Sneezing, sniffles, coughing....? Winter is on it's way!

Well September is here already - almost can't believe it, except I've managed to catch a cold already!

Colds are horrid things - they're (usually) not serious enough to warrant medical intervention, but you can be stuck with one for weeks.  They make you feel miserable, with all the coughing/sneezing/runny nose, and the thing that drives me mad is you just have to wait it out.

I do have a coping strategy though - I stock up on my vitamins/minerals, drink plenty of water & fruit juice, rest as much as I can and aim for healthy & wholesome foods.  Whether they work or not (and I believe they do) is only part of the story - I also do it to make myself feel better.  And I think that's usually half the battle - when you're ill, trying to stay positive is really hard work so I try to focus on doing the little things that help.

So I figured today would be a good day to get started on my cold-busting tactics.  I stopped off at the health shop earlier to get my vitamin C + zinc, anti-viral tissues, antibacterial hand gel and for some reason, lentils.  I don't know why, but I always reach for lentils when I'm feeling sick - and today's choice was puy.

My mind power is running pretty low at the moment, so rather than try to invent something new I had a quick search for recipes that inspired me.  Two main ingredients were on my search list - eggs (because I have plenty and want to use them) and of course the puy lentils.  And this is what I settled on:

Zumba!

Ok, so I know I've already mentioned zumba in a previous post, but tonight I went to my second-ever zumba class and it's definitely a sure thing.

The crowd tonight was different - for starters, there was about 30 more women there tonight compared to the Monday morning class I tried - and I was worried about "fitting in" cos these women all looked like regular gym-goers... but as soon as the music started I quickly realised that it didn't matter, cos nobody had perfected the moves and there were still a few newcomers.  And I was glad to see I wasn't the only one getting all hot and sweaty - loads of women around me were exactly the same.

Note to self: step class is not for those returning to fitness!!

Well as the title says, I tried out a step aerobics class tonight.  Was feeling so positive after zumba yesterday, and felt confident that with all my years of step class when I was younger I'd be able to get into it without too much difficulty... wrong!

I could pick up most of the steps ok, but the instructor taking the class didn't seem to take account of the varying levels of fitness within the class.