A holiday in the UK doesn’t just mean a trip to the seaside with an ice cream or portion of fish and chips in hand; with numerous options for an active break, the UK is the perfect holiday destination for those looking to get their heart rate up on their next break. With no need [...]
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Travel: An active break in the UK
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Tagged active breaks, cycling, rock climbing, skiing, Sykes Cottages, travel, uk
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Event Review: Spartan Beast, London
Our Sportsister, Rachael Woolston, no shrinking violet as founder of the FitBitchBootcamp, decided to brave the cold, ice, and all sorts of gladiator-style obstacles with her 14-strong team of equally brave women! Here she reviews the beastly event.
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Tagged event review, obstacle race, Rachael Woolston, Spartan Race
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Travel: Pedal powered adventure in the Cotswolds
When it comes to holidays if you’d rather leave the organisation to someone else, then a trip with Cotswold Cycling Breaks could be just the ticket. All you need do is to turn up with your bike and all the other details will be taken care of.
Sarah Storey shares her golden journey with Sportsister
Multiple Paralympic gold medallist Sarah Storey recently addressed a conference for female teachers organised by the NASUWT teachers’ union and emphasised the importance of education in progressing the London 2012 legacy.
Also posted in cycling, Features-Interviews, Popular articles, swimming
Tagged cycling, feature, interview, swimming
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Get fit for the slopes
For some people winter is all about the doom and gloom, for others, it heralds the start of the snow season, with fresh white powdered slopes, crisp mountain air, and the exhilaration of winter sports!
Also posted in Clinic-Training plans, Features-Other, Popular articles, snow sports
Tagged fitness tips, skiing, snowboarding
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Travel: New Year detox retreat at La Manga Club
You might already be wondering how to get back into shape after the excesses of the festive season, and pre-empting how to kick start those health and fitness resolutions for 2013.
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Tagged detox, La Manga Club, New Year's resolutions, retreat
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Cycling: Sportsister catches up with hill climber Lynn Hamel
Lynn Hamel from Team Herbalife Leisure Lakes Bikes successfully defended her national hill climb time trial title last month and Sportsister managed to catch her off the saddle following the event to talk everything hill climb.
Event review: Tough Mudder
There is a lot of hype surrounding the Tough Mudder events, described as ‘probably the toughest event on the planet.’ So Sportsister’s Melanie Ryding braved the muddy, cold obstacle challenge to see if the claim really is true.
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Tagged event review, obstacle challenge, tough mudder
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Event Review: Cycletta New Forest
Cycletta (Cycling Events For Women) is now in it’s second year and has grown from two events in 2011 to six in 2012. This was my second Cycletta event, the first being Cheshire last year, so I knew what to expect and having enjoyed the experience last year was very much looking forward to this [...]
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Tagged Cycletta, women's cycling
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Boxing: “No is not an answer” for Amanda Coulson
Last month boxing star Amanda Coulson announced she’s hanging up the gloves for good to concentrate on her role as a coach and an Athlete Mentor for Sky Sports Living for Sport.
Also posted in Features-Interviews, olympics, Other sports, Popular articles
Tagged Boxing
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