Admittedly this has not exactly affected me. I am referring to the woeful lack of posts I have made recently on my blog. I guess it is mostly because I have felt so dejected by the fall from my bike, which has brought a temporary halt to all my exercise. To be honest, I have felt terrible. Not being able to swim or cycle has probably felt about as bad as not being able to have a cigarette in the early days of quitting. Whilst I am sure I may have put on a couple of pounds in the three week that I will not of been swimming, I feel flabby and unfit. It is a totally ridiculous concept and in all fairness, I will stop loosing weight soon anyway. The jolt I felt by falling from my bike was obviously an emotional jolt too!
I have, however been busy. I have seen several more shows including the wonderful Aladdin at the Theatre Royal Stratford East and I have scheduled a slew of reviews for the New Year. In the meantime there has been Christmas shopping, with some fun gifts for Sean, Moira and Les; drinks at Rory & Marina's; helping trim the tree at Sean's; visiting Paul's gaff in Peckham for a Christmas party; baking and merry making et al. Tonight I am heading to Highgate for a production of High Society with Jack.
Paul, Commmissserations on your enforced 'rest' from cycling&swimming. Don't expect your brain to be rational - when you see yourself as a keen swimmer & cyclist, being kept from these activities causes some kind of deep existential angst which cannot be reasoned with.Pools closed 3 out of 7 days this week,if that helps. Also several of the daily swimmers tell me that a 6week break (which we've all suffered for one reason or another) has many real benefits with surprisingly little,if any, damage to your fitness level.Get well soonest.Merry Crissmass,John S
ReplyDeleteHey Paul.....you are in fanatstic shape....jeeez how much weight have you lost (57 ibs +) and yopu are all trimmed up and looking absolutely fab....so yes, not being able to train will be a hurdle mentally,,,but you will get back to it, enjoy the festive season, don't get stressed and return to training when it is right to do so....something to look forward to...xxx
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