Tis the season to indulge, so please let me indulge you, dear reader, with my latest attempt to improve my health and to make Tis the Season to Get Fit. 2022 hasn’t…

Dear reader, I’m going to be honest. Life hasn’t been great of late. My mum died, I am currently suffering (what’s this mild nonsense?) from COVID, and a project I spent years…

The pull-up.  That deceptively simple looking exercise that is regarded by many as the true measure of fitness. Presently, I can do none. Despite being close to 40lbs lighter, I still have…

It is Earth Day and: “These days, you get accused of being a woke leftie, if you say you are a conservationist, don’t you?”  Paraphrasing Stewart Lee aside, wanting to protect the…

It’s been some time since my Hyprr Fitmas post. Christmas, New Year, Valentine’s Day and a couple of holidays have passed since I’ve shared my thoughts, progress and reviews. I have been…

‘Tis the time of the year when many bloggers publish a review of the last 12 months. If truth be told, I botched up the first 11 months and the less said…

As well as being likened to Del Boy Trotter by some extended family members due to my wheeling and dealing, I’ve also accepted the monicker of Stephen “all the gear, no idea”…

This is going to upset some people. I make no apologies but I hope that it resonates with many more. Saturday was World Clean Up Day and while marvelling at the cleanliness…

I once wrote about the power of numbers, how they can tell stories and how they changed my life (1) but too often, when sharing a walk on social media, the numbers…

Earlier in the year we had an amazing stay in the Yorkshire Dales and you can read all about our awesome accommodation near Richmond here. It made us realise just how much…