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Thank heavens the days are long

Posted by Dominic Pannell on Monday, July 5, 2010, In : General fitness programme

Inspired by my two days on the Ile de Ré (see previous post) I planned to break up my day with a cycle ride at lunchtime. As it turned out, however, my beloved clients kept me at my desk until 7.30pm. But, as it was still light, I reckoned I should still jump on my underused pushbike and see how long it takes me to cycle to the Tesco superstore on the Old Kent Road.

Normally, I'd take the bus and it can take anything from 15 to 25 minutes, depending on whether I have to wait.

Turns out, it tak...
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So, I'm rubbish at posting

Posted by Dominic Pannell on Sunday, July 4, 2010, In : General fitness programme

but that doesn't mean I haven't been doing anything.

For the past month I've been visiting a physio - Zoe - who is sorting out my shoulders, as they have been giving me grief for years and are preventing me from getting the maximum from my pilates sessions.

I've been going to pilates twice a week - only interrupted by a visit to France for a friend's wedding. I didn't try to alter my diet much until I returned from France, as I knew there was no way I would 'be good' on that trip and if I slipp...
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Ten pilates sessions

Posted by Dominic Pannell on Sunday, May 23, 2010, In : General fitness programme

Well, nine actually, because I stupidly booked on for the morning after the recent general election, then stayed up half the night to see who won - ironically, I didn't stay up long enough and woke to learn that nobody had won outright...

I can feel the results more than see them. I'm not convinced that I'm fitting my clothes any better yet, which is one of my goals - just before I started pilates, I visited three branches of the same clothes chain trying to find a pair of jeans that fit me. ...
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Greater flexibility and strength

Posted by Dominic Pannell on Saturday, May 1, 2010, In : General fitness programme

I'm over halfway through my pilates course with Nickolove now, having just finished my sixth of the ten sessions that I paid for.

I'm impressed and can feel some improvements: I'm definitely more flexible, particularly in my legs and I notice that my abs are stronger. Nickolove reckons she can see improvements, but she's probably just being nice!

I still struggle and have a long way to go before I'm anywhere near the standard of this chap over at the Pilates Blog.

I need to step up to the mark ...

So far so good

Posted by Dominic Pannell on Tuesday, April 20, 2010, In : General fitness programme

I've had two pilates sessions with Nickolove now and it seems to be going well.

It's quite shocking how poor my flexibility is, which combined with my short hamstrings, means I'm not very good at some of the exercises, but I'm doing my best.

Nickolove is pretty positive and feels sure that I should see some results over the coming weeks/months. I'm sure she's right - I can already feel my stomach is firmer, even though it's way too soon for any visible results.

Of course, in order to make real p...

Reflections on day one in the gym

Posted by Dominic Pannell on Friday, November 13, 2009, In : General fitness programme

Boy, I can feel it today - mainly my calves and my abs. I stumbled around all morning, before taking a hot bath and applying some Deep Heat, both of which helped.

Unfortunately I was sitting for much of the day - typing and checking emails mostly. This meant that my calves...