Saturday, 23 July 2011

Day 54: Sluggish, langorous & leaden

Very, very, very sluggish today. Haven't slept well for 3 days from jet lag. Only 2-4 hours a night. Made up for it last night with a 12+ hour stint. However as a result I feel very slow and weak. Was about to leave all exercise until this afternoon but decided to watch Patrick's videos. And read his e-mail. That was enough to send me outside to skip. But was so sluggish that for the first time forgot to stretch before I skipped. Resulted in pain in my calf, but I finished. Skipping not that good. Lots of trips. Put it down to general lead-like feeling of all body parts.

Was thinking before the skipping that maybe it was better to go straight through and also do the exercises. However since I woke up at 11.20am, diddled while I read e-mails, watched videos, and then finally skipped,  I was really, really hungry. So just had my breakfast, and having a cup of coffee in the vain hope that will wake me up a bit and will then do the rest.

Shoulders are in pain, so a massage later today if I can get my act together.

Flying to Bali tomorrow morning with the kids, leaving my better half behind. May not be able to blog as I run around like a lunatic trying to get to the airport as my main commitment will be to get up super early to get the skipping and exercises done. I know myself well enough since starting PCP to know that I will NOT be exercising when I get to my destination.

Onwards and upwards and keep the groove.

2 comments:

  1. The lead feeling is probably caused from the leg exercises yesterday. They were quite brutal. Combined with all of your jetlag and indulgence it is a recipe for sluggish-ness. Good on you for pushing through.

    Have a wonderful holiday Conny.

    Take lots of photos for me.

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  2. Managed to get the massage. Also booked through the exercises (except the plank which still makes me cry) because I watched Soul Surfer this afternoon which just galvanised me into action. Great film if you have a chance to see it.

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