Mental health Archives -

When my bike became my best friend

One of the wonderful side benefits of writing this blog is that women from all around the world contact me to share their stories like

One of the many reasons I ride a bike is for my mind health because cycling for mental wellbeing is so great so I think

I really love the concept of mindfulness, and as my regular readers know, I really love cycling, so to me, cycling and mindfulness go together

It really bugs me that so many gyms and others promote cycling as a weight loss plan, and indeed all forms of exercise as a

When I first started doing long rides, my training and preparation were almost entirely based on my physical readiness and not on the need to

I’m a big fan of learning ways to improve your mental wellbeing and one idea that I really like is adopting an attitude of gratitude.

Today is R U OK? Day which is a fantastic initiative to encourage us to pause for a moment and ask the people around us – R

When I started riding some 12 years ago I could never have answered the question – Why riding your bike will make you happy. But

Following on from my blog post a couple of weeks ago challenging women to take up road cycling, here are my 12 very compelling reasons

I’m not here to repeat the advice of our authorities on COVID-19, on what the rules of road cycling should be during this crisis, but