15 Monday Aug 2022
Posted in health & happiness, sevilla, walks
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before 😉but today I started back on my River Walks. Or at least I hope so. I can’t remember when – or why – I stopped doing them, but for quite a while they were a part of my daily routine. So I hope I will keep this up, at least 3-4 days a week. Wish me luck!
31 Wednesday Mar 2021
I don’t remember when I stopped my (almost) daily walks, but it’s been a long time. And looking back, I have no idea why I stopped. Because of winter? I dunno. But last week when I ended up doing over 14,000 steps (while going that extra mile for Happy Hour 2 for 1 pisco sours at Lima) I realised how it good it felt to walk that much. And so I’ve started up again with (almost) daily walks of (almost) 10,000 steps. I can mostly avoid contact with people, unless I stop for a cold beer or to pick something up at the supermarket, so it’s not really like “going out” and I still feel like I’m staying safe. Anyhow, it’s been a week and it feels good. I hope I can keep it up. 🤞
18 Tuesday Aug 2020
Posted in coronavirus, lockdown, lockdown sevilla, sevilla
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As of yesterday I have resumed my daily river walks. Well okay, they may not end up being daily, but that’s the plan. And it really does feel good. Of course the walks, like everything else, came to an abrupt halt when we were all locked down mid-March. Then in April I started walking on my rooftop, which actually was fine for awhile. I did try the river walk a month or so ago, but there were so many people out there, most without masks (it’s not mandatory if you’re doing individual sport activities, but frankly with that amount of people it was hardly “individual”) that I didn’t try it again. Until yesterday. To be honest, it’s been too damn hot to go walking, either in the street or on my roof, other than maybe 5 in the morning, but this week it’s somewhat cooler. And since my dodgy shoulder keeps me from doing much exercise at home I’ve gone back to walking.
Need to get my timing down though. If I go out too early (peak coolish hours) then EVERYONE will be out there, gasping and panting their droplets all over the place as they run or cycle by WAY TOO CLOSE. Also, when I finished it would be too early to reward myself with a frosty cold beer. So I am thinking maybe leave here at 11.30 and finish up around 1.00? It is definitely beer o’clock by then and still not the hottest time of the day. Let’s see how that works out.
Of course this would mean going out EVERY DAY, which is something I have been avoiding like, well, the plague. I have already started going out once a week for lunch, which still feels risky to me, but I am taking every precaution. And aside from taking out the rubbish and occasional grocery shopping that’s really been it. So how risky is going out for a daily walk? And yeah I don’t have to have a beer every time, which would cut down on close contact with people, but man that frosty beer feels so good going down when I’m all hot and thirsty. And I get to say hi to my favourite bar guys. So I guess I’ll just play it by ear. The cases here (and everywhere) are rising daily again… second wave coming?
30 Monday Sep 2019
Posted in health & happiness, sevilla
Loving my daily walks. Since I started I’ve only missed a couple due to work and other obligations, though I still rack up between 10,000 – 16,000 a day. I actually feel a bit bereft it I can’t do it, a sure sign that it’s doing some good for me. The great thing is that I can do this any time of day that I have a spare hour or so, and that I can also do this in my normal clothes (not gym clothes) which means I can do errands before or after the walk. This photo was taken after seeing my GP early evening, so I did the walk in reverse and caught a lovely sunset on my way home.
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