As we get older some tasks become harder. My first indication was the need to wear reading glasses because I was holding pages further and further away to read them! I am sure many of you are familiar with this. I also felt myself slowing down a little in my late-fifties, that is quite commonContinue reading “Getting up from the floor and other things…”
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New Year, New You? Which type of exercise is right for you?
Most of us have overindulged over the Christmas period and for many, thoughts are turning to how to burn off all that excess. Most gyms look to cash in on this New Year enthusiasm by advertising free sign ups and other offers. How do you make the most of what is out there? Gyms andContinue reading “New Year, New You? Which type of exercise is right for you?”
What does 30 plants a week look like?
The headline said, ‘Eat 30 plants a week.’ So, I started counting. I am a vegetarian, yes, but I am not here to give the hard sell, I have seen too many people start enthusiastically and then go back to eating more meat than they did before. It’s better to let people make their own,Continue reading “What does 30 plants a week look like?”
Skeats (And partner) Skips Peaks – again
I have walked in the hills since I was a little girl, exploring the Long Mynd in Shropshire and the Quantocks and Exmoor in the South-West. I love strolling along, enjoying the fresh air and the countryside, often in the company of my partner or a group of friends. There is nothing quite like aContinue reading “Skeats (And partner) Skips Peaks – again”
What’s in it for me? Why should I read this anyway!
I spent ten years of my teaching career in one of the toughest areas of the country. Many children were not self -motivated, they were not sure what school was for. In those areas teachers quickly learn to adapt teaching to address the question ‘What’s in it for me?’, ‘Why should I sit quietly?’ orContinue reading “What’s in it for me? Why should I read this anyway!”
Walk and Lift – keeping it simple.
I have just been out in the garden harvesting some of this year’s crop, which set me thinking, exercise and gardening have a number of things in common. A friend of mine came to me for advice because he had been told to lose some weight and exercise, but he didn’t want to join aContinue reading “Walk and Lift – keeping it simple.”
Preparing for events and competitions.
A few weeks ago I took part in a Powerlifting competition, that sounds pretty daunting but, when you go along to little local competitions, you quickly realise they are pretty low key, friendly and welcoming. Here I am, feeling triumphant lifting a 10kg personal best, from 105kg to 115kg. The word athlete conjures up imagesContinue reading “Preparing for events and competitions.”
What age is ‘old?’
There is currently a debate in the media about when we start to call ourselves ‘old.’ I’m now in my early sixties, an age which used to considered ‘old’ when I was younger, associated with frumpy clothes, shopping trollies and a shuffling gait. Improvements in healthcare and living standards mean that the experience of beingContinue reading “What age is ‘old?’”
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