Workplace Wellness is defined by the Global Wellness Institute as ‘any workplace health promotion activity or organizational policy designed to support healthy behaviour among employees and to improve health outcomes.’1 In some industries, Workplace Wellness may be better known by such titles as ‘Corporate Wellbeing’ or ‘Employee Health Promotion’. These programs could involve: medical screening incentives behaviour change intervention fitness social support competition activities to promote wellbeing - e.g., resilience training, yoga, stress management, life satisfaction. Find Your Spark concentrates on maximising the vital aspects of your physical health, including exercise regimes, sleep schedules, and stress management, with a strong focus on eating well.

Congratulations on your commitment to transform your health! It’s incredible to recognise you wish to become healthier and happier. As you embark, feel comforted in the knowledge that Find Your Spark will be there to help you celebrate, and navigate, the uncomfortable nature of change. When beginning a health change, start with your nutrition. What you eat has an undeniable impact on the way you feel. This affects all other aspects of transforming your health – from mood and positivity, to your desire to exercise, your sleeping patterns, stress levels, connection and relationships with others, as well as purpose and fulfilment in life.

'A good coach can change a game. A great coach can change a life.’ These words by John Wooden, American basketball coach and player, beautifully express the reason I love to coach netball. Only 13-years-old when I guided my team of Under 10’s to their first grand final, I continued to coach throughout, and beyond, my playing career. Coaching has taught me so much - at every age and every stage.

In our current climate, we are all conscious of the need for positive ‘wellbeing’. But what does that really mean? Defined by the Oxford Dictionary as ‘the state of being comfortable, healthy, or happy’, it’s an almost mythical state we strive to attain in our day-to-day lives. But, in this Covid-19 world of lockdowns, restrictions and constant uncertainty, how do we take care of our overall physical, mental, spiritual and financial wellbeing?

Deciding to make a health change in your life is never easy. Breaking old habits and starting new ones is challenging, uncomfortable and disheartening at times. The good thing is … you have taken the first step! You have identified and acknowledged that there is something about your health or wellbeing that you wish to change. But where do you begin?