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
Category: Fitness
Favourites: Health, Food and Fitness Podcasts
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
Life Update: Fitness, Work and Wellbeing
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
The Instagrammers You Need To Follow Who Are Calling Out Diet Culture
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
Shortlisted: Health Blogger Awards 2019
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
Fitness Goals and Body Image
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
Healthy Habits For Your ‘Nine-to-Five’ Job
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
Review: Hotpod Yoga, Bristol
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
Top tips: Getting Back to the Gym After a Taking a Break
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
My First Blog Post; Welcome to ‘A Molly Story’
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’