Yesterday I had the privilege of introducing the NoObesity apps for the first time. Those of you who have been following the progress of this project will know that it has taken a while to reach this stage! My preliminary research showed that there was a need for tools to support …
Today is 5k Swimathon day, it seemed a good idea after I finished swimming 3k in the swimathon last year. Now however, it’s fair to say I’m bricking it. Why do I do these things to myself? Because I’m fundraising for Marie Curie, the charity that provides care and support for …
This competition is open to all schools in England and ends on 31st March so please share widely while there is still time! The time has come to find a name for the nearly finished apps I have been writing content for. These apps aim to help health professionals support …
The time has come to find a name for the nearly finished apps that I have been writing content for over the past several months. These apps will help families to lead healthier lives, and a competition has been launched to ask children and schools to use all their creativity to …
Last night we visited the Eifle Tower, climbed hills and mountains (seriously, don’t look down while doing this), played with an artic fox (incredibly adorable), went fishing, planted flowers, visited a natural history museum and an air museum (geek love), went on a few rollercoasters (blurk), flew with a flock …
I’ve been doing a lot of swimming lately because my knee is permanently inured so I can’t run as much as I used to, and I’ve signed up to swim 5k during the Swimathon this year. The thing about swimming is that I find my mind drifts, and I end up …
Thank you everyone who contributed name suggestions for the obesity tool (for more info please go to this post) – please choose one and reply with the number of your choice, or reply with any new suggestions you may have. WOO – Wipe Out Obesity AppLe – App for Life …
The Hunk has this affliction whereby each day he gets a snippet from a random song stuck in his head, and he spends much of the day singing the same line. Understandably, it tends to drive him bonkers. However, today it was the cause of much hilarity (for us) – …
The childhood obesity project that I was commissioned to write for Health Education England is nearing the end. One of the things that is outstanding is choosing the perfect name, and this is where you all come in. Both tools will be available for free on all the usual handheld devices so …
I’m looking for the following people to test out the prototype mobile learning content on my ROBE project (related to childhood obesity healthcare). I have some volunteers already but could do with a social worker, a dentist, a practice nurse, a teacher, a pharmacist, and anyone else who comes into contact …