by Nigel | Jan 26, 2022 | All, Books
Tldr; I felt this book raised an interesting point that over exercising can be as bad as under exercising, however I feel it was overly alarmist given the limited amount of scientific studies available for evidence and presented a largely anecdotal based view. Worth a...
by Nigel | Jan 25, 2022 | All, Business, Personal Finance
In life it is the decisions you make which will shape your future. But when faced with a difficult decision, how do you decide which course of action to take? Personally, I have a set of principles that guide the actions in my life. If something I am doing doesn’t fit...
by Nigel | Jan 19, 2022 | All, Fitness
In every long distance race there comes a point where you want to quit. A moment when your legs are burning, the terrain in front of you looks intimidating, other runners are passing you and you would literally rather be anywhere else in the world. At that point you...
by Nigel | Jan 13, 2022 | All, Fitness
The Torn Dera Val d’Aran is a 161km ultra marathon in the Pyrenees, traversing some of Spain, France and Andorra’s most difficult terrain and highest peaks. With a cumulative 10,200m of elevation over the course you are expected to climb 63.5m for every...
by Nigel | Jan 13, 2022 | All, Business, Personal Finance
Compound Interest. It’s a simple idea. Leave a dollar in an account which pays interest. Say 10% (we all know that a 10% interest account doesn’t exist right now, but still). Come back next year and you will have $1.10. Forget about it for another year and suddenly...