New venue I have a winter venue for boxing and kettlebell workout circuits! It is St Paul’s church hall on the corner of Long Lane and Dukes Avenue just by the park. The time will be 7pm to 8pm and dates are to be confirmed but will probably move indoors mid September. The hall is […]
There has been a lot of discussion about the fact that people coming to classes or training or both are noticing that their size is reducing but they have not lost weight on the scales. This is because you are reducing fat and building muscle which gives you a much healthier body composition and increases […]
The Commonwealth Games I have been transfixed by the Commonwealth Games, not just because I love sport but also but there are so many inspiring stories. Every single one of the para athletes are heroes; whatever their challenges or disabilities nothing holds them back and they are so awe inspiring to watch. It makes me think […]
Surely everyone must be having a FAB week its impossible not to when the sun is out! Everyone knows that my favourite form of training is boxing padwork, which given my background as a marathon runner is somewhat surprising. I used to do this myself as a cardio workout to give my body a break from running […]
I am tensely typing this whilst willing Andy Murray to haul himself out of the big hole of losing two sets to Dimitrov in the quarters, my feeling is not good! I have been doing a bit of swotting up this week about body composition fat versus lean muscle mass. When we are pushing ourselves […]
I hope everyone is having a healthy and happy week. My attention has been drawn to a couple of articles this week which state that lack of exercise is to blame for the rise of modern health issues such as type 2 diabetes and heart disease. Never one to completely believe what I read in papers […]
What a lovely week! Apart from the footy-booo and the cricket-booo and I am not going to mention the tennis as Andy is playing today. I have followed Andy since he was a junior and bored anyone who would listen that one day he was going to do it, his taciturn demeanour was a measure […]
Doesn’t time fly? The kids will be breaking up for school in about a month and no doubt lots of you will be looking forward to a well earned summer break. If you have not been to class for a few weeks or months it is a perfect time to come back. You would be […]
What a glorious week! It all started so well on Sunday when Charlotte Lane, Jon Musker, Toby Moore, Mark & myself ran the St Albans Half marathon completing the first bootcamp/ Pt challenge. It was very hot, very hilly and very hard but everyone got around in good time, in one peice and smiling with […]
What’s in your salad dressing? I hope everyone is having a fab week. As you know I love being outdoors but this weather makes it such a pleasure to be outside taking sessions and topping up the vitamin d levels. As soon as the weather warms up most of us reach for the salad bowl […]