Review: Pretty bargainous sports shoes
I recently wrote about my gym challenge over here on Spikes & Heels. I’ve done over 600 gym sessions now and my enthusiasm is […]
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Tried and tested: How to really go to the gym 3 times a week
As this was year four of my gym challenge (in which I aim to go to the gym 150 times a year AKA 3ish times […]
Fitness for life, that’s the theory
So Charlie Brooker has come out. As a runner. From the tone of his confession, I think he would have been less embarrassed to […]
Zumba Fitness for Nintendo Wii game review
Longterm readers will know that I do a yearly gym challenge, where I aim to go to the gym 150 times a year, and it always turns out to be a lot, lot harder than I expected. Since this is the fourth year of the gym challenge, I've racked up over 500 gym visits and unsurprisingly I'm ready for a change.
One class I've wanted to try for a while is Zumba, a dance-based aerobic workout set to Latin rhythms. I was even thinking about changing gyms to try it out. Turns out I don't even have to leave the house.
A new Zumba Fitness video game has just been released, and I was sent a copy of the Wii version to try out. It comes with a special belt to tuck your Wii controller into, so the game can track your movements – the idea is to move in rhythm with the onscreen instructor.
This ad gives you a taste of the moves and shows you how it works with the belt. Ignore the cheesy voiceover:
Do you want to see what a facial peel looks like?
Yesterday I went for a facial peel. I had a half price voucher, and a big face, so I figured it was a double bargain. […]
Planning to go to the gym 3 times a week? Don’t bother
I was interested to read on The Guardian’s website that Zoe Williams thinks that the gym is a con. Williams admits that she doesn’t […]
Gym Challenge 2009 – The Result!
So here, in all its naked statistical glory, is the result of my 2009 gym challenge. If you remember, the target for the year was 151 […]
Why You Will Never Get Fit or Be Slim
(Gotta love that cheery headline) So the latest on the gym challenge is: I managed 20 visits in November (I know!), bringing the total to […]
My Year of Gym-ing Dangerously
Round about now, it’s traditional to look back on the resolutions you made at the start of the year and think “Ye Gods, what kind […]
Some Confidence Tips (and a Few Words About Pot Plants)
Regular coaching clients will be familiar with the pot plant speech. No, not that type of pot plant. The pot plant speech is my theory of confidence. […]