Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Tired eyes and aching bones

My eyes are so tired and dry and I'm blinking so much that people probably think I've got some kind of nervous twitch. I haven't, I'm just fookin' knackered.

The reason for my sore peepers? Dehydration's probably got something to do with it - I don't drink enough water - but I've been overdoing it on the sport front lately and it's taking it's toll.

They say exercise is good for you, and I'd be the first to endorse that fact usually, but today I think I need a bit of a rest. Last week I spent five out of seven nights playing sport - korfball, netball and volleyball - and last night I had korfball training and netball training back to back. I resembled somthing along the lines of a beetroot with a sweat problem when I got home!

So, not only have I got tired eyes, but my bones are aching too, particularly my shoulders, and my calves are twinging at regular intervals - probably not a good idea to be wearing killer heels to work then, eh?

Despite the utter relief that I'm not playing in tonight's netball match ('cos I'm not insured/affiliated to the league yet) and my desperate need for a night in front of the box, I do think sport is a truly great thing.

Not only does it allow me to eat pretty much what ever I want (diets don't work for me, and I can easily polish off a tub of ice cream in one sitting), it keeps me fit and gives me a great social life. My sporting chums are much-os fun-os.

I've never been a fan of the gym, I haven't got the motivation to attend, although I have on a couple of occasions invested in an annual membership only to give up after a couple of inspired months. Lessons learned there.

Sport, on the other hand, gets me motivated from the off. I play because a) it's a chance to catch up with mates and get the latest gossip, b) it's a fun way of keeping fit, c) if I don't keep playing/training I might get a bit rusty, which leads to d) if i play/train crap then I may lose my place on the team or sacrifice some of my court time to better players. I'm hoping at some point there'll be an e) - fit male players to dribble over - but at the moment this is not the case.

So, tonight's sporting activity will include changing channels on the TV and trying out new seating positions on the sofa. And if I'm feeling really energetic, I might run a bath.