Stepping up for the rest of this pregnancy

Earlier this week a friend and I were discussing Steptember, which I did last year with a group of mates. This year, knowing that I will be heavily pregnant I didn't want to commit to it again, but I did want to give myself a challenge. I wanted to see, starting immediately, how long I … Read more

I’m officially a beginner yogi (completing the beginner’s yoga course)

This year one of my “52 in 52” goals was to complete the Beginner Essentials course on an iPhone app I downloaded. I’ve spoken in the past about my hip issues, tight from sitting down at work for too long and overdoing it on the exercise front. My theory was that yoga would help me … Read more

Fitness? What fitness?

I haven't worked out in days. At all. Not even a single push up. It's not intentional, it's just that I've been distracted by a lot of other things. I'm doing work on a friend's website trying to improve some things for their online store, and also going into my own workplace early trying to … Read more

Journey of a first time marathon runner

Hello world, I’m back. I’ve been on a bit of a hiatus, as my world was incredibly busy, stressful and relaxing. Strange combination, but that’s just how it worked out. Holidays in Indonesia (in June, which now feels like forever ago) – relaxing Training for my first olympic distance triathlon – busy Work – VERY … Read more

Keeping up my fitness motivation

As I have grown to know who I am as a person in the last few years, I have discovered the various quirks that I have: I love to do activity of some kind, but I also can become lazy very quickly. I love lists…like REALLY love them (I'm writing one now even) I'm a … Read more