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Indeed, especially when you are stimulated and fully engrossed in something. It’s also extremely pleasurable looking back and realising that you were so happily immersed in it that you didn’t even notice the time. Then again, no other creature on earth has “time”. All they have is “NOW”. We have created time to manage our…

“Can’t Be Arsed!” Precisely, that’s where I was a few days ago, January 1, 2021. Usually, I’d make sure I did at least something exercise-related in the day but, after the stresses of last night and about 3 hours sleep, that’s not happening. I was really glum, down in the dumps. And sometimes that’s just

Life is simply so hectic at the moment it’s sometimes difficult to put it all in perspective. One thing that I used to snigger at, but now dp every morning, is take a moment or two of silence, to spend just a couple of minutes in mindfulness. I simply sit, or stand, peacefully, close my

Many newcomers to fitness groups will ask, after their first or second session, if and when things will get any easier. Exercise is hard work, and this comes as surprise to many. They often think that as you get fitter, it gets easier… Yes, it does! I can promise you that it DOES get easier

I used to think that running was such a pointless exercise. What was the point of going out to get tired, only to return home? Running was what you did when playing sport, chasing a ball in the squash court, marking an opposition player. Running there had a purpose. I couldn’t see the point of

When it comes to exercising, you may be asking “Where do I start?” especially if you’ve not been sporty before, or active in other ways. Rather than thinking that you need to join a gym, go to Zumba or do circuits, lift weights and so on, perhaps a simper approach would help. Maybe you enjoyed

So many people will say that they don’t have time to do any exercise. But why is this? How long do we need? An hour? What about preparation and cool down, shower time? It soon mounts up! Yes, guidelines state that we should get, let’s say, 30 minutes of vigorous exercise every other day, or

How often have I been ill in the last couple of years? Five, ten even? What about my friends in the running club or bootcamp buddies. A day or two a year, that would be a lot. The thing is, keeping fit all isn’t about six-packs, guns and lifting heavy. Keeping fit isn’t about running

I’d spent about a month doing pretty much nothing else but press-ups every morning. I had a simple routine which I knew really well, and all I was doing was making it more and more intense as time went by. But I got bored with it, and stopped altogether for a while. Now I feel

At the beginning of lockdown I decided I wanted to come out of the other end a better person. I did not want to sit and watch TV, eating and drinking more then I should. I don’t drink alcohol anyway but Coke, Fanta and the like are great belly builders too! I did an online