The early bird entrepreneur challenge results are in, and I’m on the fence! A while back I decided to brave the mornings and do the early bird entrepreneur challenge, you can read all about what that entails and why here. Quick recap for those who don’t want to read, essentially, I aimed to get up […] Read more…
Desk Stretches And Exercises (+Infographic)
Desk stretches and exercises are my new favorite thing to keep me mobile with my increased workload Working, writing and blogging is going great which is good for the bank balance but terrible for my health. They say that sitting is the new smoking and since most of us end up spending all day […] Read more…
Second Trimester Leg Workout
They say to never skip leg day, but what do you do when you’re pregnant? A second-trimester leg workout! I have been on the hunt for strength exercises that can help me keep up some sort of fitness without causing too much strain or stress on the bump. While having a healthy baby is my […] Read more…
Ways To Make Swimming More Interesting
A few weeks ago I talked about the benefits of swimming and it’s turning out to be a great pregnancy workout! Which is great but in all honesty, doing lengths can be incredibly boring, especially when you are doing longer distances (I am for a mile which is 64 lengths of a 25 meter pool). […] Read more…
Indoor Netball: Learning About an Exciting Netball Variation
As a lover of netball, I am ashamed to say I haven’t tried indoor netball yet! I love the idea of mixing the sport but there are so many variations that differ from country to country that it can make it hard to have a universal set of rules. Luckily, Zac approached me to guest […] Read more…
Justifying, Using The Benefits of Swimming
I have to say, I have always enjoyed swimming and as a kid, I was basically a fish, swimming 6 times a week for a club and loved it. Fast forward to today and I hadn’t swum for years for various reasons or another and when I broke my ankle I needed some kind of exercise […] Read more…
Summer Running Essentials
Surprisingly, summer has actually kicked in over here in the UK and it is hot, hot, hot right now! This is fantastic news for my pale, milk bottle legs but not so much for running improvement. Over the winter I discussed: The Dos and Don’t of running in the dark Tips for running in winter […] Read more…
Guide To: Summer Buggy Running
With the summer running season quickly approaching you want to get your family out and about as much as possible (who knows how long it will last in the UK) Since I won’t be up and running (pun intended) before summer arrives I am having to live vicariously through the rest of you sporty people […] Read more…
Top 4 No-Equipment Arm Exercises
Arm exercises are the ones I hate the least! I don’t know why but I have very little upper body strength and so it is always a chore to work them out! I think because I use my arms every day, I just assumed they would take care of themselves, but shockingly this is not […] Read more…
The Real (Selfish) Reason I Run…
I get told almost constantly “I can’t run” ” I don’t see the point” “I don’t see how you do it…or why?” “why would you just run?” (among others, so I decided to address the real *selfish* reason that I run) Sure I am getting fit and yes it keeps me healthy… aren’t these selfish […] Read more…