Although some of us are still waiting for our letters from Hogwarts, if you think about it, us muggles can perform some pretty incredible magic. With a touch of a button, we can have a face to face conversation with a friend on the other side of the world, we can switch off the lights just by speaking the right words… I even recently reviewed a self-stirring spoon just like Mrs. Weasley’s! Maybe we can’t perform the Levicorpus on people that annoy us, but we don’t have to deal with dragons either, so swings and roundabouts.

I had a nightmare scenario last week: I got one mile into my eight-mile run, only to have the batteries of my wireless headphones die. I then had to suffer an hour (who am I kidding? It was more like 80mins) of nothing but my heavy breathing, traffic, rowdy college students and squeaky right trainer to listen to. You see, I have always found that music increases my performance, blocks out any annoying brain chatter and generally just makes my runs more enjoyable.

If you are a motorcyclist, you will have heard of the Held brand; they have been manufacturing Motorbike gear since 1946 and are renowned for quality products. Their catalogue is a whopping 300 pager, stacked full of clothing, helmets, protection, luggage, covers - in fact, just about everything you could ever need. 

We were sent three Held helmets to review, all of them at a price point of well under £200.    

These rather attractive boots from Haix have been designed for walking in mountain and undulating terrain suitable for stalking and still-hunting. The Nature One GTX are available in both men’s and women’s versions and come in sizes 6-15(M) and 3-9(W) with half sizes available throughout both ranges.

It’s strange to think that when you go fishing and you are sat in your chair, enjoying the sun (if you are lucky), all the action is taking place out of sight just a few meters away. It’s all too easy to imagine, after a few hours, that there is a prize-winning fish sitting next to the line having a giggle at your expense. Well, now you can spy into all that underwater drama with the use of the GoFish Cam (not to be mistaken with a Plenty of Fish cam).

Forcefield are Body Armour specialists that create impact protection and high-performance clothing systems. The Body Armour Sports Jacket is an armoured layer for motorcycling whether that’s road, touring or commuting, and comes in either the CE1 or CE2 version. The difference between the two is the thickness of the armour built into the jacket - the CE1 is 8mm thick whilst the CE2 is 12mm.

It is painfully obvious in my family that one diet doesn’t fit all. My sister has the metabolism of an athlete and could sit on her backside and eat cake for a month without putting on one pound. I, on the other hand, only need to walk past a bakery and I’ve gained half a stone. It makes sense to assume our individual genetic makeup can have an effect on health and fitness routines, and the Body Fit from DNAfit provides you with a breakdown of your DNA and how it can impact your diet and exercise.

The DeWalt DCK623P3-GB six-piece kit comes with a whole host of gear, ideal for tradesmen, worksites and ensuring that you never have an excuse to avoid any type of DIY ever again. It comes with the DCG405 18V XR 125mm Small Angle Grinder, DCS367 18V XR Compact Reciprocating Saw, DCS570 18V XR 184mm Circular Saw, DCF887 18V XR 3-Speed Impact Driver, DCD796 18V XR Compact Hammer Drill Drive, DCL050 18V XR Handheld LED Area Light, two 1-70-322 TOUGHSYSTEM DS300, three DCB184 18V XR 5.0Ah Batteries and DCB115 XR Multi-Voltage Charger.

I was 12 when Jackass first hit the screens and immediately decided to ignore all those warnings and attempt to jump my mountain bike off a home-made ramp. Unsurprisingly, the ramp immediately collapsed under my weight, locked my front wheel and sent me sailing over the handle bars, just like the boys on the show. Unlike those guys, I hit the ground and burst into tears: this is when I learnt that falling off isn’t funny - it’s painful and dumb.

It may surprise you to discover that hurtling down a near-vertical hill on two wheels with obstacles like trees and rocks thrown in comes with a few health and safety risks, but the constant threat of breaking every bone in your body is apparently part of the appeal to mountain bikers.