sporting heads

We meet the passionate founder of One Run Global and Project Awesome to explore how movement and community really can change lives

At 1pm on the 25th of March I had my first boxing match. After three rounds, a piercing bell signalled the end of the fight. However, as one fight ended, another had begun - namely an ongoing battle with bulimia.

The gym makes me feel so strong, physically and emotionally - to know that no matter how many chronic illnesses the universe throws my way, I still have control over my body.

Learning how to run 100km helped me to accept and acknowledge what having an epilepsy diagnosis means and how it affects me mentally as well as physically.

I have thought a lot about why CrossFit training has been key to stopping my OCD. I think it boils down to being constantly challenged. In the beginning I was replacing my feelings of anxiety and self-doubt with a sense of achievement.

It is incredible how the two part documentary titled Mind Over Marathon completely reframed the way I use and thought about exercise.

I learned some fundamental human psychology to better understand the triggers for my Non Epileptic Anxiety Disorder and have managed to get myself to good health again. I owe so much of that to exercise.

As RED January 2020 approaches, we talk to founder and CEO Hannah Beecham about the success of the community campaign and the family experience which inspired it.

When I developed a dependency on running, it took a long time for me to. Admitting it means you know something is not right and I didn’t want to know something wasn’t right

The founder of StreetGym® shares his childhood and military experiences which inspired an urban workout designed to reduce stress and build confidence.