A bit more activity and a little less pain

Yesterday I walked the kids and the dog down to the shops which is probably a 2km or so round trip. I found I couldn't really stride out but took it easy nonetheless. I did 15 minutes on the exercise bike and the isometric quadratus muscle exercises and felt quite good.

Today I led an excursion with my colleagues around the region looking at the local geology. It involved some walking and climbing the steps of the fire tower on Mt Buninyong. I am feeling ok now but can tell I've done a bit as the hips have that old familiar burning feeling.

In saying that, I had a crack at air drums using my kids' limbs as drum sticks to Iron Maiden's 2 Minutes to Midnight. It's lots of fun and the kids think it's hilarious. Hips survived! Ha!

I reckon sitting on a hard wooden chair, such as the one I am on now, is when I start to feel at my worst. Note to self: I recommend looking after your hips with a pillow when sitting on hard chairs.