Surf, stretch and stay with Freewave Surf

After the dance floor, being on the water is my favorite place to be.  It is hard living in London, though, to find bodies of water that are not crowded, polluted and/or freezing cold.  A few weekends ago, we headed to a wedding in Cornwall during which time...

Keeping fit with Canyon bicycles

How many bicycles have you owned in your lifetime? Growing up in suburban USA, every kid on my street had a bike.  These were usually based down to younger siblings as we quickly outgrew them and finally sold at the neighborhood garage sale.  Once you turned...

I’ve got a meal plan

Over the last 2 years, I have been working with a nutritionist on and off to help me loose a bit of weight and ensure I was fueling my body properly for all of the training I was doing (remember my 4×4 challenge?).  However, since I took my foot off of the...

My next set of travel plans

Wow!  Part of my recent feeling low was not having any trips to look forward to.  I love to travel (maybe due to the escapism of real life?) but in the last few weeks a plethora trips have firmed up making 2019 look pretty darn adventurous.Hoping this is...

Feeling like my old self again

Did you know that it is Mental Health Awareness Week is 13-19 May?  The theme this year is Body Image, which I will talk about in another post as it is such a loaded topic.  I have been sharing a bit here and on social media the mental struggles I have been...

Help save the planet by eating more chocolate

From when I was young until 2014 when I did my first Whole30.  I was a vegetarian/pescatarian.  The only meat I ate was tinned tuna.  This slowly faded out after I ride a TIME article explaining how the fish was going to be extinct within the next 50...

How to evaluate your fitness levels at home

How can you tell if your hours in the gym are making a difference?  Do you track your race finishing times in a spreadsheet? Do you keep a record of your weight sessions to monitor your progress?  It may be easy for you to keep track of your physical fitness...

How to choose a gym

We are quite lucky living in London that there are hundreds of gym and fitness studios to choose from.  It is always a bit tricky though, deciding which one to commit to.  Class Pass gives people with a fear of monogamy a chance to try out lots of...