Haha, you old soak. 
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Thank you for sharing Dachs.
I used to train many years ago, regularly in fact. As soon as work was finished, I was down the boxing gym and would spend two to three hours, three times a week. I would work more or less seven days a week, as I do now, but it was simple to cut and run. Now, I’m in that ‘sluggish’ phase that you have mentioned: feeling overworked and not taking care of myself.
Thank you Spitfire!
Hi Muddy,
It’s the quietest time of the day; once the family get up it’s all go. Usually I’m at work early and tend to leave when the doors are locked by the site manager. At the moment we’re trying to return to some semblance of normality while adjusting to the fact that SATS are back, Year 11 exams, progress reports, data, parent consultation, marking, admin, meetings HOY/Tutor/Department/Whole school. I’m not special, lots of teachers are in the same boat, putting in long hours especially after school. But I want to do something as I know it’s impacting me physically.
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Such a wonderfully upbeat and lively post!
Thank you for taking the time to write all those incredible - and very insightful words.
Never thought that I was an all or nothing idealist, but I do have a ‘well, if I can’t do a whole hour, then what’s the point’ excuse. So, I like the idea of doing something small.
But…‘Charting’ your progress walking up Everest? I want to know more about that. 
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Hi and welcome M44
Read a couple of your posts and it looks like your getting stressed out and need to back off a lot before you get ill. Maybe take up some hobby or other and allow yourself at least an hour a day to have your own time alone.
Having been there myself I got physically sick and had bad megraine attacks so I had to step back and so much so I left my job asap. and that is just half of it not even mentioning the pressure that the company kept adding tgo the job
No job is worth getting ill over no matter how much you love doing it and usually you will find more and more work gets dumped on you. Try saying NO find somone else to do the work, best thing you will ever do.
Anyway that is my advice and it took 6 months for me to get rid of the stress i was under.
I do think schools do use metric these days, not Imperial. Same with grocery stores, doctors, engineering units and lots of other things… Yes, people still use them particularly people who are above a certain age.
I apologise for the digression. I exercise regularly - that dog makes me! My weight was around 65 kg when I was in my twenties. Now it is 70 kg in my seventies. That’s 11 stones.so tolerable.
Welcome to the forum! 
I like your style.
I don’t have a weight problem, but I’d like to start exercising a bit more. I stopped exercising when I got injured a few years ago. I want to get back into it, but really slowly. One of my favorite motivational people says that if it’s not pleasurable, it’s not sustainable. So I’m trying to find ways to start super slowly and find some pleasure in it.
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I just do Yoga classes twice a week plus an Octago class in between.
What with that, lots of gardening and looking after my dogs, thats enough for me.
Here you go, all you need is five minutes and a stair case!
Thank you OldGreyFox!
I agree that exercise should be done from the heart.
And yes, ‘divulging’ information to people I don’t know means that I am safe from someone using my queries against me. And I want to keep what I do - private.
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience realspeed.
It’s hard to delegate when your role is to deliver the lessons, meetings, contact parents, deal with pastoral care, organise assemblies and events, dealing with behaviour and sanctions, absenteeism, CP issues, SEN support and everyday issues and still teach. When others are in the same situation (heavy workload) it’s hard to find someone to delegate to. Many teachers are leaving the profession, and I know why, but yes, you are correct, no job is worth your health.
I think you will discover if you say your not going to do all that any more those above will have the problem of finding someone else. One tip is to have a close look at your contract of employment you should have been given originally. See exactly what your job entails and throw that back at those above you. As long as you meet those employment contracts they can do nothing. The contract should state clearly what is expected from you, no more no less
Believe me when I left that company I ran with my wife our own business . so contracts of employment for staff the solicitor explained to us. If you don’t have one or given one then they are breaking the law.
Thank you for your sharing Besoeker!
It depends on what you are measuring or weighing. I.e., when using a scale some may refer to their mass in stones and pounds others may use kilos, scales have both. In recent years, some forms of measurement have become more commonplace, but here in the UK we still use miles for distance, example mph, and for height use feet and inches (sometimes in metres). Even recipe books still use ounces, but in terms of education, conversions between the two are a taught subject from primary. I like digressions!
You have done incredibly well to maintain your weight with such a small fluctuation. Regular exercise (and an energetic dog) seems to have helped.
Hi butterscotch!
Thank you for sharing your thoughts!
The quote reflects a similar post by OldGreyFox on this thread who stated…
’ only a passion for running or any other form of exercise must be done from the heart or it will be short lived.’
If you want to start slowly, I myself and going to try the suggestion by Maree, also on this thread, and do some form of exercise in 5, 10 or 15 bursts as a starting point.
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Hi Mups!
Seems like a well-rounded regime that fits nicely into your lifestyle.
Thank you for sharing.
Thank you kindly, M4. The dog is a joy.
Yes, UK has some quirks for measurements - miles and pints for example. But go in a pub for a wine and you get metric glass. When I have my annual heath check the doc weighs me in kg and my height in metres. The butter in my fridge is 250g. My kids and my grandkids all use metric. Systeme International (SI). actually. The whole world uses it except Myanamar, Liberia, and USA.
Enough! Glad that you have joined the forum. You seemed to have fitted right in. FWIW I’m the grumpy old Scotsman.
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You’re already having too much of a workout from just living your daily life.
If you want fitness, you have to ask yourself, “What am I aiming to make myself fitter…to do?”
Your body is being hammered by your existing responsibilities and activities around those, so you have no reason to exercise, because you’re obviously already fit for everything you already call upon your body to do. Basically, forget workouts of any kind, until you have the spare time, then…keep always in mind that becoming fit needs a reason…needs a “thing” that you’re making yourself fit to do.
A golfer might go running 3 days a week, after discovering what a great love and enthusiasm he has, for golf. The running will have absolutely NO EFFECT on his golf, at all, because he’s spent time making himself fit for running and no more of it made him better at / fitter for golf. Playing golf far more would make him better at golf, though.
What do you wish to make yourself “fit” for the doing of?
Living to be 150 - and still having all my marbles!
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