Woody Wonders

Rise above it and be the  better person you are As we near the end of yet another month in lockdown, well I suppose it's a kind of semi-lockdown as I write, I've noticed that people have 'taken their foot off the gas' for want of a better phrase. We're becoming a little bit tetchy, we don't seem to be taking as much care and attention in what we're doing, saying or wearing for that matter!  We've lost our focus and have become a little bit sloppy shall we say.  It's understandable, the more we're told we can't do this, that or the other, the more we're starting to rebel.  We're all continuing to miss events that were important to us such as holidays, birthdays, sport, concerts etc. But now more than ever, we need to re-focus and stop the bitterness that is starting to creep into our lives.  I've noticed recently that there seems to be a trend in 'top trumping' who is finding it the hardest during lockdown, ie, 'it'...

Our lives are constantly evolving so we have to re-focus when our circumstances change Around 10 years ago I was at the peak of my fitness, I was never a great runner but I was a decent runner and even won a few prizes in local races.  A few years ago I noticed that my times weren't as good despite feeling like I was still putting in the effort.  I used numerous excuses at first such  as 'well, I've had a busy week / not trained as much / not eaten as well etc etc'.   It took me some time to realise and accept that my times were getting worse because I'd been running for 20+ years, I'd hit my peak, maintained it for a good few years but I was now coming down the other side.   This had zero reasons to do with my age by the way, I'd simply reached my own physical limitations over the period of time I'd been running.  You can start exercising in your 50's, 60's and beyond and still see huge improvements.  Don't ever use age as a...