38 Degrees North Blog

Many centuries ago philosopher Seneca wrote:   “Just as the purest wine flows from the top of the jar and the thickest dregs settle at the bottom ; so in our human life , that which is best comes first.   Shall we allow other men to quaff the best, and keep the dregs for […]

Do you beat yourself up every time you go out for a beer? Are you filled with remorse when you’ve finished that take-away? It’s not unusual, and it’s also telling you something. It’s telling you that you’re not happy with who you are right now, and that your life isn’t in balance.   It’s telling

We all get days like this. Days where you’re just not feeling the workout, the mindset reps… days where pancakes seem more attractive then your smoothie… Some people will pretend this doesn’t happen. It does, it even happens to us! What’s really important here is that you distinguish… Are you genuinely ill, injured or run

We’re funny creatures. We’re hard wired so stay stuck as we are and we can find all kinds of ways to justify why that’s okay, when actually, we really, really want to grow. One of the classic ways is the “unattainable” excuse. You can apply this to financial goals, partner goals, body goals, life goals…

You feel like you’ve tried everything to lose the slowly increasing belly fat. The new lockdown fills you with dread as you know last time you not only put on weight, you felt listless and even more demotivated than normal. 

You’ve done diet after diet, you’ve tried workout after workout. You’re inspired to get in

We’re back in it again UK, only this time we more or less know what to expect. Does that make it better or worse I wonder? I’m seeing a number of posts from people saying they’re already finding it harder than the first lockdown. I’m not surprised. First time round no one really new what