December 23, 2024
Chicago 12, Melborne City, USA
Fitness & Health

My Top Tips For Life on the Go

In the past, when life got busy and stressful, my exercise routine and efforts at eating healthily were the first thing that went out of the window. I’m not going to lie, when I’m stressed I still often turn to Netflix and a huge bar of chocolate to help me decompress. I have, however, worked

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Fitness & Health

My Favourite You Tube Yoga Channels

Yoga is something I took up out of necessity. I like running, and I like Roller Derby and I like going to the gym, but my body doesn’t always like that I like running and Roller Derby and going to the gym. I’m in my late 30s and I have long-standing problems with my lower

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Fitness & Health

A Week in Workouts

In the past I’ve shared what a week in my diet looks like a few times. This week I thought I’d share what a week in my workouts looks like. Since this blog started my workout routine has changed a lot. I started out as a runner. This blog was started just after I ran

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Running

Sub 2 Hour Half Marathon Project – The End of Phase 1

Back in January I started helping Mr Chick train for the impending Norwich Half Marathon. I promised to check in regularly to let you know how it was going, and now the first 4 weeks are over and done with, it’s time for that check in! For the last 3 or 4 months Mr Chick

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Fitness & Health

Sleep Better, Feel Better #WeLoveSleep

Sleep is something I think about a lot. Mostly because I really like sleeping. Also because I discovered how unexpectedly important a good nights sleep was for training and general health. We tend to think of sleep as a bit of an inconvenience. With all the eating well, going to the gym, and, y’know, actually

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Running

The Sub 2 Hour Half Marathon Project

Well, 2017 in underway, and for someone in my house that has included the realisation that this years Norwich Half Marathon is only 3 months away as it has moved to April instead of November. Thankfully that person is not me. I decided last year that training for Half Marathons is too time consuming and

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Fitness & Health

Starting Weight Lifting – How to Stop Being Scared and Pick Up Those Free Weights

If there’s one thing that’s most made a difference to my training and body composition over the last 2 years, it was learning to start using that scary squat rack and the free weights at the gym. I’d belonged to gyms in the past, but never actually picked up a dumbell heavier than about 4kg,

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Running

Run Norwich 2016 #RN16

You know when you know full well that you are woefully under prepared for something but you do it anyway? That was me on Sunday at Run Norwich 2016. Last year I took part in the first Run Norwich 10k, and enjoyed it so much that I decided to run it again this year. These

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Fitness & Health

Review: Tom Tom Spark Fitness Watch

Ever since I started running I’ve been strapping my phone to my arm to track my runs and listen to music. My husband has a sports watch, and I was always slightly jealous of it, but wasn’t really sure about investing, especially since I do a lot of other activities as well as running. A

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