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Phil Jacobs
Dec 4, 20234 min read
Getting Fit - Part One
Cardiovascular Fitness Zone 2 Training. Increasingly we know that being fit is good for us and will help us live a better, happier,...
Phil Jacobs
Nov 30, 20238 min read
Are you falling to pieces?
As we get older sometimes it feels like there is always an ache, a pain, something about our bodies that doesn’t work. We make a...
Phil Jacobs
Nov 6, 20235 min read
Why use the services of a Personal Trainer?
Good levels of th. mobility and
Phil Jacobs
Oct 14, 20234 min read
How much exercise is too much?
“Arnold Palmer likes to hold the golf club tightly. You are not Arnold Palmer." I love this teaching from the legendary golf coach Harvey...
Phil Jacobs
Jul 16, 20228 min read
What I think about when I think about running.
Firsty thanks to Haruki Murakami for the title for this article. I had to steal it because I really like running and I really like...
Phil Jacobs
Nov 16, 20213 min read
November is Men's Health Awareness Month
Choosing the right exercise is important & if you have a coach it’s also important you can talk to them about it & that they show empathy.
Phil Jacobs
Nov 5, 20205 min read
Lockdown Lethargy?
Well here we go again. How’s your motivation to get fit, strong and be in great shape going into Lockdown 2.0? During the last lockdown...
Phil Jacobs
Oct 28, 20202 min read
Today is World Vegan Day.
In the UK alone there were over a million vegans in 2019 and that number was expected to double in 2020. It was estimated 250,000 people...
Phil Jacobs
Jul 3, 20205 min read
So, you want a garden building eh?
One of the best decisions I’ve made is to have a garden building installed ... here's my learning if you are planning to take the plunge!
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Mar 25, 20203 min read
My Family and Other Animals - surviving the lockdown.
So how is your lockdown going? In order to avoid a version of The Shining we need to keep ourselves entertained and active!
Phil Jacobs
Feb 25, 20202 min read
Is sitting the new smoking?
Years ago I read an article with this title in Runners' World, and the next day I wrote to the then CEO of Willis Towers Watson to...
Phil Jacobs
Feb 25, 20202 min read
There's no such thing as no time to exercise
OK it’s time for a list. Before I had kids, I used to dismiss those who said they had no time for exercise as fairly weak minded. Then I...
Phil Jacobs
Feb 25, 20202 min read
Are we eating more or moving less?
I recently watched Apollo 11, the 2019 documentary about the Moon landings which I’m slightly obsessed by. As the crowd gathered close to...
Phil Jacobs
Feb 25, 20202 min read
“Building fitness is like saving money. You need to make small, regular deposits”
I love this quote and have played it back to many people over the years. But what does it actually mean? I take a number of things from...
Phil Jacobs
Dec 2, 20196 min read
Injuries; 'its only a flesh wound'
Two pieces of advice I have been given regarding injuries stand out. The first was from an ex- soldier who said “you could just ignore...
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