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  • No excuses
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    No excuses

    Even though I’m away in Burton on Trent for a Jaguar car event at the National Memorial Arboretum this weekend, that’s no excuse for skipping the gym. An early start – 06.40 – to drive 20 minutes up the road from the hotel to JD Gym at Derby! 60 minutes on the treadmill, 20 minutes…

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  • Starting to get real!

    Starting to get real!

    Having signed up on 8th September to run for Bowel Cancer UK, look what arrived in the post today… My official Bowel Cancer UK running vest! A bit “tight” at the moment, but it’ll be the perfect fit by 8th September 2024! Share this post

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  • Week 10 – Update
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    Week 10 – Update

    Day 70 End of Week Ten – 29th September1.9kg (4 lbs) weight loss Total weight loss, to date13.9kg (31 lbs) And another busy week with the Blackpool Invitational last weekend, bacon rolls, Wetherspoons and Carvery to navigate. Plus the 2 stone milestone coming mid week. Another busy week in the gym. Lots of cardio but…

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  • 2 Stone Milestone
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    2 Stone Milestone

    Day 67 and I’ve reached the 2 stone Milestone! It only seems like 36 days since I hit the 1 stone milestone – oh it was! 31 days to lose the first stone (14lbs / 6.35kg) and then just 36 days for the second! 2 stone (28lbs / 12.7kg) total weight loss in 67 days…

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  • Andy the Sports Physio

    Andy the Sports Physio

    Matty had identified that I had very tight hamstrings that were restricting mobility, basically reducing my flexibility. We did a few exercises to help stretch them but some deep tissue massage would be beneficial. With the help of Google I found Andy Tamaddon of Muscleworks Therapy, in Thornton-Cleveleys. Today was my first ever deep tissue…

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