I’m back in England early this year for a couple or reasons
I either cannot or will not talk about here. What I will say, however, is that
my anxiety and panic attacks have all but disappeared and I am getting my life
back on track. This means that I am working on various projects including the
next books. Again I must print out and read again stuff I did before (mostly
last year), to get it running in my head again and get writing. Also other
things…
While I was out on Crete I kept to a pretty severe exercise
regimen. At the start of the year I was walking in the mountains from 8 to 12
kilometres every day. As the temperature rose I turned to kayaking and swimming
and most days was kayaking 10K and/or swimming 2K. Back here I decided I needed
something to replace that so for the first time in many years joined a gym.
I told the guy who did my induction what I had been doing
before which is probably why each of the four circuits I am taking on (one each
day) start with 20 minutes on a cross trainer and end with 2000M on a rowing
machine, with lots of work with weights between. The induction lasted 2 hours
and I felt shell-shocked afterwards. The next day I did my first circuit and
found that using the weights rendered me incapable of doing the two sets of 25
standard press-ups and two sets of 25 press-ups with the hands directly under
the body. I managed 14 standard press-ups and gave up. Giggling.
After doing this I came back home and felt energised.
Amongst other things I wrote 1,000 words – this was all good. The next day I
found it difficult to get out of chairs and there were few parts of my body I
could touch without them hurting. Today I did my second circuit. This was hard
but I managed it all. Afterwards I sorted out some bits and pieces in my local
town and returned to a big breakfast. My body then demanded an hour and half of
sleep but now, as you see, I’m back to writing.
16 comments:
Good to see you're getting back on top Neil. Looking forward to some Jain...
Agreed, glad to hear things are going well (if tired :-) ) for you.
Re the gym font push too hard too early, the point is to ramp up to a level over time, the PTs will help you do that, as will (depending on the chain) the computer monitoring/recording of your progress
Thanks for the update Neal, keep plugging away, mind and body!
Glad to hear you're well... and that a new book is underway.
Yay, post from you!
Thanks.
I genuinely laughed :)
Thanks for the update and good for you!
That's why I stick to a simple weight regimen workout each day :/
That's why I stick to a simple weight regimen workout each day :/
Dont get too addicted to exercise !!! You may implode....
Aiming for a six pack? ;)
:-) !
:-) !
Welcome back, was starting to wonder if you have given up on the whole blogging thing
Good to hear things are coming back together.
Very happy to read this! :-)
Great to hear! Nothing like exercise to clear the mind.
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