There has been a worrying rise in body image consciousness amongst children and young adults. Sometimes it stems from early childhood years at home or later peer pressure, or the impact of media, especially social media, body image attitudes sets the stage for potential eating disorders as they grow into adulthood. Figures like 40% to …Read more
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It is Ability, Not Disability That Counts
It is Ability, Not Disability That Counts: What Can We Learn from Paralympians About Overcoming Struggles? The Paralympics 2020 kicked off in Japan last week (a year later than originally planned) and GB have already had success as Dame Sarah Storey, who was born without a functioning left hand, won our first gold in cycling, …Read more
Unblind the Mind – Paralympian Darren Harris’ one of a kind podcast
I was excited and honoured to join Darren Harris; Author, Speaker, Coach and most capped England blind footballer, on his inaugural podcast ‘Unblind The Mind’. Darren’s Podcast is aimed at people who want courage, inspiration and determination to tackle life’s biggest challenges – something Darren possesses in spades. In first episode we explored exercise and …Read more
WIN 40 amazing sporting prizes!
Great Athletes are thrilled to have been selected as one of six charities being supported by the Sporting Chance Prize Draw. It’s a fantastic competition with 40 amazing sporting prizes that YOU could be in with a chance of winning. It’s just £10 to enter and the winners will be announced on the 31st March. …Read more
Thank you! You’ve been amazing.
2020 has been a testing year for many of us, and no one’s hardships outweigh anyone else’s. However, through the home workouts, takeaways, DIY, and baked goods, there has been a driving force keeping the nation going. We’re not talking about NHS workers – though they have been incredible and deserve every applaud they got …Read more
Feel like a frog in boiling water when it comes to work stress?!
If you like podcasts and are a busy bee most of the time, I’ve got a great suggestion for you! You are Not a Frog with Dr Rachel Morris is a podcast catered towards high-stress workers who often feel like a frog in boiling water. It covers a variety of content that everyone can recognise …Read more
5 ways that athletes change children’s lives for the better
For many children, their most important role models are their parents and caregivers. However, children look up to a variety of role models to help shape how they behave. Having a role model helps children to become the person they want to be and inspires them to make a difference. Choosing wisely means that they …Read more
6 ways in which Athletes can inspire your school as we exit lockdown
Returning to school is vital for children’s education and for their wellbeing, while the risk to children themselves of becoming severely ill from COVID-19 is very low. In numbers, 2 deaths from COVID-19 have been recorded across England and Wales out of 10.7 million under 15s, so that’s a chance of 1 in 5.3 million; …Read more
CEO Insights: Part 1 – Education & schools – a system in need of radical change
The covid-19 pandemic has exposed the way in which incrementalism and focus on exam results has driven out initiative and leadership from the system. We all know that it’s only when things get tough & when there are surprises that anyone or anything is really tested, and weaknesses identified. All systems are good and bad …Read more
How to…keep busy whilst you’re in lockdown!
We are all in this together and, as we’ve all been told to stay at home, this is an excellent opportunity to learn some new skills to keep busy. For many of us, uncertainty is lingering. We don’t know how long this will last. Time spent in isolation could lead to mental health problems, which …Read more