The Extreme Staycation

Location: London, UK COVID-19 / Coronavirus Outbreak Lockdown I wonder how we are all going to be at the end of lockdown. We might emerge long haired, scraggily nailed, with hair in places that some people pay other people to regularly remove. We may emerge with a new found skill of a barber. We might emerge slightly heavier and with more of a liking for alcohol. We might emerge fitter than before - that government sanctioned exercise being taken as a mandate rather than a limit on going outside. Maybe we will emerge with better friendships having actually spoken to people more reguarly. Maybe our general knowledge will have improved due to the number of pub quizzes taking place. Whatever happens, I think we may be fundamentally changed by this - as individuals and as a country - it's not something we are likely to forget. This is brilliant - A Ski Movie by Philipp Klein https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HrIVWziJ0Y

Location: London, UK COVID-19 / Coronavirus Outbreak Lockdown Running I am not a runner. Or so I thought. I am a gym workout and dance class kinda person.  I don't run, because every time I've tried, I've been incapacitated for several days afterwards.  I even owned a vest top that said "I hate Running". Why was this?  Maybe I wasn't as fit?  Maybe I didn't pace myself? As the gyms are closed, I've joined my husband doing Couch to 5k .  He was already at the end of week 3 so I really dived in. And I have surprised, no, shocked myself - maybe I am a runner afterall!  Not only have I been able to do it, I've actually quite enjoyed it.  I make sure I have a good stretch afterwards and so far, it's going ok - I can walk the next day and everything. Good thing I got rid of that vest top - it would make a liar out of me. Lovely footage of the day - Henry the Koala https://www.thedodo.com/videos/in-the-wild/tiny-baby-koala-do...