Category: Health & Fitness
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How to Prepare Your Body for a HIIT Workout
These days, an increasing number of people are now becoming conscious of their health. Whether it’s the result of an illness or strengthening your immune system, regular exercise would be a requirement if you want to live a healthy lifestyle. There are many ways of getting regular exercise, and one of them is High-Intensity Interval […]
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5 Essentials for a Winter Outdoors | Winter Hiking
I’m afraid it’s that time of year, the weather is changing and a new season is on its way in. With the coming of autumn and winter it also brings my favourite time of the year for hiking. It also means it’s time to sort the winter hiking kit out. #1 – Making sure your […]
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Three Tips for Exercise Recovery
I’ve recently started upping my exercise levels, with walking, running and longer distance hiking. I find the mixture of these really good for keeping not only my fitness up, but also no gym boredom here! Now whilst it may be more obvious to make sure you recover properly after running, hiking and walking if quite […]
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Strong for 2022 with adidas | Ultramarathon Training
Having spent a lot of 2021 injured and unable to run, I have seriously learnt the benefits of strength training for running. With my huge ultra marathon challenge of 2022, I am now working hard to keep up my strength training habit, with a little help from adidas. My injury rehab originally focussed on fixing […]
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4 BENEFITS OF CROSS-TRAINING AND HOW TO IMPLEMENT IT
Cross-training involves performing more than one type of training to maximize performance and boost overall immunity. You may, for example, mix running or walking with force training or Cross Fit to challenge muscle groups which usually remain stationary during a specific exercise. Cross-training can even be regarded as doing two or more sports. Stretching Stretching […]
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CALISTHENICS – THE ULTIMATE FORM OF BODYWEIGHT TRAINING
Not very many people practice calisthenics, but those that do are recognisable to anyone who sees them that they are an exercise enthusiast. Those who practice calisthenics are usually very lean and appear very fit and strong. And they are indeed strong. Calisthenics is a form of physical training in which a person utilizes gravity […]
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What Items Do I Need For Running?
When January came around most of us were full of the best of intentions. Many of us were wanting to throw ourselves into an exercise regime and shift the extra pounds. Whatever you planned make sure you have all the right equipment. Otherwise, your new resolutions might be over before the month is out! This […]
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Working Out
I usually manage 2 workouts a week, although I’ve really been trying to fit in another recently. My usual is a spin class then a personal training session, but I’ve managed to fit in a second spin class a couple of times this year. However, I’m getting a little tired of just spinning. A few […]
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#214 Mindfulness Tips
I’ve recently taken up the practice of Mindfulness Meditation, I sometimes find it very hard to switch off from my PhD and I’ve found the practice so far to help clear my mind. For those of you who are new to the technique, just starting out or even seasoned practitioners; this month’s Om Yoga magazine has some useful […]
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A Delicious Lemon and Raspberry Cake | Recipe
I took this Gin and Tonic Cake recipe and made amends in order to make this cake. I chose fresh raspberries over frozen as I wasn’t sure how the moisture would work with frozen ones. So if you do choose to make that choice rather than fresh, be warned I haven’t tried it. You may need to […]