Fran Gets Fit

Gym Ettiquette

I came across this on a the Men's Health site and it made me smile.

Don't stare. So what if the guy next to you prefers to warm up by juggling three miniature poodles. You're there to work out, not to enjoy the show.

I was on the site because I followed a link to a discussion about a book by Jillian Michaels.  The discussion thread  gets pretty heated at times and some of the arguments were enough to convince me that I can live without her book.  So often I am tempted by new, exercise related, books only to find that they are just a rehash of long established principles. There really is no need to be looking for something new, I just need to get on with it. There is no magic bullet, I know how to weight train, I just need to do the work.

Day 88

I'd just put fresh bedding on today and was having a lie down on it. It's a bit of a family tradition, to be the first to lie on a freshly changed bed before the dog arrives to make a nest of it. The fact that the dog passed away ten years or so ago hasn't changed the tradition, and usually everyone arrives to pile on the bed as soon as they get a whiff of fresh cotton. Anyway, I was idly scratching an itch on my side when I felt a lump. I still break out into a bit of a sweat just remembering it, but fortunately my Daughter and her Dad were on hand to feel it. Dad rolls his eyes and leaves Daughter to explain...."see where it dips in there, and comes out again there..." she pokes at it none too gently, and I nod, wide eyed..."It's a rib. You just haven't seen your ribs for a long time." And off she went, stealing the best pillow on her way out

Day 83 of The Five Tibetan Rites

When I began journalling my progress on practising The Five Tibetan Rites I simply added on to the original entry, but as that makes for a bit of a long read I will journal my progress  in shorter entries. Day 83 and I am still doing them. Today I dashed into a local supermarket for some shopping on the way home from work. I had both hands full of bags and felt my trousers begin to slip down. I don't think they would have actually fallen to the floor but I had to wrestle them up pretty quick. My Daughter says my hair is shinier and that the roots are a stronger colour. I'm not so sure about the root part but I did notice the other day that my hair was particularly shiny and soft. A week or so ago a lady, who I had never even met before, commented on my shiny hair. I'm sure I could do the full 21 of each now but I'm staying at eleven for now. The idea being that it leaves an opportunity for another ten later, to make up the twenty one. I very rarely do them twice a day at the moment but I'm sure I will soon.

Yogi Choco Tea

I spent a very pleasant time searching for information on Yogi Teas, this afternoon, discovering many yoga sites along the way. Since I finally managed to stop taking sugar in my tea I have found my taste veering more towards herbal teas. I found a website called alexander-essentials.com that had a large selection of teas, including Choco tea which sounded scrumptious. I was absolutely astonished to discover that the bricks and mortar shop is about quarter of a mile away from my home. I can't wait until my day off to explore this treasure house "in the flesh".