![]() When Reebok offered them at a cut price £55, I couldn’t resist. So, when I saw the second iteration, I was immediately tempted. The combination of cushioning, response and comfort made them ideal for long, plodding runs. I was already a big fan of the Reebok Floatride Energy. So, I studied this video and I sorted it out.Īround the time my enthusiasm for superman squats was squashed, I bought a new pair of trainers. My form was poor and, I assumed, holding me back. What I mean is, my elbows stuck out and my hips were lazy. When I say ‘wrong’, I don’t mean “wrong” wrong. Now, before you get all judgemental, it’s not like I was back to front or anything. But, why not?Īs, it happened, I was right. That initial hope and expectation was quickly slipping away. There was a lot of frustration and a pair of very sore arms. Rather, I stopped at the same point each time. I wasn’t tearing through the tune as I’d hoped. Having finished week one on a high, I assumed progress was inevitable throughout week two. By the end of week one, I’d added 22 seconds, taking my time beyond the minute mark. Then came the feeling of crushing disappointment as reality dawned – this would be no walk in the park.īut I persisted. Plus, I saw it on a Facebook group and thought “I wonder if I can do that?” Go In truth, it was a combination of all the above. Of course, none of that explains why I decided the Bring Sally Up Challenge was for me. But her enthusiasm soon waned and mine quickly followed. My daughter and I stuck with it for a couple of weeks (excluding “rest days”). Even as someone who’d recently trained for a half marathon, those 30-minute workouts were tough. Along with thousands of people all over the world, I joined Joe Wicks in his daily PE sessions. That doesn’t mean I missed out on exercise altogether. ![]() I don’t remember why I made that choice, and it doesn’t really matter. Given the freedom to run, I chose not to. We were free to run, walk or cycle once a day, so long as we kept our distance from other people. On the 24 th March 2020, the UK entered lockdown in the hope of controlling the spread of Coronavirus.Ĭompared with some countries, our lockdown was lenient, particularly for exercise. ![]() At best, it’s a gruelling three minutes of push ups, accompanied by Moby’s Flower.įor me it was a small moment of torture that I willingly welcomed into daily life.
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