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Get the pom poms out – it’s time to celebrate. We’ve finally discovered what’s wrong with my leg. I have something called an enthesitis – which in simple terms means I’ve inflamed a tendon in my leg, but at the exact point where it meets the bone. The good news…
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Because I haven’t been posting much I haven’t really told you how my Gold Coast Half Marathon Training is going – it’s now about eight weeks until the race surely so I should be in great shape right? Erm, no. I’m stuffed up big time! I’ll be honest, training for…
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A few weeks ago I published a video of me on Instagram running down the road with THE squeakiest trainers ever. Honestly, they were driving me nuts, It’s here if you want to see it. A couple of days I walked into the gym making the same noise and seriously…
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Oh little scientists of joy, how I love you when you say things I like. Released today is a study looking at whether ice baths actually make any difference to post run soreness – and, according to the team at the University of New Hampshire, the answer was no, for most…
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Do you normally switch off your ipod while you cool down? Well hold fire – an interesting fitness snippet I just spotted in April’s Health magazine has found that people who listen to more upbeat songs post workout actually take more steps during their cool down and flush out ache-making…
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Most people who exercise regularly know that if you get an injury, you treat it using the acronym RICE (and if you don’t know about that, click there for the info). However, the other night I was at the launch for a new product for pain and the speaker GP…
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Today’s new idea: Flosoles Gel Insoles. Why is this good for weight loss? Because you’re a darn sight more likely to walk somewhere if your feet don’t hurt. As well as constantly attempting to lose half a stone, my second quest in life is attempting to find a way to…
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This months theme is all things new so here’s: The NEW Health Treatment I Tried – okay, so it’s old in the scheme of time itself, but new for me. Honestly, I swear my body hates me. Here I am desperately trying to maintain the miracle kilo I left in…
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Question; What is this thingy above and why do I decide it’s so important that I actually packed it in my luggage on a mini-break to Poland? No, I’m not reading 50 Shades of Grey. It’s a Carnation Pedi Roller and its job is to calm down my plantar fasciitis…
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Should you exercise when you’re sick or is it going to set you back? The answer depends on what you have – and where your symptoms are. I was supposed to be telling you all about an exciting new set of DVDs I’ve been sent in the post today. Instead,…
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