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Running for beginners
As I mentioned in my last post (I think?!?) I have started running again. Its hard work, both trying to get fitness back and also hard to make time when life is crazy. I thought I would share my tips for getting (back) into an activity. This can also be used as running tips for beginners. Here are my tips for getting back to being active / running for beginners tips. Set yourself some shorter-term Goals – at the moment my goal is to run 5k – I want to ultimately run further again but I need to start small! Find a like-minded group – I have joined a ladies…
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Being healthy 80% of the time – is it good enough?
Today I saw some pictures of myself which I really didn’t like. It’s really really upset me, and yet again I realise that my relationship with food has led me down a dark path. Being healthy 80% of the time – is it good enough to help fix how I feel about my weight and appearance? Anyone who has read this blog for a while knows of my ongoing struggle with my weight and exercise. I am nothing if not a trier!!! (or is that trying ? ) Learning to be happy the way I am….. In fact, I decided to seek guidance from good old Google, to see if…
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New fitness challenge
So in order to help with my weight loss journey, I purchased a subscription to Beach Body on Demand. I started off looking around and doing the 21 day fix but then I got ill and had to miss a week. Whilst off I was watching a Youtuber who has a facebook group for fitness challenges and they were starting 80 day obsession from the beginning of March, so I joined the group and it’s been brilliant. I mean it’s hard, actually scrap that it’s really bloomin’ difficult. Some of the positions they expect you to get into a contortionist might struggle with. I have been introduced into a world…
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Happy new year 2018 and goals
Well this may seem like a really late post, but I have been laid up with really bad flu since new years eve. It was my daughters 18th Birthday on New years eve and its almost like my body waited until the end of her birthday, and then to stop working for a couple of weeks. I was fine until midnight, then went downhill so fast and I had what I think was the worst illness I have ever had. So for me new year is only just starting! Just because you have to embarrass them a little, here is a picture of Chloe – what a gorgeous baby!! Not…
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Half marathon update – I did it!!!!!
Well the day was finally here. The Robin Hood Half Marathon 2017. Since my last post here, training has been up and down – more down than up really. I managed to get up to 8.5 miles in training, but then in the last month have only ran 2 miles. I had a pain in my groin and hip which was very painful so I had to rest it. Eddie and I had a wedding the day before (Eddie was the Best Man) and even dancing was uncomfortable, it also meant I had a late night – hardly the best prep for running further than I ever had in…
