You might know that Sheffield has big ambitions from an economy and tourism destination point of view. However, what you might not know is its vision to become the most physically active city in the UK. Why? Because a more active and socially connected city has health benefits that far surpass any prescribed medication. To […]
Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park is setting up a brand new junior parkrun and is looking for volunteers to join its core team – junior parkrun needs about 20 volunteers a week and this is a key milestone in getting a junior parkrun off the ground. Many of us love parkrun on Saturdays at 9am and […]
Lapping the Legacy Park is exactly what we do! While this may sound like a bit of a challenge at first, the team and I offer three different running sessions at Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park which means we can cater to all abilities. These sessions are part of the Accelerate Running Community – which in […]
A walk along the towpath beside the Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park really is a walk back in time – did you know that the Sheffield & Tinsley Canal was opened 200 years ago? On 22 February 1819, a reported 60,000 people turned up to watch the very first boats arriving into the heart of the city. […]
I recently had the pleasure of hosting Sheffield’s second Celebration of Sport event. At the first event, back in 2016 we were riding the crest of the Olympic wave and I wondered whether it would match up to that. I’m pleased to say it did! As ever with a city like Sheffield we had plenty […]
The way we work in our society is not conducive to staying fit and healthy. Being cooped up in an office for eight hours sitting at a desk hardly encourages us to get our 10,000 steps per day! This is exactly why we want to encourage more companies to offer opportunities to their employees to […]
Growing up, I always wanted to run my own business and restaurant but just before my 21st birthday I was diagnosed with throat cancer which put all my dreams on hold. I went to Waltham Forest College to learn how to cook. Once qualified, I worked in different hotels in London and restaurants where I […]
We all know that moderate to high intensity physical activity is a great way to keep fit. Typically, when we think of exercise we think of walking, running, swimming, cycling, jogging – anything that gets the heart rate going. And while they’re all great ways of keeping in shape, they’re by no means exhaustive of […]
As bit of background, I first came to Sheffield when I was 18 to study a Sport Science Degree at Sheffield Hallam University. During my time there, I played rugby and did martial arts and I worked in the University gym, training the student sports teams. Following my degree, I went on to complete […]
A quick straw poll of Sheffield folk will confirm most people in the Steel City know physical activity is good for them. But strap an activity monitor to that same group for a week to see how active they are, and you’ll get a very different answer. The majority of people move very little and […]