Lucy's Blog

Welcome to my Blog page. Here you will find links to all of my blog posts. My aim is to provide information to help you with your day to day life, to provide guidance on health and exercise choices, and to offer advice on how to best achieve your goals. The posts are ordered randomly so each time you visit you will see different ones first to add some variety to your viewing. Hope you find them useful.

beginners running tips

Preparing for Your 5K Race

To help with your pre-race preparation I’ve compiled a check list for you. If you do all these things I can assure you that you will run your 5k with ease and enjoy the run.

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no bake granola bar

No Bake – Homemade Granola Bars

This recipe shows you how easy and cost effective it is to make your own granola bars. You’ll never want to buy a granola bar again once you have made your own – this is only bar you will want to snack on!

 

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sweet potato and lentil salad recipe

Healthy Summer Salads

Summer salads are a great way to get an abundance of vitamins and minerals in an easy and quick dish.  They can be more than just green leaves. Here are 4 easy to make tasty summer salads for you to enjoy.

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what is the best time to exercise

What is the best time to exercise?

Is it best to work out in the morning or in the evening? This is a question I get asked all the time, and the honest answer is that it all boils down to personal preference. Because both AM and PM have their advantages, but what is most important is that your time slot has to work for YOU.

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how ro get fit at home

How to keep fit at home

With so many gyms having closed during Covid-19 lockdowns, fitness classes cancelled and hands on personal training unavailable, we had to look at new ways of keeping fit. Home Fitness workouts were the answer. Even now things have eased, these are still a low cost and effective way of keeping in shape.

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how exercises helps with your emotions, by Lucy Wyndham Read

How to Cope with the Different Emotions of Isolation

In the recent challenging times we have all experienced many different emotions and a lot of us have been on a “roller coaster ride” of feelings. Though unusual for most of us, some were coping with isolation long before quarantines. This post suggests ways to help with the emotional stresses that isolation can bring to any of us.

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eating a rainbow

Eating the Rainbow!

Eating a Rainbow is a term often used in reference to Healthy Eating – but what does it actually mean and what are the benefits? After you’ve read this post, you will know!

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