Exercising in winter can be darn tough! There’s no other way to put it. Getting yourself out of bed early, on those frosty winter mornings to exercise is not fun. Exercising outdoors in winter is not fun. But it is worth it and if I can do it anyone can do it. Exercising in winter, […]
Fitness Update #maxineschallenge
We are now at week 8 in Round 2 for 2019, of Maxine’s Challenge, so it’s time for an update. I’m quite happy with my progress over the past eight weeks, although all has not been perfect. There have been more examples of life getting in the way of plans than I would like. Below […]
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Looking Back to the Camino de Santiago
Memories of an Amazing Adventure This is the first in a short series about my experiences of the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage walk. In 2014, I turned 60, and to celebrate reaching this milestone, while still being fit and active, I decided that the Camino would be a perfect celebration for me. Much better than […]
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Five Healthy Habits
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, […]
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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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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, […]