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Starting strength training for women | What equipment do you need? | #AD #GIFTED #CREATEDWITHADIDAS

September 16, 2024 Joanne Mallon 0

I’ve had a few people ask me recently what you need to get when starting strength training. The answer is pretty simple. Can you guess […]

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Spring fitness with adidas | Stepping out with Ultraboost Lite

March 8, 2024 Joanne Mallon 0

Hey, how are you doing? Is it spring yet? Are we calling it? I defintely felt a bit of sunshine on my face today so […]

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Summer fitness with adidas

July 18, 2023 Joanne Mallon 0

#AD #GIFTED #CREATEDWITHADIDAS What’s your summer fitness plan? I find that summer is a great time to go to the gym, since it’s usually much […]

Adding colour and warmth with adidas plus exclusive discount code

October 28, 2022 Joanne Mallon 0

#AD #GIFTED #CREATEDWITHADIDAS This is my final collaboration with adidas, so I decided to kit myself out for winter and particularly focus on items that […]

Spring fitness update

May 12, 2022 Joanne Mallon 0

This Spring fitness update comes to you fresh from a lunchtime gym class which I did not enjoy AT ALL. When you go to an […]

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Last year’s gym challenge | The results

January 20, 2022 Joanne Mallon 0

With all the excitement over my new book I nearly forgot to tell you about how I got on in my gym challenge last year. […]

A birthday fitness challenge | #AD #GIFTED #CREATEDWITHADIDAS

December 9, 2021 Joanne Mallon 0

It’s my birthday this week. On the day, I’m going to the gym to run 5.3k on the treadmill, do 53 press ups (on toes, […]

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Weightlifting for women aged 50+ | #AD #GIFTED #CREATEDWITHADIDAS

July 23, 2021 Joanne Mallon 0

If you are a woman aged 50+, make no mistake about it, weights are your friend. If like me you are also that deathly combination […]

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The oldest in the class

May 21, 2021 Joanne Mallon 0

Last night I went to my first group exercise class in about 6 months. It was kind of daunting to step into but really fun […]

Zombies, Run! – I did it

April 30, 2021 Joanne Mallon 0

I’m sitting here slightly in shock because yes, that was me who somehow ran 5 kilometers before 9am. And with that final stretch, my Zombies, […]

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