Really must say "OWW!!"

[nineveh_uk]

In three and a half weeks I am going on holiday. I am ridiculously excited about this, of course. The day begins with checking the weather. I check webcams regularly while at work. I Google images of random mountains. My latest discovery is the website Bratte områder Norge*, which tells you how steep a mountainside is, and by implication its avalanche potential. I gaze at it like an archetypal 60s teenager and a poster of their pop idol. I order new clothes on the grounds that this is reasonable given the fact that it is 16 years since I first went skiing, and the things I bought then are getting a bit past it - namely my jacket has lost its waterproofing, my fleece doesn't fit under my lighter weight jacket, and my gaiters got been left behind at a hotel somewhere.

I am also supposed to be improving my fitness. Unfortunately, as I have a slight bug of the sort that isn't serious, but I don't want to encourage, I am avoiding the exercise bike and anything that might strain me much. Aha! I thought. I shall do strength exercises. Which is why yesterday I apparently did far too many squats, and my thighs are absolutely killing me. Forget about the cold hillside, I can scarcely walk downstairs!

*Norway: the steep bits.

Comments

[moon_custafer]

"Norway: the steep bits"

This fuels my suspicion that the Norwegians are winning at dry humour.

[nineveh_uk]

I have to admit that it is not an exact translation, but I like to think that it captures the spirit of the concept.

[caulkhead]

That website may be the worst timesink I have ever encountered. Just as well they don't do France, Italy or Austria.

[nineveh_uk]

It's great, isn't it? Utterly fascinating. And there's even an app! https://www.ngi.no/eng/News/NGI-News/How-to-travel-safely-on-skis-in-steep-terrain Every country should have one.

[philomytha]

Ouch! I did that thing with squats a few weeks ago. It felt easy to do at the time, so I did lots, but the next three days I paid for it going downstairs.

[nineveh_uk]

It felt so easy at the time! I've been making an effort to do them a bit, and clearly it has paid off in making it easy to do too many!

[sir_guinglain]

I applaud your efforts in exercise. I find my calves are aching far too much nowadays without any special projects.

[nineveh_uk]

I do have a major incentive! Every bit of pain now is a bit less pain on holiday. Hopefully. Though also I want to carry on afterwards in case managing to do some regular exercise can help my immune system. But we'll see how that goes...