The StrongMum Project
My attempts at maintaining my strength and fitness this year have been indisputably more consistent (and as a result, visible in my overall health and…
Fitness archive
Having started running in 2013 to try and help me with some issues I was having with my mental health, I ended up with an injury and enforced break in 2014. Desperate for an exercise that was cheap and could be done at home around my kids but without the stress on my feet, I discovered the awesome fun that is weightlifting.
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Consistency and Cutting
Warning: this entry contains pictures of me in my pants. Sorry about that. I started this year sober and motivated, with the lofty goal of…
A Tale of Two err… Five Halfs
Half marathons, that is. This year has unintentionally turned into the “year of the half marathon”, with one done (or planned) for almost every month…
7 Ways to Make Fitness Stick in 2018
1. Find a reason A reason that isn’t just “being thin”. Not that there’s anything wrong with losing weight if you feel your health and…
The Best Laid Plans
Diet plans, that is. Last week, I decided to get a head start on the January fitness rush by getting a “customised” nutrition plan from…
Personal Bests and Personal Worsts
I started this week on a fantastic high. After having cracked squatting my bodyweight earlier this year (roughly 72kg give or take) I had been…
Radical Self Love
I posted this picture to instagram at the end of May: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jem 'jemjabella' Turner 🏳️🌈 (@strongmum_)…
Is this it?
I have spent a large part of the past few weeks jumping from one ‘chaos moment’ to another (as per usual) and I was sat…
Detox teas, crash diets and the gallbladder
I recently supported a short instagram campaign by the UK Fitness Bloggers highlighting the dangers of so called ‘detox teas’ and their call to use…
Anniversaries, Races and …. this is a terrible title
What a month. WHAT A MONTH. Is it just me, or is May easily the busiest month of the year? (It probably is just me.)…
All the meat, and Age UK Leeds Abbey Dash 10k
I travelled up to Leeds with Gaz to see my brother at the weekend, figuring I should probably make the effort as we’re getting close…
The one where I enter a marathon
Last week I entered a marathon. Yes, me, the person who runs slow AF half marathons on no training because it seems like too much…