Making Health Easy, Fun – and Just a Little Bit Surprising
One of the whole points of this blog is that it aims to be a happy place (or a safe space if you like that as a concept) for people who aren’t confident about the whole fitness thing. The plan is that you can come on here and get ideas…
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I’ve been a member of a lot of gyms. Huge mega gyms with three floors, tiny one-room establishments where everyone knows people by name. Budget gyms, eye-wateringly expensive ones with fluffy towels and chilled water on entry. I even joined an appointment-only gym once. That sounds super swanky, doesn’t it….
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It’s two days before Xmas and I’m in the middle of a hotel lobby in full gym kit doing tricep dips and push-ups. But this is not the reception of a health spa or boot camp where people are expecting such activities – it’s the middle of the Aria hotel…
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The Disneyland Paris Half Marathon is run at Disneyland Paris every September. The race was first run in September 2016 with about 9,000 competitors. If you’re considering running the Disneyland Paris Half Marathon, we’ve got 10 reasons why you might want to consider it… It’s the closest Disney race to…
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Today in the gym I had an aim – I had to run 5k faster than 33 minutes and 43 seconds. Why that time specifically? Because according to a report by Running USA that’s how long it takes the average woman to run 5k – and, as you can tell…
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Yo NYNHBers – it’s time for a public service announcement as the nice people at Asthma UK have some advice that they have asked if I would impart….. and that is despite the fact that it’s actually pretty mild out there right now, winter, with its (generally) chilly air and…
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I’m in serious need of some musical motivation right now – I’ve not found any new music I want to workout to and my playlist hasn’t been updated for ages. However the other day when I was talking to Jessie Pavelka for my Quorn post we talked about the music…
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Anyone else having trouble keeping up their workouts while trying to do all the Christmassy stuff and work – if so, I may have the answer – a super-fast 10-minute workout you can do anywhere by top trainer Zana Morris. Not Your Normal Health Blog is a member of Amazon…
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I have a confession – I am running in kit I have ABSOLUTELY no idea how to pronounce. I’ve got trainers and a running jacket from the brand Saucony and I have no idea whether you say it Saw-cone-ee. Sock – anay. Sauce – onee, or some other way entirely….
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(ad – sponsored) The other day the nice people at Quorn™ asked me if I’d like to meet their Quorn Ambassador fitness guru Jessie Pavelka…….erm yes. This post contains affiliate links and I get a small commission if you make a purchase. Buying from these links does not involve any…
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