INSPO Fitness Journal December 2018

is, understanding it and knowing what to do
when your emotions to get the better of you,
while also being aware of those around you
and being sensitive to their emotional needs.
Spiritual
Spiritual health isn’t just based on spirituality,
faith or religion. Spiritual health
is about your soul; what feeds your soul,
what gives you drive, and adds purpose and
meaning to life. Your spirit is what gets you
out of bed in the morning, what influences
your values, morals and characteristics, and
what makes your life meaningful. It’s about
having a life that you enjoy, a life that
makes you happy and a life that you are
living to the fullest.
Social
Social health is vital. It is the relationships
we build, the people we surround ourselves
with and how we interact, communicate and
relate to people. We all have different social
needs; whether we’re introverted, extroverted
or anywhere in between. It’s knowing the
type of social interaction that you need and
that is healthy for you, that brings positivity
to your life and intellectually compels you.
Sometimes we need to be alone, other times
we need to be surrounded by people. It’s
about working out that balance, knowing
your personality and knowing it’s okay to say
no when you need time alone.
Environmental
For me, environmental health is the world
around us. It’s where we live, work, socialise
and play. Having a healthy living and work
environment is crucial. We need to feel safe,
secure and happy in our environment. Having
a roof over your head and a job is something
that is important for our wellbeing,
something that not everyone has the luxury
of. But we also need to ensure it’s healthy –
if that home or workplace is toxic, then it’s
going to affect all areas of your wellbeing and
you need to get out.
Being in tune with these five areas of
health will help you on your journey to
wellbeing. Life should be fun. We all want
to be happy and live life to the fullest. So
sit down, have a think about these key areas
and identify where you can make a positive
change that is going to create balance, increase
happiness and contribute to wellbeing
and that full quality of life.
SHANE WAY An award-winning personal trainer; Shane is committed to helping
others reach their goals and enjoy a positive mindset. Passionate about sharing his own
journey, he places a strong focus on mental wellbeing alongside physical wellbeing.
Shane is also a member of the advisory board for “Creating Our Futures”, which is the
proposed model of change for Mental Health and Addiction services in Waikato.
BEARD essentials
Summer grooming is for men too, and
with the rise in popularity of beard
fashion, a well tended beard can be a
thing of beauty.
Hamilton couple Tara Overwater and Jarrod
Langman are dedicated to the cause. The
couple kicked off their thriving business, Rosco
Beard Co. with a range of handcrafted 100
percent natural beard oils and beard balms.
“We believe in educating men in caring
for their beards and skin underneath, and
our products are designed exactly for that!”
says Tara.
“My background is in beauty therapy,
and so I used my knowledge to craft our oils
out of jojoba oil (it is the closest to the skin’s
natural oil, and so the skin recognises it as
‘something it created’ and therefore allows it
into the skin to nourish and hydrate).”
Other ingredients include sweet almond
oil, argan oil and hemp seed oil to nourish
and hydrate the skin and beard hair, which
in turn reduces dandruff, itchy and dry skin
and leads to less breakage (faster growth) of
the beard hair.
“Our products are 100 percent natural
and organic where possible. Most importantly,
they are not tested on animals!”
The popular Rosco beard balms are crafted
with argan oil, jojoba oil, beeswax, shea
butter and cocoa butter.
“These are suited for longer beards that
not only need hydration, but also help with
styling and ‘smoothing the fuzz’.”
All products are scented with certified
pure therapeutic grade essential oils
(doTerra).
The business is named after Jarrod’s father
Ross (nickname Rosco) who passed away
a few years ago. Rosco Beard Co is a way of
carrying on his name.
Tara and Jarrod are familiar (and popular)
faces at local markets and the range is
available on Facebook (facebook.com/
roscobeardco)
WIN WIN WIN
Enter to win a Rosco Beard Co. gift
pack of natural goodies, including a
beard balm, beard oil and wooden
comb. To enter, email your name and
address, with ROSCO in the subject
line, to win@inspomag.co.nz or enter
online at inspomag.co.nz.
Entries close January 11, 2019.
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