Badass Mamas
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Al on Running and Yoga
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My name is Al and I’m a professional yoga teacher and non-competitive (and super slow) runner. I run to be out in nature, I think if I didn’t run ... -
Running Saved My Life - By Michelle
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Then came the day I realised there was a problem. My resting heart rate had always been low (as had my blood pressure) but it started dropping lower and averaging at 32 bpm instead of 42 (which was my average for a few years). It was my watch that kept alerting me... -
Taking Back Control Through Running
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I still remember the day I started running. I’m a Divorced, Single Mummy to two girls, aged just five and eight. I also suffer with an Anxiety Disorder. The year I got divorced in 2017, I landed my dream career as a Police Constable. A couple of years on…and I found life overwhelming. -
Badass Mama Kirsty Shares Her Running Journey
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I did something which at the time felt that it wouldn't happen, and that was put myself into a charity place ballot for the 2022 London Marathon, and lo and behold, I got a place! -
Couch to Badass by Lindsay
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I could never understand people who ran… Especially for fun! The majority of my life I have struggled with Anxiety and depression, trying new thi... -
Badass Clare on Completing Couch to 5k
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The walk home seemed long and uncomfortable, everyone was looking (I’m sure they weren’t, I’m sure they didn’t even care) at the Lycra cladded idiot waking along at a slower speed than that of a sloth -
Caitlin's Epic Couch to 5k Journey
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…as I went out and did my run that day, I didn’t feel ashamed anymore - I felt empowered - so... I wasn’t fast, I was still overweight, my face still went a very fetching shade of red. But I didn’t care any more because I was doing it,
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Karen Explains How 'Jeffing' Helped Her Reach Her Goals
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I took up running around September 2015 after being diagnosed with osteopenia (early signs of osteoporosis where your b... -
KATE FROM 'ALICE IN WORRYLAND' ON GETTING BACK INTO RUNNING
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I’ve been trying to get back into running for so long and realised that my biggest hurdle to do so was me holding on to the past. I kept putting off going as I knew it would be an unwanted realisation of how unfit I am now, compared to then.
