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Make your workout MINDFUL

Mindfulness can benefit us mentally and emotionally – and by mastering what’s known as ‘mindful exercise’, the practice can enhance our physical health too.

‘By bringing mindfulness into all your workouts, you are bringing greater awareness and focus to the present moment,’ explains health and mindfulness instructor Louise Murray (livewellwithlou.com). ‘By doing so, you aren’t thinking about the past or the future, so it shifts you from feeling busy, distracted, worried or stressed, into a calmer, stronger and clearer headspace.’

And it’s in this enlightened headspace

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