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So, when is bedtime? Midnight? 11pm? It depends? When I first started waking early I found this a really hard one to answer. I didn’t want to stay up later then I should, but then I didn’t want to appear antisocial by heading up too early. Over the weeks and months I have settled on…

Quite often, if you haven’t been exercising regularly far a while, it’s surprising how quickly you get out of breath. This is genuinely quite an unpleasant feeling, and it can even make us feel inadequate, surprised at how little we can do without breathing heavily This is absolutely normal, we are pushing ourselves beyond what

When asked if I’d cancel a fitness session due to the weather (eg snow/cold) the answer is an unequivocal “NO” (unless and only unless advised to, on safety grounds). There is no reason to cancel at all. Any exercise routine can be adapted, we can dress for the weather. We all know the phrase “There’s

2020 was a terrible year for training, and then doing nothing. Each year I’ll get stuck into plenty of events, like millions of people all over the country. It gives us purpose, drive, determination and direction. But that was simply not the case last year. Virtual events don’t do it for me. I mean, I

Indeed, especially when you are stimulated and fully engrossed in something. It’s also extremely pleasurable looking back and realising that you were so happily immersed in it that you didn’t even notice the time. Then again, no other creature on earth has “time”. All they have is “NOW”. We have created time to manage our

“Can’t Be Arsed!” Precisely, that’s where I was a few days ago, January 1, 2021. Usually, I’d make sure I did at least something exercise-related in the day but, after the stresses of last night and about 3 hours sleep, that’s not happening. I was really glum, down in the dumps. And sometimes that’s just

Life is simply so hectic at the moment it’s sometimes difficult to put it all in perspective. One thing that I used to snigger at, but now dp every morning, is take a moment or two of silence, to spend just a couple of minutes in mindfulness. I simply sit, or stand, peacefully, close my

Many newcomers to fitness groups will ask, after their first or second session, if and when things will get any easier. Exercise is hard work, and this comes as surprise to many. They often think that as you get fitter, it gets easier… Yes, it does! I can promise you that it DOES get easier

I used to think that running was such a pointless exercise. What was the point of going out to get tired, only to return home? Running was what you did when playing sport, chasing a ball in the squash court, marking an opposition player. Running there had a purpose. I couldn’t see the point of