Smoothies And Why I’m Loving Them Right Now!
Living with a spinal cord injury means that my health is the absolute biggest factor in my life! If I am not healthy, but body won’t function. While health is super important to everyone. Us living with spinal cord injures have many complications and one of the biggest ones, is having a low immune system.
In 2011,I experienced one hell of a year. I was literally in and out of hospital both in Australia and when I was in America for my recovery. I almost lost my life on one occasion, and the doctors could never give me answers.
Most girls have a strong bond with their mothers. This is something that happens straight after birth. Us girls rely on our mothers for advice, for guidance and most of all for their love and friendship.
Being an only child, my mum and I have ALWAYS been super close. She was told she would never have children, but she had me. So her will to fight and break the rules came early on.
My mum raised me for a long time as a single parent. She provided for me, she instilled some amazing traits in me and she really, really became my role model.
So over the past few weeks I have been experiencing some weird changes in body, like constant clammy sweats, tingling in my fingers and sleepless nights. I put the sweats down to drinking coffee as they would generally only occur after I’d have a cup. So I cut out coffee for a few days and the sweats continued.
I also noticed that my finger tips were getting like pins and needles throughout the day and of course I put this down to my spinal cord injury playing havoc with my body.
As the weather changes, workout routines tend to change too. The shorter, cooler days often put our motivation to exercise into hibernation! However you feel about getting and staying active this autumn, making proper adjustments is crucial to keeping your workout plan on track during the season.
A few weeks ago I mentioned on my STEP BY STEP Facebook page that I was getting a horse… This made my family a little nervous as I had never EVER owner a horse before or even really knew how to ride for that matter.
I did a lot of research about how horses help people heal and soon realised this would be a whole different kind of therapy for me.
So due to my life being crazy hectic over the last week, I unfortunately didn’t get a chance to do my regular “Motivational Monday” blog/post. So this week we are doing it as a “Tuesday Fitspiration” and include a heap of foods that are great for healing the body.
I am always one for finding alternatives to taking medication and credit this life choice to why I am making such a great recovery from spinal cord injury.
Well Monday is here again. While this of course means the weekend is over, it also means a new week of unlimited potential lies ahead. The following are 7 ideas that will help you have a happy, productive and meaningful week…
It’s the middle of the week and if you are anything like me you may need a bit of a mid week pick me up! What better way to put on your favourite beats, relax to your favourite music, watch a film with a catchy title track , sing at the top of your lungs,or even hit the dance floor!
There’s no doubt that listening to your favourite music can instantly put you in a good mood. But scientists are now discovering that music can do more for you than just lift your spirits.
Swimming is a fun and healthy way to stay fit during summer. For me it helps me practise walking and also allows me to do things that are not possible on ground.. YET!
Swimming is one of the most popular sports in Australia. Our nation is surrounded by water and swimming is one of our great passions. As well as being fun, swimming is a great way to keep fit, stay healthy and make friends. Swimming is a healthy activity that you can continue for a lifetime. It is a low-impact activity that has many physical and mental health benefits.
One of my big goals this year is to have a healthy body inside and out!
This means not only focusing on what I eat, but also focusing on what I am doing actively, mentally and emotionally.
Here are some of my tips and steps to put this in action. Maybe you could try this too and cleanse that body and soul of yours :)
It seem’s like there are more and more spinal cord injury success stories happening every day and with each one I am lucky enough to come across, they just provide me with a HUGE boost! So to help you have that same boost, I will be sharing them as I myself find them.
This man is unreal! My trainer Tony told me to google Stanley Yoo today as we were discussing getting my butt back into action as to be honest, I had put my recovery on hold a bit to focus on other things. But have decided 2013 is MY YEAR!
After reading and watching this mans story it’s fair to say, if he can do it, so can I!
Hey Guys,
I can’t believe Christmas is literally right around the corner! This year has just flown and although I am very proud of the things that I have achieved this year, I really also am looking forward to this year being over.
Last year was all about independence for me. Moving out of home, driving again etc., and even though I achieved these things, I got very sick and had quite a lot of hospital visits with a few close calls. Death was cheated yet again! I have pretty much convinced myself that there is definitely someone watching over me, and although I am not a religious person, I really have a newfound belief in god.
