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Out of the Cold...and into Hotpants...

After visiting World Touch Rugby and the cold, cold, cold ice bath it was good to know my long awaited HOTPANTS were at last on their way and would be delivered to my door.

How exciting, everyone's been twittering on about Hotpants.   

A few days later a card was on my doormat announcing their arrival. That evening, I rushed to the post office to collect them and star their story.

As an Ambassador I have 14 days to try them out, find out more about what I've been saying about HotPants. Friend me on Facebook or become a fan of my page - Active Edge Solutions- Personal Training and follow me on Twitter. www.twitter.com/activeedge. 

 

The Ice Bath...Brrr...

At my recent visit to the international Rugby the most entertaining feature next to the game was the ice bath, it certainly kept the players entertained between games and when the sang their National anthems and other favourite tunes it became a firm favourite with the players.

The ice bath at World Touch Rugby might be be a way of recovery.  My massage team colleague tried it out thinking that it would be fun and instead of blocks of ice found this foul looking murky water. How hygenic is this bath we wondered?  The Touch Rugby players found it rather entertaining to sing in the ice bath...was it the icy cold water or was it the hunky players my collegue was smiling about?

 The ice bath, brrr... is not for me, i'll stick to free flowing water or my own lovely hot bath to ease out aches and pains. Cryotherapy or Sports Massage are other great ways to help you recover fast and help you towards more powerful performance.

Rock Salmon - On the Rocks...

Shark Trust want to halt the demise of a once common shark - the spiney dogfish or spur dog which was once the most abundant species in our oceans.   Many global populations of shark are in decline due to intensive pressures from fisheries.  The North East Atlantic population has declined by 95% and is considered by the IUCN to be critically endangered. 

Shark trust recommends any fish found on the chippy menu including, shark, skates and rays, as these and any other are listed on the IUCN as endangered threat category they should be avoided where possible. 

Consumers can choose to reduce the demand for this food group and reduce the pressure on this endangered and vulnerable species. Act now for more info, visit www.shart.trust.org/campaigns

Your best friend calls you and tells you he/she's really sick? How do you show you care?

Today I went to the St Ives 10k, multi-tasking as usual. Zumba and Sports massage, highly recommended by the St Ives 10k race director Steve. There I was in full Zumba regalia doing a warm up for the runners. Problem runners did not know I was going be at the event it was all a bit last minute and no prior planning, perhaps next year it will be bigger and better.

When the main race was out I did another Zumba set and the fun runners, kids, mums and grans had a go. It really made their day. Look out for more appearances of Sue and her Zumba warm up routines at future events...

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Worldwide Nordic Walking Day

Only 7 days to go and Nordic Walking INWA will be celebrating 10 years of Nordic Walking in the UK, there are many events taking place on national basis and I do hope you will be able to join one of the mass Nordic Walks taking part in the UK on the 10th of the 10th 2010.  

Make it an historic event on the 10th of the 10th, there is still time to join in the fun.   More events

What inspires you in life? What makes you want to reach for the stars and do something truly extraordinary?

Feeding the burner with more active news, health hints and tips.

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What's your most memorable "that's my family" moment?

Mum's home from hospital and back to her normal self - according to my brother. Hope she enjoyed her favourite flowers that I left in her flat to cheer her up when she arrived home. It is funny how we can pick our friends but not pick our family : -)

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What summer concert would you love to watch from the front row?

Fields of Gold by Sting might be quite a good summer concert. What say you?

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Willow Trees & Nordic Walking tonight...at Werrington wonderful...

Willow Trees & Nordic Walking tonight...at Werrington was wonderful...it was like the hanging gardens of Babylon...Double the effort with a double pole plant was the lesson earlier students missed but they loved it this evening it really helped their lift off and pole propulsion...all the better to help improve your fitness and health...