Yoga, celebs, and cooking demos: WellFest sounds UNREAL

May 11, 2018

Thousands of people are set to gather at the Royal Kilmainham Hospital this weekend, May 12 and 13, to explore and enhance their nutrition, fitness, and mental health at WellFest.

WellFest, in association with KBC, is Ireland's largest health, fitness, and wellness festival. The event is sure to have a little something for everyone – including celebrity appearances!

Former Big Brother presenter Davina McCall will be leading a barre box blend class and Q&A session. The mum-of-three, while still a fixture on the small screen, has also become a fitness guru. We can't wait to see what she brings to WellFest!

CHIA JAM- how it’s made. New YOUTUBE I am obsessed with it, I love traditional jam so to be able to make an alternative that tastes just as good and takes only minutes to make is so handy. If you love jam like me you know what to do I serve mine with peanut butter on toast, on my porridge( my fav), overnight oats, on NBF scones ….. endless!!! #chiajam . . . . . #vegainz #chiajamrecipe #glutenfree #recipeshare #healthyfoodshare #hufflepufftaste #peanutbutterjelly #jam #jamrecipe #chiarecipe

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As well, for all you foodies out there, the festival will be packed with cooking demonstrations galore! Our stomachs are already grumbling thinking of all the nutritious nibbles we'll learn how to make.

David and Stephen Flynn, the brothers behind The Happy Pear, are set to have a live cooking demo, along with Irish model Roz Purcell and Ella Mills of Deliciously Ella.

Combining fitness and food, Joe Wicks will be leading a high-intensity interval training workout, along with a cooking demo and Q&A. Joe rose to fame with his cookbook Lean in 15, which has sold over 900,000 copies.

Such a poser… but today Chester and I LEARNED TO SURF!!!!! We actually both stood up ! Such great teachers @rachelmckendrick at @tropicsurf thank you so so much ! See u tomorrow!!!! If I’m honest … I nearly cancelled… was nervous and tired ( big activity day today ) and was telling myself I would never get it so what’s the point … so I told myself to shut it and just go… and we are feeling pretty chuffed … we tried tried tried and succeeded! Way to go Chester !!!!

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And for all you yoga nuts, international stars GypsyOn and Patrick Beach will be at WellFest, too!

Of course, mental health is a key element of wellbeing, so performance psychologist Gerry Hussey has specially curated the 'WellMind' area of the festival.

If you're hoping to get in on the fun, there's a limited number of day and weekend tickets left that can be found at WellFest's website.

Suffering from anxiety? Listening to this song could seriously help

Apr 19, 2018

by Rebecca O'Keeffe

We all have a lot going on – from work and college, to maintaining friendships and a social life.

For me, it all gets a little overwhelming at the best of times, and I find myself on the brink on a panic attack at least once a week from anxiety.

It is a real thing, and that feeling of anxiousness is one of the worst in the world.

Everything seems to start unravelling, and all you want to do is get into bed and stay there.

There's nothing to be ashamed of, and there are some really nice ways you can alleviate the anxiety.

One thing I usually do to help me calm down? I listen to music.

Seems like such a simple concept, but when I'm feeling really overwhelmed (a frequent occurrence) the sultry tones of Johnny Cash really help.

So with that musical theme in mind, I'd like to fill you on a new study done by neuroscientists in the UK.

These lads have identified the ten tunes that will soothe you the most when feeling anxious. No, Mr Cash did not make the cut, but c'est la vie.

The study was conducted on participants who attempted to solve difficult puzzles as quickly as possible while connected to sensors.

The puzzles induced a certain level of stress, and participants listened to different songs while researchers measured brain activity as well as physiological states that included heart rate, blood pressure, and rate of breathing.

They found that listening to a song called "Weightless" actually resulted in a 65 percent reduction in participants' overall anxiety, and a 35 percent reduction in their usual physiological resting rates.

Now those are figures I can get behind.

Here are the 10 songs that the study recommended to be the best to ease anxiety:

So don't drive while listening to these, but do take advantage of them:

10. "We Can Fly," by Rue du Soleil (Café Del Mar)

9. "Canzonetta Sull'aria," by Mozart

8. "Someone Like You," by Adele

7. "Pure Shores," by All Saints

6. "Please Don't Go," by Barcelona

5. "Strawberry Swing," by Coldplay

4. "Watermark," by Enya

3. "Mellomaniac (Chill Out Mix)," by DJ Shah

2. "Electra," by Airstream

1. "Weightless," by Marconi Union

So sit back, pop in your earphones, and relax.

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