Ever Thought About Waterpolo?
Picture a bright eyed and bushy tailed ‘fresher’ arriving at the University of Stirling for the very first time, she is pressured by her good friend to attend the Waterpolo Give It a Go...
Author: Derek H
Out with the Excuses, in with the Exercises
Growing up in Canada, sport has always been a major part of my life. I was skiing before I was walking, literally, my dad would put me in a backpack and hit the slopes....
The Lazy Girl Chronicles: Life Lessons Learnt from Exercise
“E-x-e-r-c-i-s-e”: Eight letters strung together in a sequence that makes me cringe every time I see it. But we all know the dangers of avoiding the “E word”. One PLoS Medicine report in 2012 revealed...
LET´S BREATHE
About yoga, body and mind I have been practising yoga since I was 15, mainly because I was a very nervous teenager but also because I knew that it has lots of benefits as...
Uni is like running a marathon
Sometimes Uni feels like running a marathon. Students have to deliver constantly high performance and it can happen that we run out of breath because of all the deadlines and assignments. It’s indeed demanding...
Stirling’s Newest and perhaps coolest sports team will sweep you of your feet.
It was a chilling blast of cold air that hit me when I walked into Perth’s curling rink for the first time, perhaps due to my time spent in the toasty coffee shop upstairs...
Get a BBB or Die Trying
What is a BBB? My name is Jessica and I’m currently studying for my Masters at The University of Stirling, and lucky for me it is a joint degree which means I get to...
Not good enough for the gym? No worries, me too.
‘Shape your body’, ‘Live fit’ and even ‘Tired of being fat and ugly?’ These are actual examples of fitness advertising. By reading it, you probably feel a bit sorry for yourself and enrol in...
Running 101: How to start kicking ass
“Running allows me to set my mind free. Nothing seems impossible. Nothing unattainable.” – Kara Goucher, Olympic runner (long-distance). I’ve never been someone who really enjoyed doing the same activity for a sustained period...
Workout with a Ballerina
“If I could tell you what it meant, there would be no point in dancing it” – Isadora Duncan The American dancer that can truly inspire you if you own a dancer’s soul...
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