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Limits, and When to Ditch Them
You may remember, a month ago, I said this: It's easy to change a bit, adapt, and then stay put. That’s why we plateau, both in terms of weight loss and in a wider sense. You’ve got to stay focused on improving yourself and your life in a number of ways, both physically and – more importantly – men[...] -
When Fitness Starts to Be... Fun?
It's so funny how times change. A couple of years ago, I'd never, ever have thought I'd be where I am right now. A lot of things are different, in a whole range of crazy ways. I like different foods, for one thing; unless I'm a hormonal demon horsebeast, I could take or leave chocolate - but put a b[...] -
The Programme: Your Questions Answered
I've been amazed by the fabulous response to the exercise programme we published on Thursday this week - you guys are awesome. I've been rather inundated with questions since, so apologies if I haven't been able to email back right away! The questions that have popped up most often, I've answered[...] -
Get With the Programme!
We've finally made it! I can't even begin to tell you how hard we've been working to get this programme finished for you guys, following the amazing, astounding and oh-my-god-I-may-be-welling-up-a-little-bit response to last week's guest post by Matt, the trainer who designed this programme. This[...] -
Mindfulness, and When to Just Stop Thinking
I'm a busy woman - and it's hard to keep everything in balance sometimes. Normally this isn't an issue - and finding time to hit the gym usually seems like a welcome break from the huge amount of time I spend sitting in front of a computer screen... Even though I do tend to multi-task with the iPad [...] -
How I Healed Myself
I have a very cool, albeit slightly double-edged, thing to tell you guys today. You might already know that I've had a lot of knee surgery - three rounds, in fact - to repair them after I had an accident in 2007 that brought on something called patellofemoral dysplasia - in English, that means yo[...] -
Cardio, Fat Burning, and Getting Stuff Done
When I first started out trying to lose weight, I hate hate hated cardio. What can I say? I like to have nice hair, and cardio seems to go out of its way to push against that. Boo hiss. But as you probably already know, one of the biggest parts of the exercise plan I've been following is the l[...] -
Making Exercise Fit: It's the Small Stuff...
Last week, I was forwarded an article that claimed that inactivity now kills as many people as smoking. Apparently: A lack of exercise is now causing as many deaths as smoking across the world, a study suggests. The report, published in the Lancet to coincide with the build-up to the Olympics, e[...] -
The Guns: My Favourite Upper-Body Exercises
I love weight training. There's nothing more satisfying. It's hard, and it'll make you pull some interesting faces - and probably break into a sweat sitting down - but it's pretty empowering to be safe in the knowledge that you've got great upper body strength. Plus, it's amazing for toning up - mea[...]
