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When World War I broke out in 1914, Joseph Pilates, a German citizen found himself in England, where he was interned for the duration of the war. At the time Pilates was earning a living as a circus performer and a boxer. Pilates was determined to maintain his fitness in prison, so he developed a series of floor exercises which formed the basis of Pilates as we know it today. After WWI, Pilates briefly went back to Germany and then immigrated to the States, where he set up a studio in New York and taught Pilates for 40 years until...

Always wear your reflective running vest or reflective belt when running to increase your visibility on the road no matter what the weather or time of day. Your safety and the safety of those around you is key to successful training. Work out a realistic weekly timetable and stick to it. It is far easier to keep to a timetable if you can see it in black and white and perhaps tick off each day. Introduce cross training into your running programme. A strong runner needs flexibility, endurance, strong core muscles and general fitness. Consider adding yoga, Pilates or Callantics...

  Never forget to wear your reflective cycling vest or reflective belt, to ensure that you are highly visible in all weathers and times of day and night. Draw up a structured cycling plan based on your level of fitness and stick to it. You are far more likely to stick to a cycling plan that you can see in black and white. Draw up a full fitness plan which includes cross training. Remember you need to include exercise programmes which encourage core strength, flexibility, endurance and stretching. Keep a training diary which includes every form of exercise to do...