Get-Active Blog

This morning I received an email from a lady who attends my classes. She'd had a fall during the night on a hard floor and her husband...

As January comes to an end, so do my challenges. Thye have given me something to work towards, and to feel good about achieving. The...

This month I am doing two challenges. One is to only drink water (no fizzy drinks, tea, coffee, alcohol....) and the other is to run a...

Every Christmas it is the same. I eat and drink more than normal plus exercise less. But this is ok. I enjoy it and just get back to...

During lockdown I started providing online classes on Zoom and they are still running today. What people really love about them is: You...

Earlier this year a friend challenged me to sign up to the Cold Water Challenge organised by Cancer Research UK (a 30 sec cold shower or...

I've just completed a course on exercise for long term neurological conditions, and I would like to share some things with you. In...

This is a question I am often asked when out Nordic Walking. And how I laugh!!! But actually, the exercise was first developed for cross...

Last night instead of solely teaching, I got to take part in a class and came away with such a buzz, that I want to pass over why I love...

Lot's of activities are available in the Eden area. Take a look at this diary that is produced by Age UK (bottom of the page pdf). ...

Did you know we now approximately spend 90% of our time indoors? In these modern times we are often disconnected from our environments,...

You are not too old to start something new. It has only been in the last 6 years that I have started running. It was not easy at first...

Recently I was asked if I wanted to take part in a ladies softball festival, to which as I was free, I said yes. But then I started to...

On the 10th July I set myself the challenge to run 1 mile every hour for 24 hours to raise money for Blood Cancer UK. Why this charity? ...

This path has a barrier of nettles at the start and at the end, however they don't stop me getting to enjoy the magical path through the...

I admit I thought Ally's days of walks were over. To simply head out around the village was a drag - literally. Ally is our beloved dog,...

This year seems to be drifting along far too quickly. Jobs I've been meaning to do are lingering. Because Ally doesn't walk far these...

Aging is an individual thing. We all have our own journey with blessings and challenges on the way. Some people drift through menopause...

After 15 years as a fitness instructor, I am as passionate about my job as I was when I started out. I love what I do and love helping...

It's been a long time since life was "normal" and we will all feel different about things opening up. You may have had one covid jab, no...