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SPORT: This Girl On The Radio
By now you will have heard of the This Girl Can campaign – going into its second season, it’s everywhere from TV to viral on social media. The ad came as a reaction to the difference of two million...
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LIFE: A Flaky Confession
My psoriasis first flared up when I was 17. I was just about to take my AS levels when big, red, scaly patches appeared on my body, but the worst area by far was my scalp. The stress of my exams meant...
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RUN: Race For Life Delamere
You’ve signed up for a race, got your kit ready and prepared yourself for race day. But what is a Race For Life really like? On a grey day a few weeks ago I hit Delamere Forest, ready to run my Race...
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EAT: Get Your Greens In
Everybody knows they should be eating more vegetables, in particular leafy greens, but it can be difficult to stomach green stuff on its own. It’s worth it, though; as well as being full of iron, they...
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TRAIN: Les Mills ONELive
Les Mills classes were the way I first got into fitness, with two hours of back-to-back Pump and Combat twice a week. Picture me jab, jab, upper, hook-ing in training gloves and baggy Nike dance pants...
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LIFE: Getting Parents Active
The ‘obesity epidemic’ is often in the news here in the UK, with inactivity as a child often being cited as a contributing factor, which is clearly worrying for parents. What’s talked about less often...
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The Color Run, Manchester
Running around a stadium on a hot, sweaty day with thousands of other people may not be everybody’s idea of fun. Add in loud music, lashings of paint and oodles of silliness and it suddenly becomes a...
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My First Week At QDos | CrossFit For Beginners
Today was my fourth CrossFit class at QDos, thus completing my first week at the box, which is near Manchester Airport. Major kudos to the guys as not only do they have a gym name where you can make...
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Tips For Surviving Your First Spartan Race
Remember I wrote a post, Get Spartan Fit, about training for a Spartan Race? I posted that after having a look around online for the obstacles, and after finding only a few (Spartan are cagey about...
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How I Meal Prep Like A Boss
Working in town with loads of healthy food choices (and not-so-healthy for those kind of days) meant I never really had much of a need for meal prep. Sure, sometimes when money was a little tight I’d...
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One Night with Jessie Pavelka
Honestly, when I was invited to go workout with Jessie Pavelka, I didn’t know who he was. A HIIT class and the promise of a healthy buffet is more than enough to get me somewhere.… View Post The post...
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Supplements Surprisingly Good for Hair, Skin & Nails
High maintenance is not a phrase I’d use to describe my beauty regime. My nails are bare, I wear as little make-up as possible – though eyebrows are a non-negotiable – and I let my… View Post The post...
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Super Easy Protein Energy Bar Recipe
Though I have protein snacks pretty much on-tap at work (okay, in a vending machine) I still like to know exactly what’s in my food, so I really enjoy creating meals and snacks from scratch.… View...
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The 6 Ways CrossFit Has Benefited Me… So Far
It’s been eight weeks since I started going to QDos Fitness, and I think I can now call myself a CrossFitter. It’s only when you stick at something consistently you can look back on what you’ve… View...
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We Can All Be California Girls | Get Fit 4 Free
What I would give to be a California girl – sun all year round, green juice bars on every corner, and generally a chilled-out lifestyle. The grass really does seem greener. Right now the Californian…...
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CrossFit Gym Bag Essentials
Going to the gym requires very little equipment. Just you, your clothes, some shoes (maybe some shoes tailored especially to your type of training, if you’re that way inclined), and a vessel to carry...
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Don’t Quit | Setting + Hitting Fitness Goals
Goals are so important not just in fitness, but in life, too. They keep you moving, focused, and above all, you get a huge sense of achievement once you’ve finally smashed those goals you’ve been…...
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One Epic Cheat Meal at Manchester Food + Drink Festival 2015
If there’s one thing all fitness people have in common – whether they’re powerlifters, bodybuilders, CrossFitters, marathon runners, or bikini competitors – it’s that we all love food. Food in massive...
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QDos Fitness 2nd Birthday | My First CrossFit Comp!
You either win, or you learn. Or at least, that’s what I tell myself when I don’t win something! I’ve already spoken of the many benefits CrossFit has brought me, but another is that it’s… View Post...
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Sweating Like A.. | Did Bikram Yoga Bring Me Any Health Benefits?
It’s easy to get out of the fitness habit when autumn rolls around. “The nights are really drawing in now!”, you say, as you choose to snuggle on the sofa rather than stick to your… View Post The post...
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