Globalti
Legendary Member
I've just been out for a quick leg stretcher after a two-week Africa trip during which I took zero exercise and ate and drank well. Last weekend I was in Johannesburg, which is at 5500 feet so I considered a session on the hotel exercise bike but after a few experimental minutes the odd position began to give me strange aches and pains so I stopped on the basis that the possibility of an injury outweighed the loss of fitness.
Prior to the trip I had been cycling a lot and had lost some weight; my belts were loose and shirts kept coming untucked but I felt tired and bad-tempered and achey and seemed to be picking up sore throats a lot. So after two weeks or no exercise at all and plenty of beer, steak and fresh fruit and salad, how did I feel? Absolutely fantastic! The legs felt strong and not achey and the cardio-vascular fitness was good, even if it was slightly diminished.
The problem is: how to fit that regime of rest and good food into daily life at home?
Prior to the trip I had been cycling a lot and had lost some weight; my belts were loose and shirts kept coming untucked but I felt tired and bad-tempered and achey and seemed to be picking up sore throats a lot. So after two weeks or no exercise at all and plenty of beer, steak and fresh fruit and salad, how did I feel? Absolutely fantastic! The legs felt strong and not achey and the cardio-vascular fitness was good, even if it was slightly diminished.
The problem is: how to fit that regime of rest and good food into daily life at home?