How have you coped with lockdown?

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

How have you coped with lockdown?

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

I hope above doesn't sound selfish, it does I know, and many have struggled and suffered loss. I'm just giving my personal life perspective and being open and honest.

I also learnt how to run fantasy poll tennis events!

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

One thing I never do is get down or upset because others are doing well. When friends have successes, that is something to celebrate, so I don't find your post selfish at all, JonH. Indeed, I am happy for you and also impressed with how you have managed to maintain motivation through these times. So congratulations on your 5k times. Not sure I could get close to that - actually I know I couldn't.

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JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Bob in Spain wrote:
One thing I never do is get down or upset because others are doing well. When friends have successes, that is something to celebrate, so I don't find your post selfish at all, JonH. Indeed, I am happy for you and also impressed with how you have managed to maintain motivation through these times. So congratulations on your 5k times. Not sure I could get close to that - actually I know I couldn't.
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The beauty of a running machine is that you can set the pace and just go with it. On the road, it's hard to maintain or judge pace, I find, and so I set ours at 11.5kmh tonight and went with it, increasing it a little as I went through to 12.5 as I felt ok. If I feel good, tomorrow i can set it at 11.6 or 11.7 and know that I can beat my best time , so long as I can manage the pace.

It works well. I put the telly on with some football or news and run. Antiques roadshow is a good one to run too, although I cant always hear it above the machine!

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Like Bob, I love to read 'feel good' stories - goodness, there's enough misery out there, it's uplifting to read 'nice' stories

Well done, you !

flamingowings · All-time great

That's great Jon!

Lockdown in general - some very hard days and weeks and some very good days and weeks. My partner and I hadn't long moved in together before lockdown (about 5 weeks) but we have learned that we are a strong team and I feel very confident about our future together.

My partner and I have started doing the couch to 5k runs to build fitness and be healthier. We're now on week 4, which is 1 x run of 3 mins, some walking, a run of 5 mins and repeat both (so 16 mins of running in total). It's hard going but we do it 3 x a week and have the weekends off to do a long walk/it a bit more freely.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

flamingowings wrote:
That's great Jon!

Lockdown in general - some very hard days and weeks and some very good days and weeks. My partner and I hadn't long moved in together before lockdown (about 5 weeks) but we have learned that we are a strong team and I feel very confident about our future together.

My partner and I have started doing the couch to 5k runs to build fitness and be healthier. We're now on week 4, which is 1 x run of 3 mins, some walking, a run of 5 mins and repeat both (so 16 mins of running in total). It's hard going but we do it 3 x a week and have the weekends off to do a long walk/it a bit more freely.

That's good re the runs it is amazing how you build strength quickly , and confidence. Fab re you and your partner, after 5 weeks it must been a nervy time on how youd manage together but it sounds like you're well matched and doing well! Congrats to you FW!

indiana · Tennis legend

Super stuff, Jon, well done!

I had some too vague intentions along these lines but such a lack of self discipline.

You could be my motivation! I will report back in a few months

paulisi · Tennis legend

I don't like running, but I do need to get fit again. I need the gym to re-open.

Miriambee · Futures level

I've only just seen this thread, so I have a story a bit like Jon H. Last autumn i went to the GP for an over 65s check up, where they found a pre-diabetic Blood sugar, a high blood pressure and a BMI of 31, and I had already been taking heartburn tablets for 2 years. In B'ham you can be referred to weight watchers if you're prediabetic and have 9 months of free resources from them. So I was referred, decided to try and do a 30 minute walk daily and keep with their programme, I also had to go on BP tablets. I dusted off the Wii fit, and by the time lockdown came my weight had dropped about 2 stone. I got out the digital scales when WW physical classes stopped, and started going for an hours walk every day. I took up gardening as our garden is a mess, and for my birthday in June my son gave me the nintendo ring fit, which has properly planned exercises and a game where you exercise to defeat the enemies, all a lot of fun. I don't think I could put up with a rowing/cycling/running machine or the gym, I need more variety.

So now, my BMI is 24, so I've lost 3 stone, I don't need the heartburn tablets, my blood sugar is a little lower and i'm taking my BP at home, and in my opinion I don't need those tablets either, however I've still got to confess this to the surgery!

