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When your past changes your future
I have always been really active and find myself being drawn to the mountains where the air is fresh and the views breath-taking. So...
lesley hammam
3 min read
Best Boots Ever!
In 2015 I was introduced to Gri-Sport foot wear. I am always a bit sceptical of new boots or shoes as I have odd feet! Well in the fact...
lesley hammam
3 min read
Not What I Expected
As you will of read in my previous blogs I do love going off pest but only when I decided to do it and that is after weighing all my...
lesley hammam
4 min read
A Little Push Goes A Long way!
For years I have yoyo’d with weight and when it piles on you just feel so low, motivation goes out the window, you get stuck in a cycle...
lesley hammam
2 min read
Challenge Expected
A month ago I was asked by the superhuman Mr Ken if I would like to take on a 50km hike here in Luxor. Of course, I said yes even though...
lesley hammam
5 min read
Pushing The Limits
I have always found a good way to keep motivation up is to set little challenges or big ones! This month I have set a big one :-) On the...
lesley hammam
3 min read
Going Off Pest Mini Adventure!
I love my mini-adventures out here in Egypt, but I have to say I really miss my UK ones too! The weather may be wet most of the time but...
lesley hammam
3 min read
Its A Foot Thing
One of the biggest issues that you can have when out hiking is blisters, they are awful and can really affect your hiking and can even...
lesley hammam
2 min read
Cairo Mini Adventure
Cairo is a massive city with over 20 million people you wouldn't think that you'd get more than a sightseeing experience where you would...
lesley hammam
4 min read
Its All In The Head!
For a lot of us, the biggest challenge isn't always our fitness, how much we weigh or how much time we spend in the gym. The simple fact...
lesley hammam
2 min read
Chaffing Ouch!
Chaffing can happen to the best of us and it's not always due to no thigh gap either! If you sweat and your out all day say hiking, I can...
lesley hammam
2 min read
Motivation
All my life I have been on the heavier side, so I always felt aware of people's judgment of me when I participated in different sports...
lesley hammam
3 min read
Saturday Mini Adventure With The Girls
Recently I’ve been working my tail feathers off and it wasn’t until one of my girl friend reminded me that sometimes you just need to...
lesley hammam
4 min read
Kit Fit 4 U
Hey, my adventure peeps it’s review time now I’ve taken my time over getting this review out as I wanted to test the product properly! So...
lesley hammam
2 min read
Adventure Kinder Scout
People are always asking me where my adventures will take me next and what the places I visit where like so I have decided to do a...
lesley hammam
3 min read
New Year New Start...
Well what an odd year 2020 was! and with 2021 shaping up to be just as strange it is as important as ever to keep ourselves motivated not...
lesley hammam
3 min read
Saloman The New Cool!
Two years ago a friend introduced me to the Saloman trainers they looked really nice but with my ankle issues, I didn't think it was...
lesley hammam
4 min read
Snowdonia What Again?!
So I was let out of isolation last Thursday so what’s the first thing I wanted to do?! Well go up Snowdon of course! 😂 Snowdon is the...
lesley hammam
3 min read
Gri - Sports Boots
I was really lucky 4 years ago to be given my first pair of these boots to try and as you can see from the picture I have defiantly had...
lesley hammam
1 min read
Isolation Hiking!
Well being back in the UK is great but isolation sucks! So for the next 14 days I have to stay in the house and not go out at all only in...
lesley hammam
1 min read
What A January!
Last year I decided that I wanted to open the doors on our farm a place people can come to learn to ride or go for a hack or even cuddle...
lesley hammam
1 min read
A Year For A New Adventure
2019 was a good year for moving forward and away from the disasters of 2018 I felt that a fresh start is in order and that 2020 will be a...
lesley hammam
2 min read
Getting Stuck!
I would be lying if I said the last 12 months had been easy! After my knee injury I found I had to start all over again with my fitness...
lesley hammam
2 min read
A New Life Begins...
All my life I have been privileged to own and work with many amazing horses from all over. In the UK we for the most part treat our...
lesley hammam
3 min read
Red Sea Adventures For All Part 3!
The last two adventures we went had been incredible so when my daughter suggested going out on quad bikes I thought she had gone mad!...
lesley hammam
3 min read
Red Sea Adventures For All Part 2!
I've always loved the sea so going out on a boat has always been quite appealing. The problem is the first time I went out I decided to...
lesley hammam
3 min read
Red Sea Adventures For All! Part 1!
One of the most common misconceptions is that adventure holidays and tours are for only the fittest of us, which is so untrue it hurts! I...
lesley hammam
3 min read
Snowdon has Snow! Really!
My last trip back to the UK I took the time to take a hike up Snowdon in North Wales known as the highest peak in Wales standing at...
lesley hammam
5 min read
Breaking The Curse Of 2018!
2018 was a year full of highs and but mainly lows for me. It was great when I felt my fitness and training was going right I had 3...
lesley hammam
4 min read
Here we go!
It’s been a long road to getting this knee right but here I am in the car heading to Windsor for my first Ultra Challenge Of the year!...
lesley hammam
2 min read
It’s an Ace thing!
So this year I will be raising money for two charities that are close to my heart the first and the one I’ll be talking about in this...
lesley hammam
1 min read
It’s A Confidence Thing!
So often we have people tell us that we can’t do something or we are to old or not strong enough. most of my life I have heard this but...
lesley hammam
2 min read
Garmin Vivosmart 3
Now as you may of read from my previous review I started out my fitness journey with a Nike Fuelband but I kind of out grew it and needed...
lesley hammam
1 min read
A New Year A New Me (I Hope!)
Well after the disaster of 2018 I am looking forward to a nice and shinny 2019. Fingers crossed accident free. Last year I managed to...
lesley hammam
1 min read
Nike Fuelband
I brought the Nike Fuelband because I wanted to keep track of my progress and in the beginning it worked ok. The only thing I didn't like...
lesley hammam
2 min read
Trespass Trousers
When I started hiking I always thought trespass where a good brand of clothing they are slightly higher in price and the great thing is...
lesley hammam
1 min read
The Journey Starts Here...
5 yrs ago I stood in front of the mirror not liking what I saw :-( All i could see staring back at me was an over weight middle aged...
lesley hammam
2 min read
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