Exercising !

This one is for my friend Julie ...... she is the queen of fitness !!!


I have just never been good with exercising. Hated sports of any kind at school and I guess I have only really ever stuck to 3 forms of keeping fit.


When I was a lot younger - up until about 15 - it was Ballet. I adored it and I was quite good at it too - I never considered it as exercise ..... I just loved dancing!


Then I dabbled a bit with aerobics at different times but found that even doing it with friends and my sister-in-law I just didn't really enjoy it and it wasn't my kind of thing. Until I discovered Cindy Crawford's work out! It wasn't aerobics - more like specific exercises for each part of your body and very similar to a ballet session.


I stuck with Cindy for several years especially after the children were born.


So now that I have the time on my hands you would think that I would have a good opportunity to top up the exercising (start again!!).


Unfortunately Cindy and I have lost the sparkle .... after a 3/4 year break we just couldn't gel .... I really struggled to keep up with her and even worse ...... when I lay down to do the sit ups my dog decided that this must be playtime !!!!


He jumped all over me and would not allow me to continue with the sit-ups (for which I was most disappointed .... really!)


So I think it is probably the end of Cindy and me.


However, there is light at the end of the tunnel in the form of swimming. 


I am a Pisces and love the water. I remember learning to swim at Bedford Road Lower School and going to evening lessons at Robinson Pool. I carried on at the High School and even swam for the school at an inter schools event. We went swimming most Saturday afternoons at the school pool.


After I had my children I used to swim with my Dad at the local pool, a lovely little building just down the road from my house. I would go 3 times a week and kept this up for nearly 10 years - it kept my weight down!!!


Then I started work and that stopped for a while, until I began working for myself and started again. Unfortunately 3 years ago I had to return to working for an organisation where I did not have the option of the hours or pattern of working so had to give up the swimming.


My eldest daughter is now on maternity leave and suggested we go swimming today ...... I have missed it. 


I felt so good afterwards even though I only managed 26 lengths and felt exhausted whereas before I would do 32 lengths in half an hour and still be able to hold a conversation and not be out of breath!


Now I will be on a mission, while I have the time and opportunity I will swim. I am not sure if it will help me lose the weight but that's not the goal - walking the dog does not really raise the ol' ticker much and I would never manage to keep up with Julie on one of her run's so  ..... this is the way forward for me