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Author Archives: Anna

Halloween

It is Sunday. Very calm and relaxing. As you might have noticed I don´t write here often since I am busy reading and correcting my own writing. To be honest, it is very boring but life is not always fun so I just have to have this work done. Since this takes a lot of time, I only do a few hours of training every week.

This weekend is very unique. When I was little I went to church with my family. The priest announced every name that had passed away and lit a candle for every name. I remember it was a bit scary since it was so cold and dark. Also all candles on the graveyard made that scary feeling even worse. Something similar to Stephen King writing. I am happy that we have introduced some of the original Celtic halloween traditions to Sweden. It makes this weekend less scary, or what do you think?

To learn and to develop

I have been, and still am, busy writing and working. I know I should write here to stay in touch, but I do at least some micro blogging on Instagram. I like photos a lot, and it really is true that a picture says more than words sometimes. However, difficult to catch a glimpse of life.

I still try to do training. Something I need to stay focused and in shape. I have this picture in my mind that I will be doing work out when I am 100 years old. Possible? Yes, I think so.

I am working on my books. I work with my language that is under constant development. I learn something every day.

Last weekend

I am focusing a lot on correcting my writing, but sometimes I need a break so I go for sports. They are my hobbies: sports and writing. I sure do watch tv but I don´t like to feel that I have wasted my life on tv.

Hässelbyloppet was fun. I could have done more running before but I like to do different kind of activities. It was very cold and some rain. All runners were very eager to run and that I like a lot. Since the weather was so bad I thought it was my last run this year. However, today is beautiful and I will put my running shoes on.

 

The physiology of training

Tomorrow is Hässelbyloppet and I am at home resting and preparing for tomorrow. It was such a long time ago since I participated in a running event. This will be my third time at Hässelby. I have forgotten how much it is to prepare. Eat right, sleep well, what will the weather be like?  To be honest I have followed SMHI every day this week. Today is rainy and it seems like it will be good tomorrow. I cross my fingers. Actually I have been worried about getting injured so I have to cancel. However, I do a lot of stretch and that prevents a lot.

I am very interested in physiological changes occurring in the body when training. Currently, I read about the heart how it adapts to increased exercise. In brief, it is a lot about how to get sufficient oxygen to the cells that energy can be released so the muscles can work. Here, the heart plays a huge role. To beat so the blood flow can bring oxygen to the muscle cells. It is very interesting that electrical impulses make the heart contract.

Previously, I wrote that my own max puls has decreased. It used to be 200 and now it is 180 when cycling. According to a formula it should decrease with a beat per year so it cannot be age related. Since I have read some (SISU Idrottsböcker) about the changes that can occur in the body when doing exercise it might be a change in balance between the sympathetic and the parasympathetic nervous system. Maybe my vagus nerve is more active. I have also noted a change in max pulse when I run versus cycling. Running is definitely more of a challenge.

It really was a long time ago since I read about the heart and the physiology/pharmacology related to blood pressure and puls. It makes exercise more fun. To measure changes. Now I will spend the rest of this Sathurday correcting my books. I am longing so much for it to be done since I have spent years writing.

Sathurday evening

I had a wonderful training this afternoon. Exercise should be fun. Sometimes that can be forgotten, and today I had to remind myself of that. Life is busy and there is so much I would like to do. However, to stay in shape is always the most important thing to prioritise. Because, if you don´t feel well like having a flue or similar, then you don´t want to do anything. To be sporty improves your immunological defence. Exercise increases your defence.

This afternoon I was very slow. It was perfect temperature, sunshine, no rain. Saw a beautiful sunset. I had little muscle pain and I was surprised of that since I do a lot of stretch. But, I have commented on that before that running is not cycling. Running is much tougher for me.

I have got the book on “pulse” that I am reading. There are different intervals to stay at to achieve various goals. My pulse this afternoon was about 150 during an hour. 110 walking. My max pulse has changed. I need to do a new test to see if it really has changed. It used to be 200 and now it is 180. Maybe a physiological explanation. I am a long distance runner and not a sprinter. Unfortunately. Wish I could be faster.

Enough talking about running. I am currently correcting my book so I need this exercise to be able to read my book from a different angle. Difficult and definitely challenging.

On the other side

Monday evening. I have accepted that autumn is here to stay. It is colder, rainier and darker. So, I have surrendered and I am adapting. This weekend I have done quite a lot of exercise. Running and walking. Since it is chilly, just to put some more clothes on. I need to do more running, maybe more intense like interval training. But most of all, I enjoy. I find it very nice to just run, to think of nothing, maybe see a deer or a fox. Since my little sweetie cannot run I take her for walk after running. She is very cute because she knows that I will run and when I come back it is her turn. Very sweet. Sometimes I bring the camera and I try to catch some glimpses. Difficult, but this weekend focus was on water. Beautiful raindrops.

Pulse to my language

Currently, I have become very interested in measuring my pulse. I will write more about it later. To get some more knowledge I have ordered a book to read about how to use your pulse to get your training at a personal level. Individualized. Training should be fun, but I also like to read about the physiological changes going on in your body when doing exercise. The heart grows to adapt. Etc.

I am also working on my own book. I am very happy because I have had my book corrected so I use good Swedish. I have learnt some and I will bring these advice further on when I will write my next book. I am very happy because I write proper Swedish but I need to do some changes. Writing a book is not the same thing as writing a thesis.

I need to do exercise to be able to write. So these hobbies make a great part of my life. It gives me time to reflect. This book will be rather emotional. I have accepted that maybe this book reflects a part of my own life and that the next book will be a part of my future life. Life is emotional weather you or me like it or not. My book will go together with poems, so this will be, with no doubts, emotional writing.

Running is not cycling

Training, training, training. To increase fitness is not always easy, and to change habits is a challenge. I do exercise because I think it is fun and it makes me feel good. However, now that I have decided to join Hässelbyloppet, I have to do more exercise. I thought I was in a rather good condition since I have done quite a lot of cycling. But no. I have really found out that running is not cycling. My pulse is higher when running. It is amazing that the heart can beat so much. But that is good. Always good to have the heart work. This weekend I stayed in Stockholm so no walking with my sweetie. Maybe next weekend. I miss her dearly.