I love food. It’s one of the most important things in my day and it fascinates me how food can be vital fuel for powering your workout, a social tool and a source of pleasure. Preferably all three! When I was away with Healthy Start Holidays last month, we looked at three pillars of healthy living … More Nutrition – why I want to know more
I’ve talked before on Miss Wheezy about the importance of getting enough protein in your diet, particularly if you’re training hard! It’s something I’m definitely going to be carefully considering as I try to train for the Ride London 100 mile bike ride, and the Great North Run over the next few months… WHY … More Packing in the Protein
If it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you – I wrote a blog post for work recently on this theme. How sometimes we need to face our fears in order to move forward, and progress as a person. I definitely feel that this was the case with the active break I went on recently with … More How Healthy Start Holidays helped me face my fears
I ran the Richmond Riverside 10k on Saturday – one of the girls I raced with was my colleague Stephanie who as a relatively new runner, absolutely smashed her very first 10k! Here’s her experience: I started running about six months ago and can confidently say that the idea of a race absolutely terrified me (they still … More Stephanie – My First 10k
I turned 29 at the end of February, and decided that I would succumb to the clichés and compile a 30 Before 30 list. A selection of things that I want to do in the next year, before I hit the big three-zero! I might not do all of them – I haven’t decided for definite … More My 30 Before 30
Stress, anxiety and depression have become all too common in our everyday lives, particularly in this demanding, digital modern world. Even if you don’t suffer from it as a medical condition, little things that stress us out pop up all the time – from really trivial worries, to much bigger emotional stressors such as relationships, money, work … More Dealing with Anxiety – OM Yoga Magazine March
Since last year when we started the Nathan Run Club at work, and I encouraged her to sign up for a Christmas 5k, my colleague Stephanie has got the running bug! As soon as we had finished the Greenwich Park 5k in December, she wanted to sign up for another and so we tackled the … More Beginner 10k Training Plan – 2 runs per week
Man, these months are flying by! End of February already? Even with that sneaky extra 29th day. It was my birthday on the 28th so I definitely ended the month on a fantastic positive note. Check out my blog post here on our Yoga up the Shard antics! My February goals were pretty relaxed – … More March Goals
For my birthday this year, I wanted to do something active but fun – I toyed with the idea of running Brighton Half Marathon again as it was actually on the 28th February, my very birthday! However, I am definitely not in half marathon shape at the moment and having had such an amazing experience … More Turning 29: Yoga up the Shard
I’ve always loved Spinning. But I’ve also come across some people who don’t view it as “proper” cycling. And to be honest with a few classes I’ve tried that include so much choreography you feel like you’re doing Strictly Come Dancing on a bike, plus flinging weights around as well, I can sort of see … More Five Reasons Why Spinning is Great Cycling Training
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