The running season is now beginning. People across the country are signing up to park runs, fell runs, 10ks, marathons and the increasingly popular…
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Least fit primary school pupils 20 years ago would be the fittest pupils today
A BBC television programme which aired in late January highlighted some shocking statistics around the fitness levels of our children. It pointed to indoor…
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You are not what you wear!
“Given this is my first blog and it would be fair to say many who know me well would say I’m fairly strong in…
Sport
Positive spending in football
Football! The beautiful game that millions of fans every week brave the cold, wet British weather and spend their hard-earned cash to support their…
Sport
Learning to Swim – Child development and learning
Children learn in many ways and learning is a continuous process which continues throughout all our lives. Therefore, repeating and the development of skills…
Sport
Baby splashing! The wonders of swimming for babies
Swimming and time in the water is one of the best experiences you can share with your baby! Babies have a real affinity with water,…
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Playing the pools: What to expect from your first swimming lessons
One quarter of adults in the UK can’t swim 25 metres (YouGov 2016) – that’s one length of a standard size pool. It’s also…
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Read this, run better
Running is a great exercise. It’s free, you can do it anywhere and it’s a good form of cardiovascular exercise. You may think that…
Sport
Synchronised swimming – So much more than a nose clip and a smile!
As someone who has been a synchronised swimmer for many years and now a coach and a judge, when I’m asked why I am…
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What’s all that racquet? We’re having a ball!
We’re a nation of tennis-lovers – each summer we’re gripped by collective Murray-mania as we gobble down our strawberries and cream, dreaming we’re sat…