My sleep has been a bit up and down recently. When things are less busy at work and I’m chilled I can climb into bed, read for a bit and then happily be asleep within minutes of putting out the light. Unfortunately, when I’m stressed and busy I find that my ability to go to [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Sleep'
Weight loss progress and ongoing success
July 7th, 2010 · No Comments · Diet, Psychology, Training
Weight loss – part 9 This is the ninth, and final, part in a series about weight loss including diet, exercise, measuring your success and keeping the weight off when you stop. Over the last few months I have found out about all sorts of diet and exercise related issues that should help with weight [...]
Tags:Sleep·weight loss
Lessons learned: summer sleep cycles
May 31st, 2010 · 1 Comment · Psychology, Training
Over the two weeks before going on holiday I was starting to become aware that it is getting lighter earlier in the morning. When I’m not overly stressed about work or some other issue I tend to wake easily in the morning and the sun is a prime factor in whether I can get back [...]
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Lessons learned: exercise and the menstrual cycle
April 5th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Training
I had a tiring reminder this weekend of the impact that my menstrual cycle can have on my physical activity levels. The usual activity levels In a standard week I usually do a bike ride on Saturday and Sunday mornings and a weights session that lasts about an hour and a half on Tuesday, Thursday, [...]
Tags:menstrual cycle·Rest·Sleep·Training
Lessons learned: sleep
February 22nd, 2010 · 1 Comment · Psychology, Training
I was staying away from home the other week because of work. For the second week I had a dreadful mattressso my sleep quality was poor and by the end of four days I was stressed and physically tired. Sleep is a hugely underestimated element of athletic performance. Dan John swears by it for performance [...]
Tags:Insomnia·Recovery·Rest·Sleep·weight loss
