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Walking the South West Coast Path

Posted on September 26, 2018April 13, 2020 by Louise

Walking the South West Coast Path: My experiences Ever since my experience of trekking the Great Wall of China last year, I have wanted to go on another trekking holiday. Not only do I love walking and hiking, I also find it helps my back whilst keeping me fit. Plus it's a great way to relax and reflect. So this year, I decided to push myself (again!) and my friend and I took on the South West Coast path in...Read More

September Link Up with A Chronic Voice

Posted on September 16, 2018December 29, 2020 by Louise

Well I cannot believe it is mid September already! I really do not know where this year is going, I wish it would slow down! So this month I have decided to participate in a link up with A Chronic Voice – a monthly get together for anyone with a chronic condition. This involves writing around 5 topics, designed to get the creative juices flowing! This month’s prompts are below, so let’s give this a go! I’ll try and link...Read More

Running Tough Mudder with scoliosis

Posted on September 10, 2018April 13, 2020 by Louise

I’m always looking for ways to challenge myself following my scoliosis surgery, and this weekend was no exception. Yesterday, I completed my first Tough Mudder – a 10 mile mud run with 20 obstacles that you have to see to believe! The obstacles are extreme and include electrocution, being plunged into ice-cold water, swimming/wading through freezing cold lakes, crawling through the mud under barbed wire, climbing (or being pulled!) over huge 12 foot walls – the list goes on! With...Read More

6 month goal review

Posted on July 3, 2018April 13, 2020 by Louise

So it's July already, which means that half the year has gone... nooooo! It always makes me panic how fast time goes, and the fact that it is now July has got me thinking about my goals I set back in January and where I'm up to with them. I thought I'd write a quick post to sum up what I've achieved in the last 6 months, and what I'd like to achieve in the next 6 months. (It's more...Read More

My first half marathon: Great Manchester Run

Posted on June 3, 2018April 13, 2020 by Louise

A couple of weeks ago (Sunday 20th May), I took part in a massive personal challenge - my first half marathon (The Great Manchester Run). I wanted to share this on my blog just to show that with hard work, anything is possible. My first half marathon - training I love to push myself and completing a half marathon was one of my goals for this year. So back in January, I signed up to the Manchester half marathon, which...Read More

Running and Mental Health

Posted on April 2, 2018January 29, 2021 by Louise

Running and Mental Health It's Mental Health Awareness week 14th - 20th May 2018, so to raise awareness I thought I'd write a post on the effect running has had on my own mental health. It's well documented that running can be good for mental health, and everyone has reasons why they run. For some it's to lose weight, keep fit or socialise. For others, it's escapism from a stressful job or the strains of everyday life. Personally, I run for...Read More

Trekking the Great Wall of China: What to wear

Posted on March 29, 2018February 20, 2021 by Louise

This post contains affiliate links If you've been following my blog for a while, you may know that last year I took part in a trek across the Great Wall of China to raise some much needed money for the Scoliosis Campaign Fund. Since then, I have been asked on several occasions about what to take and wear whilst trekking the Great Wall, so I thought I'd put a bit of a post together based on my own experiences. Trekking the...Read More

January Round-Up: Goals and achievements

Posted on January 31, 2018April 13, 2020 by Louise

Well I can't believe that January is over, in some ways, it's felt like the longest month ever... in other ways, it's gone super fast. I thought I'd do a quick post to round up January and summarise what I have achieved this month, as part of my overall goals for 2018. January Round-Up: Goals and achievements In some ways, January has been a difficult month for me. At the back end of last year, my long term relationship of...Read More

Happy New Year!

Posted on January 2, 2018April 13, 2020 by Louise

Happy New Year! Firstly, I would like to wish all my readers a Happy New Year :-) I cannot believe that it is 2018, seriously where is the time going? I always use this time of year to set myself some goals for the year ahead as I find it really helps to motivate me. I also look back at the previous year and reflect on what I've achieved. If you have been following my blog, you'll know that 2017...Read More

Wow… I’ve raised £1,420 for the Scoliosis Campaign Fund!

Posted on November 29, 2017April 13, 2020 by Louise

Hi everyone, Just a quick post to say a huge THANK YOU to everyone who sponsored me for my Great Wall of China Trek. I managed to raise an amazing £1,420 (including gift aid) for the Scoliosis campaign fund!!! My fundraising page is closing tomorrow so if anyone would like to make a last minute donation there’s still time 😊... it means so much to me that I managed to complete the trek and raise so much money for a charity close...Read More

Great Wall of China Trek: Day 5 – Badaling section

Posted on November 13, 2017April 13, 2020 by Louise

So we're now onto day 5, the final day of the trek and my final post about my Great Wall of China trek for scoliosis. In case you are new to my blog or have missed any posts, I’m blogging about my Great Wall of China trek that I did to raise money for the Scoliosis Campaign fund a few weeks ago. If you want to catch up, you can check out my other posts below… Great Wall of China Trek: Day...Read More

Great Wall of China Trek Day 4: Huanghuacheng

Posted on November 13, 2017April 13, 2020 by Louise

Hi everyone, I'm slowly making my way through blogging about my Great Wall of China trek that I did to raise money for the Scoliosis Campaign fund a few weeks ago. If you want to catch up, check out the posts below... Great Wall of China Trek: Day 1 – Jinshanling Loop Great Wall of China Trek: Day 2 – Gubeikou Section Great Wall of China Trek: Day 3 – Mutianyu section By doing this trek, I have managed to...Read More

Great Wall of China Trek: Day 3 – Mutianyu section

Posted on November 9, 2017April 13, 2020 by Louise

Hi everyone, After posting about day 1 and day 2 of my Great Wall of China trek last week, I've finally had chance to sit down and write day 3. It still doesn't feel real like I actually did it! I'm so pleased that by doing this trek I have managed to raise OVER £1,000 for the Scoliosis Campaign Fund! I’m going to leave my sponsor page open for donations until the end of November, so if you’d like to donate and support...Read More

Great Wall of China Trek: Day 2 – Gubeikou Section

Posted on October 31, 2017April 13, 2020 by Louise

After a good nights sleep we all awoke - stiff and in pain from all the steep steps of day 1 - and hobbled down to breakfast. Today we were walking to the start point on the Gubeikou wall and so no need to get the coach, although the coach would be waiting at the end of the walk, so after breakfast we had to pack all our stuff and put it on the coach ready. We also made our...Read More

Great Wall of China Trek: Day 1 – Jinshanling Loop

Posted on October 31, 2017April 13, 2020 by Louise

Hi guys! Well I'm back from China and what a fabulous experience it was. I wanted to write a blog post each day I was there but I didn't have my laptop in China and so I thought I'd write a day by day update now I'm back. Overall, I had an amazing time and met some truly inspirational people, who all had personal challenges to overcome. Fitness wise, it was challenging but surprisingly I didn't find it too bad....Read More