Fitness

Best new fitness tech for 2021

Need something to help those workouts along? Itching for some new tech in the new year? Read on for the Muddy edit of the best flashy fitness buys of 2021.
Best wellbeing podcasts for 2021

January is wellness month and while we can’t go to the gym and drink protein smoothies with our friends, we can go on long solo walks with inspirational podcasts. Here’s Muddy’s pick.
Commit to fit – 2021 events to train for now

Get set and go book these local city, countryside and coastal runs and triathlons in and around Hampshire and the Isle of Wight
How to raise your fitness game: Tips from a Team GB triathlete

From running with the dog to winning gold with team GB – local athlete Louella O’Herlihy tells Muddy what it takes to go the extra mile
Walkies! Cold weather walking gear to pick up now

Gyms are closed (as is practically everything else), so we're getting our exercise fix with some long winter walks. Here's all the gear you'll need to stretch those legs this season.
Working (out) from home: 5 on-demand exercise classes

Tear your eyes away from Netflix and get moving with these streaming fitness classes. No excuses now!
8 autumn bike rides with pub pit-stops

Fancy freewheelin’ down a country lane in the sunshine before a well-deserved pub lunch? Dust off that cycling helmet, don your trainers and hit the trails this autumn.
10 online workouts that take 15 minutes or less

Not feeling it for Joe Wicks or Davina? Here, bash out one of these online workouts instead - a quarter of an hour of effort, smug for the rest of the day.
8 of the best… bras for running

Running the one thing keeping you sane? Just for you we've rounded up (er, excuse the pun) the best high support running bras - all perfect for your daily exercise hit.
The coolest biking gear for lockdown miles

Unleash your inner cyclista with our roundup of the best kit to wear on your daily cycle. Let's go!
Position of the week

Not like that - naughty! We're talking about yoga, of course.
Book in! The best races for 2020

Looking to get fit for 2020? Start with my curated guide to the best local triathlons, runs and fun events, and I'll see you at the finish line.
Hit the slopes

Muddy sent Nicky Richardson and her brood up the carpeted slopes (yes, really!) at Skizone in Basingstoke, here's the lowdown.
Yes to Yoga

Looking for a little mindfulness in your life but not sure where to begin your yoga journey? Here you go.
10 unlikely benefits of yoga

10 unlikely benefits.
Muddy Walks

The Mill Trail, Whitchurch
Muddy Walks: St Mary Bourne

We live in the countryside, many of us have dogs — walking is in our DNA, but my gosh sometimes it’s a struggle especially when you factor in busy roads, parking and deeply reluctant mini-Mudlets (see this post on Geocaching). With this in mind, can I recommend an easy circuit in St Mary Bourne, North Hampshire? A […]