WHEN LIFE GETS BUSY, IS FITNESS THE FIRST THING TO GO?

Thank you for visiting my website. You’ll see that there’s a consistent mission in all I do. In a sentence, it’s to transform the culture of physical activity with a more rounded and positive notion of health and balance.

If that resonates with you, I hope you enjoy exploring this site and find something to get in contact about!

What can you get involved in?

Build adventure into your week

Do the things you’ve always wanted to. Gather your team, stick to personal challenges and take on group ones together. Great for work teams, friends and family as no constraints on location nor fitness level.

Join today on Team-52.com

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FIND OUT MORE about becoming a member of Museum of London. Ambassador for the Young Members (under 40s!) programme.

Trustee - healthier ageing through physical activity

SUPPORT SILVERFIT - The London-based charity promoting healthier ageing through social physical activity.

health & fitness digital columnist

READ FOR TIPS AND IDEAS - 3 years of exploring the world - find out how to relax in the city, to how team sports can help your career, what freediving is like and how to recover from a marathon…amongst other things!

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BOOK ME FOR AN EVENT / COME SEE ME - I love sharing shortcuts I have learnt along the way that make it easier to carve out time for the things you care about. I share stories about the Exerk 52 challenges in 52 weeks, banking, how much we can learn from team sports for our career and how to build an active lifestyle into our weeks.

And obviously there’s a blog too!

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That’s us - @team52challenge - in @timeoutlondon

Not only has our Cold Water Dip on Sunday (at 10:30am @brockwell_lido ) made their Top Things To Do This Weekend. They also invited us to contribute a few tips for cold water swimming.

Pick up a Time Out Magazine or check out @team52challenge stories to see it.

This is mighty exciting. But it means nothing unless it helps us help you live a life less ordinary.

Sunday morning’s Dip is our first everyone-welcome meet-up and we’d love you to join. You’ll get to meet our members, try something new and be in for a chance of winning a prize if you swim in the wackiest hat!

All you have to do is show up. We’ll make sure you have a good time. Details in our stories, and registration at the link in bio.

#team52 #challengeaccepted #icyswim #timeout #actuallyican #coldwaterswimming

Smiling is infectious,
you catch it like the flu,
When someone smiled at me today,
I started smiling too.

I passed around the corner
and someone saw my grin.
When he smiled I realized
I'd passed it on to him.

I thought about that smile,
then I realized its worth.
A single smile, just like mine
could travel round the earth.

So, if you feel a smile begin,
don't leave it undetected.
Let's start an epidemic quick,
and get the world infected! 👉🏽Do more of what makes you smile this week. You might just make the world a better place for it.

This year is already going better than 2018...3.5 days of kiting clocked up, versus 2018’s total of 3 days! 😁

Kitesurfing has been a long term project of time. Like Spanish. Like banking. Like the psychology of physical activity and the outdoors. That little speck making a splash is me! 🏄🏽‍♀️🌊
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There’s a book I read just over a year ago: DRIVE: the surprising truth about what motivates us, by Daniel H. Pink. Three things apparently: Autonomy, Mastery and Purpose. My pursuit of kiting lends itself nicely to those principles.

To make sure I don’t leave huge gaps (3 years is my record!) between kiting sessions, I’ve given myself a kiting target as one of my @team52challenge Challenges.

Am already feeling the benefits of the commitment to the team total. It helped me step away from my laptop and head out there on Friday afternoon. Which is lucky as Saturday had no wind!

What have you been meaning to do more of?

One day later might become never so what is getting in the way now?

Can you make a trade-off to create time for the things that are truly important to you?

#kitesurf #team52 #challengeaccepted #kitesurfing #women #priority #balance #essentialism #hermanus #travel #work #digitalnomad #sport #watersports #positivevibes #water #ocean #lake #thoughtoftheday #stayandwander #wanderlust #worklifebalance #active

The hike into Vogelgat Nature Reserve was my kind of day out. The perfect challenge. Experiencing incredible places thatvyou couldn’t get to unless on foot. In nature. With great people. And a finale wild swim!

@specialk_uk @challengesophie #specialkxsophie

With @team52challenge and @amateuradventureclub

#travel #naturereserve #hiking #challenge #trail #love #nature #wanderlust #friends #family #ocean #mountains #beach #view #seaview #lake #reservoir #smiles #trek #hike #walk #explore #active #sport #movement

Proud to say that 2019 is off to a good start - with the first of my self-nominated challenges for @team52challenge underway. 😀
Did a day of kitesurfing in Hermanus, South Africa - with the aim of 7 days kiting in 2019, beating 2018’s total of 3! Took my skills up a notch learning to “toe ride” today so already grateful I stepped into the challenge, particularly as was a bit nervous this morning!
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Thanks to @kitesurfhermanus for encouraging me...and getting me out of the weeds.
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Check out what else our members are starting out on today over on www.facebook.com/Team52challenge and on www.team-52.com - so many different activities happening!
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You can be part of it too!! #team52 #challengeaccepted #happynewyear #2019 #goals

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"For people who literally don't have time to think! Annie is a complete star and it always feels like I'm having fun (rather than exercising). Couldn't recommend this more!”

WHEN LIFE GETS BUSY, IS FITNESS THE FIRST THING TO GO?

What can you get involved in?

And obviously there’s a blog too!

Practical, positive and bitesize information and tips straight to your inbox every Tuesday - sign up today.

Testimonial from Laura A.

"For people who literally don't have time to think! Annie is a complete star and it always feels like I'm having fun (rather than exercising). Couldn't recommend this more!”

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