Article: Surviving Christmas on your own

Certainly for the residents of the UK, it has been a turbulent few days. International travel has been made nearly impossible, large parts of the country are in a strict lockdown and others are counting the days until we are moved into those categories. Many people’s plans for Christmas are wrecked, others now face spending…

Blog: Don’t fight the future

The world seemed to just go a little bit crazier over the weekend, particularly for anyone living in the UK.  The situation seems to be in a rapid state of change at the moment, its hard to see the future with much positivity. It easy to worry about the future.  The thing is, mostly the…

Blog: Stop assuming you know everything

Many people will be beginning their Christmas breaks today. Spending time with family and friends (physically or even virtually this year). For many it’s a time of celebration, joy, happiness and relaxation. For others it is tortuous, painful, lonely and pushes many to the brink. Many do not even celebrate Christmas or do so in…

Midweek Update: 16 December

Good Morning What a week!  What a year!  We are still absolutely buzzing to have won the Wellbeing Award.  Once again, thank you all so much for making this site what it is.  This will be my last midweek update for 2020.  I hope you all have a great break and Merry Christmas to those…

Back to Running: Week 5

So I skipped the update for week four.  I’ve now just completed the fifth week of my return to running.  I passed the 10K mark in week four and have started to become reasonably comfortable with running five mile with ease. Last week I completed my longest run to date, which was 7.5 miles.  That…

Article: Christmas & Fitness

December is a time for eating, drinking and being merry as the festive season draws in. This also means the holiday period is notoriously difficult for our healthy eating habits and exercise regimes. Lets think about Christmas… Many people abandon fitness and workouts during the Christmas period (or even December as a whole). Staying active…

Article: Exercise – What are DOMS?

Sore muscles after physical activity, known as delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS), can occur when you start a new exercise programme, change your exercise routine, or increase the duration or intensity of your regular workout. When muscles are required to work harder than they’re used to or in a different way, it’s believed to cause…

Blog: We won an award

Yesterday Danny and I won an award, I just wanted to open this blog by saying a big thank you to our members, we have done this for you, to help others with their wellbeing. Without your support, this would not be able to achieve this.I set out with an aim that if I could…

Midweek Update: 9 December

Good afternoon I hope you’re all having a good week. Tomorrow is a big day.  James and I are attending an awards ceremony.  To be shortlisted is a massive achievement no matter what the outcome is.  Thank you to you all for viewing our site and making it a success. It’s been another busy week…