Guest On The Radar: Catherine Tyldesley

HOT:

Mindfulness

I’ve just started looking into Mindfulness since having my little boy Alfie. Time seems to go so quickly these days as though my life is in fast-forward mode and it scares me. I want to slow things down and cherish every precious moment with Tom and Alfie. I feel blessed to have my boys and it’s only right that I should treasure each day I have with them! Mindfulness is about slowing down and taking time to appreciate your surroundings. All the everyday things that we take for granted in our busy lives. I feel more grateful than ever as I look closely at my blessings and surroundings.

Training

I talk about health and fitness a lot, I know. I’m loving the nutrition course which I am studying and I’m about to undertake the most advanced training with Matt Warner and Nick Mitchell. These fitness experts achieve unparalleled results with their clients. What they don’t know about health and fitness isn’t worth knowing! We’re surrounded by celeb-endorsed projects with little knowledge behind them so to be getting advice from genuine experts is extremely lucky. You only get one body – so I intend to make the most of this and absorb as much information as possible!!

Manchester

How good Manchester City Centre is looking these days? I’m proud of my city and always have been and these days there’s always something new and exciting popping up, especially around Spinningfields. Never has Manchester embraced so many awesome, original restaurants and bars. When my pals come up from London they adore it. It’s more chilled here too with a really cool, welcoming Northern Charm vibe. There’s also exciting developments at my old ‘Corrie’ Home – the Old Granada Studios. This city has a really cool mix of historical buildings, the latest architecture, jazz clubs, award-winning restaurants and cool bars. Go Manchester!

NOT HOT:

Body Shaming

Does anyone have the right to pick fault with someone else’s body? This trend of sad, bitter people at home on their laptops, hurling abuse at other folk has me completely miffed. Our children are surrounded by unattainable, airbrushed images and being told what is beautiful instead of seeing real beauty for themselves. When these Trolls see a celebrity with a normal, healthy figure they start hurling negativity at them. I I think that these Trolls really dislike themselves, thus they can’t see the beauty in anyone else. One word Trolls – just remember – the universe hears you – Karma.

My Teeth!!

During pregnancy I had trouble with my teeth. Apparently this is fairly common as pregnancy weakens your immune system causing infections or crumbling teeth! At seven months, at the hairdresser’s, I suddenly had a bad pain on the left side of my face which soon became unbearable. A nearby dentist saw me immediately. He removed a filling and pus squirted out. Did you know a bad infection can encourage premature labour? I was terrified and I’m still struggling with my teeth. Pregnancy definitely affected my peggies! As if we don’t go through enough! Not cool!

Baby Foods

Now Alfie has started weaning, we’ve decided to make everything ourselves. I can’t believe the ingredients used in some baby foods, especially the amount of sugar and some baby foods are filled with ingredients I can’t even pronounce! I won’t put this rubbish into my body so I certainly won’t put it into my baby’s! Always read the label. Some brands are made with natural, healthy ingredients. I’m aware that we busy Mums can’t always make baby foods fresh but you can freeze loads and now – finally – even the NHS is wising up to the evils of sugar and sweeteners.

Photo credit: Alan Strutt / Vital Creatives

Words by Catherine Tyldelsey