Does stretching before running prevent injuries?  Now there's a contentious issue if ever there was one!Personally I don't enjoy stretching and yet I love yoga?  A contradiction right?  Well not really.  You see a study published in August -  the foundation...

To continue my "foodie" theme I thought I'd share another recipe that I make on a regular basis.  It's my take on the classic middle-eastern salad tabouleh.  I say "my take" because I make it with quinoa instead of bulgar wheat and I add more ingredients than tradition...

It's a little known fact I'm also something of a foodie.  I'm going to share with you a recipe which I make on a weekly basis.  It's delicious, healthy and great to include in a packed lunch.Who needs dainty, cupcakey, frippery and frou-frou? This is a solid, gulag-style...

Iceland has, of course, been in the spotlight of late.  First of all for the UK banking crisis and now of course for a very angry volcano.Here is another interesting fact about Iceland:Norway and Iceland - score first and third in the  "best places in the world to...

I worked out the other day that my partner and I hardly ever have proper conversations anymore.  Between full-time jobs, keeping fit and relaxing in front of the TV, we probably have about half an hour of meaningful conversation in a week.  By this I...

I found this really good article in the New York Times online which makes the link between exercise-shy people sticking to some sort of "moving" routine if there are ancillary benefits to be found, such as making new friends, socialising and broadening their horizons.Extract from...

Hailing from South Africa, I only encountered snow at the ripe old age of 22.  I was au-pairing in Lake Tahoe in the USA and can recall my delight at seeing my first snow.  I immediately got the toboggan out and along with some other Aussie au-pairs [who were also...

I haven't been very well for the last six months - nothing serious - however not well enough to run or go to the gym.  I'm starting to feel a lot better now and am absolutely dying to get fit again.  I'm especially looking forward to going back to my weight training.What with all the press and media this week about what a huge problem Alzheimer's...

Happy New Year and Happy New Decade!TV is in the midst of spewing out diet programmes left, right and centre, often of very spurious quality.  I was horrified to see this programme about dropping a dress size in two weeks.  Which just demonstrates what a quick-fix obsessed...