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Just like last month its several days into the challenge and I'm finally starting..... But this month I'm slightly less vague about what I'm doing. Mostly because I'm recycling last month's challenge. Problem 1 = I did something not good to my back in november...... Mostly very much better, but still needs care. Compulsory challenge component = back care exercises every morning plus arm stretches (because arm locks at the moment are rather too easy for opponents to apply). Building up components: a) yoga 1-2 times a week b ) run some = parkrun every saturday (this saturday is my parkrun number 49, so I'm only two away from a free teeshirt (celebrates 50 parkruns!), build up to another run each week (not sure if this will fit in my 4 weeks, or belong to march). c) martial arts = 1 x kickboxing, 2 x jujitsu (but allowing for life clashes - only 2 kickboxing classes in february, oops) d) double bass playing -loads of music to learn and a paltry tally of reward stickers in January, this month is going to be better..... PLAY THAT BASS!!!! e) get to work early enough to justify vanishing for lunchtime yoga. f) late february, GET ON YOUR BIKE - its going to be chaos, the road from where I live to work (and bass teaching, and park run, and thursday late night jazz, and thursday jujitsu) is shut for something ridiculous like 8 weeks. This transport hell starts in late february. As far as I can tell, cycling is going to be the quickest, least stressful way of getting to work. So, weather permitting, and double bass transport permitting, cycling is the way forwards. All activities are dependent on back health..... Only one of them absolutely has to happen - yep, morning back care. Plus, I'm going to try to log in here a little more. Last month exercising went fairly well, logging in here, hmmmmmm, nope. This time, I'll try to play nicely with others........