Ultra:5k Training – Getting started How do you train for five 5k races across 5 hours? As with everything, it all depends! What is your background, your recent training? How much training can you do? Is this going to be your ‘A’ race? How many races do you have this year? Do you have a …
You may have gathered that I do rather like music. More than that, I love sharing music. Each week I will include the playlist so you can enjoy it too Circuits at Priory Pavilion 2023 April 12 Holiday freebie session. Slightly different purpose with the aim of introducing circuits to a new audience, whilst also …
A question I get asked a lot is “why do I struggle with the half marathon”. There will be numerous answers to this, depending on individual circumstances, so I am answering the question using a specific example that will resonate with a lot of you, and give you some areas to look at in your …
We all have off days, but there is a clear difference between a flumpy bad day and those long, terrible, spells of being unable to concentrate, feeling like every task is an insurmountable hurdle, and just wanting to sleep. Here are 8 proven steps to boost your energy
Is a marmalade sandwich a healthy snack?
It really does depend on the context, and the answer will be one that will make you, and Paddington Bear, very happy
Ultra:5k Training Weeks 1 & 2 How do you train for five 5k races across 5 hours? As with everything, it all depends! What is your background, your recent training? How much training can you do? Is this going to be your ‘A’ race? How many races do you have this year? Do you have …
I was fortunate enough to be interviewed for an article that appeared in The Sunday Times on January 16th. The article, by Simon Usborne, is featured below, and can be read in full here How Covid is crippling our fitness Britons returning to their keep-fit routines are struggling to beat a lack of motivation and …
Yes, this really is an easy hummus recipe, unlike the stupid one I tried to follow that also claimed to be ‘easy’. Maybe it would have been if they hadn’t omitted two key ingredients. My hummus was always rubbish… all because I missed out one simple ingredient that is NEVER listed in recipes …
The Planet Destroyers? Are we (the asthmatics of this world) all walking around with planet-destroying Infinity Stones in our pockets? Is my asthma inhaler damaging the environment? An article from the BBC claimed that the carbon footprint of asthma is ‘as big as eating meat’ (the inverted commas are theirs, not mine, which is funny …
Extreme tiredness, shortness of breath, brain fog, insomnia, dizziness, all debilitating symptoms of Long Covid. Many people recovering from the virus are just trying to get back to a ‘normal’ life – whether this be going to work, looking after the family, or getting back into exercise. Long Covid is an incredibly complex illness that …
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