A few weeks ago, I wrote this piece about someone calling a post-workout picture of me ‘hideous’. It’s not so much the name calling that bothers me, but the attitude that lies beneath it – that women wearing no makeup, buzzing from their post-workout glow, not quite looking the conventional ideal of ‘beauty’ we’re supposed [...]

It seems every exercise class is calling itself a ‘bootcamp’ these days, but very few live up to the mark. However, I’ve recently been trying out a ‘bootcamp’ based on MMA circuit training that is most definitely worthy of the name. Diesel Gym in Limehouse specialises in MMA, Brazilian Ju Jitsu and Muay Thai training [...]

Back when I lived in Tokyo, a new roommate moved in a couple of months before I left. Erin was fresh from Florida with a giant smile, bounding with energy and a zest for life that was unparalleled. When I left in 2006, we kept in touch via Facebook and when I got a message [...]

There’s no denying that the two weeks of the Olympics boosted morale in the UK (and no doubt around the world) with the epic displays of physical prowess, struggle, hard work and an overall theme that if you keep striving for greatness, you can achieve it. We were all inspired and uplifted by the true [...]