I am not going to lie, the yoga trip I had planned in India went completely wrong ... I went to India to do a 200hr Yoga teacher training course, 2 days into the course I realised this really wasn’t for me. The Yoga course was always something I wanted to do and I thought it was [...]
"If you think you are beaten, you are, If you think you dare not, you don't If you like to win, but you think you can't, It is almost certain you won't. "If you think you'll lose, you're lost For out of the world we find, Success begins with a fellow's will-- It's all [...]
I went to my first yoga class when I was studying at uni and to be totally honest with you, it wasn’t a great experience. At that point, I had pretty much made up my mind, that I would never do yoga again. I found it boring and the emphasis on breathing annoying. 2 [...]
As I have mentioned in previous blog posts, I have changed my training because I am now aiming to compete in triathlons. This means instead of weights training to bulk up and increase my 1 rep max, I am training more cardio and my weights sessions are focusing on musclular endurance (lifting lighter weights for [...]
As much as I love weights training, I have actually really enjoyed adding cardio back into my training. I went through a long period of time when I was pretty much only weight’s training and as much as I managed to significantly increase my muscle mass and strength; I was just feeling quite [...]
Now I’ve been back a couple of weeks, I’m pretty much back into ‘normal life’ again. I don’t want to get stuck into a rut of just working though, so I am trying to plan weekends for doing things I enjoy and not just wasting the time I have off. I think if you plan [...]
Since starting the 16/8hr fast, I have been doing quite a lot of research into whether it actually has health benefits. I also want to iron out the misconception people have with intermittent fasting particularly with 16hr fast. That is that you will lose weight from fasting. This is not true. You will lose weight [...]
What is Intermittent Fasting? It is a term used for various diets that cycle between a period of fasting and non-fasting. Types of Fasts 16/8 this method involves fasting for 14-16 hours and restricting your daily eating hours to an 8-10hour window. Typically this means you have your last meal at dinner and then skip breakfast the [...]
My original travel plans were to travel as much of South East Asia as possible in a month. In reality, I ended up doing the complete opposite and booking a holiday at a sports resort in Thailand for the first 2 weeks on the beautiful island of Phuket. I have to say it [...]
I am pretty much at the end of my Gap year after uni and have to admit the past month I’ve had a bit of a wobble about what I wanted to do next. I find it difficult as soon as I start to feel complacent with something and yes that’s the point I have [...]
