Good and Bad News I was going to make the title of this post ‘my week in fitness’, but when I saw those words in the title, it made me feel like a fraud. Week of fitness? The past week has been anything but that. Even though I’ve been in the gym every day this […]
How walking affects blogging
Injury Flare Up I’ve posted many times here about my dodgy knees. They are a mess, due to many years of jumping up and down on concrete floors, when I was an aerobics instructor. In those days aerobics instructors were not qualified, as there was no qualification course at that time. Aerobics classes were very […]
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Core Value: Fitness is a Priority
Early in January, I posted that My 2020 Word Of The Year is Values and listed my core values, that define who I am and how I intend to live my life. This is the first in a series that will examine each of those core values. Each day I like to check in with […]
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Free Weights vs Machines
There seems to be a constant debate amongst beginners starting an exercise program, and those interested and involved in strength training, as to the best type of training. Are machine weights best? Or are free weights best? There are so many opinions as to which is best. Following are my thoughts. Free weights Free weights […]
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End of a Decade: Looking Back
When I first started thinking about the decade coming to an end. My first thought was that it had been a quiet decade for me, with very little happening, and few changes to my life. But as I flipped through my diaries and online calendars, I realised that the decade was actually quite eventful. It […]
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2019 Year In Review
2019 Time for the annual Year in Review update. This year for me has mainly been focused on working, as I made myself available to work whatever hours I was asked. My employment is casual, so I’m able to work whenever I want really. I decided that as I love my job, I would just […]
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Bushwalking at Moliagul
Today we went to Moliagul to attend the Flynn of Moliagul Day, which was an event created to celebrate the life of John Flynn of the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Moliagul is about 50k from where I live but I’d never been there before today. So I took the opportunity for a short bushwalk before […]
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Historical Circle Walk – Castlemaine to Castlemaine
Castlemaine – Chewton – Golden Point – Castlemaine Recently I went walking in the Castlemaine and Chewton area in Central Victoria. This area is only about half an hour by car from where I live, but it’s a walk that I’ve been wanting to do for a while, due to its historical significance. As a […]
