Winter work-outs
Baby boomers
know that they can’t follow the lifestyle of their twenties. If they did they’d
be dead, in prison, or confined to bed all day. OK, that last one seems a
pretty attractive option, but some of us are still trying to do stuff.
Public-spirited
as ever, this blog is now going to share with you a stress-free, easy daily
exercise regime, a great way of keeping fit through the freezing winter. It’s a
gentle way of working up to half-marathon running (after which you may well be
dead, in prison or confined to bed)
First
thing in the morning
Get out of
bed. Get back into bed. Get out of bed again. Get back into bed. Repeat until
your partner groans “For heaven’s sake, I’ll make the tea.” Now you have the incentive of a
nice hot brew, getting up will be easier.
Mental
leaps (mid morning)
Sit on your
sofa and imagine doing a series of jumps. If this is a bit strenuous, imagine
someone else jumping. When I was at Drama School my method acting teacher told
me that thinking was doing. Ever since then, I’ve followed her words avidly.
Horizontal
Star Jumps (After Lunch)
These are
regulation Star Jumps, but you do them lying down on the carpet. If you’re
feeling hard-core, do them face-down.
While you’re down there, you can always look for the contact lens you
dropped.
Bath
Push-ups (evening)
If you run enough
water to hold your body weight, this is a breeze. It’s also an excellent
breathing exercise as you struggle to avoid gulping down the soapy brine.
Drinking
Very Fast (late evening)
Aerobic
boozing is a great workout for the arms, the legs (getting up to the fridge for
another can) and the lungs as you bellow even louder at the TV.
Good luck. And
if these fail, you can always lie in bed till the spring.