Features Archive
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New Site: Ultranormal.me
Posted on September 15, 2020 | No CommentsI’ve launched a new website for UltraMarathon Beginners -
New Run-Walk Pace Calculator
Posted on January 1, 2019 | No CommentsI’ve finally managed to refine and upload the run / walk calculator I use to work out pacing strategies for longer races. It enables you to predict your time if […] -
![As it’s back to school week there’s no better time to talk about bullying. We all know just how much damage bullies can do to self-esteem, confidence and motivation. A […]](https://www.peteluxford.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/self-criticising-1-115x115.jpeg "Don’t let the bully block your success")
Don’t let the bully block your success
Posted on September 8, 2018 | No CommentsAs it’s back to school week there’s no better time to talk about bullying. We all know just how much damage bullies can do to self-esteem, confidence and motivation. A […] -
![In Part One, I wrote about how difficult it is to lose weight successfully when your only tactic is to limit the food you are eating without questioning why you […]](https://www.peteluxford.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/starwars-dietpepsi-1-115x115.jpg "Why Diets Fail: Part 2 – Unleash your inner Yoda")
Why Diets Fail: Part 2 – Unleash your inner Yoda
Posted on November 19, 2013 | No CommentsIn Part One, I wrote about how difficult it is to lose weight successfully when your only tactic is to limit the food you are eating without questioning why you […] -
Why diets fail: Part 1 – Nothing Changes if Nothing Changes
Posted on November 13, 2013 | 3 Comments“Nothing Changes if Nothing Changes” As quotes go it’s ridiculously simple, and blatantly obvious, but it is worth exploring a little. Recently, a friend of mine advised me to go […] -
Make School Sports Day more like the Olympics
Posted on July 1, 2013 | 1 CommentIt’s school Sport’s day season again – a day that fills many of us with dread. A day when long suppressed memories of childhood bubble to the surface, unearthed by […] -
![Quick question, mainly to women. Would you rather be 12stone and a size 8 or 8stone and a size 12? Why is it that we crave the attention, comments and […]](https://www.peteluxford.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/new-years-resolution-115x115.jpg "Relationships weigh heavy on the mind")
Relationships weigh heavy on the mind
Posted on January 28, 2013 | 7 CommentsQuick question, mainly to women. Would you rather be 12stone and a size 8 or 8stone and a size 12? Why is it that we crave the attention, comments and […] -
![Sugar, Insulin and Fat Hopefully most of you know that we need energy to function. In the body energy is derived, through many chemical processes, via GLUCOSE which is released […]](https://www.peteluxford.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/sugar-115x115.jpg "Sugar, Insulin and Cortisol – affecting fat, sleep and energy")
Sugar, Insulin and Cortisol – affecting fat, sleep and energy
Posted on January 24, 2013 | 9 CommentsSugar, Insulin and Fat Hopefully most of you know that we need energy to function. In the body energy is derived, through many chemical processes, via GLUCOSE which is released […] -
![I saw a tweet today claiming that “Muscle was 3 times more efficient at burning calories than fat”. It’s not more efficient, they do different jobs. It’s like saying an […]](https://www.peteluxford.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/private_studio_baldock_kettlebells-115x115.jpg "Muscle burns more calories than fat.")
Muscle burns more calories than fat.
Posted on January 23, 2013 | No CommentsI saw a tweet today claiming that “Muscle was 3 times more efficient at burning calories than fat”. It’s not more efficient, they do different jobs. It’s like saying an […] -
Goals not resolutions
Posted on January 6, 2013 | No CommentsOverheard this week, “I feel awful, that’s it – I’m making a resolution to give up booze in January” “It’s already the 6th, you’re too late’ January is a funny […]