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1000 Rep Challenge

Friday, August 26th, 2011

Great workout this morning over the War Memorial Park in Coventry. The 1000 rep challenge, in the rain.
25 squats followed by 25 renegade rows,  x 4
25 burpees followed by 25 t-ups,  x4
25 forward sprint lunge followed by 25 mountain climbers, x4
25 reverse lunge followed by 25 press-ups, x4
25 geckos followed by 25 starbursts, x4
Job done, [...]

40 minutes of madness

Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011

I must be mad. Chose hottest point of day to venture out into back garden for a kettlebell session (got to earn that lunch!).
double handed swing x 20, press-up x 10
double handed swings x 20, press -up x 9
and continue this sequence all the way to
double handed swings x 20, press-up x 1
take a break [...]

Organic Pick Your Own In The Midlands

Thursday, July 28th, 2011

I’ve been on the hunt for an organic pick your own (PYO) place in the midlands area, to take advantage of lots of lush strawberries, raspberries, blackberries etc that are in abundance this time of the year.
Alas I’ve not been able to locate a certified organic PYO however this place comes the closest amongst all [...]

Nom Nom Nom

Thursday, July 14th, 2011

Is it a pancake? Is it an omelette? who care, it’s delicious!!.
This is one of my favourite breakfasts (a slight variation on the video I posted for Banana Omelette)
It’s important to start the day with a decent bit of grub inside you and this ticks all the boxes, some carbs, some protein, some healthy fats, [...]

Bodypower 2011

Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

I had an amazing time at the Bodypower Expo over at the NEC in Birmingham the other weekend.
Bodypower is the UK’s leading health, fitness and nutrition expo and I took the opportunity to pop along as some pals of mine from Brighton were going to be there. In addition a number of other people whom [...]

Coventry Running Club

Wednesday, May 25th, 2011

Achieve Bootcamp are Coventry and Warwickshire’s most effective fat loss and fitness camps and they have just started a running club that will actually help you to run!
The Coventry Running Club is a fun, focussed club looking at all aspects of running, whether you’re just starting out, have signed up for your first race or [...]

Super Size Ambulance

Wednesday, May 25th, 2011

Over the past five years, the number of obese people needing hospital treatment has more than trebled, and as Britons get bigger, moving the super-obese to and from hospital has become a challenge as traumatic for patients as it is dangerous for health staff.
But a new type of patient has led to a new kind [...]

Resting Heart Rate

Tuesday, May 24th, 2011

Peter over Coventry Kettlebells posted something on Facebook last week about checking your resting heart rate.
Your resting heart rate is a good indicator of your basic fitness levels as well as a strong predictor of your cardiovascular health. It is the heart rate when our body is, as the phrase would indicate, at rest.
This resting [...]

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