Category: sport and excercise
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Is just walking enough?
In an era where high intensity fitness programs are king, is there a place for just taking a walk? The answer, thankfully, is simple. Yes. Walking is a great way to improve fitness and, as long as it creates a calorie deficit, a good way to loose weight. Walking has many upsides compared with more…
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Fall in love with running.
So many people have told me that they hate running. This is something that is completely at odds with my view of the activity. I love running, though this was not always the case. I have always been good at running, but for a long time it felt like a chore. Like something that I…
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Freezing shower – Update
A while ago I posed a question, based on research that I had read, weather there is any benefit with regards to mental heath of turning the shower to cold for a few seconds before getting out. See the original post here: Freezing shower? I have now been doing this for a couple of months at…
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What’s in my gym bag?
I love going to the gym and getting stuck into a good workout. There are a few things I ensure I always have with me when I am at the gym. 1: The bag itself. While many people use a bag designed for this very purpose, I chose to use a free drawstring bag that…
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Body composition, not weight, is the key.
All the time these days you hear about the issue society has with weight, how obesity is a huge and growing problem. It is undoubtedly true that this is an issue, and one that has a effect on all of us, even if not directly. Using weight is not the best metric when focusing on…
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RED January 2019 – In support of the mental health charity Mind.
Following on from completing RED January 2018, I will again be running every day in January 2019 in support of Mind UK. In January 2018 I set and achieved the target of completing 150km of running across the month. Next year I am aiming to hit 200km in support of this worthy cause. As I…
These Odd Thoughts 