Why It’s Good To Be A Beginner
Red in the face and out of breath, I reached for the water glass on the window sill. I was half-way through. Another round of high knee marching, shadow boxing, and my least favourite, high knee shoulder presses was about to begin.
Kids across the UK and beyond are doing PE with Joe Wicks each morning. I managed one session, hoping my children wouldn’t notice me lurking by the sofa through the jumping jacks. That was two weeks ago. I’m less fit now than I was then because I’m no longer walking around my neighbourhood.
But while a PE session might be beyond me, I notices that Joe had a playlist with beginner workouts on it.
I still worked hard. My shoulders will probably ache in the morning from doing those high knee shoulder presses. But instead of dreading putting the video on again tomorrow, I feel I can do this. I might emerge at the end of this lockdown fitter than I went into it.
Are You In A Hurry?
I remember being told off by a lecturer once for always trying to run before I could walk. I didn’t want to patiently go through the foundations. I wanted to be able to use the advanced techniques already.
