About Me

I had trained as medical doctor. 

My mother developed type 2 diabetes. Then my brother developed it, aged 40.  Of course warning bells rang.  I tried to watch my diet and keep up exercise, but I was busy and had a family.  Sound familiar?

I knew I was high risk genetically, and while my waist was not huge, it was large enough to be another sign of high risk.  

Then my brother had a heart attack aged 50, I knew I had to do something about it.  I was 48 years old.  

We all know eating and exercise is the key to improving health.  But habits die hard. Eventually I found a way to reducing carbs, but exercise was not easy.   

I love running, but age and technique I got injury after injury.   Time was also an enemy.  

I bought the Insanity workouts, which are brilliant, but it needed 45-60 minutes each day.  By the time I'd got my son ready for school I was in to deadlines, meetings and calls.  60 minutes sweating was off the agenda for a day.  

After a few years of on an off, off was 2, 3 4 days.  By which time I was demoralised and I gave up.

One day, I decided something is better than nothing.   Started with press ups and crunches.  Then while doing zoom calls I'd turn the camera off and do elbow raises from my chair.  I turned it in to a routine.   Little and often.  

It turned out I was not the only one.  The 7 minute workout has been studied.  If only I had known this years ago!   had lost years not knowing this.  It's just so simple to develop habits 7 minutes at a time and has revolutionised my  health.  

But we can all get out of bed 10-15 minutes earlier.  

I felt better, more awake, posture more upright.  less back aches.  

When there was more time you have more time you can do 2 x 7 minutes, or 3 x 7 or 4 x 7.  But always try at least one 7 minute per day.  

I started this blog because I lost a decade of good health just because I thought if I can't do 45 minutes or an hour, there was little point.  

Let me know how you get on!