Hello again my little vol au vents. I can hardly believe it has only been 2 weeks since I last posted. It feels much longer somehow. I won’t go into all the boring reasons for my absence. Work, school holidays, stuff, blah. The main thing is I am back now. Wading through the hundreds of …
I have recently got back into eating sour cherries in a big way. We used to have a huge sour cherry tree in our front garden and bottle our own, enough to keep us going right through the Winter and Spring till the tree was laden again. The tree, alas is no more. The health …
Bless me Father for I have sinned. it has been 7 days since my last blogpost. It happens to all of us. At least I think it does. I hope it does. I hope it’s not just me. It’s been a struggle the past few days to be honest. I started a new work contract …
This Monday is just a really simple motivation. No huge podcast or YouTube video to watch. Don’t worry, there are plenty more of those to come. I’ve been amassing a whole load of good stuff to share on that score. But this Monday I just have this to share. I saw it on, and pinched …
Another Monday, another Motivation Monday, another Motivation Monday when I ditch my scheduled content in favour of something spontaneous that I just happened upon today. Well, that sounds pretty damn motivating to me. When the spirit moves you and all that… So I was driving to work this morning in the unseasonal snow, and just …
No, it’s not Easter yet. But it is the end of the Lent Challenge. You may have noticed no challenge posted for the past 3 days. Or maybe you didn’t, because I don’t think anyone is actually following the challenge anymore. Alas I feel the rather random variety of the exercises and the lack of …
So, before all the boring bits and yadda yadda about what I ate and what i lifted and how much I bounced up and down, let’s cut (hah!) straight to the chase and get to the bit I know you’re waiting for: how much do I weigh this week? … 91.3kg which is good news …
Today is the sixth of my fortnightly mini-resolutions days of the year. Today is also my youngest son’s birthday. He is 8 years old today. How that time has flown by, as it does. My mini resolution for today is less directly fitness related than usual, but fitness per se, in the pushing, pulling, running, …
Okay, very quickly. Firebreathers: Tabata Squats and Tabata Push-Ups 20 seconds on, 10 seconds off, 8 times. First the Squats, then rest, then the Push-Ups. Puller-Uppers: Flex hang. Three times. You should be able to do it for longer now, with or without the band. If you have the band, go for an actual pullup …
It used to be the accepted wisdom that breakfast was the most important meal of the day, that it was essential to fuel up the body, principally with carbohydrates, shortly after waking in order to have energy through the day, to avoid low blood sugar, lethargy, bingeing on inappropriate mid morning snacks and the resultant …