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A healthy walking website is calling on Scottish walkers to tell them about their favourite walks. Walk4Life is part of NHS campaign, Change4Life, which has been set up to encourage families and adults to eat well, move more and live longer, by making small lifestyle changes that add up to big health benefits. Walk4Life is [...]

Ellen is a good friend and fellow freelance journalist. When she mentioned on Facebook that she’d signed up for this year’s Edinburgh Moonwalk I was, frankly, gobsmacked. I can still recall her agony following her last Moonwalk. A few years ago Ellen and I walked the full 26.2-mile Moonwalk and while I pretty much survived [...]

Here’s an article I wrote for the P&J about Aberdeen student Anna Wells who is making her bid to be champion for the second year in a row in the Scottish Dry Tooling Series. It’s an odd but thrilling kind of sport and one that is great for spectators. The next round of the series [...]

A few of us outdoorsy women were chatting on Twitter and Facebook about the distinct lack of women in the outdoors. I’ve blogged about this before. I’ve even taken to counting the number of women walkers or cyclists out and about when I’m bagging Munros or putting in the road bike miles. The conclusion: There [...]

Suddenly it feels colder outside. Yesterday it was properly wintry. Wind, cold fingers (even in the house) and nasty downpours. As one Tri pal said: “It just makes you want to curl up and hibernate.” Sadly, however, humans don’t have the same ability as hedgehogs and bears to snuggle down and go to sleep for the [...]

You could be a climber yourself or simply a spectator. Whoever you are, I’d thoroughly recommend the Scottish Dry Tooling Series that launches this weekend in Glasgow. No, it’s not the best title that I’ve ever seen but “Tooling” in the climbing sense offers a thrilling display of winter climbing skills in an indoor environment. [...]

I love new fitness/outdoors kit. And especially if it’s a whole new concept. Today I’m wearing my new Hello Jo t-shirt. The t-shirts look like the usual kind of t-shirt. They are made of soft, cottony material and have various funky designs. Mine says “I want to ride my bike”. Which suits me well! But [...]

Here’s one I wrote earlier for the Daily Record. A six week shape-up countdown to your big day. Related Websites Weekly Roundup: July 20th Edition How is your Sunday going? Are you looking to play a little golf or go fishing? Perhaps if your like my sister, you’ll spend the day sitting down with a [...]