by Nicky | Apr 25, 2013 | Exercise, My Journey
This week I saw an exercise physiologist, which I understand is the evidence-based exercise equivalent of a dietician. My experience was a bit underwhelming – I was expecting stronger direction from him, and a bit more of a detailed understanding of what...
by Nicky | Apr 21, 2013 | Exercise
Tonight I went to a beginners ballroom dancing class with a couple of my friends and I am so glad it was a *gumby* beginners class – because we were crap! Luckily everyone was very patient, and I really enjoyed the class. We did 2 dances; waltz for an hour, and...
by Nicky | Apr 19, 2013 | Exercise
This week I’ve been doing more low-impact exercises to really give my calf muscle a chance to heal. I also thought it was time to give myself a way of tracking my exercises (outside of my fitbit app) in a more general overview kind of way, and to give you a bit...
by Nicky | Apr 11, 2013 | Exercise, My Journey
On the very 1st day I “started” this journey I went for a bike ride on my Dad’s bike. I hadn’t ridden since I was a kid, I was unsteady, scared of falling and my weight caused the tyres to be a bit flat. A friend and her daughter wanted to go...
by Nicky | Apr 5, 2013 | Exercise, My Journey
Today I tried Zumba for the 1st time! We are very lucky here as our local government has an active living program and there are lots of free classes outside in the city – Zumba is one of these free classes! It’s quite a big production as a few 100 people...
by Nicky | Mar 28, 2013 | Exercise, My Journey
Yesterday I experimented with the largest jogging expedition EVER, and I’m pleased to report it was a success! I went on a fairly big walk and really pushed myself with interval jogging. In total I was exercising for 1.25 hours, which is an...
