1,500m two ways: A pregnancy swimming session

As I get closer to my due date, and as London gets hotter and hotter, I'm finding swimming is my fitness saviour. I'm definitely slower and get tired a lot quicker than ever before, but I always feel better for just getting into the pool and moving my body. Being in the water also helps [...]

Swimming upstream

It's been a funny old week in the UK, and by 'funny old' what I actually mean is abjectly disastrous. This blog isn't usually a platform for my political opinions, but this week comes asĀ an exception and as politics and well-being collide I've found myself laying awake at night worrying, doing sun salutations to the [...]

I am, IM: A 40 minute medley swim set

After my last swimming session post I received lots of positive feedback so I've decided to share a swim set here each week. Hopefully this will motivate you to get your weekly chlorine hit, as well as having the added bonus for me of making sure I get to the pool at least once a [...]

A fun 45 minute swim set

After a blissful, (if not slightly indulgent on the food and wine front), long weekend, on Tuesday I decided to stay out of the rain and switch my run for a gym/swim combo. Lunchtime saw me power through a Kayla Itsines-inspired HITT workout, with jumping squat-lunges and cross-body mountain climbers designed to turn all of your [...]