Fancy a marathon?

​I have listened to friends recently chatting about marathons and the great feeling of achievement that they and other people experienced afterwards - as well as painful everything too of course. Much as a part of me would love to become part of this elite club, I know deep down it is not for me although I would like to feel fitter. Not that I am particularly unfit but before the children came along I was so active, badminton, squash, yoga, tap dancing, swimming, ballroom dancing and even the occasional gym workout. Once the children came along time was no longer as flexible and this seemed to get worse rather than better as they got older and needed taxiing everywhere. We did join a ballroom dance class when the children were really small but after a couple of years the class moved to a day when we could not get a babysitter so it fell by the wayside. Recently however we have returned to the dance floor to try ‘smooth jive’ which is fab and I recommend you give it a try with or without a partner. Yes really you do not need a partner as you all move around and dance with other folk during the lesson– not as scary as it sounds as it is all very friendly and organised – then there is a bit of a social dance to practice and again lots of invitations to dance. We have met some lovely people, had fun keeping fit and it is just so nice to do something different and together even if I have had to pop out at half time to collect my daughter – leaving my other half to have some extra practice.  Have a look around online– search for jive classes and lots of varieties of the same thing come up like Ceroc and Easy Jive to name two. I am now keen to try Argentinian Tango – and even better so is my other half!