What a gorgeous day it was! Mighty cold mind, but beautiful!
It was a real shame that I was favouring my ankle, as it would have been a great day to have run up on to the Downs. Still, not one for shirking the fitness regime (which basically involves trying to staying fit), I tagged along with Kim to the pool.
I think that I am right in saying that the last time I went swimming was in a rather exclusive pool in Thailand back in the spring. 2007. And even then I was more interested in keeping cool, occasionally swimming to the in-pool bar for another G&T.
So I was slightly worried that I would swallow loads of water, get cramp, feel exhausted etc. Actually it came back easily and I had little trouble breathing the air and though Nick or Cliff might smirk at my style, I had a really positive half hour.
Even then I wasn’t tired, but I’m now old enough to know that my body is able to do a whole lot of amazing stuff, if I ask it to, but it can be really painful after the event. Such insight!
I quickly lost count of the laps, so I can’t even give you an approximate distance, but having swum and then also cleaned the insides of all the windows in the house, I do at least feel exercised.
And both Kim and I agree that, even after only one week of doing the chi-kung exercises each day, we really do feel great. I doubly recommend it!