With any interest, whether it be sports, books or baking, you’re bound to meet new people, whose stories and actions will inspire you. Taking up running has been no different. While I’m still a fighter at heart, and still cherish all the fighters, trainers and friends I’ve met through Thai […]
The headline this month is a twist on Nike’s ‘Just do it’ slogan, because I did do it! If you read my DIY Fitness column, you’ll most likely know, that I signed up for a 27K race this August, because I felt it was time to challenge myself on the […]
In this Olympic summer it is hard not to be inspired by all the athletes breaking records and making dreams come true. In the words of the under-two-hour marathoner Eluid Kipchoge, it really does feel like “No human is limited”. And it shouldn’t just inspire young athletes with Olympic dreams, […]
“I’m not a fragile individual,” shares West Cork People fitness columnist Tania Presutti, “I’ve grown up Asian-looking in a white country (I’m adopted) and I’ve encountered everyday little acts of racism throughout my life.” While Tania says that most of the time she just ignores racial slurs, marking them down […]
‘If you want a bikini body – put on a bikini’. That’s a sentiment we hear every summer and, while it’s true, it’s not easy for everybody to dress down even on the hot days. Thankfully it seems that more and more women just don’t care what society and media […]
I have a confession! It’s a bit shameful and I feel exposed for saying this, but due to life and everything that happens in it – moving, packing and finding new homes for stuff that’s too good to throw away – I’ve more or less forgotten that I have arms. […]
