Sally Gunnell’s blog

• Exercise is a family affair

  02 December 2011
  I grew up on a farm, so I spent a lot of time outside, mucking about in the fields. I used to jump the hay bales and tear around the yard…

• New Year - New You!

  20 January 2011
  I’m glad we’re in to January. I’m a bit of a one for the mince pies, mulled wine, turkey and trimmings. I get a little too comfy by the Christmas fire and you can guess the rest……

• Winter hibernation

  16 December 2010
  I'm writing this in front of the fire, which has been blazing non-stop all week. It's freezing cold and the snow came dumping down today …

• The last days of summer

  30 September 2010
  It's a funny time of year, this. Kids go back to school, roads get busier, people return to work …

• Whatever floats your boat

  23 August 2010
  I was at an event in Leeds last week. A lovely lady came up to me and asked “What's the best exercise I can do to get fitter?”

• A look back then a step forwards

  15 July 2010
  The other day, one of my boys joyfully told me we were “almost half way to next Christmas!”

• Make time to take time

  24 June 2010
  Where have the first six months of the year gone? Time is flying more than ever and I’ve noticed that I’m rushing about a lot…

• Don't get cross about training; cross train!

  19 April 2010
  Now that the clocks have gone forward it feels like I have an extra hour each day, because it's not dark so early. It's a brilliant time of year…

• Better in than out...?

  17 March 2010
  It’s that time of year again, the one where we start wondering if our healthy eating and exercise resolutions are having any effect...

• New Year - New You!

  03 February 2010
  I’m glad we’re in to January. I’m a bit of a one for the mince pies, mulled wine, turkey and trimmings. I get a little too comfy by the Christmas fire and you can guess the rest……

• Eat, drink and be heavy…?

  23 December 2009

  To be honest I’m not quite the same weight I was when I was competing. That’s because back then my nutrition was carefully planned to the tiniest detail…

• Getting Q’d up about health!

  02 October 2009

  People often assume that because I was an athlete, I must be naturally fit and healthy…

• October is the new January…

  02 October 2009

  Christmas isn’t the only time of year when we overdo things. Lack of sleep, too much alcohol, rich foods and lots of treats are also features of many people's summer holidays…

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