It was our first day visiting Postalm. As the toll booth attendant asked me for zwölf euro, I looked at her blankly. In my head, I frantically started counting in German hoping I would manage to reach the correct number. Unfortunately, I was taking far too long and seeing the look of panic across my face, she repeated the price but this time in English. Twelve euros. Yes! 12! THAT was the magic number. I paid the money, mumbled a quick…
When you think about vegan friendly countries, I bet Austria isn’t top of the list. I bet it’s not even in the top 5. But if you look a little closer – you might be surprised. Traditional foods such as schnitzel, goulash and apfelstrudel, are more likely to spring to mind rather than a smorgasbord of vegan delights. But over the past few years, just like in the UK, it’s become easier to eat vegan in other countries too –…
The Jurassic Coast is 250 million years old, 95 miles long and England’s first natural World Heritage Site. This rugged landscape is probably most famous for Lulworth Cove which was left behind by the last Ice-Age, and the iconic arch – Durdle Door. Made up of coves, cliffs, beaches and natural craggy rock formations, the Jurassic Coast is an adventure playground just waiting to be explored. And at the beginning of April I became obsessed with visiting it. There’s always…
At the end of May I turned 40. As I sit here writing this, I can’t quite make the link between that number and the fact that I am indeed, now 40. I don’t feel 40, but then what exactly does being 40 feel like? When I turned 30 I freaked out and had a mini complete melt down. I’d never been skiing in France, I hadn’t visited Australia, I didn’t have a degree, I hadn’t packed up my belongings…
I received a Power Roller Plus from Body Sculpture in return for the following review. All thoughts are my own and I will only recommend products that I am happy to use myself. If you purchase the Power Roller Plus through this link and enter the code POWERCHAOS, you’ll get £5 off the price. When I was contacted by Body Sculpture to review The Power Roller Plus, I jumped at the chance. Last month, I wrote a review about my…
When you’re a runner, it’s easy to neglect the strength exercises that are beneficial to your training. I’ve been there. You live off the adrenaline of the next sweat fuelled run, trying to push your body that little bit harder each time. And depending on the outcome of your efforts, you can end up feeling either elated or defeated. After being treated by several physios, consultants and surgeons over the last 15 years, one thing I’ve learnt is that strength…
Here’s the thing. I love kettlebells. They’re currently my favourite piece of exercise equipment, and I use them in nearly every circuit I teach. They’re also included in every circuit I do myself. The past few months have mainly been spent training for the Chester half marathon, which unfortunately, due to a sinus, throat and chest infection, I didn’t end up doing. (There’s a separate blog post coming on that soon). Concentrating on my running meant other areas of my…
‘Come on then, what do vegans eat?’ I swear I could hear the air quotes going up around the word vegans as she said it. I sighed, rolled my eyes and shouted from the toilet cubicle. ‘Lots of veg and anything else that doesn’t come from an animal’. As soon as I’d said it I knew I should have replied how my husband does ‘bits of cardboard and if I’m still hungry, a few tin cans too’. I’d been chatting…
So, here’s the thing. I hate shopping. Any kind of shopping. If I could order everything online and never step into another shop or changing room again – I would. Unfortunately, life’s just not that kind. The only thing I can comfortably order online knowing they will fit once they arrive, are my Asics GT-1000 running trainers. Oh, and my Lepel bras. But that’s another blog post for another time. Before I start, I’d just like to add that this…
