Winter Running Gear: An Essential Guide For Men

Winter running gear for men

This page contains affiliate links. Please read my disclosure for more info. ready to run despite the cold You’ve just got into running, and your training is going perfectly, but now that winter is here and the temperature has plummeted, what are the best winter running clothes to wear? And with so much choice on the […]

5 things I learned about health after a month in Indonesia

This summer my wife and I took our son to visit some of the places we’d travelled to in Indonesia about 10 years ago, as we felt it was a good time for him to experience a new culture, and give him a real jungle experience.  With the exception of the food, he loved it! […]

Stretching 101 with Brad Walker: The Stretch Coach

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Like a lot of middle-aged men, I’ve got my fair share of aches and pains. So for my latest Podcast, I reached out to one of the best stretching coaches there is, Brad Walker from stretchcoach.com to get some insight into the world of stretching, flexibility and how best to relieve ourselves of all those […]

Joe Wicks: The Body Coach changed my life

Middle-aged man exercising to YouTube video, Joe Wicks

Joe Wicks, AKA The Body Coach has been an internet sensation during the Covid19 lockdown and his YouTube show ‘PE With Joe’ attracts hundreds of thousands of views every day. He currently has a staggering 2.2 million subscribers to his YouTube channel, ‘The Body Coach’. Joe isn’t just an overnight success though. He’s been working […]

Benefits of Joining a Gym – 20 Powerful Reasons to Sign Up

Benefits of joining a gym. Middle-aged man in gym class.

What Are The Benefits Of Joining A Gym? Joining a gym can have many positive physical and mental health benefits, and going to the gym regularly can also help you to stay focussed, committed, consistent and accountable, all of which are key for achieving your health goals. Joining A Gym Joining a gym at any […]

Expert running tips for beginners

Middle-aged man tying sports shoes on the road

In this post, British international runner and experienced running coach, Shaun Dixon shares his expert running tips for beginners with Smashing Fifty. Introduction For me personally, it’s been a long time since I’ve been able to class myself as a ‘runner’. At school, I loved the sport and ran everywhere I could as often as […]