Category: Health

Body image; children, Children, Health1 Comment

Talking to kids about food

Hayley Simmons

These days more than ever, we have to be careful about what we allow our children to eat. This is because of: The amount of processed food on the market (ready to eat or stir through sauce jars, sachets and other ‘stuff’ in packets) and a concern about what effect additives and preservatives could have on our bodies long-term Our time-poor society, which can lead us to reach for these packaged foods for convenience Our concern with diseases such as diabetes, overweight and obesity Not only do we have to police what our kids eat because it’s a more complicated world, we need to teach … Continue reading Talking to kids about food

Dance, Health1 Comment

A dancer’s body should look like…..

Hayley Simmons

A dancers body should look like a human body! Dance is a risky area for the development of self-image issues. However, this means that there is an opportunity for dance coaches out there, to make a difference and influence development of a healthy body image. Through my studies I was fortunate to learn about effective ways to instruct pupils, so that they developed a healthy self-image as well as their sporting skills. Unfortunately I have not seen this trickle down to grass roots coaching (well, not systematically through coaching courses and the like), but hope that it will soon be … Continue reading A dancer’s body should look like…..