this first update comes a bit late, correction: a lot late. I have managed to come down with a virus and then have been suffering with "post-viral fatigue" for a month since then. This has meant that the start of my new lifestyle hasn't quite panned out as expected, however it has given me plenty of time to contemplate and has led to some more drastic action.
As mentioned before, I have been working in an office environment for the last year and I think it's safe to say I haven't flourished in that time. Far from it in fact, and I think it's no coincidence that it has led to this low point in my health and wellbeing. It has led me to make some changes and as of September I will be working back in a gym as manager on a part-time basis, taking some exercise classes and trying to set up other bits of related business. It will put me back into an environment that I love, mean that I can be more active and allow me to work much closer to home. As with everything, this is no perfect scenario as I am taking a pretty hefty pay cut, so we are having to tighten the purse strings, but I'm positive that given time I can turn that around. It's all about priorities as they say.....
Importantly, and potentially more relevant to the point of this blog, is the fact that I have started making small inroads into becoming more active again. I worked out both days of the weekend last week and have just done the same this weekend. I would have liked to complete some workouts during the week as well, but had under estimated just how out of shape I have become and paid the price in terms of pain! What they call Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS) almost crippled my arms, a typical man response I know! To be honest, I'm not sure if I overdid it or if I was too slack on warming up and cooling down properly. Pretty poor for a personal trainer, but it is a lesson learned and I'm hoping I haven't repeated the same this week.
Ramble over! I hope to have as many people join me on my journey soon and also for them to share with me theirs.
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