BUT !!!
Fear Not.... Here I am with something, which I am hoping, will give you all a LIFT, a SMILE, and maybe HELP you through what, for so many of us on the forum right now, are tricky and trying times The weather is stopping many of us from getting out. Illness has struck many folk or their family and, injuries seem to be increasing too.
The message here, one that I put out on Catch-Up Corner, many times.
Do what you are able, when you are able, be patient, kind to yourself and know that the runs will wait.
Having said that... there IS something that you may be able to do, even if you are not able to get outside to run...
Here goes. This comes with a warning
Oldfloss Rhyme, coming up... it has been a while !!!
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Winter Running Blues
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So. things are feeling slow
And there's no place you can go,
'Cos the weather's closing in and looking dire.
Freezing fog is hanging low
And there's a been a fall of snow,
And you're heading for the couch beside the fire?
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You've got the winter running blues
Mothballing the running shoes,
Putting all your gear away inside a drawer?
Now hang on just a sec'
No more exercising, heck!
Besides the runs, there's really so much more!
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If you can't run, maybe stroll,
Clear the driveway, dig a hole.
Hit the housework, tidy cupboards as you go.
And if that's not quite enough
There's a pile of useful stuff,
On our forum Strength and Flex, you didn't know ??
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There is work for every part,
Of our body and our heart,
To keep us moving and to keep us strong.
Exercises for our toes,
Moving right up to our nose.
If you haven't been there, time to get along !
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Now if you're on the old IC
That excuse just cannot be.
There are exercises, all done in a chair.
You can pull and you can push,
Bending front, side and backwards from your tush!
If you look and scroll around you'll find them there!
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There is something there for all,
Take a look, it is your call.
Pilates, Yoga, squats speed walking or a row.
There are links for this and that
Downward dog, or pose of cat
It's there for you and all you have to do, is GO.
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We'll expect to see you there,
So much for us all to share,
Until the time when we can don our running shoes.
So come on and join the fun
It has only just begun
Floss's bid to ban those Winter Running Blues!
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Now, wasn't that FUN....? Well I thought so...
I have not been able to run here for nearly two weeks. Life, blocked sinus, and this last week the weather have scuppered me.
The amazing resources we all have on the Strength and Flex Forum, have kept me going
I have moved every day in December, using the ideas there and, in particular the current December ones, put together by our own CBDB .. who keeps an eye on all of us over there.
healthunlocked.com/strength...
If you have not visited that forum yet... it really is time you did.
For new runners, it is pretty essential and for the rest of... well I think it is pretty essential too!
There is also, for anyone who is only able maybe to take a walk right now.. the wonderful resource of Active 10 !
Okay. What are you waiting for?
Head across and I will see you there. I'll be the old lady, either tangled up in my resistance bands or sitting , completely relaxed in the perfect state of Zen, working my way through Adriene's BREATHE
Oldfloss x