As we find ourselves in yet another lockdown, check out our monthly guide of the best websites, apps, podcasts, workouts, You Tube videos and other recommendations to help you unwind and escape from the madness for a while. 

Fitness: PE with Joe Wicks
National hero and lockdown fitness saviour Joe Wicks is back! Following his hugely successful online PE lessons during the first lockdown, Joe returns to kickstart our 2021 fitness journey with the weekly PE with Joe classes on his Body Coach TV YouTube channel. He’s live at 9am every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Perfect for those parents who are home-schooling! Make sure you schedule this into your timetables!

Book: Zero Negativity by Ant Middleton
This Sunday Times number one bestseller is the latest book from Ant Middleton, front man of Channel 4’s hit show, SAS: Who Dares Wins. Letting you into areas of his life he’s never talked about before, in Zero Negativity, Ant will show you how to embrace failure and use it to your advantage, how to see change as the foundation of your future success, how to develop resilience, how to deal with bullies, what it means to be a positive role model, and how to live a life with no regrets.

Listen: Smith and Burrows – Only Smith & Burrows is Good Enough Over nine years on from their debut album Funny Looking Angels, old mates Tom Smith (Editors) and Andy Burrows (Razorlight) return with the long-awaited follow up Only Smith & Burrows is Good Enough. Recorded in Nashville the album features the songs All the Best Moves, Old TV Shows and Parliament Hill. The album is released on 19 February.

App: Moodfit
Available on GooglePlay, Moodfit is a free mental health app whose tools and insight are meant to “shape up” your mood. Similar to the way you might decide to get into physical shape, this app is meant to help you get into mental shape. Whether you’re looking to better understand your feelings, or you’re experiencing anxiety, depression, or high levels of stress, Moodfit is designed to help you feel better.

App: Headspace
Meditation and mindfulness is made simple with Headspace, the app that counts Gwyneth Paltrow and Emma Watson as fans. Literally giving users a workout for the brain – led by former Buddhist monk Andy Puddicombe – the premise is to take ten minutes a day to listen in and clear your mind. So what are the benefits? Users report better attention spans, alertness and instant calm.

Yoga: Anika Blake
Don’t forget, our very own Anika Blake from Stagecoach is hosting Lunchtime Yoga on Zoom every Friday afternoon from 12.30pm – 1.30pm. Anika looks forward to seeing you there!
Cost: £6
Zoom info: Meeting ID 815 5774 2694/Passcode 103499

If Friday lunchtime doesn’t suit, staff can get pre-recordings of the classes to do in their own time or they can join any of Anika’s other classes for £6 (25% discount) using code WOKING25 on her website http://www.anikablakeyoga.com