http://kili.scramblejam.com From Chunky Coder to Charity Climber... Tue, 11 Dec 2007 15:29:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is just a quick post with a great article found recently via Digg. Pimp your Workout I thoroughly enjoyed this article, and its given me some great tips on maximizing the effectiveness of my workouts. I'm still new to the gym so my training hasn't yet gotten stale, but I still ... http://kili.scramblejam.com/2007/12/pimp-your-workout/ I finally joined the gym on Friday, and I am very pleased that I did. I have already notched up two thoroughly enjoyable workouts, and despite feeling pretty knackered now (I'd forgotten how tiring gym work can be) I feel fabulous! I have joined Fitness First in my current locale of ... http://kili.scramblejam.com/2007/12/thank-you-fitness-first/ With my focus upon my training building almost daily, I have recently been pondering whether to join a gym (again) or not... I have to date been a member of 4 different gyms in 2 cities, and though each sign-up was accompanied by much handing over of cash and a great ... http://kili.scramblejam.com/2007/12/to-gym-or-not-to-gym/ As a budding Personal Development author (check back soon for more details), I am always curious about how different activities affect us - our moods, our thoughts, our physical condition. Having completed a grueling long-run on Sunday, when this exact topic was occupying my mind, I have been gathering my ... http://kili.scramblejam.com/2007/12/how-exercise-affects-us/ As it is plain to see by my Countdown in the Header, I have exactly 200 days until my climb... I find it helps me to consciously ackowledge mile-stones like this, as I have a finite amount of time to prepare now and I constantly need to refocus upon my training ... http://kili.scramblejam.com/2007/12/200-days-to-go/ My current favourite running/motivation hack is absurdly simple - I get my girlfriend to drop me off on the side of the road on her way to church... The way back is a clear, mostly straight route which I'm pretty much stuck on - There are no short-cuts, no shelter, no ... http://kili.scramblejam.com/2007/12/running-motivation-hack-run-home/ It's not really turning out to be my week - It looks like I have been unsuccessful in my entry to the Mens Health Weight Loss Awards. I'm not particularly upset, as I have already lost a great deal of weight since I started training and am planning on reaching my ... http://kili.scramblejam.com/2007/11/mh-weight-loss-awards-update/ I heard via email and post yesterday that I was unsuccessful in getting a ballot place in the Flora London Marathon for next year. Now that I have heard I am filled with a mixture of disappointment and relief! On one hand I am really keen to test my running mettle ... http://kili.scramblejam.com/2007/11/london-marathon-2008-no-joy/ I don't quite know why, but any email I receive that is even remotely related to the London Marathon always seems to bring me out in a cold sweat... I just received an email notifying me that I will soon be notified whether I have got a place in the Marathon ... http://kili.scramblejam.com/2007/11/heart-attack-time/ Every month, like clockwork, my latest copy of Mens Health drops through the door. I always enjoy this as I know, unequivocally, that I'll be able to find some new info, hacks, tools or motivation - just by reading the magazine. I am highly selective about the information sources I subscribe ... http://kili.scramblejam.com/2007/11/finding-motivation-courtesy-of-mens-health/