NUTRITION
Power up your brain
Covid-19 brings many challenges which we may need to adjust to. One of the most prominent is our mental health. This does not only affect adults. Young people have also struggled with mental health issues …
Month: November 2020
WELLBEING
Helping our children with change and transition during the sporting experience?
During the sporting experience, our children will go through a lot of changes and transitions, some more comfortable and successful than others. Some of these changes will be through choice, some may be forced upon …
FITNESS
Processes lead to performances that result in outcomes
Goals are set to achieve a specific result, which is ultimately the evidence of success for any training program. This can be the driving reason that someone will come to see a Personal Trainer; take …
WELLBEING
Understanding depression
According to a report from The Office of National Statistics, the proportion of people in the UK reporting moderate to severe depressive symptoms increased to 19.2% in June 2020 from 9.7% in March 2020, with …
ATHLETICS
For the first time in its 40 year history the London Marathon went Virtual!
45,000 runners including several from the Sevenoaks District, braved Storm Alex to complete the 2020 London Marathon – wherever they were in the world! We hear from two local residents who took part. On Sunday 4th …
FOOTBALL
Spotlight: Sevenoaks Town Ladies
Sevenoaks Town FC boasts an excellent ground and facilities, including a 3G pitch and stands for spectators. They are one of the largest Charter Standard clubs in Kent, and have over forty teams within the …
FOOTBALL
‘Pip’ Burrows, a stalwart of local sport, passes away – but his legacy lives on and will never be forgotten
One of the true stalwarts of both football and cricket in the Sevenoaks area sadly passed away in November. Phillip ‘Pip’ Burrows managed St Lawrence (Stone Street) FC getting on for nearly 50 years. During …
SAILING
My Sporting Sevenoaks life: Andy Cornah
Andy Cornah is Head of Sailing at Sevenoaks School and sails for Great Britain. Andy has represented Great Britain in sailing since the age of 15 and has won five gold medals at British University …
BASKETBALL
Sevenoaks Suns basketball team get ready to go back courtside for 2020 season as duo return
As British Basketball gets the nod of approval from the government to finally restart the game, we take a look at what that means for Sevenoaks Suns and their ambitions to lift the Womens British …
ATHLETICS
Tom takes it step by step in Sicily
Each month, Olympian and Team GB athlete, Tom Bosworth writes exclusively for Sevenoaks Sport & Wellbeing about his road to Tokyo 2021. “Finally, October has been a ‘normal’ month for me, well at least for training any …