You’ve probably heard the speel on the negative effects of sugar on more than one occassion. It’s likely that you’ve noticed the shopping centres being filled with more aisles with sugar laden items than fresh produce. If we stayed away from three quarters of the supermarket and stuck to the fresh section we wouldn’t be… Read More
Getting enough fruit and vegetables in your diet is one of the best things you can do for your health and your waistline. Recommendations stand at two servings of fruit and five servings of vegetables per day. That might sound like a lot but when you consider an apple to be one serving, a serving… Read More
Today’s training was meant to be an afternoon run with a group of people from work. The Cool Night Classic is coming up in November so one of the employees decided to head a few training sessions before the charity fun run. Unfortunately, today’s run was cancelled for reasons unknown to me. I was disappointed.… Read More
Looking back over the past few years of my training and amateurish racing I don’t do well with strict schedules and routines, nor do I fare well with completely random and spontaneous training. I need something in between; a number of workouts that need to be done and a given amount of time. That means… Read More
It’s countdown time to my first triathlon for this season. Six weeks of training to make up for all the wasted time during the winter months. Sure I trained but there was no structure, no routine and definitely no consistency. Shit happens. Now, I’m pumped and ready to get started. I’ve rested and rejuvinated my… Read More
The flu, long hours at work and pure procrastination has resulted in my training being mediocre at best, pathetic at worst. While I’ve stuck to most of my planned runs and weight sessions, the cycling has been minimal and swimming non-existent. I’m a wuss that’s all I can say about it. I’m scared of getting… Read More
Take early wake up calls and late nights, add an unhealthy dose of stress, a bit of excitement and nerves, lack of sunlight and a decreased amount of nutrients and what do you get? A girl with a frustrating cold or flu – fingers crossed it’s just a silly cold that will quickly pass. My head… Read More
First day at work was a long one. I was very excited to get started, nervous too, and I got information overload today. There’s a lot to take in. First day at work was definitely overwhelming and even though all I did was observe and learn but by five pm I was exhausted. A part… Read More
I’ve been thinking a lot about how my training is going to look now that I’m working full time. The last time I worked 8:30 – 5:00 Monday to Friday was like four years ago. I can’t wait to start but it’s going to take a little adjusting. So, to start things off the training… Read More
With busy schedules, demanding jobs, families to look after adn responsibilities to fulfill, the gym or any exercise often gets put on the backburner. When you’re training for an event, this can harm your future performance and your ability to win, set a personal record or finish the race feeling fantastic. We’re not all going to… Read More