Bluedam’s BodyBlog

Turning Thirty

I turned thirty this Sunday and have decided to embrace it and push on with my goals as much as possible. I had a small blow out as I went away for it and have now returned and am ready to push on with my exercise regime.

The brake has done my body good, but I am already itching to get back at the weights and cardio. I have discovered that my program is a little to much of the same and I need to be exerting myself a lot more than I currently do. Put simply it is time to get that shoulder to the wheel.

Turning thirty gives you pause for reflection. I am generally a happy go lucky sort of guy and though I have some regrets, but I would not change anything. It has made me the person I am today and shaped my chartacter and body flaws and all. I have a huge amount to be thankful for and intend to get stuck in. So its less of the thirsty thirty, dirty thirty and more of the lets get busy thirty going forward.

I have had a bad dose of man flu, namely a chest infection the past few days. Thought I was past them since giving up the ciggarettes nine months ago. However as I am getting older, I am beginning to listen and headed along to the doc straight away. Not so long ago I would just stick my head in the sand and expect it to go all away by itself. Yes I am a misguided stubborn alpha male. 

He has put me on a course of antibiotics, so my training has been scuppered for the past few days. I am trying to feel upbeat and take the positives out of the cabin fever I have had. It has allowed me to appreciate that my health is important not only to me but how it affects my dependents ie my beautiful wife and my career. I need to relax at times and slow down to focus the small brain matter I have on what is important. 

Im also signed up for kickboxing classes that start in a months time and that is something I am so eager to do. How I will manage I am unsure as I have the co-ordination of a drunken monkey and am not half as good looking.

Speaking of which I gave up alcohol for a month back as well and it was one of the best months I’ve had in 2008. There are reasons not to this month in that I turn 30 and am heading to Portugal on a short break. However there are always reasons not to so Im going to give it a go again. I dont drink massively or always to excess just cant deal with the hang overs and I suppose there is a bit of been there done that as well. I love the mindless self uindulgence sometimes but this is something I have been thinking about a while. Keep ya’s posted on my progress.