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Plus - stair climbing, always standing at the computer, lots of major household projects so non-stop activity, long walks carrying weights

Minus - stopped the military excercises.

Getting a lot of headaches due to looking up at the ceiling for hours (household tasks) = headaches. The pills have a lot of salt = weight gain

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Stairs. If I need to go up or downstairs I try to always add a few extra times. When I remember (like now) I do 12 at once. Must keep that up.

Today

Heachache still in force bad enough to have to lie down.

However got motivated in the afternoon.

Long walk
yoga
sit ups
stair running
press ups
weights
running on the spot
star jumps
stretches

Time for a change

Wasn't as active as I planned today due to a severe headache.

Limited stair running.

Sit ups, yoga, long walk, stretching

Usual Excercise

Normally I go on long daily walks, excercise to music - put on the tv and dance or do specific excercises on and off throughout the day.

For many years I used the powerstretcher - the elastic thingy with handles that is advertised as 'just 7 mins a day'. I've stopped that as I think that it aggravated my shoulders.

I'm also a fan of a routine of fast excercises mentioned in my second post (ezine articles). It's a combination of stair running, star jumps, running on the spot, weights and press ups. Each done for a very short time each and alternated.

I'm not really up to press ups on the ground so instead I do them against the stairs. I think that I must have got fitter recently as I can run up the stairs more times than before in the set time.

Onwards and upwards!

I've just re-read that article and realised that I've been missing out the sit-ups. Never mind.

Couch Potato no More

My weekly weigh-in reminded me that I'm spending too much time sitting down. For some years now my normal routines have been changing with the outcome of too much inactivity.

Although I didn't put on any weight, I've been the same for over a month even with all the excercise that I do.

I mentioned this to the doctor and they're giving me tests for thyroid. But I reckon it's down to the couch!

So it's time to change my routine and get active.

I am captivated by freerunning and Parkour.

So, I'm not in my first flush of youth (by any stretch of the imagination) a bit overweight, unfit. Female! So what?


Plus side -

1. I've been excercising/walking for years
2. The sheer energy I see in the videos is a huge motivator
3. I don't give up


Minus -

1. Marial arts training - Tang Soo Doo/ballet/tai chi caused severe knee problems
2. A recent run reminded me of the reasons I gave up the above hobbies.

Ok, so I can walk fast instead. No need to give up at the first hurdle.