The obesity problem has been getting a lot of publicity recently with governments and health authorities trying to find ways of solving the increasing levels of obesity in society. However, I think that one of the main issues is that the way that weight (and more generally health) is viewed is flawed. Rather than focusing … Continue reading Weight Loss For Health And Life
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Recovery Day
The cold that has been threatening to come on for the last almost a week has finally hit. I don't get ill very often which is probably a good thing because when I do get ill I have a tendency to try and carry on as though I am not ill. Part of this is … Continue reading Recovery Day
Running In The Snow
The last few days we have been having some really difficult weather, especially in terms of running. Although the snow that we have having here has never been more than a few cm within a day it has still been enough for it to make things much more difficult. The main issue is that the … Continue reading Running In The Snow
January Summary
The first month of my 1,000 mile challenge is now over I thought that it was a good time to take note of what I have achieved so far and encourage me to keep going. In this first month I have managed to run a total of 125.6km (78.04 miles). I feel as though at … Continue reading January Summary
Crisps Are My Weakness
So my running has been going well even despite the bad weather that we have been having over the last few days. There has been a lot of ice on the ground and the forecast for later in the week is suggesting that we might even get snow. This morning I did my first morning … Continue reading Crisps Are My Weakness
Long Run Day
Today is my usual long run day, my plan was that I would run for about 11km. However over the last day or so I have been feeling a bit of tightness in my knee. There isn't really any pain to this but it is feeling a bit stiff when I move it and when … Continue reading Long Run Day
Snow and Vegan Treats
I have been running every day so far this week so I was due a rest day but when I saw the snow and ice this morning it made my mind up. With me being as clumsy as I am running in icy conditions like this is probably a bad idea. So far this week I … Continue reading Snow and Vegan Treats
Goodbye New Years Resolutioners
For the first couple of weeks of the year I when I came back from my lunchtime run all of the showers at work were full. This meant that I had to wait for one to be available, this was usually a couple of minutes at most so it wasn't really a big deal. I … Continue reading Goodbye New Years Resolutioners
Week 3 Summary – A Good Week
I feel like I did pretty well this week. I was able to run 6 days without any issues which meant that I could take 2 rest/recovery days. I am really happy with how well my body seems to be coping with running regularly, I am not worn out and I can feel myself getting … Continue reading Week 3 Summary – A Good Week
Running and Comfort Food
My cold like symptoms have not gone away but they have also not got any worse either. This means that I have been able to continue to run on a lunchtime. The last couple of days I have been doing about 5.3km a day. I have also managed to find a running route that is … Continue reading Running and Comfort Food
