Time for another workout! This is a circuit I did with a personal training client a few weeks ago. Do each exercise for 45-seconds working as hard as you can, followed by 15-seconds of rest. After each full circuit, rest for 1-minute. Repeat. Remember to warm-up, cool down and stretch out! We warmed up on a cross trainer for 5-minutes first. Full Body Circuit Kettlebell swings Russian twists with kettlebell Clean and press with a core bag Commandos Lunge with kettlebell…
One of the hardest things for me to deal with is animal abuse and neglect. This is something I struggle with a lot. While I realise I’m not Wonder Woman, I still find it difficult that I can’t save all the animals. Anxiety shows itself in many forms and raises its ugly head for everyone in different ways. Animal cruelty and neglect is one of the things that triggers it for me. And one day, I’d love to run an…
I never thought I’d see the day where I’d be teaching a circuit class. Aerobics, step and spinning – yes. But circuit? Never. Teaching step aerobics used to be my happy place, and I loved nothing more than preparing new routines for my classes. I would place my step in the middle of the living room and spend hours jumping up and down, making up new combinations and practicing until it was perfect. Before a class, I’d turn up an…
So, here we are. Another year has been and gone and I can’t believe only a couple of weeks ago I was saying good riddance to 2017. So much happened during the last 12 months, and I was happy to hold a middle finger up to it and send it on its way. I didn’t even stay up to see the old year out and the new one in – I was over it and found myself tucked up in…
This month I took delivery of my second lifestyle subscription box from The Vegan Kind. Last month there were some incredibly tasty treats, but this month’s box was so yummy we’d eaten half of it the day after taking delivery! What’s in The Vegan Kind October Lifestyle Box? So, I hear you ask. What was in October’s box? Biona Cool Cola Bottles Harpers Candles Little Black Cat Candle MyProtein Chocolate baked Cookie Geo Organics Chickpea and Lentil Dahl Eat Vive…
Ever since I completed the 2016 Chester half-marathon, I’ve been desperate to train for another event. Unfortunately, life had other plans. It’s like there’s been a universal conspiracy preventing me from taking part in anything else. Injury, illness, more injury, ill parents, time constraints, more injury, house renovations – you name it, it’s happened. And for the past 18-months I feel like I’ve just been ticking over. The Preston 10k Although I’ve been working out consistently – mainly because it…
When I was making the transition from vegetarian to vegan, the one thing I struggled to give up was cheese. It wasn’t even like I was a big cheese monster. I hated cheese. Well, cold cheese anyway. I didn’t eat cheese sandwiches, or cheese on crackers or posh cheese on little cocktail sticks. But melted cheese on a pizza, on a toasted sandwich and even on tomato pasta was something I really loved. Also, the thought of eating vegan cheese…
I’ve always been a bit sceptical about subscription boxes, and my experience with Abel and Cole last year didn’t do anything to dispel that scepticism. But after lusting after The Vegan Kind boxes for several months, it was only a matter of time before I decided to part with my hard-earned cash. The fact that I would get £5 off my first order was also a deciding factor. I still consider myself to be in the early stages of my…
If you’re concerned about how to stay fit and healthy while you’re on holiday – you’re not on your own. While a lot of people use a holiday as an excuse to eat and drink too much, I’m not one of them. Just because I want to escape the stresses and strains of everyday life, it doesn’t mean I have the desire to take a break from my healthy, active lifestyle. Because it’s exactly that. A lifestyle. And it’s one…
