A running buggy is a great way to experience running if you have small children. If you live in the UK and you like running, you’re probably used to being out in all weathers. Snow, ice, rain and sunshine you’re out there pounding the pavements. If you’re a new Dad or a Dad-to-Be you might […]
‘How much ya bench, bruh?’ has become an unofficial catchphrase among ‘gym bros’ everywhere. Monday is known as ‘International Chest Day’. If you want the use of any kind of bench on a Monday night in your local gym, you better get in line. Strip away the caricature and body hair removal/fake tan and you […]
If your training has stalled a little or you feel like you need to get more out of your workouts, you probably need a new approach. If you’ve been training for more than six months, you might notice that it gets harder to make strength and muscle gains. One way to do this easily is […]
If you enjoy running and have young kids, buying a running buggy makes perfect sense. There is plenty of information online about how to run with a running buggy. But how do you maintain it to keep your runs fast, hard and aggressive? I’ve used a running buggy for almost a year and a half. […]
OK, I get it. Articles on ‘Why Weight Training is Great’ are everywhere. Especially in January when the fitness industry goes into overdrive to sell you gadgets you don’t need and supplements that don’t work. I know because I’ve been there. I’ve popped every dodgy ‘fat burner’ and ‘diet shake’ out there. I can’t even […]
POP!! I’d never heard a part of my body go ‘pop’ before. But as I sat in the snow, halfway down a red run in the Swiss Alps, I knew something was wrong. My left leg felt as if someone was pushing two hot knives in either side of the knee cap. I cried out, […]
I’m pretty wary when anyone says ‘real men do this’ or ‘only manly men do such and such’. What does that say about the author? Are they trying to imply that they’ve made it as a man? Does anyone who refuses to comply fall in the masculinity stakes. Often this phrase is used to belittle […]
Losing my Dad bod was one of the biggest challenges of my life. It took me hours of discipline, exercises and hard work. The results speak for themselves. Here’s my story: January 2013. I had a Dad Bod. My son had been born six months earlier and it had been stressful. Really stressful. With all […]
You’re a Dad. You like to train, be healthy and have a fit body. But time is always a limiting factor. A traditional gym warm up might consist of: 15 minutes on the stationary bike 5 minutes foam rolling 5 minutes dynamic stretching That’s 25 minutes of your workout warming up. Which was fine when […]
The Dad Bod doesn't have to be a reality if you are committed to improving yourself.
The Dad Bod is one of the reasons I started This Dad Does. An acquaintance of mine was sitting opposite me. He leaned back and patted his growing midriff. ‘I’ve got a Dad-Bod now’, he said with a degree of triumph. ‘It’s what you get when you’re a Dad’. Sorry, what? When did this become […]
