Thoughts on my fitness journey and going with the flow post treatment for colon cancer.
A share today around a piece of self-awareness that comes to mind for me right now.
Last year (as regular readers will know), I had quite the health journey (with colon cancer), so a focus since then (August onwards) has been to get back to fitness, having done zero exercise for a five-month period, a level of rest I’ve never taken in my whole life, let alone the damage done to my body through the toxicity of chemotherapy.
I did get reasonably fit reasonably quickly, getting back to regular Pilates and one or two long bike rides each month by around October. That said, I’m still, as we come towards the end of January, not really at all fit when measured against my past standards.
What I observe in myself, though, is that I’m ok with that. That is a new feeling. In years past I’d been on the indoor bike trainer in the winter several times a week, but I just don’t feel like doing that right now. Instead, am simply making sure to get out and walk often and for at least “10,000 steps” each day.
Today, Saturday, that will be exactly what I will do. I’ll be up in London for a day out and, as is the way on such days, will walk a lot. Sunday? Probably another walk, then Monday too.
It isn’t as much as I could do, but I’m going with the flow of what feels right at the moment.