So far in this series we've covered Foam rolling, Mobility, Breathing and Eliminating Niggles. Now it's time for the Strength.

You get home and maybe stretch a bit, have a bath and forget about it. It's OK to walk on and as long as you remember to run with your foot

By Tim O'Hanlon WOW! Well that was a crazy week and a half, even by my standards! After several weeks of spending too much time with my hands in the washing-...

You may want to sit down, this could take a while. Last week was a bit of an interesting one, in a really good way. You may or may not remember back in 2018 ...

Small steps are the key to all healthy habit changes. Exercising regularly? Well that's 25 - 30% of your healthy lifestyle change in place, so now for the ot...

We are bombarded on a daily basis through all kinds of media, particularly social media, about the best way to eat and the perfect, FAD Diet for you. There i...

By John Withinshaw While a lot of emphasis is put onto the legs regarding running and running training. It's just as important to put focus into the upper bo...

By John Withinshaw Yes, OK - that's a picture of a man doing press ups - but bear with me, it is relevant to your running! In my last blog, I wrote to you ab...

By John Withinshaw I've been training quite hard for one of my biggest challenges to date and if you are a runner/athlete I'm sure you understand how all-con...

Staying properly hydrated will help your athletic performance, bodily functions, energy levels and even your brain activity.

By Nicky Jenkins Easter Bank Holiday Weekend brought us the latest instalment of "Are You Tough Enough" - not the SAS version (although that looks pretty cha...

According to Sport England, the strongest increase in sports participation in the past decade has been among the 45-54 age group. So what makes you suddenly ...

By Nicky Jenkins Inspired by the recent efforts in the Montane Spine Race, teamed with our own impending (but just slightly shorter) Ultra and a few recent t...

As the festive season is in full swing, and we've all forgotten what day it is as we are living in a cheese coma, we start dreaming of a better life where we...

In this article we explore body types and how that could affect your training and diet. Could knowing help you maximise your potential? Did you even know the...

I'd like to share with you a story about one of my clients. His name is Tim. Almost exactly a year ago, Tim came to me and asked for my help. I'd known Tim m...

We are more than half way through our 80 day sober challenge and alcohol has been the hot topic of conversation in our house for weeks now! Loads of people h...

By Nicky Jenkins FINALEMENT – PART 3 – THE RUN (LA COURSE), CASTLE SERIES, THE GAUNTLET (MIDDLE DISTANCE/HALF IRON TRIATHLON) I love the way the French say “...

By Nicky Jenkins PART DEUX – THE CYCLE (LE CYCLE) - CASTLE SERIES GAUNTLET (MIDDLE DISTANCE/HALF IRON TRIATHLON) So there I am, feeling all proud of myself f...

By Nicky Jenkins PART 1 – THE SWIM (LA NATATION), CASTLE SERIES GAUNTLET (MIDDLE DISTANCE/HALF IRON) I’ve made it to the start line. A few tears and a mild p...