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Miriambee wrote:
I've only just seen this thread, so I have a story a bit like Jon H. Last autumn i went to the GP for an over 65s check up, where they found a pre-diabetic Blood sugar, a high blood pressure and a BMI of 31, and I had already been taking heartburn tablets for 2 years. In B'ham you can be referred to weight watchers if you're prediabetic and have 9 months of free resources from them. So I was referred, decided to try and do a 30 minute walk daily and keep with their programme, I also had to go on BP tablets. I dusted off the Wii fit, and by the time lockdown came my weight had dropped about 2 stone. I got out the digital scales when WW physical classes stopped, and started going for an hours walk every day. I took up gardening as our garden is a mess, and for my birthday in June my son gave me the nintendo ring fit, which has properly planned exercises and a game where you exercise to defeat the enemies, all a lot of fun. I don't think I could put up with a rowing/cycling/running machine or the gym, I need more variety.
So now, my BMI is 24, so I've lost 3 stone, I don't need the heartburn tablets, my blood sugar is a little lower and i'm taking my BP at home, and in my opinion I don't need those tablets either, however I've still got to confess this to the surgery!

Fabulous, well done! Keep it up! I have to admit that although my 5km time is improved at 25 mins 17 secs, my weight has gone back to 11 st 4. So I need to hunker down again!

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Miriambee wrote:
I've only just seen this thread, so I have a story a bit like Jon H. Last autumn i went to the GP for an over 65s check up, where they found a pre-diabetic Blood sugar, a high blood pressure and a BMI of 31, and I had already been taking heartburn tablets for 2 years. In B'ham you can be referred to weight watchers if you're prediabetic and have 9 months of free resources from them. So I was referred, decided to try and do a 30 minute walk daily and keep with their programme, I also had to go on BP tablets. I dusted off the Wii fit, and by the time lockdown came my weight had dropped about 2 stone. I got out the digital scales when WW physical classes stopped, and started going for an hours walk every day. I took up gardening as our garden is a mess, and for my birthday in June my son gave me the nintendo ring fit, which has properly planned exercises and a game where you exercise to defeat the enemies, all a lot of fun. I don't think I could put up with a rowing/cycling/running machine or the gym, I need more variety.
So now, my BMI is 24, so I've lost 3 stone, I don't need the heartburn tablets, my blood sugar is a little lower and i'm taking my BP at home, and in my opinion I don't need those tablets either, however I've still got to confess this to the surgery!

Be proud of yourself Miriam. You've earned it. What a great story.

DF · Tennis legend

Miriambee wrote:
I've only just seen this thread, so I have a story a bit like Jon H. Last autumn i went to the GP for an over 65s check up, where they found a pre-diabetic Blood sugar, a high blood pressure and a BMI of 31, and I had already been taking heartburn tablets for 2 years. In B'ham you can be referred to weight watchers if you're prediabetic and have 9 months of free resources from them. So I was referred, decided to try and do a 30 minute walk daily and keep with their programme, I also had to go on BP tablets. I dusted off the Wii fit, and by the time lockdown came my weight had dropped about 2 stone. I got out the digital scales when WW physical classes stopped, and started going for an hours walk every day. I took up gardening as our garden is a mess, and for my birthday in June my son gave me the nintendo ring fit, which has properly planned exercises and a game where you exercise to defeat the enemies, all a lot of fun. I don't think I could put up with a rowing/cycling/running machine or the gym, I need more variety.
So now, my BMI is 24, so I've lost 3 stone, I don't need the heartburn tablets, my blood sugar is a little lower and i'm taking my BP at home, and in my opinion I don't need those tablets either, however I've still got to confess this to the surgery!

Well done Miriambee. Hope you will be able to keep it up !!!

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

That's a great account, Miriambee - really inspirational. Seriously, major congratulations.

My story is far less dramatic but just to share: I'm one of those skinny, unfit sort - low BMI, low blood pressure but pretty high heart rate. I had a lot of work during lockdown (which I'm not complaining about) but it gave me an excuse at the start to do nothing.
And then I thought, CD, make a friggin' effort! Look what everyone else is going through.
So, as well as a 45 mins walk, which I probably was pretty much doing anyway but now it was more 'official, I also started simply doing the stairs in the block of flats where I live in London. Not the stairs to my flat - 3rd floor - I've always walked those. But just the full 7 flights, or from floor 3 to floor 7 three times, basically about ten minutes of stairs in different variations.
And my heart rate has fallen about 10 bpm. Which I'm really pleased about.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
That's a great account, Miriambee - really inspirational. Seriously, major congratulations.

My story is far less dramatic but just to share: I'm one of those skinny, unfit sort - low BMI, low blood pressure but pretty high heart rate. I had a lot of work during lockdown (which I'm not complaining about) but it gave me an excuse at the start to do nothing.
And then I thought, CD, make a friggin' effort! Look what everyone else is going through.
So, as well as a 45 mins walk, which I probably was pretty much doing anyway but now it was more 'official, I also started simply doing the stairs in the block of flats where I live in London. Not the stairs to my flat - 3rd floor - I've always walked those. But just the full 7 flights, or from floor 3 to floor 7 three times, basically about ten minutes of stairs in different variations.
And my heart rate has fallen about 10 bpm. Which I'm really pleased about.

That's good , CD, keep that up!