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Fitness fashion trends for 2012
It’s not just the exercise that you do that’s important, it’s also how you look. In 2012, there’s a host of fab fashion predictions for keep-fitters. Here we bring you the best from the fitness fashionistas. Accessorise: Headbands, sweatbands, arm warmers, bags, gloves, socks, laces, you name it, the fitness accessories arena is burgeoning with a [...] -
Female Boxing, Skirting Around the Subject?
In 2009, the brilliant news was announced that the sport of female boxing had been approved for the London 2012 Olympics after much campaigning by athletes such as previous boxing World Champion Katie Taylor, who were left disappointed by their exclusion from the Beijing Olympics. However, the most recent press has not focused on the fantastic [...] -
Stiletto Racing – New World Record
I didn’t even know this awesome sport existed but it turns out it does and obviously its from Australia. I would imagine that Stiletto racing is actually much more tricky than it looks. Just watching women walk in them looks tricky, let alone run a 263ft course in under 1 minute. But 100 Women (and [...] -
2012 Olympics tickets: you win some, you lose some
Bidders for tickets to the 2012 Olympics learnt last night whether or not they had been successful. The vast majority of those who had been randomly allocated tickets had their cards debited by midnight last night, however they will have to wait until around 24th June to find out which events they will get to [...] -
New In: GORE RUNNING WEAR™
Just to let you know about our new stock of GORE RUNNING WEAR™ at Simply Sweat. We’ve just added to the store a great range of men’s and women’s running gear suitable for various distances. First up, the men’s GORE Running Wear Air So shirt in black and red (left); ideal for distance running and made with GORE Running [...] -
Getting buff in the buff: could the naked gym workout catch on?
Following news that a gym in the Basque region of Spain is offering its members the chance to work out naked, it got us thinking; could nude fitness actually (surely not!) take off in the UK? The people behind the Easy Gym in Arrigorriaga noticed a drop in member numbers, which they put down to the [...] -
Race for Life 2011 will be bigger than ever
Why not join the girls this summer for Race for Life, the UK’s biggest female-only fundraising event, and raise money to help Cancer Research UK in their life saving work. Now in its 18th year, Race for Life has raised an astonishing £362,000,000 since it started. This phenomenal sum has enabled 4,000 doctors, nurses and researchers [...] -
Boxing clever, fighting fit – women’s combat sport strengthens body and mind
It’s no surprise that boxers are some of the fittest people you’re likely to meet. Boxing is the ultimate high intensity sport that uses every muscle in your body and requires the utmost agility, co-ordination, stamina and strength. There are several benefits of combat sports for women, however there has been, until recent years, quite [...] -
Stretching Before Excercise Doesn’t Help In Avoiding Injury
A recent study has shown that stretching before physical activity does not reduce the risk of injury. Doctor Daniel Pereles at George Washington University in America, along with a number of other colleagues, conducted an experiment involving 2,729 volunteers who all recruited online and ran at least 10 miles per week, thus increasing the reliability of [...] -
End of season marathon for Norwich City CE
The Chief Executive of Norwich City Football Club is to run the London Marathon in April in aid of the NORCAS charity. David McNally will run the 26 miles for the `Too much too young appeal` which helps to support up to 15,000 young people in Norfolk who live with parents or guardians who have addictions [...]