Concluding the series of interview with women doing Karate in Ireland. These interviews first appeared as a single story in the June edition of “Irish Fighter”. Emily Geraghty (left) pic: CestheDay PhotographyDubliner Emily Geraghty, 25, says maki…
Wordless Wednesday
February 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
There’s healthy eating and then there’s a boxer’s reality Wordless Wednesday blogging with photos once a week!
Women in sport talk new year’s resolutions
January 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
I just heard a medical expert on the radio here in Dublin telling us that giving up alcohol or …(fill in with your choice of vice) for one month isn’t enough – you need to change your approach during the whole year. Well, duh! Now if only it were as …
The final hours before a fight
December 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Irish MuayThai fighter Siobhan Foley talked to me about fighting Scotswoman Sophie Gallagher on Sunday evening – what it takes to get ready and why she can’t eat chips.More details on the show available on Sitjaipetch MuayThai and Martial Arts Centre&n…
Beauty queens and kettlebells in Derry
November 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
There can’t be too many beauty queens entering pageants to motivate students in their bootcamp. But that’s what Aoife Grant said at the Face of Ireland competition recently … I was curious. Turns out the former netball player studied Sport Scienc…
Blog Action Day 2011 Food
October 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
When I saw the topic for Blog Action Day this year, at first I wondered what can a sports blog add to the UN World Food Day?Maybe it seems right because I did most of my sport in Thailand, a country where MuayThai fighters come from the poorest section…
Dying to take part in sport?
June 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Marcela Acuna, ArgentinaHow healthy is sport? Not something many of us question, everyone knows sport is good for you, right? But this article I read yesterday points out that maintaining a healthy weight for competition isn’t always the same as being …
Tips for Making Organic Baby Food
November 15, 2009 By 1 Comment
This is a great video clip of a news segment with Dr. Alan Greene. He shares many tips on what you need to be looking for and thinking about as you attempt to raise your baby to be healthy, happy, and organic. One of the surprising things that he mentions is how important it is [...]
