Contents - 3 minute read:

• Inform - Why YOU should cultivate an optimistic mindset to live a longer happier life 😍 

• Educate - How to challenge your balance even more

• Motivate - Lets get some inspiration from some active individuals who enjoy the fun of the challenge

• Celebrate - Rugby fun facts

Optimism is an outlook on life that shouts positivity. It means you look for the good things in life and you expect to get them. Did you know though, that being an optimist is good for your health in so many ways? Optimists tend to enjoy better physical well being when compared to pessimists and are more likely to make healthy choices , like drinking in moderation or abstaining from smoking. An optimist tends to approach a challenge in a different way to a pessimist. Optimists will tend to use humour during challenges or accept them as as a necessary part of life whereas the pessimist is more likely to ignore the challenge or distance themselves from it which can lead to feeling out of control and potentially more susceptible to mental health issues. Want to read more about optimism and its’ benefits for you? Click the link below for a round up of the evidence :

So how to cultivate an optimistic attitude ?

• Noticing happy moments - Go through your day noticing when you are happy or when you see happiness in others. Enjoying a joke , appreciating a warm blanket on a cold day or simply taking a moment to appreciate a beautiful flower. Take time to register when you ae feeling happy and enjoy the moment

• Challenge yourself - Trying different things proves to yourself how you can cope with different things. Learning new strategies, problem solving and trouble shooting widens your perspective and allows you to cultivate an “I can “ attitude. This is a positive coping strategy attributed to optimists

• Physical Activity - Getting out there and moving boosts your mood and feeling good in your body helps you feel good in the mind too. Exercise can help you clear your mind and is a positive habit you can cultivate to help you thing things through should you be faced with a challenge

• Expect good things - Feeling that good things are coming your way will tune your mind to look for the good things. We are blessed with a fresh new day every day and each day brings new possibilities . Why shouldn’t great things be just hiding round the corner ?

Let’s check out the best of social media this week to inspire and motivate.

Plank challenge - meet this family who are performing the same exercise at different levels. As this reel brilliantly demonstrates, age is no excuse not to exercise. Challenge yourself and celebrate your successes 😃 

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Let’s also spy on the boxing session enjoyed by this 82 year old champ. Nothing but good vibes and challenges here 😅 

The Rugby World Cup is upon us and the competition is well and truly underway . Lets take a look at some fun facts that you may not know about the game .

• Rugby is thought to have started in 1823 when William Webb Ellis ran with the ball across the pitch in a football match . This breach of the rules led to a new game emerging from Rugby School in Warwickshire

• IN 1888 the Natives, a New Zealand Rugby team were the first to perform the Haka before the match

• The ball can never be passed forwards only backwards and sideways

• The first balls were made from pig bladders

• France suspended a giant rugby ball from the Eiffel Tower during the 2007 World Cup where they were the hosts

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