Clothes To Move In

Reading Time: 5 minutesHow to set your body free each and every day to make movement even more of an option. I am very particular about the clothes I wear. Anybody who knows me is laughing right now. I’m not talking stylistically, although I am immensely stylish, the world just hasn’t caught up with my sense of vogueContinue reading “Clothes To Move In”

The Eight-fold Year – Reconnecting with Nature

Reading Time: 7 minutesAs the sun rose this morning, marking the traditional date allocated to the old Celtic festival of Bealtaine, Kelley and I (and the hound, of course) were already out in the wild to watch the glowing orb ascend to the heavens, thereby marking the start of the light half of the year. As is typicalContinue reading “The Eight-fold Year – Reconnecting with Nature”

Carrying Excess Weight – The Ancestral Art of Rucking

Reading Time: 7 minutesWhat is the most obvious distinction between humans and the other Great Apes? Some might say it’s our ability to reason and our intelligence. To this I ask: “Have you not seen the news recently?” A more obvious distinction would be our Bipedalism, or our ability to walk upright on 2 legs. There are manyContinue reading “Carrying Excess Weight – The Ancestral Art of Rucking”

Vitamin V – Why Foraging is the Ultimate Human Exercise

Reading Time: 10 minutesHow many plants do you eat? Do you get your ‘5 a day’ quota or are you like my Mum and only eat peas (we have to phone ahead when we go out for dinner)? But how many actual varieties of plants do you actually consume? The Earth has an estimated 400,000 plant species thatContinue reading “Vitamin V – Why Foraging is the Ultimate Human Exercise”

The Wild Life Guide to Training Outdoors in Winter

Reading Time: 10 minutesI’m well known for stripping off and going for a cold dip whenever the opportunity arises. I even have an emergency dip kit in both of our vehicles for fear of not being able to take an impromptu plunge. I love cold exposure for all the benefit I talk of here, but the real truth,Continue reading “The Wild Life Guide to Training Outdoors in Winter”

Born to be Wild – Adding a Feral Touch to Wellbeing

Reading Time: 8 minutesWildness has always been a part of our ethos here at Wild Life. But what does that mean and what makes a wild life ‘wild’? Before you panic buy the full Ray Mears DVD collection, we are not suggesting you give up on so-called modern civilisation, retreat to woods and spend the rest of yourContinue reading “Born to be Wild – Adding a Feral Touch to Wellbeing”

Vitamin V – And Why Foraging is the Ultimate Human Exercise

Reading Time: 10 minutesHow many plants do you eat? Do you get your ‘5 a day’ quota or are you like my Mum and only eat peas (we have to phone ahead when we go out for dinner)? But how many actual varieties of plants do you actually consume? The Earth has an estimated 400,000 plant species thatContinue reading “Vitamin V – And Why Foraging is the Ultimate Human Exercise”

Standing Desks – A Simple Solution to an Increasing Problem

Reading Time: 8 minutesSitting is the new smoking. This is a phrase that has been increasingly heard over the past few years, and perhaps for good reason. In England the average sedentary time for working age adults is about 9.5 hours. This increases even more as we age. A 2011 study documented 800,000 people and their sitting habits.Continue reading “Standing Desks – A Simple Solution to an Increasing Problem”

The Wild Life Guide to Training Outdoors in Winter

Reading Time: 10 minutesI’m well known for stripping off and going for a cold dip whenever the opportunity arises. I even have an emergency dip kit in both of our vehicles for fear of not being able to take an impromptu plunge. I love cold exposure for all the benefit I talk of here, but the real truth,Continue reading “The Wild Life Guide to Training Outdoors in Winter”