July 2012

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The truth about Panorama

By admin on July 25, 2012

I am just back from ICSEMIS 2012 (the International Convention on Science, Education and Medicine in Sport), a conference for exercise and sport science professionals – and the Panorama documentary ‘The Truth about Sports Products’ was a hot topic of debate in the coffee breaks. Many felt that the programme had presented a disjointed, misleading and […]

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Don’t die of indolence

By admin on July 19, 2012

The Olympic legacy was meant to be a fitter, more active Britain, but research published last week in The Lancet shows that two out of three of us in the UK are not meeting the weekly physical activity guidelines – in fact, we are among the least active nations in the developed world. Constant extolling […]

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Running rucksack review

By admin on July 12, 2012

I like to carry a bag of tricks with me when I’m coaching runners – video camera, cones, metronome, whistle, emergency ice pack, water… so I’m always on the lookout for running backpacks that are roomy enough to hold all this gear without constantly jiggling up and down, chafing or cramping my running style. For […]

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Where is barefoot running heading next?

By admin on July 4, 2012

This is a much longer post than usual, but I had much to reflect on following my attendance at the Barefoot Connections conference last Saturday, organized by Primal Lifestyle. The conference took place at the Natural History Museum on Saturday – a wonderful and very appropriate venue in which to explore the links between human […]

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