Hi ,
It looks like you're using an ad blocker.



The revenue generated from the adverts on the site is a critical part of our funding - and it's because of these ads that I can offer the site for free. But using the site for free AND blocking the ads doesn't feel like a great thing to do, which is why this box is so large and inconvenient. Some sites will completely block your access, but I'm not doing that - I'm appealing to your good nature instead. Did you know that you can allow ads for specific sites, whilst still blocking them on others?

Thanks,
Ian Williams aka Fetch
or for an ad-free Fetcheveryone experience!

Scrapbook

36 watchers
swittle
swittle
May 2023
11:08am, 23 May 2023
97,320 posts
  • Quote
  • Pin
swittle
^ Related to tant pis? [= 'Never mind']
GlennR
GlennR
May 2023
1:49pm, 23 May 2023
70,422 posts
  • Quote
  • Pin
GlennR
"Escaped water buffalo herd wreck Essex swimming pool":

bbc.co.uk
swittle
swittle
May 2023
2:02pm, 23 May 2023
97,334 posts
  • Quote
  • Pin
swittle
A homage to Buffalo Bill?
Ocelot Spleens
Ocelot Spleens
May 2023
9:00am, 25 May 2023
37,313 posts
  • Quote
  • Pin
Ocelot Spleens
Just watching TV. The usual let's get kids taking exercise. THIS DOESN'T WORK. IT NEVER HAS. Adults, get adults doing it, if they do, kids do.

Kennedy first did it in 1961 in the good old USofA. That went well.

jfklibrary.org
GlennR
GlennR
May 2023
9:58am, 25 May 2023
70,469 posts
  • Quote
  • Pin
GlennR
That’s very interesting stuff.
Ocelot Spleens
Ocelot Spleens
May 2023
10:20am, 25 May 2023
37,315 posts
  • Quote
  • Pin
Ocelot Spleens
Yes. The interesting bit, if you ask me is to have people who are not 'sports stars' as role models in exercise. I really do not like the term role model.

If you show Mo Farah, or McColgan or Kevin Sinfield legging it, your average couch potato will say yeah great, but in their head is I can't do that ( and they can't), and therefore don't. If you show ordinary people doing very simple ordinary things like walking for half an hour day, and show the benefits something as simple as that gives ( and there are many), they just might do it.....
Cerrertonia
Cerrertonia
May 2023
10:26am, 25 May 2023
18,940 posts
  • Quote
  • Pin
Cerrertonia
I really do not like the term role model. If you show Mo Farah, or McColgan or Kevin Sinfield legging it, your average couch potato will say yeah great, but in their head is I can't do that ( and they can't), and therefore don't.
I think that's definitely true, but at the same time, I do know several middle-aged men who were motivated to take up running a year back by the whole Kevin Sinfield/ Rob Burrow thing, specifically to be able to do the marathon for MND in Leeds last weekend. It'll be interesting to see how many of them stick with it now.
GregP
GregP
May 2023
10:30am, 25 May 2023
145,893 posts
  • Quote
  • Pin
GregP
I have a cousin who's completed C25K twice and both times decided that exercise and being fit are all well and good but not for her.

Kobayashi Maru.
Ocelot Spleens
Ocelot Spleens
May 2023
10:36am, 25 May 2023
37,317 posts
  • Quote
  • Pin
Ocelot Spleens
I tend to think the proof of the pudding is in the eating, and in the USA and UK we are in a terrible state as far as health and fitness is concerned. Here on fetch and any of the Half a dozen clubs I have Coached at just don't see because these places are inward looking bubbles of exercise. The vast majority of people do absolutely nothing and are very hard to get too...and very hard to make any changes too, see Glenners recent blogs about changes to diet.
GlennR
GlennR
May 2023
11:21am, 25 May 2023
70,472 posts
  • Quote
  • Pin
GlennR
And as I have also pointed out, out of a cohort of 36 only 7 are currently recording any steps at all. Obviously some people don't have the devices, but the number was a lot higher at the start of the programme.

About This Thread

Maintained by GlennR
I often make notes when reading of things that I'd like to come back to later on, perhaps to su...

Hummus recipe:

Proper hummus is served with a drizzle of olive oil, rather than oil being a significant ingredient in its own right. This is what should go in it:

• 1½ cups cooked chickpeas or 1 (15-ounce) canned chickpeas, drained and rinsed*
• 3 tablespoons tahini
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 garlic clove, mashed
• ¼ teaspoon salt, or more to taste
• Approximately 2-4 tablespoons room-temperature water or aquafaba, or more if needed
• Optional garnishes: extra virgin olive oil, sumac or paprika, finely chopped parsley or other herbs, whole chickpeas

This particular recipe from thymeandtoast.com but it’s typical of the Middle Eastern way of making it.
  • Show full description...

Related Threads

  • interesting
  • keepsakes
  • news

Report This Content

You can report any content you believe to be unsafe. Please let me know why you believe this content is unsafe by choosing a category below.



Thank you for your report. The content will be assessed as soon as possible.










Back To Top

Tag A User

To tag a user, start typing their name here:
X

Free training & racing tools for runners, cyclists, swimmers & walkers.

Fetcheveryone lets you analyse your training, find races, plot routes, chat in our forum, get advice, play games - and more! Nothing is behind a paywall, and it'll stay that way thanks to our awesome community!
Get Started
Click here to join 114,503 Fetchies!
Already a Fetchie? Sign in here