The third Monday in January is known as Blue Monday, the 'most depressing day of the year'. Psychologists have proposed that the dark mornings and evenings, combined with the realisation of not sticking to New Year’s Resolutions and holiday...

Your training plan will reflect your goals, preferences and previous experience. You most likely spend time planning each session and totting up your weekly miles, but do you take the same approach to your nutrition? Do you know how many grams of carbohydrates...

As regular runners will testify, the benefits the sport conveys are numerous, including improved fitness, weight loss and even the social side of training. It’s no surprise then that running is one of the most popular and fastest growing sporting...

There are a range of gels, drinks and bars marketed to runners, all claiming to improve performance. Some of these claims sound pretty impressive and are even based on scientific studies. A product that’s backed by scientific research sounds good...

Running makes you sexy * The benefits of running are many and varied, ranging from improved mental health to increased muscle tone. Some of these benefits are as a direct result of pounding the pavement while others are a by-product of being fit and...

In some respects, weight loss and running go hand in hand – running is a great way to lose weight and the lighter you are the more efficient runner you become. I’m often asked about the best ways to lose weight. Naturally I recommend exercise;...

A client recently asked me about including barefoot running into their programme . Since this activity has grown in popularity in recent years I thought I’d share my response to their question. Running in shoes encourages us to heel strike, causing...