Good Night Sleep Tight

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Let’s talk about something that plays a very important role in our body’s development. Sleep. We all need it and personally, if I don’t get enough, I’m sluggish, not as alert and generally, not a nice person to be around. +

What Should Sleep Cycles Look Like

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Are you worried that you don’t get enough sleep and how that in turn, is affecting your life? Do you know how much sleep you should be getting? Did you know that for efficient snooze, you should be repeatedly moving through five stages of sleep? If you’re in a daze when it comes to the answers to these questions, read on for more information. +

Put Your Feet Up

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It’s quite ironic that I’m writing this post while on holiday in the Lake District. It’s our first family holiday of the year and I must admit, it crept up on me. The weather so far has been great and we’ve enjoyed visits to Keswick, Buttermere and Aira Force. We love taking photographs to capture our adventures and on the first night we watched the sun go down over Ashness Jetty. +

Sleep It Off!

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I’ve just blasted out a 5k run this morning in a gale force winds! This week is pretty full on with weight training three times over Monday, Wednesday and Friday and two more 5k runs thrown in. +

Don’t Forget The Clocks!

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October is the time of year, when the clocks change and the amount of available light is reduced. This can have an impact on training schedules, with routes and routines being tweaked to take advantage of lighting. While these changes are taken in their stride by experienced fitness folk, one element that can be harder to amend, is your sleep cycle. +