Season Review & Off Season Plans
The end of my third season since the ‘great comeback’ in 2020 aged 57 following a 33 year break from the game, and this was always going to be the …
Dry January #36
Here we go again, another Dry January, my 36th in a row. Over the years it has become a lot easier, and now that we are back in the UK …
Mid Season Report
Whilst the plan was to spend the of season on rehab, training and fitness it is fair to say that the majority of my time has spent on rehab, which …
Off Season Plans: Fitness, Rehab & Training
Here we go again another off season that starts with the need to rehab an injury I have been carrying since the second game of the season and which I …
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 …