exercise

Showtime!

May 24, 2013

It’s a public holiday here in my new hometown. The Show (fair) is in town and we locals get a day off to enjoy the fun and frivolity. Of course the fact I’m not working means I don’t officially get a paid to stay at home and not-work, but still… it’s nice seeing everyone else [...]

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Honestly…

May 22, 2013

Emily over at Skinny Emmie recently wrote a post about how most of us only share the good stuff. You know… “Been to the gym and did a zillion push-ups.” Or, “Just finished my 20km run.” Or we offer up pics of delicious dinners or healthy treats. Of course there are also the motivating quotes [...]

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Fragile not agile

May 16, 2013

I should be at Zumba at the moment. Instead I’m sitting at my desk, writing this post. You may recall that I fell over at last week’s class… something I’ve never done in all of my years of gymming. As I said in the previous post – in which I shared an attractive pic of [...]

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Finding camaraderie where you least expect it

May 8, 2013

In my last post I mentioned having watched my first triathlon last weekend… well, the second half cos seeing the swim leg (the first of the three) would have meant leaving the house before 6.45am and I couldn’t quite motivate myself for that. Nevertheless, I got to see the cycle and run legs and was [...]

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No Diet Day

May 6, 2013

Happy No Diet Day! If you’re anything like me you’re probably thinking, ‘Huh?’ But it’s true… in case you were wondering: 6 May, is No Diet Day, which is perfectly timed given my recent post about the fact that I’m neither dieting, nor am I not-dieting (which for me has traditionally meant bingeing!). And I’m [...]

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I feel better now

April 30, 2013

Years ago an Australian health insurance company had a series of ads and “I feel better now,” was the tagline. The jingle came to mind as I wrote this post because – as it happens – I actually DO feel better now. (Not necessarily mentally, but that’s a whole other story!) Almost two months ago [...]