From Zero to a Marathon

Queen-Mise

After being ill for most of the past seven years. I also have had some major back problems since the birth of my son 11 years ago. As well as this - I am easily 4/5 stone overweight.

The back problems have slowly calmed down. Although I am pretty much always in a certain amount of permanent pain - about a 1 or 2 out of 10. Pilates have helped a lot regards this. Exercise has been very erratic the past 10 years due to illness and flare ups with back pain.

So I am back in Pilates the past two weeks and started going to a physiotherapist yesterday. He was excellent and has given me one specific Pilates exercise to do which should sort out the remnants of the back problems [he seems very confident of this].

So I have always wanted to do a marathon:D Although it will not be simple and straightforward to do. I will have to do a LOT of core body work to support my back (& there is also a minor condition there from childhood).

So anyway, here we go, writing a log should be a really motivator.

This won't be straightforward, but as long as I keep making small steps forward, that is all that matters.

Queen-Mise

Ok - started doing Insanity. Got to week 3 fine. And then got a mild infection that turned into something more serious, and then got really thrown out by EP.

Would I continue with week 4, or continue onto week 6 - which is a serious jump in level?

Not sure which way to go.

Alf Veedersane

The weeks between where you stopped and week 6 will have stuff programmed in as you've progressed. I reckon you continue where you left off.