Breaking a world record in an Ironman is the epitome of athletic achievement. It requires immense physical strength, endurance, and meticulous preparation. As you set your sights on this audacious goal, it's essential to explore every avenue to maximize your training efficiency. One tool that has gained significant traction among elite athletes and fitness enthusiasts alike is the indoor bike trainer. In this blog, I will delve into the benefits of why I am using an indoor bike trainer from Hire Fitness to prepare for a world-record Ironman attempt, particularly when combined with the added challenge of a weighted vest.
Read MoreIn the hustle and bustle of our fast-paced lives, it's easy to neglect our own well-being. We check in with friends, family, and colleagues, but how often do we truly check in with ourselves? Whilst I was on a solo indoor rowing world record on a Concept2 I learnt the importance of daily check-ins for our mental health and in this blog, I will present various formats that can benefit our overall well-being. Discover the transformative effects of self-awareness and learn how to prioritize your mental health through simple daily practices.
Read MoreIn 2015 Isaac led a tenacious team to conquer the unforgiving waters of the English Channel Challenge Swim, completing the daunting swim in a remarkable 12 hours and 28 minutes. Discover how he forged a resilient team, defied the odds, and transformed the challenge into a triumph. Read on, where Isaac shares the secrets behind his success and inspires you to elevate your own team's resilience.
Read MoreIf you can’t remember the last time you had a productive meeting with your team, then you’re likely to be suffering from disconnection and it’s costing you. A 1-hour meeting with six attendees, each earning £100,000 a year, costs £50 per person for a total of £300. If half of those meetings don’t end with clear expectations and the next steps it becomes expensive and that isn’t just financial but also the emotional cost of feeling frustrated, drained, and even more lost than before a bad meeting. Read on to find out a solution to this problem.
Read MoreFrom the inception of the idea to row across an ocean to after the Atlantic Row finished, there were 10 really important life lessons that can help any team to improve and meet their goals whether that is happiness, building relationships, improving mental/physical health, whatever it is I’m sure some of these learnings will help you in some way.
Read MoreIn what turned out to be the most memorable marathon of my life so far, the London Marathon 2023 was spectacular and I did it in style of course! For the 26.2 mile course, I ran it all wearing a BRAIN costume that lived up to the cause I was raising funds and awareness for which was mental health (Mind in Mid Herts).
Read MoreRecently I became the first person to run the Welsh 3 Peaks Challenge over 4 days. This is summiting the three highest peaks (Mt.Snowdon, Cadir Idris and Pen-y-Fan) in Wales and running the distance between each of them also. I covered a distance of 233km and an elevation roughly the height of Mt.Everest.
Read MoreJordan Williams and I (Isaac Kenyon) are two high school friends who both have close family members with autism and this year decided to raise awareness to get people talking about autism and share our personal stories of what life can be like for the 700,000 autistic people in the UK and their families. We decided to choose the National Autistic Society as our charity and World Autism Acceptance Week as the time to break a world record and with a better understanding of autism, it could transform the lives of hundreds of thousands of autistic people.
Read MoreBreaking a new indoor rowing Concept II world record. Some learnings for you about Autism that we bet you didn't know all of them!
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