Health - mine and the Queen’s

In my ongoing but futile attempts to find an exercise that I enjoy in addition to swimming, I have tried a couple of classes at David Lloyd this week. First was yoga, which I have enjoyed in the past, but I found it to be very strenuous, I clearly need to work on being more flexible. Some of the girls in the class were extremely bendy and I was quite jealous. Then I went to “Spirit” which is a mix of yoga and Pilates. It was still hard work but somehow more flowing and enjoyable, with nice music, so I think I will go back to it. And finally I tried Aqua. Most of the other participants were noticeably older than me, but I really enjoyed it because the water kept me cool; I usually overheat during exercise. Also I did work hard, so I felt that I benefited from the class. I will definitely go back to that one. 

I have also done a good bit of swimming in the outdoor pool so it has been a good fitness week. 

We are going to meet Heather and Ewan for a meal tomorrow at Ask Italian, and I offered to book it. So yesterday I went to book it online and after confirming date and number of people and typing in all my details, all I got was the dreaded “spinning wheel!” So like Robert the Bruce’s spider, I tried and tried again. Finally my booking was completed and I received an email to confirm it. However this morning I got a phone call from the restaurant to say that I had booked EIGHT tables for four people! Luckily the member of staff noticed and phoned me to check, so all was sorted. 

Meanwhile in other news, the Queen has been taken ill at Balmoral Castle, where she spends the summer months. She has become increasingly frail since Prince Philip died last year, and has mobility problems that have forced her to pull out of some public engagements recently. However the announcement at lunchtime today by her doctors was that they are “concerned for Her Majesty’s health” and her children are all on their way to Balmoral, which gives the impression that it’s very serious.