My mom first took me swimming when I was maybe one or two. I had a bright yellow swimming costume with a jelly green star on it, a pair of inflatable red armbands, and not much hair. Since then, I’ve always been obsessed with the water. I completed all of my Kelloggs Rainbow Swimming badges [...]
Summer is almost over. The sun is kissing the earth a little later every morning and disappearing behind the clouds earlier at night. Already, I am munching and washing and wiping my saliva up in artificial morning lamplight. Soon, I will be rising in black and traveling in black. I will be running in black, [...]
I still find it weird to say I am on a ‘fitness journey’. Little miss “I hate PE. I despise cross-country and everything team sport-related!” is now running around town and swimming on a strict, regular basis… and LOVING it? While I am obsessed with this exercise odyssey, I am definitely still the personification of [...]
Specialist studios, public pools, gyms and the dreaded spin class have all been legally back for less than a fortnight. In hindsight, it is wild to believe that these doors were actually barred and locked for the grand total of 20 weeks in the UK. Within this weird and wonderful time, my love affair with [...]
This post contains affiliate links. Sweaty-face selfies slapped straight to my socials have become my personal brand. If you follow me on Instagram or Strava, then you will already know that lockdown has turned me into a home workout fanatic. I’ve tackled HIIT pyramids and athletic pilates, tried rocket yoga and twerking-based dance classes. While [...]
