Apparently it’s National Stress Awareness Week and as usual I didn’t know this in time. I say “as usual” because I almost never know what
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Answering questions from a school in China
I was recently doing some talks and workshops in two schools in Shanghai. Very stimulating and interesting, and a hefty programme of sessions with a
Visit to China
I’m excited to be visiting China next week to work in Dulwich College and Soong Ching Ling School, both in Shanghai. I’ll speak to all year groups
My talk for Dame Darcey Bussell’s DDMIX
Last weekend I did a short talk on “Exercise and the Brain” at the invitation of Dame Darcey Bussell for her wonderful DDMIX organisation. As
Dance fitness, DDMIX and Dame Darcey Bussell’s work
Today I’m very excited and honoured to be doing a short talk about exercise and the brain for Dame Darcey Bussell’s Diverse Dance Mix (DDMIX)
Supporting teenagers starting a new school year
I was commissioned to write a post for the Parent Hub of the Hodder Education website: New School Year – Supporting Teenagers. It’s aimed at
#50 of 52 Ways to Wellbeing: Walk to wellbeing
I took a break in my 52 Ways to Wellbeing, for various reasons. You could say I was practising what I preached in #40 (Stop
Screen-time guidelines don’t/can’t recognise quality
You see the headline Barely Any UK teens Meeting Exercise and Screen-time Guidelines – and the first line, in which it’s apparently actually “less than 10%
Grief, fear, stress, anxiety and brain bandwidth
One of the favourite things I talk about, and will shoehorn into pretty much any talk I do, is brain bandwidth. (I explain it here.) It’s