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Todays Activity was swimming. My back is too painful, for me to go running. I don't want to be left with bad back, so I think it's best to stick to swimming. I like swimming and I've not been able to swim for long until recently, my fitness has improved immensely because I've been running

It's a lovely morning and we walked to Stratford to get the train. I headed left to the gym and Chris went right towards Southwark. I like the mornings, when we can chat and catch up.

The pool wasn't too busy and I shared the lane with 2 other people. I managed 20 minutes and 21 lengths of the pool. I felt sweaty and hot, so I knew I had done enough.

Because of the England V Slovenia game being at 3pm UK time. We were told we could watch the game, if our work was done. Everyone was exited and a few people had brought in wine to drink while watching the game. It was like the last day of school, nobody was doing any work.

This is my office during the final minutes of the game.

I had my appointment with the Osteopath, straight after the game so I hobbled off down the road to London Bridge. My Osteopath, Robin Kirk is good. I explained the hurty back and he went to work. He's brilliant. I think I counted 6 places, where he cracked by back! It felt good straight away. He told me I may need to go back, but I should see how it get on.

When I got home, Chris was in the garden putting the clothes on the line. I had a look at the veg we have growing and noticed the berries along the back. They've grown loads. I picked a load and ate a few, delicious!

Stats
Activity - Swimming
Distance - 21 Lengths
Time - 20 mins
WW Activity Points - 1

Hurty Back

Since yesterday morning my back has been giving me a bit of trouble. I did run on it yesterday and It wasn't too bad. After the long drive it went back to hurting again. I wasn't sure if I would be able to do today's run. I decided to wait until the evening to see how it felt.

It felt better than yesterday morning and I didn't struggle to get my trainers on either. Chris was working late, so it was the perfect time to go for a run. I didn't want to push it too far so I kept an even pace. The park was quite busy, as it was sunnier than last Monday. Lots more people to try and dodge. There were a lots of pairs, who took up most of the path. A few times, it was a test to see who would move for whom. I won 3 out of the 4 encounters, purely because I was running and they were walking.

I'm a bit disappointed that I'm not able to run for longer than 15 minutes in the park. Now that, I've have been in the park a few more time, I'm getting more confident. Juneathon has been brilliant for me.

While I showered, Chris made Aubergine Wraps for dinner. They were really good. We saw the recipe on telly a few weeks ago. He's not a bad little cook.


Stats
Activity - Park Running
Distance - 2.19km
Time - 13.01 mins
Calories - 153
Pace - 5' 55"
WW Activity Points - 1.5

I have a new Gadget

I've not been able blog from work today. Wednesday is press day and in the world of TV listings magazines, once the schedules lock and the magazine gets printed.

An empty gym this morning. Very strange. I got to pick the treadmill I like, the one where you can't see in the mirror. I don't like seeing myself sweating and looking bright red.

I went straight to level 9. This morning I used the Jubilee line and didn't have the 30 minute walk, which gets me all hot and sweaty, even before I've made it into the gym. I decided I was going to run 2k and use the rowing machine for 15 minutes, which would make my cardio workout 30 minutes. I'm not a big fan of the rower, I don't really enjoy it. 15 minutes, is the most I've use it, but I don't think I got much out of it. I'm going to try the rower first next time.

Before I started Juneathon, I thought about getting the Nike+ Running gadget. I'm massive gadget fiend and want anything that's new. I'm also a Mac not PC! So the a gadget, that works perfectly with my iPod Nano (bought in 2005), is great. I ordered the Nikey thing using my nectar points, so all that swiping at Sainsburys paid off! It was delivered this morning, so I'm well exited about seeing my stats tomorrow. I'm gonna go, cos I need to read the maunal before tomorrows run!

Stats
Activity1 - Gym Running
Time - 14mins
Distance - 2km
Calories - 144

Activity2 - Rowing Machine
Time - 15mins
Distance - 2.6km
Calories - 135