In 2014, at 40 years of age and a mother of 2 children (one child born just months before the Commonwealth Games), Jo Pavey had one of her most successful seasons ever – Bronze in the 5000m in Glasgow, then days later Gold in the European Championships 10,000m. She attributed much of her success to how happy she felt in her …

It has been a quiet week so far, as many of my personal training clients are on holiday, so I have missed the connection with people, which has highlighted the fact that I thrive is on these social interactions. In addition to this, I guess it is also the fact that when I am working with people, either on an …

We (myself and my sister) lost our Mum on 26th June 2008, I think today, therefore, is a good day to reflect on how she shaped us into the people we became or perhaps have both yet to discover. Mum had an amazing work ethic, which we both inherited and I know this has played a massive part in growing …