FitBits - fitness for fun and wellbeing
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A UK running, cycling and fitness blog from Brighton freelance copywriter and marketing consultant Tess Agnew!
FitBits - fitness for fun and wellbeing
4y ago
I’ve got a confession to make. My name’s Tess and I like hills. Is that weird? I like riding them, running them, and mayyyyybe walking them, when I don’t have access to the wheels or a run training plan to…
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FitBits - fitness for fun and wellbeing
4y ago
What a glorious weekend of weather – have you been out on the bike? Yesterday marked the start of Cycling UK’s 2020 Women’s Festival of Cycling, running from July 11-31, and as a lover of all things bikes (and particularly…
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FitBits - fitness for fun and wellbeing
4y ago
Well hello to my poor neglected corner of the internet! It’s been a tough few months, don’t you think? Hard to believe it’s only 13 weeks ago that lockdown life became a reality, but thankfully things are slowly starting to…
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FitBits - fitness for fun and wellbeing
4y ago
5 April 2020: Coronavirus lockdown in Brighton. I’m sat in our messy patio garden in my comfies with Bob Marley bringing the Sunday vibes, lusting after the motivation to pick up the barbell that’s taunting me to do some goddamn…
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FitBits - fitness for fun and wellbeing
4y ago
It’s been a great International Women’s Day weekend don’t you think? When it comes to celebrating and empowering women, I’m so here for it. It feels like there’s a real movement of female empowerment happening at the moment, in sport,…
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FitBits - fitness for fun and wellbeing
4y ago
My legs hurt. Which is not to be unexpected, of course, after another brilliant (and brutal) Grand Brighton Half Marathon. This year was the event’s 30th birthday so the FOMO was fierce – there was no way I was missing…
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FitBits - fitness for fun and wellbeing
4y ago
Whatever plates you’re spinning, whether you’re juggling family life, long days at work or are just out there trying to stay motivated to workout in this miserable weather (I’m with you!), finding the time and energy to exercise regularly isn’t…
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FitBits - fitness for fun and wellbeing
4y ago
Woah… the last blog post I wrote was my review of Red Bull Timelaps in November 2019. Now that’s a record, even for me. A combination of life stuff, focusing on family, lots of amazing, rewarding freelance work and the…
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FitBits - fitness for fun and wellbeing
4y ago
Hot tea, dry socks, flushing toilets, pancake breakfasts. Mini gas heaters and egg mayo sandwiches. Thick gloves and toffee-flavoured birthday cake. A shared gazebo with a friendly, helpful army team (who placed ninth!). The Rugby World Cup on the TV…
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FitBits - fitness for fun and wellbeing
4y ago
If we’re going to be literal, the very definition of mountain biking is to ride a bike up and/or down a mountain, right? And when it comes to mountain biking in Wales, our favourite type of bike-shaped playtime, there’s only…
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