All Entries in the "General" Category
Happiness is a Way of Life – Part 2
With increasingly stressful busy lives, more demands being made on us to work longer hours, travel longer distances, work as parents, carers and home makers as well as juggling numerous jobs, businesses and careers, it’s easy for life to feel like an eternal treadmill with the gradient increasing all the time, yet never reaching the destination. And happiness and fulfilment can seem like a distant dream.
Happiness is a Way of Life – Part 1
I guess measuring happiness really depends on how we define happiness and what it means to us, the individual. For sure, there are millions of unhappy, deeply desperate people in the World in situations beyond their control, but there are also millions of people who appear to ‘have it all’ or at least are exposed to images of what ‘having it all’ seems to involve.
Top Tips For Avoiding a Cold This Winter
Now I don’t want to sound like your mum or an old teacher nagging at you in this article but there might be a few moments when I hear you sigh or groan. You see the problem we have here as coaches is trying to get you runners to take rest and nutrition as seriously as you take the training part.
The Pre Christmas Social Survival Guide
Finding the balance between the pre Christmas mayhem and your training can be tough. As another email drops into your inbox inviting you to a further Christmas bash…….I can hear you thinking ‘yes I’m free that night great!… although I was meant to be doing that recovery run and then there’s my planned long run [...]
I’ve Got a Cold – Should I Run Today?
I wish I had a pound for every time a runner has asked this throughout my coaching career. The debate goes on and I have heard so many opinions, reasons and excuses on this subject.
Avoiding the Winter Lurgy!
Avoiding the winter Lurgy.
Our bodies are amazing. From the moment we are born they start to build a defensive shield to protect us against the onslaught of bacteria. Our immune system hunts down invaders to the body and eliminates them. It also protects us by developing anti-bodies and immunity to certain ‘nasties’ preventing us having [...]
Stitch – A Real Pain in The Side! Part 2
Stitch Can Be Real Pain In The Side
Well, it has been 2 weeks now since I wrote the article on Stitch and since then I have been consciencously exercising my diaphragm. Tedious at times but if it helps with my stitch problems then it will be worth it.
Progress To Date:
It is called IMT – this [...]
Stitch – A Real Pain in The Side! – Part 1
Why is it that just when you are on track for a PB you get stich! It appears to happen to me quite often so I decided to find out exactly what is going on
Can Exercise Help Beat Breast Cancer?
Beating Breast Cancer there is growing evidence that exercise is a major weapon in the fight against the disease. Experts recommend that women should do moderate exercise for 30 minutes each day, five days per week.
Eating Disorders – Cause and Control
We still don’t understand what controls our normal eating habits, or exactly what goes wrong in anorexia and bulimia. All sorts of factors affect our appetite, from chemicals released deep in the brain, to mood, cultural beliefs and social habits.
