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You’d think by the time we get to our 30’s and 40’s that we’d have this old exercise thing down. We’d have figured out what to do at the gym and know the kinds of sports we enjoy.

I know life can be hectic, and finding time to fit in simple exercises can be hard. 

In business you probably already know how important it is to take a day out and work on strategy every quarter - working ON your business rather than IN it. It helps you get to your goals much faster and with a clearer route.

Makes sense, right?

So, here’s an interesting question.

As as all know, life is set to challenge us. Last week was no exception for me, so I've set a more realistic fitness challenge for you all this week. 

The plank challenge. 

Summer is my favourite season; I don’t know about you. But I’m embracing the winter, after the last year – the hats, woolly jumpers, and of course my birthday. But I’m not looking forward to the cold - the rain - and the dark mornings.

Have you been as engrossed in the Olympics as me this week?

I love watching them; it’s a great chance to see so many sports that aren’t normally in the spotlight. My favourites so far have been the BMX, Skateboarding and of course Tom Daley Diving. I can’t believe Beth Shriever had to crowdfund her own journey to the Olympics and all that hard work and determination paid off when she won Gold.

Your feet are the start of the movement chain in your body. Any issues you are likely to have in your feet, especially your arches collapsing in (over pronating), will in turn lead to other problems elsewhere.  For example knees dropping in (valgus position), or hip drops and rotations. If you link this to exercise it will give you problems when you squat. 

Are you a hugger?

If there has been one thing about COVID that has been a blessing in disguise is the need to have personal space.

I have spoken in the past about aiming to run three times a week and then you other sessions can then be based on resistnace work, stretching and active recovery. 

What is it?

The Turkish Get Up is an amazing whole body exercise. It challenges every muscle in your body and gets you thinking about how your body moves during the exercise.