After months of feeling mightily sorry for myself (a torn meniscus has that effect), I took an important psychological step back to running this weekend, when I rejoined my running group. Ahem – let’s make one thing clear from the start: They all ran. I walked. Some of the group …
This guest post from the one and only Sanjeev Chhabra is an extraordinary account of a comeback to running, & what a comeback! Sanjeev donated a kidney 3 months before his half, so the physical and mental recovery involved is truly impressive. His story is also very funny. Thanks, Sanjeev, …
Don’t want to start 2020 on a glum note, but my late-2019-injury is actually getting worse, or so it would appear. I tore the meniscus in my left knee at the end of November. Cried a lot. Consulted several specialists. Cried a little less. Withdrew from my 3 main winter …
Now those are not words you hear that often, are they?! Hardly surprising, then, that I was thrilled to bits to read an article my lovely sister forwarded to me, about the health benefits of marathon running for we – ahem – older folk. The article in question (I read …
I pick myself up, dust myself off, and start all over again.Don’t lose your confidence if you slip, be grateful for a pleasant trip,And pick yourself up, dust off, start over again. So here’s the thing. Last weekend, I tore the meniscus in my left knee, and after a week …
Just as our Delhi weather is f-i-n-a-l-l-y begin to cool down a little in the early mornings and late evenings, comes the annual phenomenon that plunges us each year into a toxic mess. Delhi’s air quality is influenced by many things – geography, crazy dust, rampant uncontrolled construction, insane traffic, …
My right to breathe. That was the message a group of us wanted to share this morning, as we ran wearing protective face masks in the heart of New Delhi, a city with the unenviable reputation of being one of the most polluted on the planet. Just think about it …
It is SO hot and humid in Delhi (where I live) that it’s difficult to imagine the winter ever coming. Our summer has been long and brutal and we still have at least a month to go before the weather will start cooling down. Actually, more than a month. Today …
Yoga. One of those quintessential Indian “things” which I’ve never really “got”. Is that too many quotation marks for one short sentence? Maybe. I tried yoga a few years ago, in an effort to make hubby dearest do some kind of exercise. The teacher came highly recommended by hubby’s sister-in-law, …
I’ve been swimming a lot, these last few days, as I holiday in Bangkok, mainly because the building has a pool, so there is no effort required at all. No crazy Delhi traffic to drive through to get to a pool, which is my standard excuse for not swimming regularly …
