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Healthy Fast Food Options?

I recently spotted a cover line on the front page of a women’s magazine that declared “Revealed! Fast Foods That Won’t Make You Fat”, and so I thought at last there might be a guilt free option for people who occasionally indulge in the less healthy choice. Yes, as a runner you need good nutrition, enough [...]
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Beach Volleyball Stars Sell Ad Space on Their Bikini Bottoms …

As part of a sponsorship deal with Betfair, top ranked British beach volleyball stars Shauna Mullin and Zara Dampney have had QR codes printed on the back of their bikini bottoms, as a way to attract new customers to the online bookmakers. When someone takes a photo of a QR code, they’re taken to the advertiser’s [...]
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Fit deck exercise cards and app

Recently I have been away on holiday and with that comes the guilt or pleasure of missing my regular exercise. No gym, no exercise, seems a fair exchange? This year I decided my holiday would actually be an opportunity to get fitter not fatter. Usually I train most week days, running, swimming, and gym so [...]
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My Day as a Race for Life Volunteer

This year, I signed up to experience the other side of Cancer Research’s Race for Life, as a volunteer at the Canterbury race at Godmersham Park House, a beautiful stately home and grounds where Jane Austen’s brother once lived. It’s said that some of the characters from Pride and Prejudice are based on characters from [...]
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NEW : Yoga Advice Pages

We’ve just put a couple of advice pages together for anyone who’s new to yoga. Whether you want to get an idea of which type of yoga is the right one for you, or you need to know what to take and what to wear for your first yoga class, we’ve covered all the basics to [...]
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Reebok EasyTone Trainers – A Quick Guide

If you’re vaguely familiar with Reebok’s EasyTone trainers but want to know a little bit more about the how, what and why of them, here’s a quick guide to explain them in a bit more detail. What are Reebok EasyTone Trainers? EasyTone trainers help you tone key muscles in your calves, hamstrings and glutes. Wearing them increases [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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Top 10 Marathons, Half-Marathons and Fun Runs 2011

From the sublime to the ridiculous, the serious to the downright silly, there’s a whole host of great running and multi-discipline events coming up this year, from challenges that will push you to your limit to fancy dress fun runs, there’s something for everyone, regardless of your fitness level. Here’s our top 10 events for 2011. 1. Great [...]
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Essential Tri Kit – Dress to Impress

One of the up and coming sports events in the modern era is the Triathlon. It consists of three different disciplines which involve a tremendous amount of physical fitness, determination and stamina in order to succeed. Many locations across the UK, and indeed abroad, are constantly hosting this type of event and opening it up to [...]
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