December 24, 2024
Chicago 12, Melborne City, USA
Fitness & Health

Goals for Staying Active Over Christmas with #JLLivebetter

Christmas is a notoriously difficult time to keep up a regular fitness routine. For me it all starts at the end of November after the Norwich Half Marathon. A week off running to recover at the end of November, and then we’re into the business of December and running becomes sporadic and there’s certainly no

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Running

Norwich Half Marathon 2014

As I sit here writing I have my curtains half drawn to stop the sun hitting my eyes, what a dramatic difference from yesterday! Last years Norwich Half Marathon was my first one. I trained hard for 3 months, ran to raise money for Parkinsons UK and raised over £740. Once I was done I

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Roller Derby

Firecrackers vs Cherry Bombers – A Rookie Roller Derby Opener

So Saturday just gone I was headed off to Chelmsford to take part in my second ever public Roller Derby game. Unlike my first I’d been a vision of unconcerned calm all week. Maybe it was the fact that I had a few more scrims under my belt, or maybe it was the fact that

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Roller Derby

My Roller Derby Cherry Popper Bout

Big thanks to those of you that posted calming things on my last post about preparing for my first Roller Derby Bout. Naturally none of it made any difference at all, and I spent much of last week alternating between extreme calmness and total panic. A Tuesday night practice scrim went really well and was

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Dear Diary Roller Derby

Preparing For My First Roller Derby Bout

It’s been a bit quiet around here in July and August, apart from a few reviews and things, and for that I apologise. Back at the beginning of July I sprained my ankle at my second Roller Derby scrim, and it’s been a long and stressful road to something that looks almost like Recovery. I

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Fitness & Health

Review: The NuBand Fitness Tracker

By Lady Lipstick Back at the beginning of August when I reviewed the Misfit I said I had a third activity tracker to review, and after giving it a try for 3 weeks, it’s time to give my verdict! The Nuband is a solid one piece black band and at £49.99 it’s a lot cheaper

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Fitness & Health

Review: The NuBand Fitness Tracker

Back at the beginning of August when I reviewed the Misfit I said I had a third activity tracker to review, and after giving it a try for 3 weeks, it’s time to give my verdict! The Nuband is a solid one piece black band and at £49.99 it’s a lot cheaper than many other

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Fitness & Health

Fitness Tracker Review: The Misfit Shine

Well, it seems that fitness trackers are like buses. You wait an entire year looking at different types, and then 3 turn up at once. No sooner had I purchased, and finally reviewed, my FitBit Flex than I was offered some other trackers to review. I actually have 2 to review now, and today I’m

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