Category Archives: Relaxation

Take Care of Yourself: Part 3: Sleep Well

In my second part of my Take Care of Yourself series, today I’m looking at how to Sleep Well. Remember this all stems from something a very wise and lovely lady once said to me… ‘Take care of yourself: Eat … Continue reading

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2/5 Top 10 Recovery Tips

Rest and recovery is an essential part of any workout routine.  Your after exercise recovery routine has a big impact on your fitness gains and sports performance and allows you to train much more effectively.   It’s best practice to … Continue reading

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1/5 Overtraining Syndrome

In the next week or so I’m going to do a series of posts on overtraining and how important rest and recovery from training is.  Recently I decided I was probably overtraining in my challenge to do the Highland Fling … Continue reading

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Let’s go fly a kite!

When I was a child, I lived in a small town called Wick in the north of Scotland. Wick is built around a sea bay and harbour and has a population of around 8,000 people. It’s a nice wee place… … Continue reading

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