Top 10 tips for exercising in the heat

The Number one concern with exercise in hotter climates is replenishing water to allow sweat to evaporate. 1) Exercise at the coolest parts of the day avoiding the midday sun. Exercise in the morning or the afternoon 2) Avoid dehydration –…

5 things you should know about exercising in the heat

5 things you should know about exercising in the heat 1) Working out in hot weather makes your body work harder than the equivalent workout in cooler weather. Why? Because your body not only needs to pump blood to the muscles being used to…

Run4mum team adds a celebrity to their ranks!

How excited were we when we were told GETHIN JONES was firing the start gun at our latest end of season race in Dulwich Village last Saturday!  Forget my motivational team talk  -  the thought of getting up close and personal with snake hips…

Music is Motivation

If you’re like me, anything that makes a run feel a little easier is worth a try.  Better still, something that makes me motivated to run a bit faster is a winner.  And running to beats per minute could be just the personal trainer we all…

Mums with young children are less likely to get recommended levels of exercise.

A recent study has shown that Mums with young children are less likely to get out and get the minimum amount of exercise needed to stay healthy than women of a similar age without children according to a study in the Journal of Science and Medicine…