Running...

Hello! 
Everyone seems to be in the spirit of getting fit. I've never really done the new year get fit thing... but then I've always been fit... until now that is!
I've had a whole year off from regular exercise, and whist I've not gotten completely out of shape... I know that getting back into exercising at least 3 times a week is not going to be easy.
I really don't know how I used to do it at uni, I'd do at least 16 hours of dance classes a week, and then I'd go out dancing in the evenings, and I'd frequently go for a swim to get rid of my hangover... 
I guess I do still move around a lot, and I'm always running up and down stairs and lifting boxes, but I haven't been climbing for an age, and I've not been to a dance class in even longer.
So me and my friend Clare have decided to start running... I say running, it's going to be a lot of walking with attempted running in between said walking... and the running will probably be closer to a jog. It's going to be interesting.
I just hope my teenage exercise induced asthma doesn't reappear. That was a pain in the backside. I was pretty good at long distance running until I was about 14. Ah well. I might start a running blog, to document our progress.
It'll be a laugh, well, I keep telling myself it will be anyway.
Right, now where are the rest of my Christmas Ferrero Roches?
Love and Chocolate... I mean running... yeah running...
x x

...I love how this picture makes running look all romantic and exotic, rather than the sweaty, red faced girl, running along a pavement that I will be tomorrow...

Climbing and Dancing

Heeellllooo!

I've been busy the past couple of days, climbing and dancing! :D This makes me very happy!

I went climbing at The Edge on Tuesday, luckily me and my climbing partner are at around about the same skill level so it works out pretty well, (well actually she's a bit better than me! haha!) but it was really cool to go and do some roping as I haven't done any for a long time, and I push myself that little bit more when I am roping than when I'm bouldering... falling off is less scary when you know someone is going to catch you! Sarah is so light too it feels like I'm belaying a feather! haha!

Then on Wednesday, I went off to Manchester to have a rehearsal with a girl I went to uni with. She is putting on a Charity Dance Show OFF! Which is basically a dance show with lots of upbeat dancing, burlesque (she's a burlesque dancer - Miss Bettie Dean!) hula girls, show girls.... it's going to be really fun. It's only in 2 weeks so I was at rehearsals yesterday and Wednesday, and I can't tell you how much fun it was to be back dancing and helping with the choreography! The feeling of being part of a creative process is really rewarding and I'm looking forward to more rehearsals on Sunday.

I also managed to get to my beginners (hahaha) Street dance class on wednesday evening at Hype dance. We had the normal teacher this week, she's really good at isolations and she started teaching us a hip hop routine... and the beginnings of how to wave (no not the type you do when you are greeting someone!) It has to be said.... I am SO not Street! hahahahaha, but it's really fun attempting the moves.... you'd all laugh so much if you saw me in class.

Much Love x x

(Still no sign of the lead for my camera I ordered in the post!)