From Book Fair to Ballet

With one thing and another I've not done as much exercise this week as I would have liked to. Although I did manage to get out for a run on Monday lunchtime, my plan to climb in the evening was thwarted by a late night in the office. An exhausting three days at the London Book [...]

An ode to swimming

I still love swimming. Still, because it was the sport of my teenage years and the time I spent dedicated to it had the potential to backfire. Training took up my Friday nights and Saturday mornings. We swam before school, after school, Sunday afternoons and Monday mornings. We'd spend hours at a time at the [...]

Stretch it out

A guest post for a Friday from my running club team mate and fellow fitness blogger Bex Howitt: With new yoga studios popping up all over place, it is easier than ever to take up yoga and to find a style that suits you. If reciting chants at the beginning of the lesson isn’t your [...]

Just dance

There is something so very liberating about throwing yourself, heart and soul, into a dance, and something about the combination of choreographed movement and music that really holds you in the moment.