Exercise for the body, mind and soul

[eltd_dropcaps type=”normal” color=”” background_color=””]A[/eltd_dropcaps]s lockdown continues to keep us on our toes with its ever-changing guidelines, some things have got to give and for many of us, it’s our running momentum that seems to have gotten a little lost along the way… 

A Beginners Guide to Running

[eltd_dropcaps type=”normal” color=”” background_color=””]I[/eltd_dropcaps]n the current climate, I’ve found myself looking for a number of escapes – from bulk baking cookies (54 to be exact, in a household of two) to binge reading a book cover-to-cover in two days (440 pages, and I rarely read).  

The scariest temptation was running and seeing a number of friends and fitness fanatics claiming it was the best way to a clear head, I really wanted to give it a try. Running for me is big thing – as a teenager I loved it, ran every day and was even a qualified coach. At the start of 2020 however, a solid 10 years on, you wouldn’t even catch me running up the stairs.