I love my time at the gym and I try to workout most days. It’s a great break from the office, keeps me fired up, and fit and healthy through the year. I’m not particularly focused on specific fitness goals,…
Does supersetting build muscle quicker?
Working out the best gym in Christchurch
TLDR: My choice of the best gym in Christchurch is Cityfitness UPDATE 30 August 2019: After finishing my free trial at Anytime I decided it wasn’t for me. It was just too cramped, even when half empty and a lot…
Should your business support volunteering?
After a week spent down in Wanaka, helping out with the Wintergames NZ (and also talking to local businesses about getting online with a new website!), I got to thinking about the role of volunteering in business. Was there any…
Warning for Christchurch gym users
Thinking of heading back to the house of pain after 6 weeks of hanging about in post-quake Christchurch? Has your gym just reopened and in an effort to get some normality back in your life you feel some routine self-flagellation…
Danger bay. Why surfing reef breaks is not for office workers.
Ok so last post I talked about embracing danger. Now I’m not so sure. Most of you know me as a gung-ho surfer who charges waves wherever I can find them. But I’m going to share a little secret with…
Skating on thin ice – and looking forward to it
I don’t invite danger but I don’t always run in the other direction. Even when I know I should. And even in situations where the ‘I’ve been here before’ radar is going off the chart and historically it hasn’t worked…
The one that (almost) got away
Not that anyone needs an excuse to get away for a couple of days but my mate Blair gave me the perfect one the other week. Two days at the man cave in scenic central Otago, staying on the shores…
Christchurch City to Surf 2010
With the Christchurch City to Surf happening in just under 2 weeks I’m hoping that either your training programme is well underway or you’ve decided to drive the 12km instead. The latter is my preferred mode of transport but there’s…
Why is a broken ankle a good thing?
Need more sympathy? Get a cast! I’m not by nature a bone breaker, in fact I haven’t broken a single bone in my body. That is until last Sunday. And while I did toy with the idea of inventing a…
Is the surf at South New Brighton getting better?
New Brighton surf improving? Our dogs love getting down to the beach almost as much as I do, and so now with longer evenings (yay) Iâve been walking them along the New Brighton dunes while keeping a close eye on…