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May. 30th, 2006 12:11 pmI'm having a holiday without any major worries either during it or awaiting me at the end of it. Cool! There are a few minor irritations, such as waiting for my paycheque to clear and my other damned apartment to get rented out (oh, and my back is giving me a bit of grief (![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
imapunkin's bed is way too soft for me)), but, all-in-all, I'm actually genuinely relaxing this time 'round.
The last week of school prior to the break was interesting; I spent most of it helping the exam officers administer and invigilate GCSE examinations. Along the way, they were teaching me the ropes of their job. Watching pupils writing frantically for hours on end was more than a bit boring, but it did give me the opportunity to do lots of isometric exercises (had to keep awake somehow).
Speaking of exercise, I started jogging again. Did a half hour jog last Monday and did another one yesterday. The first time killed my legs for quite a few days, but I've already recovered from yesterday's and will be headed out again today. While my cardio levels are not what they were when I left Victoria, they haven't plummeted abysmally; I credit that to the periodic mad dashes through the London underground, trying to make connections whilst dragging along one or more pieces of luggage.
As for upper arm strength, that hasn't degraded much at all. In fact, it may have increased. This is likely due to frequent press-ups, isometric exercises and carrying heavy briefcases. I was using a bathroom scale to check out how much effort it takes to do the latest style of press-up I've been doing (body bent in half at the waist) and discovered that I'm capable of military pressing over 185 lbs!
Exercise wise, the goal for this week is to try and bring my waist back to at least a comfy 44 inches prior to the weekend when I will engage in a shopping spree to revitalize my work wardrobe.
My chief goal for this week? Simply to enjoy!
imapunkin's bed is way too soft for me)), but, all-in-all, I'm actually genuinely relaxing this time 'round. The last week of school prior to the break was interesting; I spent most of it helping the exam officers administer and invigilate GCSE examinations. Along the way, they were teaching me the ropes of their job. Watching pupils writing frantically for hours on end was more than a bit boring, but it did give me the opportunity to do lots of isometric exercises (had to keep awake somehow).
Speaking of exercise, I started jogging again. Did a half hour jog last Monday and did another one yesterday. The first time killed my legs for quite a few days, but I've already recovered from yesterday's and will be headed out again today. While my cardio levels are not what they were when I left Victoria, they haven't plummeted abysmally; I credit that to the periodic mad dashes through the London underground, trying to make connections whilst dragging along one or more pieces of luggage.
As for upper arm strength, that hasn't degraded much at all. In fact, it may have increased. This is likely due to frequent press-ups, isometric exercises and carrying heavy briefcases. I was using a bathroom scale to check out how much effort it takes to do the latest style of press-up I've been doing (body bent in half at the waist) and discovered that I'm capable of military pressing over 185 lbs!
Exercise wise, the goal for this week is to try and bring my waist back to at least a comfy 44 inches prior to the weekend when I will engage in a shopping spree to revitalize my work wardrobe.
My chief goal for this week? Simply to enjoy!
