Lipstick, Lettuce & Lycra

Category: Fitness & Health

  • 6 Female Fitness Instagrammers Over 35

    6 Female Fitness Instagrammers Over 35

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    Next year I turn 40. I’m finding it vaguely worrying, and I wasn’t sure why. I was 33 when I started running, I didn’t discover Roller Derby till I was 35, and now, approaching 40, I’m noticing that I’m a lot older than other people who do what I do. If girls are dropping out…

  • Run Norwich 10k 2018 #RN18

    Run Norwich 10k 2018 #RN18

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    This year was the 4th year Run Norwich has taken place, the 4th year I’ve run it, and my slowest one yet. Year one was pretty good, year 2 I went too fast for the heat, had a meltdown and limped in the last 2 miles, year 3 I went slow and steady. Year 4…

  • The Magic Formula for a Balanced and Healthy Summer

    The Magic Formula for a Balanced and Healthy Summer

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    So, in my head summer is a time when I will be eating light fresh salads, staying hydrated with lots of water and tucking into huge slices of Watermelon on the reg. I will end the summer with clear skin and abundant energy. In reality, summer always ends up a time of weather so hot…

  • Review: Fitbit Versa

    Review: Fitbit Versa

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    Fitness trackers have moved on a little since I bought my first Fitbit Flex back in 2014. For the last 2 years I’ve been totally in love with my TomTom Runner 3. But a few things were making me look around for an alternative. First up, was looks. I know I’m immensely shallow, but it was…

  • Island Run 10k 2018

    Island Run 10k 2018

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    This Bank Holiday weekend just gone saw me preparing to run my first 10k since August last year. And when I say my first 10k, I don’t mean my first 10k race, I mean my first 10k period. In fact, my first run over 5k since August last year. So obviously I felt extremely well…

  • 5 Tips to Boost Your Energy

    5 Tips to Boost Your Energy

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    Do you ever just feel exhausted and you don’t know why? It happens to me a lot. I have a tendency to keep pushing on, and sometimes I forget to listen to my body. Making sure you have enough mental and physical energy to keep up with your lifestyle can be a balancing act. It’s…

  • Have Phone, Will Run

    Have Phone, Will Run

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    Do you like to listen to music while you run? Back when I started running I spent some time coming up with a running playlist on my iPhone. I used Zombies, Run! and I used a Nike+ app to track my runs. This meant that taking my phone out with me on runs was an absolute…

  • Bupa Health Assessment Review

    Bupa Health Assessment Review

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    Recently I worked with Bupa on their #everydaymoments campaign, and I shared how mindfulness meditation helped me find my “zen” and deal with anxiety. As part of the campaign Bupa asked me if I’d like to go along for one of their Health Assessments, and share my experience. I was actually super keen! I’d considered…

  • Learning to Love Sweaty

    Learning to Love Sweaty

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    I had a bit of a “moment” at the gym earlier this week. I was on the stationary bike (the sitting down one as normal bikes are SO UNCOMFORTABLE). It was an attempt to stick to my promise to do more cardio and earn those 500 points on my TomTom watch more often.  I was sweaty…