“Watch the River Flow Away pt 2” from “Doveloveshawk” (1999)
Playlist
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band – The Resurrection of Pigboy Crabshaw
White Denim – D
Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa – Don’t Explain
Cloudland Blue Quartet – Starlightnight Live Set
Chicago - Chicago V
Nothing much to tell today...
Work on Pam’s stuff...
In the evening mostly telly...
A rather over the top documentary on Channel 5 re Apollo 13 was ok but could have been so much better had it left out all references to the 1990’s film and just stuck to the actual mission (with less dramatic music and a better voice over too)...
“Horizon” with Dr Michael Mosely was a revelation though....
80% of the UK population takes no regular exercise. The other 20% torture themselves at the gym or jogging the streets...
The programme showed that three twenty second bursts of high intensity exercise three times a week, coupled with as much “normal” movement during the rest of the time (basically walking about as much as possible instead of sitting down) was just as effective as hours spent toiling in the gym and that, sadly, many people have a genetic propensity for exercise of whatever kind having no effect whatsoever on their overall fitness...
Obviously eating less fat is a good thing – but the programme also showed that, 90 minutes walking the night before a full fry up breakfast led to one third of the fat content in your blood post the breakfast than if no walking had been done the night before...
UK readers can watch again on the I-Player here - available till 10:59PM Tue, 17 Apr 2012...
“Like many, Michael Mosley wants to get fitter and healthier but can't face hours on the treadmill or trips to the gym. Help may be at hand. He uncovers the surprising new research which suggests many of us could benefit from just three minutes of high intensity exercise a week. He discovers the hidden power of simple activities like walking and fidgeting, and finds out why some of us don't respond to exercise at all. Using himself as a guinea pig, Michael uncovers the surprising new research about exercise, that has the power to make us all live longer and healthier lives.”
Ended the day with a set run through followed by some tasty jazz rock from the much maligned (for their later output), Chicago...
Highlight of the Day : Discovering the gym is not only expensive and boring as hell, it doesn’t actually do you any good...
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