Personal Training in Wetherby, Yorkshire, England

Steve Haywood is moving to the Wetherby area and so from May 5th, personal training sessions with him will be available in the...

Personal Training in Wetherby, Yorkshire, England

Top Tips for Relaxed Running

Here are two simple tips to help with running relaxed, even when pushing the pace along. Keep you hands loose and relaxed, not flopping around but not...

Top Tips for Relaxed Running

First Time Marathoners Read On

My work brings me into contact with lots of runners so I get a good idea of what’s on the horizon regarding future races. A good proportion of the...

First Time Marathoners Read On

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Build Your Own 5K Training Program

There is a lot of information in books and on line about what to do and how to do it if you are one of the many people wanting to start running for the first time, or making a return after a long break with a view to a race. It can be bewildering, with [...]

Personal Training in Wetherby, Yorkshire, England

Personal Training in Wetherby, Yorkshire, England

Steve Haywood is moving to the Wetherby area and so from May 5th, personal training sessions with him will be available in the Yorkshire town. If you would like to book a session, simply call 07976983988 or use the contact form. In the past, Steve has trained clients with cerebral palsy, morbid obesity, spinal difficulties [...]

Drugs Testing Introduced in Pie Eating Contest

Drugs Testing Introduced in Pie Eating Contest

As more and more sports are implicated in using drugs to enhance performance, I have just read an article that takes the biscuit (or the pie). Some may think that pie eating will never become a sport. By the 2020 Olympics it will be included along with Marathon TV watching. Please read on:- A Wigan [...]

Race Cancelled for Health & Safety Reasons

Race Cancelled for Health & Safety Reasons

In this article H & S stands for Health and Safety (and related legislation). So what has this to do with my world of running some may ask. Well, the reason I have been prompted to put fingers to keyboard was because of a local race that has been cancelled. The race in question was [...]

Top Tips for Relaxed Running

Top Tips for Relaxed Running

Here are two simple tips to help with running relaxed, even when pushing the pace along. Keep you hands loose and relaxed, not flopping around but not clenched fists either. Once you screw your fingers into a ball it tenses up the rest of the body making your stride pattern shorter and generally tiring you [...]

First Time Marathoners Read On

First Time Marathoners Read On

My work brings me into contact with lots of runners so I get a good idea of what’s on the horizon regarding future races. A good proportion of the people I have talked to are working towards their first marathon next year with London, Edinburgh and Paris high on the agenda for April/May time. It [...]

Winter Training Gear

Winter Training Gear

The seasons are turning once more and it’s time to get the waterproof socks and high-vis tops out again. Here are some of the top selling Winter items among fitness fanatics this month: Inov8 Flyroc More and more people want off-road shoes for training in muddy conditions during the Winter – especially if they are [...]

Stress- understanding and management

Stress- understanding and management

My work takes me in to lots of different working environments eg schools, call centres, police forces. Talking with hundreds of staff on a personal level it is very evident that the single hardest thing to cope with is stress. Someone at one of these sessions joked that if you could hook up stress to [...]

Exercises- what should I do?

The first things that need to be understood are the names used by instructors. One of any exercise eg one press up, is called a repetition. A multiple of an exercise eg 12 press ups, is called a set. So if you are instructed to do one set of 12 repetitions it would look like [...]

Stress Balls

Stress Balls

Stress balls may be a simple idea – just squeeze a foam sphere in your palm until you feel better – but they are still extremely popular in offices around the country. Stress Balls from FindMeAGift Choose from a wide range of stress balls including Mr Men novelty stress balls and plain ones. Our Smiley [...]