Getting over the fear of running on a treadmill

Bodyweight fitness challenge while working from home.

I won't talk too much about what is going on around us at the minute, it is far too depressing to go on about and I am sure that you have read thousands of words on the topic, so here... The C-word is banned. But, I wanted to talk about something I am doing during...

March Running update

With everything going on around us at the minute, there is a fair chance that this blog is going to be pretty fitness related for the next few weeks. Any film or TV stuff will be directed over to my film/TV blog if you care to have a click over there! But, as I had...

Training for the 2020 Belfast marathon

2020 learning aims

Everyone has their resolutions for the New Year and I am no different! But instead of giving you the usual spiel of what I want to do this year like weight loss etc. I thought I would have a post about things that I want to learn this year or at least keep learning. It...

Sober October Challenge 2019

Like a lot of people this month, I am going to be attempting Sober October, but if you know me at this point, you will know that I am not really a drinker and in fact drink very sparingly. Instead, I will be using Sober October to compete with a few friends to improve my...

6 ways walking to and from work has improved my life

I know, I know, a bit of a hyperbolic title, but it is true. Anyway, it has been mentioned a few times on the blog, but I have started to walk into and from work every day for the past few weeks for a variety of reasons and I thought I would share with you...

Weight loss journey: How being less hard on myself became a positive

Last time out I broached the topic of how I am finally making a bit of progress on my weight loss and a lot of it was to do with the fact that I was able to structure myself better and that I was being less hard on myself if I did have that snack...

Falling over when running and when do I to run afterwards

You may remember when I fell for the first time when on a run and how I described my thoughts about it. Well, I am afraid to say that over a year later, I am devastated to report that I have fallen again during a run and this time it hurt a little and it...

My August running aims

Usually I like to give these big grandiose aims and then fall flat on my face when they inevitably do not happen. So I thought that this month I would set myself some smaller, more achievable aims that I could feel confident achieving. So what have I set myself for running-wise next month? Let’s have...