Sticking to individual training plans has never been something I am good at. I could spend some time thinking about why this is, I could even spend some time making elaborate excuses that are as convincing as they are imaginative. Another thing I could do is focus on what I have managed to do, how…
Continue reading ➞ Cycling London to Brighton
If you are worried about your relationship with food, who do you turn to? Your mates? Your GP? Or maybe you might turn to many of the numerous blogs, instagram pages and podcasts out there #wellness? Turning to influencers to make sense, I mean afterall, they're flawless skin, pert tits, perky bum and six pack…
Continue reading ➞ Beat: The UK’s Charity Antidote to Wellness Wankery and Eating Disorders
At face value the body positivity movement may seem like the perfect antidote to unrealistic body goals, the continuous merry-go-round of dieting and the perpetuation of thin ideals from the fashion, media, fitness, retail, and industry that uses models and their bodies to promote products and ideologies. The incessant nature is that although these images,…
Continue reading ➞ Why Loving Your Reflection is Just Another Unrealistic Expectation
Marathon running is more of an exercise for the mind than the body. Making your body run 26.2 miles in one go without stopping is tiring work, don't get me wrong. The real task though is how much can you endure on the day? How much can you dig deep and keep going when the…
Continue reading ➞ Brighton Marathon: The Unlikely Road To The Satisfaction of Socks & Sandals
There’s all sorts of bugs to be caught as we go through our lives: the travel bug, an influenza bug, the reading bug, and hopefully not the Ebola bug. I’m not sure if I have caught the running bug as such, but I am quite sure that I have caught the "Challenge Yourself with Disgusting…
Continue reading ➞ Brighton Marathon: Hopes, Nopes and Notes
If you're on Instagram it's quite likely you will have seen some people going on about RED January. Maybe you think it sounds like another new year resolution fad like: Veganuary (please don't shoot me, I'm an animal too) or Dry January, for those pretending that quitting alcohol is hard for them after an indulgent…
Continue reading ➞ RED January: Active Everyday To Beat The Blues Away
Endings and new beginnings can be emotional times, whether it's excitement for the future or sadness for the end of a really good chapter. There's no time of year when we communally experience this sensation as a planet more than the turn of a new year. Cue the dieting, resolution-ing and lists of life vows…
