Keeping active
Published 9 months, 3 weeks ago in My life.So one week down, five to go and I can tell you it has already proved to be a bit of an effort finding the time to get the runners on and get active.
To be honest, with Parliament sitting Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday I got the majority of my exercise done running between my office and the Chamber whenever a vote was taken on a piece of legislation.
(For those that don’t know, when it comes time to vote on a bill in Parliament MPs have exactly three minutes to get from wherever they are in the building to the Chamber before the doors are locked and the vote is taken.)
I did finish the week strongly as I was able to get in a good walk around Montrose this morning before work, and I have vowed to make up for lost ground this weekend. However with 36 degree days forecast that will probably mean back to the Kilsyth pool!
Thanks to those that are posting comments (including my niece Melissa!), it is great to see this Challenge has really taken off. And in response to CanineClub (posted 3/3/08) dogs are most welcome to be part of the Challenge, my Labrador Retriever Darcy joined me at 6.30 this morning.
Good luck to everyone for week two.
Ps. Don’t forget to always write down your daily activity. That way it is a lot easier to keep on track for the 30 minutes of exercise a day over 30 days.
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Dear Minister,
it is really pleasing to read that dogs are welcome additions to your ‘keeping active’ campaign. The great pity is that numerous local councils don’t appear to have embraced this philosophy - in particular Glen Eira! Instead of a Domestic Animal Management Policy which encourages pet ownership and values its benefits, pet owners are considered as ’second rate’ citizens at best, and at worst, as a lucrative cash cow. Exercising together with ‘man’s best friend’ is becoming impossible under bylaws and orders which fail to recognise that pets contribute enormously to the social fabric of communities. I urge you as Minister, and your state colleagues to ensure via legislative reform that pet owners’ ‘rights’ are protected and that equity in the allocation of open space is enshrined in such legislation.