Real exercise......isn't it great???

It feel like forever since I did anything that raised my heartrate and meant that I was actually properly sweating! Today for the first time in over 2 months I got fully hot and bothered.
Yesterday my new turbo trainer arrived, so I immediately fitted it together and fixed in my bike - ahhh my bike I've missed the lovely Cube. As I'd already been for an early morning swim yesterday and done a whole load of those physio exercises and some extra pilates type things I decided that a 5 mins burn just to check it worked was enough.
But today I had a full 45 minute ride - you don't half get hot when you haven't got the breeze caused by your bike actually moving!!

Amazing!!! I think I may have been suffering from a lack of exrecise endorphins - swimming just doesn't quite cut it!

No Winter for Ruth

Most people are starting to get over excited by the thought of winter coming. Not me, despite actually enjoying last season I have a pretty good excuse this year not to be getting involved in the scottish winter season. 6 weeks ago I had surgery on my spine to try and stop it hurting which it has done for the last 2 1/2 years, all day evey day.

Fingers crossed it'll do the trick but the recovery process is not going to be super quick and carrying heavy rucksacks around the mountains is not recommended by any of the medical profession!!

First picture is straight out of hospital - and those are my pyjamas not my pants! The second is a day after the stitches and dressing came off, about 10 days after surgery.

Six weeks on it's all getting slowly,slowly, very slowly better. No longer do I get overtaken by old people and zimmer frames, I can walk at normal speed, do a little bit of swimming and can reach my knees! Shoelaces aren't great and sitting up for longer than 30minutes at a time is a no-no but according to the physio all is going very well.

I'll post some updates as the winter goes along, maybe if I'm really good I'll get to do something roadside in Wales at the end of the season if I can persuade someone to carry everything!