It's nearly been 12 months since my last up date and I've been exercising but nothing like I was. January 2010 was beset with a couple of chest infections, an eye infection and then my back started to play up. Over 2010, I've been exercising in little chunks - as my back has allowed and I started seeking the help of some health professionals to get me back on the 'track' again.
To make it short, the physiotherapist-biomechanic dude said all was structurally sound and gave me some stretches and core strengthening exercises to do. My podiatrist recommended some proper 'remedial' footwear and tended to my gross feet. My massage lady has been encouraging and mean (but extremely helpful) as she works out the knots and my doctor reckons it's all good.
So what am I doing now? I do a 1 hour boxing workout once a week, I walk once a week, I've been encouraged to add swimming and water running (running in water) into the mix - which I will do and I'll slowly build up to something even if it's not a marathon; though that hasn't been thoroughly discounted as yet.
It's my middle-aged body you see ... aches, pains and stiffness (and not the good stiffness either!) make it hard to do every day at the moment but it's baby steps and then back out on the track ;-)
So, things are pretty comfortable at the moment, and just quietly - I'm loving the boxing, and I'll pop in with more updates in the near future.
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