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?
3 comments:
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.
My 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.
Nick - I would love to live somewhere where cycling is safe!
Penny 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!
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