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It used to fly when we were having a good time. Let’s get back to that! I have a lot to do, or rather I have a lot I want to do each day. I’m retired and apart from being a blogger I don’t have a job. So how come it’s Monday and I feel […]

Don’t regret what you’ve done, regret what you haven’t done If you don’t have a plan for your life, it will get planned for you. It doesn’t matter how old you are, what matters is what you can do and what you want to do. Don’t know what you want to do? Really? Well we’ll

A real owners review of a Yamaha Niken. Retirement is cool? This ain’t a motorcycle blog. Except it is. Buying the Niken was part of my retirement, it was a treat to myself, it was part of a story. I know, I know, you wanna know about the Niken, not me so scroll down past

A story of most people’s fitness, weight loss, healthy life journeys. True Story. I’m in Cafe Nero, Didsbury. It was my plan to go to the gym today and lift weights but I got up late (procrastinated), it was raining (procrastinated), so I could’t go there on my motorbike (procrastinated) and I had a domestic

Agree? Disagree? Read on. You’ve worked hard, raised a family, maybe even raised more than one family. Done Life. And here you are retired. Now it’s MY time, yes? Gonna put my feet up and enjoy my retirement, yes? I’ve earned this rest. You have. No more stress. Maybe. Ever noticed how many people die

How’s your week been,have YOU earned a beer? When I was coaching people 121 and we were looking at exercise and food, from my own experience we used to have this chat is this you? It certainly used to be me! Monday to Friday, eat well, exercise well, feeling pretty pleased with ourselves. Going for

Did you take a step forwards or slide backwards, every little bit counts. Let me help you; Stand up. Now please. Sit down. Stand up. Repeat 5 times. There, that’s a win for today! And it took what ,20 seconds? You just did five squats, the king of exercises, exercised all the big muscles, heart

Because you do still have one. I wish someone had told me to do this 12 years ago. Well I don’t actually because it’s not what I do, however, in passing on my story in the hope of helping others: This is a Good Thing to Do.You can of course er…like this “friend” of mine,

Especially in retirement! It’s 1130, done my morning routine, been for a walk, had a cold shower. Cold shower! Not for you? Not for me either but…another time eh? Bikes, you either get them or you don’t. Maybe you do get the bike thing but for whatever reason (too dangerous, too fast, too expensive, my

How to start the day with a win… How did you start today?  Do you think you’ve improved your life? Have you lived your life or has life lived you? Thing is, you’ve just missed a chance to take control, improve and extend your life. Know this, at this stage of our lives, if we’re