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Coventry Half Marathon

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

Some of my friends took part in the Coventry Half Marathon on Sunday under the banner of “Team Achieve”. They all did amazingly well as it was a very hot day for running in October.
I salute them, perhaps next year I might have a go as well.
You can view all the photos from the day [...]

Kids Martial Arts

Friday, September 9th, 2011

I love this video that someone shared with me the other day. Eric Paulson putting a couple of kids through their paces with some focus mitt work. awesome!

Paul Thomas Stands And Laughs As Student Is Choked Out

Friday, August 5th, 2011

Shocking and totally unacceptable behaviour from Paul Thomas of Paul Thomas Jiu Jitsu based in Katy, Texas
A newcomer to his dojo is choked unconscious by a way more experienced student and he just stands by laughing. Not a single person goes to check if kid is OK, which is way out of order.

Whoever gave him [...]

The Koh Panyee Football Club

Tuesday, June 7th, 2011

This is the true story of a football team that lived on a little island in the south of Thailand called “Koh Panyee”.
Koh Panyee is a floating village in the middle of the sea that does not have an inch of soil. The kids that lived there loved to watch football on TV, and really [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

West Ham

Wednesday, May 18th, 2011

Well, my premiership predictions went right out the window and West Ham can look forward to a spell in the Championship.How long for though, who knows.
The club are saddled with enormous amounts of debt, ridiculous levels of player wages and money that will need to be found to pay for the Olympic Stadium.
Things do not [...]

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