NEW SPORT NEW ENERGY

I have noticed that when I'm doing sports I feel better. I have more energy and I'm happier. In Sweden I decided to go to gym for the first time. Before I have done aesthetic group gymnastics many many years and danced. I have used to have practices in a certain time of the week and with other people, with my gymnastics team or dance class. I have also wanted a goal for my training. In gymnastics it was competitions and shows in dance. I love performing! But also during the summer I'm running to nail 15 km in the running event in my home town in the end of July.

Now I want to try something new. Now I don't have a team who supports and cheers. Now I don't have a coach. Now I don't have practices every Wednesday evening and Saturday morning, if I don't want so. But to get some kind of routine, I decided to choose a couple of group training lessons to go regularly every week. Besides them I can then go to gym to do my own work out. My goal is to get my back better, get energy and enjoy training.

For me it was hard to get a gym membership here. First I needed to get Swedish id-number (personnummer) that I waited for 6 weeks, then I needed to get Swedish bank account which I couldn't get without Swedish id-card that I waited for another 2 weeks after my id-number arrived. Of course there is differences between gyms and banks but that's what I needed to do to get the membership that I wanted.

But after all this, I was even happier to finally get started with my new sport about a month ago!! I have noticed how big positive effect it has to my mood and energy. I really like going to gym and I have already found my favourite group trainings, but sometimes I still miss my team <3

xo, Viivi

STOCKHOLM HALF MARATHON

No, I wasn't running. Yet. Yesterday when I tried to find a café to "fika" with my friend we got next to Stockholm Half Marathon. And it looked so fun! I have taken part to a running event in my hometown four times now but never ran a half marathon even though there has been a possibility to do that. I have always run the original run which is 15 km. Last year I tried to practice for half marathon but then just two weeks before the run my knee started to hurt and I had to stay on cheering team.

Anyway I got an idea yesterday that maybe next year I could also be running along Stockholm's streets in early September with thousands of other runners. That would be a nice goal. First run that 15 km in my hometown in the end of July and then keep practicing till Stockholm Half Marathon in early September. But let's see how my running goes next summer.

xoxo, Viivi

ps. I have had and I still have some problems with photos, they are losing their quality between my computer and blog. I will try to find out what I can do for that but if you have any tips please let me know, thanks.