ThatIsBeyond… excuses or common sense?

I am sort of bored about talking about Covid-19 and being locked down. With the adverse effects of lockdown penetrating the lives of most of the world, it can sometimes feel that the pandemic is inescapable and right now it’s directly related to what I wanted to write about – go figure! Throughout the last …

ThatIsBeyond… Resolutions are so 2020

This year I am doing things differently. I am a goal orientated sort of fellow, and so instead of resolving myself to achieve/ not achieve specifics, I have instead decided to set myself challenges across the wider scope of my life with no dates to achieve them and no order, instead the aim is to keep my experience varied throughout 2021…

ThatIsBeyond… My Fitness Journey (part 1)

In many ways 2019 had not been my best year. Don’t get me wrong there have been some amazing highlights, there is no doubt about that, but there has also been a lot that I would rather forget! One thing that changed drastically for me, was a perception of who I was and who I …

That is Beyond – National Running Day – Happy Socks Fun!

   So having had a day to recover, I thought it I was time to reflect on the happy morning that was had on National Running Day! It’s not very often that I wake up at 5.45am and describe the experience as fun! But this lovely little Fun Run (totalling 5km of London parks and …

ThatIsBeyond…The dreaded return to the Gym.

ThatIsBeyond…The dreaded return to the Gym. I enjoy the Gym, but sometimes life gets in the way! I am a creature of habit, so when I do go I truly commit to going! But in the past when life has got in the way… That has been the end of the road. But not this …

ThatIsBeyond…Why it has to be more than just losing weight!

I, like a number of people out there, need to lose some weight. This is not the pressures of society, the magazines or the fact that clothing never fits me (although I am sure that these are huge contributors to many, and to me respectively), it is about me “Getting Into Shape” In the real …