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What Does Self-Care Mean to You?

What does self-care mean to you?  It’s such a broad term – but what is it? Definitions in the Oxford English Dictionary include: The practice of taking action to preserve or improve one’s own health and the practice of taking an active role in protecting one’s…

Health Well-being

If You Run, You Are A Runner

Follow my blog with Bloglovin If you run, you are a runner I can’t remember where I first saw this quote, but I’ve seen it several times on social media over the last few months. I’m sure many people have said it, but I…

Travel

A Strenuous Hike Up Zwölferhorn Mountain

Early morning sunlight casts its sleepy golden haze across the landscape.  The sweltering heat wraps itself around my body and beads of sweat gather on my forehead. My breathing is laboured and heavy as I slowly ascend the mountain, my exposed shoulders tinged with…

Woman on a beach
Everyday Life Well-being

Thoughts on Turning 40

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…

Body Sculpture Power Roller Plus
Well-being

My Review of the Body Sculpture Power Roller Plus

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…

Woman's legs wearing blue running leggings and pink trainers
Well-being

Run Faster & Stronger with These 6 Strength Exercises

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…

10kg Kettlebell
Well-being

My Review of The Body Sculpture Kettlebells

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…

Rows of kettlebells
Well-being Workouts

Full Body 30-Minute Circuit

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…