Dry January: 35th Year
Here we go again, my 35th Dry January in a row! If ever a sentence made me feel old. I can remember the first year I went dry, my first …
Dry January: 34th Year
Another year starts with a Dry January for me, the 34th year in a row that I have done this. No huge story behind it: when I fist started work …
COVID-19 Diary: Week One
The week COVID-19 got serious in the UK, but unfortunately not serious enough for many of the Great British public, who reacted in what at best can be termed variable …
2019: The Year Ahead
As we leave 2018 behind: our 18th consecutive Christmas and New Year in Almerimar, Spain, and start to look forward to 2019, in what at least must be described as …
Getting Fit(ter)
So today I start getting fitter! Over the last 12 months I have been working hard to try and sort out the various issues this old body has: knee, shoulder, …
Red wine is ‘healthier’ than beer
Reading the Olive Press site, hard not to be drawn to this headline! Appears that professionals have (one again) revealed that red wine is ‘healthier’ than beer due to the …
Garmin Vivosmart
I have been considering a wearable device for a while and have posted before about wearable guides, whether to buy a smart band or smart watch and last December I …
Fitness Goals
Time to bite the bullet and commit to some fitness goals! In recent months I have (slowly) been getting fitter, and more importantly, figuring out what this bag of old …
Trion:Z
I have been wearing a Trion:Z Duo Loop for a while now. Can’t say that it is doing any good, but to be fair the amount of aches and pains …
Go Sober In October
Anybody going sober for October? Is a fundraiser for Macmillan Cancer Support. Seems a tad complicated in that you register as an individual, but can then team up to become …
Your smartphone can now tell you if you have a heart condition
Some dangerous heart problems can exist without any symptoms whatsoever, like “atrial fibrillation” (A-fib) a type of abnormal cardiac rhythm that affects one in four people. A visit to your …
How your favourite tipple could help keep you supple
Enjoying the occasional glass of wine could help keep you physically fit in middle and old age, according to a study. Surprisingly the findings appeared to show being teetotal had …
EU’s top court may define obesity as a disability
The EU’s top court is considering a test case which could oblige employers to treat obesity as a disability. What total rubbish! I expect those with a genuine disability will …
Mobile phone effect on fertility – ‘research needed’
I know that the youth of today are unlikely to be bothered reading the ‘proper news’, taking advice from their elders, or worrying about the future. After all ‘we’ didn’t …
My Vegetarian Month: Review
So that is the end of my vegetarian month and to be honest not a lot changed from my earlier update. Sticking to a vegetarian diet at home was easy: …
Red Wine Health Benefits ‘Overhyped’
Depressing article on the BBC web site this morning. The title says it all really! Scientists have now found no proof that the wine ingredient resveratrol stops heart disease or …
A (Very) Short Jog
Went for a (very) short jog this morning, the second one this year, and it reminded me that my old body just wasn’t built for running, and it certainly isn’t …
My Vegetarian Month
Updated: 8th May 2014 – 8 days into my vegetarian month and all is going pretty much as expected. Sticking to vegetarian diet has been easy, but then again I …
A Vegetarian Month
Today I am starting a month eating only vegetarian food. I am not expecting it to be that hard to be honest as my regular diet comprises a lot of …
MBT
Many years ago, living in the UK, my Pilates Instructor tried to persuade me to buy some MBT (Movement Through Instability) shoes that she had just started to sell. At …
Garmin 220 or TomTom Runner
The Garmin or TomTom debate is on again. Last time the Garmin 510 won and I have been really pleased with it, and with the Garmon Connect application and web …
Getting Fitter: Smaller Steps
Two months in and I am heading in the right direction: albeit very slowly! February was always going to be a tough a month with three ALStrays Pet Transports which …
Getting Fitter: Small Steps
Well it is a month since I started to get fitter and be healthier, and it hasn’t been too bad result wise. I have lost some weight: all in the …
Getting Fitter
Two weeks in now so time for a brief update (don’t panic am not going to be doing this every fortnight) on how the exercise and healthier living are going. …
Healthier Lifestyle
Anyone that follows me on Twitter (MyAppleStuff) or is a Facebook Friend (almerimarlife) you may have noticed that in the last week I have started to do some (very) light …
A Dry January
Once again I am having a ‘dry’ January i.e. a month off the booze. This will the 25th consecutive year that I have done this, so it is very much …
30lb in 90 Days Challenge
14 August: it is fair to say that I am failing spectacularly with this challenge, but it isn’t all bad news and I am not giving up. I had badly …
Facts About Gout
Gout seems to be very popular here in Almerimar at the moment! I know 6 people that suffer from it on a regular basis, and as I drink with most …
24 Years And Counting
So another year starts. For me that means another alcohol free month as for the 24th year in a row I have given up booze for the month of January. …