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Play cards and get in shape?
This workout is great if you’re a bit bored of the same old routine. Mix it up a bit by gambling on your exercises. Will it be a sit up? or will it be press-up? Let the cards decide. First get changed for a bit of a workout. Next get your pack of cards. You [...]
Paula Radcliffe’s Top Training Tunes
During an interview with The Guardian, Paula Radcliffe recently listed her favourite motivational training tunes. We’ve included the video of Freemasons “Uninvited” on the left, but there’s a pretty good remix of Alphabeat’s “Fascination” available here. Paula Radcliffe is one of the UK’s finest middle and long-distance athlete and has held several world records and [...]
Race Calendar 2009 – North of England and Beyond
Here are races in Northern England and beyond for the rest of the year. We’ve omitted all those races that we found to be full, cancelled or closed to new entries. All of the local races are fairly close to Yorkshire with some of the larger races from further away also listed. We will keep [...]
Healthy Recipes – Chocolate Brownies
Try this healthy version of chocolate brownies, which is much lower in sugar and saturated fat. Dark chocolate has been shown to lower blood pressure and provide a good source of anti-oxidants. Cold extracted honey is rumoured to combat hayfever – but only if you eat the local stuff! Ingredients 75g finely grated butternut squash [...]
Healthy Recipes – Vegetable and Chicken Skewers
A simple healthy barbeque recipe of chicken and vegetables. Chicken provides low-fat protein and the vegetables can go towards making up your 5-a-day portions of fruit and vegetables – full of vitamins and nutrition essential for healthy living. Serve with a green leaf salad and a dressing of your choice or add a new marinade [...]
