New Exercise Equipment

Over the last 5 years I've put on about 10kg in weight. I'm lucky that I'm tall (175cm or about 5 ft 9-10in) so I can hide the extra weight quite well. I know it's there, so it's time to do something drastic about it.

I bought an indoor wind trainer for my bike last week. Where we live is quite hilly and it gets windy every day, so cycling isn't as enjoyable as it should be.

The empty trainer in the photo is Farmer Phil's - all he's done is assemble his! The trainer works great and seems to be doing the trick with 1.5kg lost already. I'm also watching what I eat - so no banana choc muffins for me!!!

Getting Fit for Summer

Here is my new best friend for the next few weeks and months - my push bike! I've finally got her out of the dusty shed and went for a ride this morning. It was a very relaxing (slow!) one around our little village. I haven't really done any meaningful exercise all winter and now it's almost half way through Spring!

Lisa and I have discussed participating in the Red Cross Murray Marathon this year, but we're still undecided. I thought I should make a bit of a start at some fitness in case we do decide to participate. The race is on between Christmas and New Year every year which is bad timing for us farmers who may not be finished harvesting by then.

It's the 40th anniversary of the race and because I'll be turning 40 in January, we thought it would be a perfect way to celebrate. I'll keep you posted on what we decide.