Maxine’s Challenge has now started, with today being Day 3 of the May Round. For the past week, I’ve been planning and preparing and scheduling, so that all is organised for kick off day. Today, I’m feeling quite happy with myself and confident, that I’ve done all I can do, to ensure a smooth start, […]
Time to invoke Plan B
What’s happened? Ten days ago, I tripped and fell flat on my face. I jumped up very quickly, feeling thankful that there was no injury. Or so I thought! It wasn’t long before I started to feel a little soreness around the ribs but didn’t take much notice, until that soreness became pain. So, today, […]
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Plan for the next 12 weeks
The first round of Maxine’s Challenge for 2019 is now over. We now have a couple of weeks off before round 2 begins, so over the past few days, I’ve been thinking of my plan for the next 12 weeks and setting a few goals. Most of those goals are about increasing weights in the […]
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April Update
April Update Time for an update of what has been happening in my life this month. I’ve still been working more hours than usual. This has been going on since Christmas , but is now just starting to slow down a little. I’m happy with more hours than usual and also happy when there’s less […]
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The Day I Walked 100 Kilometres
The following post is a repost from April 2013. I”m not reposting it to brag or to live in past glories at all. Recently I had been thinking about goals, following our dreams and positive ageing, when these memories came up on my Facebook page. I think this post shows that we can make our […]
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Fitness and Ageing
What Does Fitness Mean To Me As I Age? I turned 65 this year! As I write those words, I cannot believe that they are true. Where did all those years go? It only seems like such a short time ago, that I was turning 30, and thought life as I knew it was over. […]
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Fitness Update
Time for a wrap up of the first four weeks on Maxine’s Challenge and what a month it has been. When I posted about my intentions for The Challenge, I had no idea what was ahead. Unexpectedly for the past four weeks, since the challenge started, I’ve been working full time. To put the icing on the cake, […]
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Two Fitness/Fundraising Challenges
As you know, I do love a fitness challenge, be it a gym challenge, walking, cycling or occasionally swimming. I have posted previously about my participation in Maxine’s Challenge in 2019. The things I love about a fitness challenge with an end time, are the goal setting, planning, preparation and scheduling. Of course, there is […]
