Day 114 – Week 17 – 17 mins
I’ve had a change in my working arrangements, which is seeing me sometimes out of the house and on the way to the train station before 6.00 in the morning – so I figure, trying to get my minutes done before that is being a little bit ambitious.
So today – I experimented with going for a run during my lunch break at work.
And you know – it was great. For one thing – it gets me out of the office for a bit – something I generally don’t do. And secondly, sitting back at my desk having got that blood flowing and having had a nice, fresh shower, put me in a better mood for the day.
Of course, the challenge is managing to pack all the right things and not forgetting anything – but today it all worked out fine. As I jogged along the river at London’s Canary Wharf (with many others doing the same thing, I have to say) all felt right with the world….
Though doing my stretching in public felt a bit odd!!
Suzi
Day 113 – Week 17 – 17 mins
Back on the road again this morning, doing my early morning jog on the streets of London. It just isn’t as glamorous as going for a swim in Spain each day.
But I’m feeling it in my legs – not sure if that is a result of this morning’s run or of the strength exercises yesterday, but I am feeling a bit stiff and sore.
With visitors in the house, it is going to have to be a jog every day this week – the living room is now the guest bedroom and so there is no space for the bosu or the strength routine…so out on the streets it is, for the week….
Suzi
Day 110 – Week 16 – 16 mins
This swimming business is getting easier. I’ve decided that it’s not really about strength or technique, but it’s all about breathing. As a teenager I could swim laps for an hour without struggling for breath, but I am obviously well out of practice, because that is what I am finding the most difficult.
But today – it is slightly easier, and I’m sure that if I could swim regularly I’d soon get back into the habit. Unfortunately this is the penultimate day of the holiday – so the swimming will soon be coming to an end…
Tried touching my toes again today – and it wasn’t any better. Try it! See what I mean? You wonder how on earth you ever got down there….
Suzi
Day 109 – Week 16 – 16 mins (16)
Family party over and back to our quiet little apartment about half an hour away. It is still hot – roasting, in fact, and I am having trouble functioning.
It was half past six in the evening before it was cool enough for me to get in the pool and do my minutes today. But apart from avoiding children and their inflatable swans, all passed without incident.
I really do like to swim, so it is no great hardship. But then I decided to get out of the pool and tried to touch my toes. Oh my goodness – I really don’t suggest you leave it 10 years in between attempts – you may be shocked at how rubbish you are at it!
Suzi
Day 108 – Week 16 – 16 mins (16ish)
Ah holidays – nothing is better designed to prevent you from exercising.
Today’s group/family activity was to hire a yacht laden with cava and fine food and spend 8 hours sailing around the Mar Menor in north-east Spain. Now I challenge anyone to go for a jog in that environment!
Fortunately – we were surrounded by water – and with much encouragement from those on board, I attempted to do my 16 minutes of swimming about. With no-one having a stop watch to hand, I had to guess, but I reckon I got pretty close to the required amount of time – with some extra bursts of activity whenever those on board screamed out “jellyfish” and I had to scoot away from that particular spot in a hurry.
The thing to remember here, is that particular 16 minutes of exercise, is exercise I would never have done in a million years while on holiday before this experiment. So I like to think that though it may SEEM like I’m not really doing a lot, it is an awful lot more than I would have done before, and that has to make some kind of difference!
Of course the amount of cava I am drinking totally wipes out any advantage I may have…but as I have often said, adjusting my eating and drinking habits was never going to be part of this experiment.
Suzi
