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Weightlifting for women | Next steps

October 9, 2019 Joanne Mallon 0

It’s been a year since I wrote my beginner’s guide to weightlifting for women, and it’s proved to be one of the most-read posts on […]

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Weightlifting for women | The beginner’s tale

October 21, 2018 Joanne Mallon 0

I mentioned in my post-summer update that weightlifting is my new thing. I like to change how I exercise every so often, to stop it […]

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My exercise challenge for last year – the results!

January 5, 2018 Joanne Mallon 8

  Gather round chums, it’s my yearly exercise challenge (entirely unsurprising) reveal time! Now, I don’t do New Year resolutions, but I do set a […]

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Panasonic Bluetooth Headphones – with wings!

March 14, 2017 Joanne Mallon 8

  This week I’ve been trying out a new style of headphones at the gym – Panasonic WINGS BTS30 Wireless Sport Headphones, to be precise. […]

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Active wear for curvy girls

February 27, 2017 Joanne Mallon 10

  Generally, it doesn’t matter what you wear to the gym. Here in Brighton, it matters even less. You could turn up in a full […]

Things I learned by doing ballet as an adult

January 16, 2017 Joanne Mallon 9

  I mentioned in the previous post about fitness that it’s really vital to find the activity that you like enough to keep going back […]

How to get 10,000 steps a day, every day

January 4, 2017 Joanne Mallon 4

Since it’s January, let’s all be healthy living detox bores together.  That way we will balance out the non stop wine and cheese buffet that […]

My fitness challenge for last year – the results

January 2, 2017 Joanne Mallon 6

This is my annual post where I report back on the previous year’s fitness challenge – but this year there’s a twist! Stay tuned for […]

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Fitstop: What happens in a Fat Burner class at the gym?

November 23, 2016 Joanne Mallon 4

  A new job means a new weekly schedule, which means finding new corners in which to squeeze a little exercise. Hence I came to […]

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Autumn fitness: Kettlebells and glitter

October 14, 2016 Joanne Mallon 8

  I like to change up my fitness routine from time to time. I take the attitude that I’ll be exercising for life, but I […]

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