, well it got a bit crazy. My blog, and to a certain extend my Insta, unfortunately were two things that have had to take a back-seat for a while whilst I figured out all of the other biz going … Continue reading Life Update: Fitness, Work and Wellbeing
Those two words - "diet culture" - are being thrown around online like confetti at the moment. But there are two small words with a big impact, it seems. In all honesty, it is only recently that I have truly started really listening the 'diet culture' narrative, and have begun to understand what the heck … Continue reading The Instagrammers You Need To Follow Who Are Calling Out Diet Culture
I have been shortlisted for 'Best New and Noteworthy Blog' at the HBC Health Blog Awards 2019! When I launched my little blog - A Molly Story - never in a million years did I think that within six months of being online, I would be shortlisted for a blogging award. No sir'ee. I already … Continue reading Shortlisted: Health Blogger Awards 2019
Amongst the multitude of other positive benefits, fitness has really helped me with my body image and body confidence. This week has been #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek 2019, I wanted to expand on the relationship between exercise and body image, a little. The Research If you aren't already aware, the month of May is Mental Health Awareness Month. … Continue reading Fitness Goals and Body Image
Since leaving University and entering the world of work, I have found that having a nine-to-five job can be both a blessing and a curse when considering your health and fitness. A blessing because if, like me, you thrive on having a routine, and a plan, then the consistent hours allows for a good degree … Continue reading Healthy Habits For Your ‘Nine-to-Five’ Job
My first little 'review' style blog post - how exciting! Over the past few weeks I have been on an introductory membership at Hotpod Yoga in Bristol, and I thought I would give a little run-down on my experience and initial thoughts. It's a post that I would loved to have read myself before trying … Continue reading Review: Hotpod Yoga, Bristol
Sometimes life gets inexplicably busy and you're all-of-a-sudden tasked with juggling multiple, conflicting, priorities. And so you find yourself having to make a very #adult decision about which priority you're going to have to set on the back-burner. At least for now. For me, at the moment, the gym is that thing. For the past … Continue reading Top tips: Getting Back to the Gym After a Taking a Break
Oh hey! I'm Molly. Thanks for stopping by - it's so nice to meet you! I have thought about having my own blog for a long time. This is actually attempt number three (they say "third time lucky" though, right?) Blog attempt #1: I was in my second year of Uni and I started a … Continue reading My First Blog Post; Welcome to ‘A Molly Story’
