In the absence of many opportunities to go running (travel committments), I’ve been going to the gym during my lunch hour from time to time.

The advantage is that I feel quite refreshed for the afternoon, but the problem is that I only really get 45 minutes, which is enough for a quick 30-minute cycle and a few stretching exercises, but you then need to cool off and get back to work.

I’ve stopped drinking coffee and alcohol for a month, and it’s going fairly well, but that’s because it’s one of those all-or-nothing committments that are easier to keep than “I’m going to drink a little less”, or in this case “I’m going to do more exercise”.  What I really need to do is use the same approach as I did for drinking, and commit a month to getting into the best shape possible.

Then I can take extreme measures.