Tomorrow I am going to my second session of Pilates, and after feeling intimidated about the idea of it for years, after doing my first session last week, I am really looking forward to going back. It takes place in a church hall above a church, and is run by a retired ballerina, and the person running the class, and the other people in the group are so lovely. The main reason I am looking forward to going back is that I can feel the difference after just that one hour. Like many writers the more I work the worse my posture has got, and I knew I needed help.
The week before last I went to my first yoga session on a retreat - over four days I had seven sessions, and that too was amazing. Who could have guessed that I had forgotten how to breathe properly? Again, I know it was good because I felt so much better after doing it, and I am now going to look for Yoga classes.
I want to keep writing into my old age, but I also want to be mobile, and writing for so many hours a day has not been good for my health, so I suspect yoga and pilates will really be necessary if I am going to keep on this writing malarkey!
What do other people do to keep writing fit?
Some wise moves there, Anne. Hope you enjoy the sessions and that you are the kind of person who persists as I am sure it helps - and probably as good for your mind to have some space to move and stretch around in as your body.
ReplyDeleteMy aim is for a daily walk, preferably without any shopping list attached.
A half-hour walk, six days a week. And some stretching exercises 5 days a week. Plus, living here in the Netherlands, riding a bike is an acceptable form of transport and not the dice-with-death gamble it appears to be in the UK.
ReplyDeleteNick - I would love to live somewhere where cycling is safe!
ReplyDeletePenny and Nick - I definitely want to incorporate that daily walk in - I have a dog, but my husband has been walking him a great deal and I have foolishly prioritised work over going out with them - I realise that needs to change!