Nutrition Coaching Website
As many of you know, in addition to my fitness writing work, I have trained as a Pn1 Nutrition Coach. I love what I write about and this was a great way to boost my knowledge of fitness and nutrition.
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As many of you know, in addition to my fitness writing work, I have trained as a Pn1 Nutrition Coach. I love what I write about and this was a great way to boost my knowledge of fitness and nutrition.
Continue readingIn February 2020, I took a trip to Los Angeles. It had been a decade since I last went and I fancied doing a few things I hadn’t the first time around. One of these was visiting the iconic Gold’s
Continue readingI am pleased to announce that I am (or, rather, have been) working with Haynes publishing once again on an updated Bluffer’s Guide book. This time it’s the complete opposite of fitness – the Bluffer’s Guide to Whisky (available November
Continue readingYou wake up at 3am, in a cold sweat. ‘What’s wrong?’ asks your partner/dog/cat. ‘I just had a nightmare… that Chris Carra guy hasn’t had a book published for a while.’ ‘Don’t worry’, he/she/dog/cat replies. ‘His fourth book, The Bluffer’s
Continue readingHappy New Yea… hang on, I’m a few weeks late. If you are slow to the party, for the first three weeks of 2019 I have been living as a vegan, after committing to participate in Veganuary. I wrote a
Continue readingThis January I have decided to give ‘Veganuary‘ a go. Usually I snub any themed months (things like Movember, Dryathlon, etc), but I find veganism resonates with me very strongly. I am passionate about animal welfare, the environment and my
Continue readingWithin the next few weeks, my latest book – Swansea City Match of My Life – will be released. What better time than now to share a few facts about it? Here goes… It’s called Match of My Life. Let’s start with
Continue readingAnyone can call themselves a freelance writer – just like I can call myself a freelance heart surgeon. Thing is, I don’t get any work as a heart surgeon. As a freelance writer though, I can barely keep up. A
Continue readingFor those who don’t know, I have played guitar for around 17 years. I’m no Eric Johnson, but I’m not bad. ‘Decent’ – that’s the word! As a teenager, playing guitar was my main activity, alongside being moody and awkwardly
Continue readingI love coffee, even though these days I tend to drink more decaf than the actual good stuff. I even had a… tea the other day (gasp). And, as a freelance writer, I’d rather work from cafes than go stir
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