Setting Yourself up for Successful Changes – Part 2
This is part two in a four-part series called ‘Making changes – Setting yourself up for success.’ In this series I’m taking you through four questions that you should ask…
Tips for Menopausal Runners with Anxiety. Part 1 – Lifestyle
In my last blog I talked about why anxiety is common in the perimenopause and the effect it can have on your running. Despite it being a challenge at times,…
Activate You: How to get fit
You quickly forget what you didn’t know. When I think back to the start of my running journey I remember wanting to get fit and be a runner but not…
Quick Question – How can I get rid of visceral fat?
My last quick question looked at what visceral fat is, why it’s harmful and how you can tell how much visceral fat you have. Do read that first if you…
Quick Question – What is visceral fat?
When we think of fat we probably think of subcutaneous fat. That’s the squishy fat that sits just underneath our skin. With many people complaining about their ‘bingo wings’ and…
Project Allotment
Keeping your children active is sometimes easier said than done. I’ve always found that it helps massively if you do things together as a family. You’re setting a great example…
My Lockdown Running
I’ve never been more grateful to love running than right now. Since I began running 12 years ago, it’s always been there for me, through thick and thin, happy and…
Active Women Interview – meet Nat Scroggie
I’ve been tweeting for six years, enjoying the banter with others and then suddenly, bam, up pops Nat aka ThisVetRuns. From her first tweet in April 2018 she had me…
Active Women Interview – meet Kirsten Huesch
After connecting on social media, I met up with Kirsten at the Women In Sport – Empower 18 conference in London in October. Chatting away to her over lunch (whilst…
Inspiring or Intimidating? Just be Proud.
I’ve been pondering the fine balance between being inspiring and being intimidating recently. The thing is, I think as we improve and smash our targets, as we progress in our…