Seeing your child smile is enough to make your entire day. Knowing that their smile came from something that you did to make them feel happy is an amazing feeling, one that we should strive for on a daily basis. Think about the last time that you got a smile from your child that you know […] Read more…
10 Places To Find Fitness Motivation
Fitness Motivation can be a big issue for me and I have found several places to turn to when I need to perk myself up again! When I see my friends going to the gym, going for a run or just getting their exercise in and it seems so effortless for them it makes me […] Read more…
Pregnancy Weight Update
Let’s discuss pregnancy weight, what’s normal and what I put on. I am putting it all out there! In my previous post, Pregnant and…Fat, I discussed weight gain during pregnancy. It is something I am particularly good at and despite having a much more active pregnancy this time around I still gained a similar amount […] Read more…
Finding Running Motivation On A Bad Day
Some days I don’t want to run…at all and finding running motivation on a bad day can be really hard. I get it, sometimes motivating yourself to run is easier said than done, especially if you’ve had a bad day, mustering the will power to go workout can prove to be just another hurdle […] Read more…
Second Trimester Leg Workout
They say to never skip leg day, but what do you do when you’re pregnant? A second-trimester leg workout! I have been on the hunt for strength exercises that can help me keep up some sort of fitness without causing too much strain or stress on the bump. While having a healthy baby is my […] Read more…
Ways To Make Swimming More Interesting
A few weeks ago I talked about the benefits of swimming and it’s turning out to be a great pregnancy workout! Which is great but in all honesty, doing lengths can be incredibly boring, especially when you are doing longer distances (I am for a mile which is 64 lengths of a 25 meter pool). […] Read more…
The Importance of Goal Setting
Personally, I feel like I am in a sense of limbo if I am not working towards a goal! Whether that is fitness, work, blogging or parenting, I tend to stay motivated and succeed if I am working towards something to keep me on track. I lost 5 stone on my weight loss journey and […] Read more…
10 Motivation Monday Quotes
It’s A motivation Monday – here are some quotes to see you through! It has been forever since I put a post up! (okay it’s only been a couple of weeks but still!) so much has happened since then and honestly I have been struggling to find the time and motivation for lots of different aspects […] Read more…
Kenley 10K New P.B & Recap
Wine, Birthdays, Hawaii and a very unexpected P.B Name: Kenley 10k Where: Kenley Aerodrome, Surrey Distance: You guessed it – 10K Organiser: MCC Promotions My Time: 50:58 – New P.B Before I do the usual.. blah blah this is how it was, you need a bit of backstory for this run! The night before we decided to […] Read more…
Are You “Too Old To Run”?
When is it too late to start running? And when are you too old to run? From what I have seen, the answer is never. I am constantly overtaken at races and events by the mature runners more often than the “young and spritely” looking ones. This definitely inspires me to improve as I get older […] Read more…