Filex!

Well, what a weekend. I signed up as Event Crew for this year - a/ because my horse's injuries had put paid to any spare cash that I may have ever had for it, and b/ until I am earning from the fitness industry its not a tax deduction, so... roll on next year I say!

All event crew had the briefing on Thursday from 12-2.30, then I wasn't schedule to work until Friday afternoon - first afternoon on the desk and the second and third afternoons (12.30-7) I was scheduled as 'door bitch' on the Parkside Auditorium, which meant I could listen to such luminaries as Paul Chek and Len Kravitz, as well as Seamus Dalton.

The first morning I jogged on over to the Pyrmont Park to check out Suellen Dennehy's outdoor session, before hoofing it back to quickly chuck my tuna & salad down before clocking on. Luckily my first afternoon we had some quiet time, so a couple of us snuck into the lecture by Tony Boutagy on Lower Limb assessment and programming. FABULOUS stuff!!! I am so glad I got in there. He demonstrated the Klatt test to determine where people's weak/tight areas in their legs which helps you to focus your programming on those areas. Talk about valuable information!!!

Len Kravitz was interesting - very scientific though - but for those that have read Metabolism Advantage, kind of reiterated what John says - the optimum time for your body to utilise carbohydrates (and for you to eat them) is within 3 hours of your workout.

Popped in to listen to Gavin Aquilina for his 'wicked workouts' session - but ...nothing groundbreaking or astounding there...just common sense really.... still, not bad on the eyes!

Had a go in the session for balance devices for PTs - that was excellent.

So, for my first foray back into the fitness world, I was totally impressed - at least I have a much better understanding of the things I would attend if I was paying - because I know now that I would have been trying desperately to swap a few things at the last minute - but working as event crew and trying to attend as many sessions as possible leaves you NO time whatsoever - so my best intentions of at least catching a five minute hello with Kek was not to be - but maybe next year.

I now have a dreaded lurgy to contend with, courtesy of my friend's 6 month old who had just had her needles on the Thursday I arrived, and I guess because I ran myself into the ground a little I was a bit susceptible! At least it waited until Sunday afternoon before it started to say..ahem...Caroline...how would you like a little scratchy throat...before it turned into swollen glands which I could feel swelling with every kilometre I got closer to home on Sunday night!

Still, it didn't stop me from kickboxing last night...I thought a good sweat may do me good, but ...I felt a little worse for wear again this morning so ..maybe that wasn't so wise.

We have also broken the drought.... our renovations started on the house yesterday and the builders decided in the morning, yes, we will take the back room roof off....
I can honestly say we haven't had rain this heavy in quite some time!! There is now no roof between our dining room (which is closed off) and our laundry...my husband casually reminded me not to lick any of the power points in the laundry this morning...
and you know, that was exactly what I was going to do too! LOL.