As somebody who loves spending time at home, the lockdown hasn't been particularly difficult for me, especially in comparison to some of my friends. I'm lucky I can still do the majority of my hobbies and have taken this time to be more creative, working towards some writing goals, finally joining a book club and [...]
In 2019, the majority of my running activity was centred around a goal of some kind. If it wasn't a training run for my first half-marathon, it was trying to get a parkrun PB or beat my last 10k race time. While it's great to have goals and targets, I think it's also important to [...]
I know it’s very cliche to set lots of fitness-related goals in January, but there’s something so refreshing and motivating about a new year. It’s my favourite time to set any long-term goals and I always write a list of the top 10 things I want to achieve that year. These are always really broad, [...]
I've been wearing a Fitbit for about three years now, which means checking how many steps I've done, how many calories I've burnt and how many hours I've slept has become an integral part of my daily routine. As a very results-driven person, having a fitbit is amazing for tracking my progress, particularly when I'm [...]
It's so easy to make excuses for not going to the gym, with the most common one being that people simply don't have the time. I've used this same justification many times, but the truth is, everybody could fit a quick workout in if they really wanted to. I'm no expert on fitness but over [...]
