This is a Guest Post from Chris Thomas, a surfer who shares my passion for open water swimming! What Swimming Means To Me Swimming has become my main form of exercise over the past few months as knee problems have prevented me participating in many sports. It is a great feeling to jump into the [...]

What is the appeal about dragging your butt 26.2 miles around a mapped course, or worse, swimming 2.4 miles, cycling 112 miles and then dragging your butt 26.2 miles around a mapped course? The answer may be different for all of us but one thing is for sure – endurance events are growing in popularity [...]

When it comes to keeping fit, I have always been a ‘Jack of all trades’, Master of None. This bugged me for a long time because I found it difficult to make any real gains in one activity/sport without devoting all of my time to it. Now though, with a sub-3 hour marathon under my [...]

AS ROCKY BALBOA ONCE SAID – “I DID IT!” With 36,000 others, I ran 26.2miles through the streets of London to complete my first ever marathon. Time – 02:58:40 Distance – 26.2 miles Calories burnt – About 3,000 Best moment – Proposing to my girlfriend on LIVE TV! I wont recall my marathon tale now [...]

I don’t know why the post Christmas winter months can leave us feeling blue but they always seem to have that effect. Well, whether your woes are financial, caused by the weather, or possibly a broken New Year’s resolution, it’s time to defeat those blues, bust some stress and achieve your health and fitness goals [...]