If you could choose to be professional in any sport, which one would you choose? Would it be the sport you still play every week, the sport you were best at when you were at school but regrettably lost form once you found the bar at the Students Union; or the sport you secretly dreamt of being good at? (more…)
Weekend
If you could choose to be professional in any sport, which one would you choose?
Thursday, September 30th, 2010Saturday Mornings
Friday, September 17th, 2010Saturday mornings….what are they for? An overdue mani and pedi? Curled up in bed with a cuppa and chapter nine of your latest read? Emptying the cupboard that no longer closes or perhaps a trip to Waitrose with great intentions for your 5-a-day and those plans to shed a couple of pounds? (more…)
Fancy a Pimms in the park?
Thursday, September 9th, 2010Fancy a Pimms in the park? Want to get fit without trying too hard? Like to hang out more with your friends at the weekends? Up for trying something new? If the answer to all the above is yes, then time to break out of that exercise – or lack of exercise! – rut. Getting active doesn’t always have to involve blood, sweat and tears! Sometimes it can be masked by having fun with your friends in the fresh air on a (increasingly rare!) sunny day, as I recently found out. (more…)
Dreaming of Winter Boots and Hoodies…
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010Yes it may still be August, but as I lay in bed listening to the rain and the wind bashing against my window, shivering slightly, my thoughts were drawn to warm things and the possibility of buying warm things for the winter. I don’t like being cold, maybe that’s why running is so good, no allowance for cold! So what will I be buying this autumn to ensure my comfort and elevated body temperature? Well the obvious, most important and favourite winter purchase is the boot. I’m actually getting a little bit too excited about this, the actual thought of buying boots makes my blood rush a little bit and I go a bit woozy. The boots I have seen and will be dreaming about happen to be FitFlop’s classic Mukluk boots, with fleecy insides and a sleek body of sheepskin. They tone and support whilst you walk and they are so snugly. (more…)
Competition
Friday, July 23rd, 2010Competition. There’s nothing like it to make you push yourself that little bit further and try that little bit harder. It also explains in part my increased fitness levels as I have had to continuously ‘dig deep’ to find that last ounce of energy in order that I don’t let my partner/ group/ team down. 
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Why don’t more people play frisbee?
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010Why don’t more people play frisbee? It’s free, it’s fun and judging by my aching arm and calves, it’s a great workout! It was a beautiful summer evening so I threw my trainers and a fresh top into a bag and cycled down to Hyde Park with some friends.
Sprinting after the Aerobie, trying to predict where it would land was hysterical. If your technique is right, it can travel for miles so each of us would prepare for a big old chase, propelling our arms to gain momentum, combining a skywards glance to track its flight and using our peripheral vision to avoid the ensuing picnic hampers and family rounders games. We attracted quite a crowd and worked up a real appetite! My tip for the girls; don’t forget your sports bra!
Taking an objective view of the recent heat wave for a moment, it must be a great driver for people to get active – surely you need to earn the right to wear a string bikini on Hampstead Heath? As for the men, don’t they dream of the moment where they can peel off their t-shirt and reveal a finely tuned washboard stomach like the guys in the aftershave ads? I chatted earnestly to a friend about the distinct lack of athletic men on a hot summer’s day in England, compared to the spectacle of Italian or Israeli or Australian men you see on holiday…what a lovely thought to end with…!
Off to the gym…
