Catch up time

Hello ladies and gentlemen

I know that it has been a bit of a hiatus but I am back again.

Since we last spoke I have been taking my mp3 player to the gym and I have been surprised at how much it has helped me, not only with my focus but the timing of my reps. I created a playlist full of tracks that will help me keep up a faster pace as when I have my own music on, I tend to use the bars (musical structure) of the song to help me with my consistency. It is great since I feel like I get a bit more control and coordination.

One of the exciting events that has happened in the gym of late is that I have managed to start doing pull-ups, which I have never been able to do before (due to lack of opportunity more than anything). Though I am not able to get my chin anywhere near the bar yet but hopefully with time that will improve. I am tempted to hold the bar in a more conventional method as at the moment I have my wrists facing me, however I am afraid that this will create spasms in my arms and I will get stuck.

Back home I have been getting to grips (literally) with walking in the office and I have decided to go bare feet so I can be at one with the earth. I am kidding but this gives me more grip and balance whilst walking at the moment. Speaking of balance I have decided to kit out the walker with my ankle weights in the hopes of preventing it from tipping. However as you can tell from the video below the back wheels of the walker keep sliding. I have been thinking about maybe getting another walker with a wider base for when I do the actual walk to help with stability but that is something that I will think about nearer the time.

In terms of walking progress it has been great. I can now do a number of stints without sitting down, although I have been informed by Cassie that to complete my 10k walk I will have to do the length of the office 2500 times... whoopee...

ideally what I would like to do is plonk myself on a big long stretch of space and see how far I can go at the moment. Walking bare feet in Watford however might not be a great idea!

Have a good one!