Most running conditioning programmes take an all or nothing approach. When you’re training, you’re working hard and when you’re not training, you’re doing nothing at all. This especially applies to runners training for half or full marathons, spending hours and hours grinding out the miles yet seldom do anything to aid their recovery. Your workout… [Keep Reading]
We’ve just given ourselves a pep talk and gathered the motivation to go out for a run. Shoe laces have been tied up and the iPod is fully charged. So what’s left to do? Stretching of course! And I don’t mean just bending your leg and pulling your heel towards your backside as far as… [Keep Reading]
Winter is soon behind us and for most of you exercise enthusiasts there is now a spring in your step! Gone are the freezing dark mornings and cold early evenings. No matter how dedicated and disciplined you are with your fitness routine, it always takes extra strength to drag yourself out of bed for that… [Keep Reading]
Easter is on it’s way and that means the hunt for easter eggs is on! It’s probably the only time of the year where most of us overindulge in chocolate and sugar. But it’s Easter so that gives us a free pass to devour as many Cadbury’s creme eggs as we can handle. It’s our… [Keep Reading]
The New Year is always a time of reflection. We start thinking about where we are in life, where we hoped to be by now and making a list of those 2015 New Year’s Resolutions. Our Yogi friend and fellow blogger Caroline Layzell is kicking off the new year with her blog on how to manifest… [Keep Reading]
2015 is nearly upon us and it’s been an endorphin pumpin’ year for music! I’ve chosen the best tracks from the last 12 months to get your New Year workouts off to a flying start… Simply log onto your Spotify account and listen to the playlist for FREE! It doesn’t get better than that. The… [Keep Reading]
Christmas is coming and the goose is getting fat but that doesn’t mean you need to! It’s the most wonderful time of the year but I know many people dread about overindulging during the festivities. It doesn’t need to be like that though and I’ve outlined 12 tips that will help you enjoy Christmas and… [Keep Reading]
Earlier this year when Lisa and I were travelling around Thailand, I decided to pursue a personal goal that I had set myself several years ago. It was to join a Muay Thai camp, or kickboxing camp as it’s known to the western folk. I had always wanted to learn the art of this national… [Keep Reading]
We could always do with sleeping better. Now the clocks have gone back and the nights are drawing in, it’s that time of year many of us dread waking up in the morning. One of the biggest obstacles in reaching optimal health is a lack of sleep. Sleep is without a doubt, my favourite pastime and… [Keep Reading]
It’s time to get the summer out the way and start rocking to these autumn anthems. Since my best of summer playlist, I’ve been keeping my ear out for the up and coming tracks that are going to get you buzzing whether you’re beating the bag, pounding the pavement or lifting the loads. If you’ve… [Keep Reading]
