Taking the ‘work’ out of ‘workout’

On those occasions when someone remarks on how 'good' or 'disciplined' I am to exercise on a regular basis I always feel like a little bit of a fraud. It's not like I have to drag myself to the gym, or force myself to lace up my trainers, shunning a favoured spot on the sofa [...]

Podcast episodes to enjoy while you are…

I’m sure I’m not alone when I say that the discovery of the Serial Podcast a couple of years back changed my listening habits for good. I was training for the Paris marathon at the time and found myself chain listening to episode after episode on my long runs. From that point on, podcasts rapidly [...]

Motivation, discipline and true grit

'Don't wait around to feel "motivated", just get disciplined.' These were wise words of Steve Kamb, founder of Nerd Fitness, speaking in a recent interview on the Runners' Connect Run to the Top podcast, words which have been doing circuits in my mind ever since. It's funny how some things just catch your ear; some pithy refrain [...]

January Blues?

So it's colder than it was in December, even though you were hoping that Spring might be on its way, and it's still dark when you wake up in the mornings and when you leave the office at night. The joie de vivre of the New Year and all of it's resolutions seems an awfully [...]