Find it hard to motivate yourself to run first thing on a morning? Believe me, you’re not alone. Even Paula Radcliffe has said there are times she’d rather stay in bed. It can be hard to drag yourself from slumber and face the day with your trainers on. It’s always worth it though. No matter…
How To Have A Healthy Hen Do
Is it possible to have a healthy hen do? Bibi’s getting married soon and, in keeping with the way we try to live every day, we tried really hard to keep it healthy for the sake of our bodies and our budgets. We had a fantastic time and lived to tell the weekend’s many tales…
Setting Our Intentions
What does setting an intention mean? The idea can sound a bit vague and woolly, as if saying ‘my intention is to be happy today’ will actually make you happy. But, hey, guess what? It can! The whole idea behind setting an intention is to generate a mindset that you apply throughout a particular period of time…
Let’s Play #MinsGame
Hobbled by sciatica and going slightly stir crazy, I’ve just played the #MinsGame, which motivated me to sort out my sh*t and helped keep my head in check. With that in mind, let’s think of this as a mental health post rather than a physical one for a change. The Minimalists, two former corporate workers who decided there…
Happiness Podcasts Rocking My World Right Now
Serial was a gateway podcast, right? We all got hung up on it, worked out how to get our hands on the goods for the first time, and now we’re mainlining them for hours a day, anxious for our next fix. I feel the same way about podcasts as I did when I rediscovered the…
Refresh Yourself With A Micro-Break
It doesn’t take long to recharge your batteries. Treat yourself to a micro-break – an hour or two might be all you need. Sometimes you need to give yourself a break. Not a holiday, not a spa vacation, not a yoga retreat or a stay in a swanky hotel. It doesn’t have to cost much….
Running Mix – Keep Running 170bpm
It’s been a while since I made a running mix, but now that I’m training for the Yorkshire marathon with the Veggie Runners crew in support of WaterAid, I felt it necessary to make something for those long runs. This one has a faster cadence at a steady 170bpm. If that’s too much for you, give my…
Running Mix – Making Up For Teenage Crime
Ladies and gentlemen, get ready for a good-time run – David H Allison, a god among running men, has made a new running mix! It’s as brilliant as the other playlists he has so kindly shared with us. Mixes so good they’ll have you dancing when you should be running and vice versa. David’s a…
Becoming a Runner – 4 Ways to Change Your Mindset to ‘I am a Runner’
I was a very reluctant runner to begin with. If you’d told me even three years ago that I would be running a marathon this year and going running voluntarily 5 days a week, I would have told you to shake your head. Now, I happily lace up my trainers by myself and nip out,…
Running Mix – The Bricks That Built My House – Anna Wall
We’re happy to add DJ Anna Wall’s ‘The Bricks That Built My House’ Mix to our Veggie Runners Running Mix collection – she’s a woman in demand! In the three years she and I were at university together in Newcastle, she’s rocketed from playing fantastic beats that made everybody move in my living room to playing the…
4 Things to do when you can’t exercise
What should you do when you get injured? I’m not talking ice, rest, compress etc. This isn’t going to be a medical advice post – Mum’s the only doctor in Veggie Runners, and she’s a doctor of philosophy, so not much good for a broken ankle or other injuries. This post is talking about things…
5 ways to motivate yourself to get out and run (and a song, too!)
Even Mo Farah doesn’t feel bothered to run some days. Here are on getting yourself out of the door when you really don’t feel like it. Just go for 10 minutes. Chances are, you’ll get in to it while you’re out, and stay out for longer. If not, at least you got some fresh air…