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I often find that, after a hard day’s sitting down at a desk, a nice light bit of coal mining followed up with a relaxing couple of shifts digging up roads really takes the edge off.

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Believe it or not, I’ve found that shadowboxing for just 2 fifteen minute sessions a day does wonders. It’s not boring, I don’t need a gym, I learn new fighting skills if I accompany it with a tutorial, and I enjoy it. I used to do yoga, but I’m not ‘thrilled’ by it. Find a physical activity your into and do a little each day.

Also, memorize a few stretch routines from youtube exercise channels and do those for 15 minutes a day - target your weak areas.

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:smile:

Why do I get the feeling your back is in bulk too?

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Yeah, I get this… doing something that occupies your mind rather than thinking ‘I’m exercising’ works better for me… and football was this for me. But, 3 years ago, at 44, I decided to go into a full-blooded 50/50 tackle with an adonis lad of 25, and I came out of it with a broken left ankle.
That’s made me reassess my football career/pursuits and I haven’t gone back to it post-lockdown, which is a bigger miss for me than I think I’d realised.

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Is this what you meant?

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I use one of those old school kneeling chairs, which keeps my core muscles active while I’m sitting. They take some getting used to.

This chair is pretty great for playing keyboards at a standard table height of 29-30".