The daily adventures of a list-obsessed, oversharing, active first-time mum
Fitness
Before I fell pregnant I was running a lot. Like “every morning” a lot. We lived near the beach, so every morning I would walk 2 mins down to the beach then set off for a 30min run. I would use it to de-stress and clear my mind. It was my “go to” for feeling relaxed. I … Read more
During the course of my pregnancy I gained 35kg, adding the equivalent of nearly 50% of my body weight at the time. Part of this was due to the fact that I suddenly wasn’t able to eat salad or veggies – as soon as I fell pregnant they made me feel sick. The main reason, … Read more
This year one of my “52 in 52” goals was to complete the Beginner Essentials course on an iPhone app I downloaded. I’ve spoken in the past about my hip issues, tight from sitting down at work for too long and overdoing it on the exercise front. My theory was that yoga would help me … Read more
A little bit delayed again, but here nonetheless. This week was a bit all over the shop. The mileage wasn’t very high, and there were two “rest” days for the week (although one was spent doing Renovations so it wasn’t exactly restful). It’s nice to see my runs hitting near or over the 4km mark … Read more
I had a great week this week. Two runs, two strength training sessions, one yoga and one long walk. Training week 4 held all the goods. Running/MAF training: I hit a new PB in distance with the MAF training, which was exciting to see. It’s fun to see the performance gains as my body gets … Read more