The gym is opening back up for outdoor sessions this week in accordance with the country's Covid guidance. Archery is also able to start back up again. With the improvement of weather I've taken up a marathon training plan, so am running to a schedule again. I'm also trying to get out on my bike … Continue reading All Go!
As discussed in a previous post, one of my goals for 2021 is to lose 5kg of fat by June. This is specific, measureable, achievable, realistic and time-bound - otherwise known as a S.M.A.R.T goal. So I'm already doing well with the way that I've chosen and outlined this goal, but I still need a … Continue reading Steps for my fat loss goal
I have been somewhat disappointed in myself and my progress this year Especially over the last few weeks in this second lockdown in the UK In this second lockdown I've not been able to motivate myself at home and in my own progress But I've just finished the massive project I've been doing at work … Continue reading The Building Blocks
For 12 weeks through the lockdown in the UK, I've been following a running programme. It was a 20 week marathon training guide from Ross Edgley's 'The World's Fittest Book'. I had bought the book at the very beginning of lockdown, and it was a really interesting read that I very much enjoyed. As well … Continue reading Run, Run, Run
Here in the UK, the gyms have been allowed to reopen under strict distancing rules. My gym has opened back up, which is great. Even though my gym did workouts through zoom and some outdoor workouts since those were permitted, I've not been able to attend many. This was because most of them clashed at … Continue reading Returning to the Gym
Sharing your troubles is scary. But the more comfortable that I've gotten with being open with others about my struggles with anxiety, the more I've heard of other people's own struggles. It's not always a 'me too', but it seems that most people have had some experience with either their own anxiety, or that of … Continue reading Never Alone
In my last post, I talked a little about how the lockdown has been effecting my self-development and how I plan to start getting back on-track. Part of that journey is to re-build some of the habits that I've allowed to slip. (And possibly to build some new ones that match my new situation better) … Continue reading Re-building Habits
The world has changed, for everyone, and I'm struggling to find a new rhythm. I am in the UK, and for over a month now we've been in 'lockdown'; where all the entertainment and non-essential businesses have closed and people are only to leave the homes for essentials or once a day to exercise. My … Continue reading Shifts in Routine
... everything has gone a little bit too mad! People are ill, everyone is panicking and the media are pushing fear and panic because it gets them views. I had my first individual CrossFit competition last weekend. I was a little worried it was going to be cancelled as people were already starting to worry … Continue reading I know I said March Madness but…
In my last post I talked about the idea of putting myself to monthly 'challenges' to try out some of the techniques and skills I want to either trial or enforce. There's a lot of things out there to try. And a number of skills that I've been trying to build but haven't managed to … Continue reading March Madness
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