Week eight - doing the Moon Walk
A couple of days ago I joined MSPs outside parliament to promote this year's Edinburgh MoonWalk - it's a fantastic mass walk in June for breast cancer which involves lots of people (10,000 so far I'm told for this year) marching though Edinburgh in bras!I'm doing the so-called 'Half Moon' which is...
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Week seven - enjoying the outdoors
Hasn't the weather been great this week?Still room for a light coat, but no rain and lots of sunshine seems to have transformed the scenery. I've really enjoyed being outside.It's been a great time for walking my daughter to school, which she also seems much happier about now that the sun has made...
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Week six - spring in the step
This week I was in Dumfries with Sebastian Coe, Chair of the London Olympics Committee, to look in on some keep fit initiatives in the town.There really was something to encourage everyone to get involved in getting fit and especially for the local kids who were showing off their impressive...
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Week four - keeping active
Public Health and Sport Minister Shona Robison highlights the benefits of regular exercise.
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Week three - picking up the pace
It's been recess this week and I've kept pretty active - I think I might even have doubled the minimum I've said I would do!It's not been too varied - mostly time on my exercise bike, short walks to the shops and longer walks with my husband and daughter - but it's what I naturally enjoy doing so...
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Week two - taking the long way round
Surprisingly the snow has helped me walk more this week. The hill from St Andrews House to Parliament has been too icy so I've been walking the long way round. I've also had some very pleasant walks taking my daughter to school.Next week there is a parliamentary recess so it should be a good...
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Week one - trying something different
Well, it's been a week since I made my pledge to keep active.This year I've decided to try something different and fit half an hour of physical activity around my day.I started last Thursday with a lunch-time walk in Holyrood Park. It was a bit chilly but it was great to get out in the fresh air....
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