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exercising in the lockdown - what's your plan

Exercising in the lockdown | What’s your plan?

November 4, 2020 Joanne Mallon 0

Ugh. Well. Here we are again. Goodbye gym and hello to the cat biting my ankles when I’m trying to do a press up in […]

back to the gym - what's changed?

Back to the gym | What to expect

July 29, 2020 Joanne Mallon 0

At last, the gyms are open again. No more exercising in the living room whilst the cat tries to bite my ankles. I feel like […]

exercising in the park

Exercising in the park

July 3, 2020 Joanne Mallon 0

First of all – when are the frickin’ gyms going to open? Not soon enough, anyway. Latest I hear is mid to late July. Instead […]

candle tunneling fix

Candle tunneling fix

May 1, 2020 Joanne Mallon 0

This week ~ shockers ~ I actually learned something useful on social media: how to fix candle tunneling. Trust me, this is gold. I’ve been […]

maintaining fitness at home

Maintaining fitness at home – how’s it going for you?

April 17, 2020 Joanne Mallon 0

Nearly a month into lockdown, how are you doing maintaining fitness? It’s not easy, is it? I’ve been doing quite a few home workouts from […]

6 easy ways to exercise at home

6 easy ways to exercise at home – UPDATED

March 20, 2020 Joanne Mallon 0

How are you doing now? Don’t say fine, we both know that’s not true. Personally I am moderately flappy with a side order of up […]

Why does women's hair get thinner with age?

Why does hair get thinner with age, and what can we do about it?

February 20, 2020 Joanne Mallon 0

What makes hair get thinner and what (if anything) can help? One of the more unfun birthday presents that I got around my 50th was […]

FitBit Alta HR review

Walk This Way | FitBit Alta HR review

January 23, 2020 Joanne Mallon 0

My family were all aghast when I chose to wear my FitBit on my wedding day. I reasoned that you couldn’t really see it behind […]

gym challenge results

Gym challenge 2019 | The results

January 14, 2020 Joanne Mallon 0

It’s time to crank open ye olde Filofax and kick around the dust of what was last year’s gym challenge. (For younglings a Filofax is […]

weightlifting for women next steps

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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