So, none down, 12 events to go. Not really sure how you prepare for 12 different events that incorporate running, rowing, climbing, cycling etc. Possibly go and lie down for a nap?
I have enrolled at a gym, got an exercise programme and have been introduced to the wonders of interval training. This seems to be a form of torture where you repeatedly flog yourself a little bit and then flog yourself a lot. Until it hurts.
That, and it appears that fit people should preen: constantly. I am getting the hang of some of the gym equipment but preening might be a problem. Anyone got any tips? I am settling for using an exfoliating face wash - a big step that for someone from the north east of England.
The run-up (boom-boom) to Christmas has started in earnest and the first problem is keeping fit while having fun over the festive period. Who would want to eat a Christmas rice cake? Or greeting, 'Want to meet up for a drink and a curry?' with the response, 'No thanks, I am doing circuits in the gym until my biceps tear or the monotony of what I am doing pushes me to a prolonged state of secluded introspection.'
No, me neither, so I am off to the gym to be followed closely by Sicilian biscuits and an increasingly compressed social calendar next week!
This blog will be updated by Roz and me during our progress in 2012 and throughout the challenges - we'll try and make it an interesting insight into what we are up to as we hope this will not only raise money but will bring us into contact with loads of different people doing different things in some exotic and not so exotic locations.
Bring it on!
Bri.
I have enrolled at a gym, got an exercise programme and have been introduced to the wonders of interval training. This seems to be a form of torture where you repeatedly flog yourself a little bit and then flog yourself a lot. Until it hurts.
That, and it appears that fit people should preen: constantly. I am getting the hang of some of the gym equipment but preening might be a problem. Anyone got any tips? I am settling for using an exfoliating face wash - a big step that for someone from the north east of England.
The run-up (boom-boom) to Christmas has started in earnest and the first problem is keeping fit while having fun over the festive period. Who would want to eat a Christmas rice cake? Or greeting, 'Want to meet up for a drink and a curry?' with the response, 'No thanks, I am doing circuits in the gym until my biceps tear or the monotony of what I am doing pushes me to a prolonged state of secluded introspection.'
No, me neither, so I am off to the gym to be followed closely by Sicilian biscuits and an increasingly compressed social calendar next week!
This blog will be updated by Roz and me during our progress in 2012 and throughout the challenges - we'll try and make it an interesting insight into what we are up to as we hope this will not only raise money but will bring us into contact with loads of different people doing different things in some exotic and not so exotic locations.
Bring it on!
Bri.
Tips on preening at the gym? Well obviously you should be doing various flexes and surreptitiously (sp?) glancing in the mirrors, despite you being the only person in the room who thinks you're being surreptitious. That,and wear a vest top thing that's slightly too small. You'll fit in in no time.
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