by Peter van der Walt | Feb 15, 2022 | Update
I know I am getting older – and the thing with that is that you can’t press either pause or rewind, ever – but I intend to push iron for a very long time to come. I like it. It makes me feel good. I put on my superhero outfit (gloves, cap, sweater,...
by Peter van der Walt | Sep 7, 2021 | Archive
There I was, trainer next to me, big mirror right in front of me, 10 kilos being hammer curled with strict form, biceps burning with a sort of deep, soul-level, tissues aglow lactic burn…And suddenly I saw myself differently. Now don’t get me wrong,...
by Peter van der Walt | Sep 2, 2021 | Archive
In August, 186,421 steps, very close to 80 miles walked, 11519 calories burned, an average of 371 per day. That’s just walking – and I bring it up because I am thrilled that I can walk – safely and freely, unlike where I was just a few months ago....
by Peter van der Walt | Aug 3, 2021 | Archive
In July, I walked an average of 6,144 per day… 190.454 total steps… burning 11929 calories. That’s a bit of a decrease compared to June. But still, that’s a lot more walking than I could do holed up in a ‘complex’ avoiding human predators roaming around outside. Also,...
by Peter van der Walt | Jun 10, 2021 | Archive
245,148 steps in April – an average of 10,659 per day, 104.5 miles, 15,357 calories burned. 262,801 steps in May, another 112 miles. I have walked the distance from London to Paris, in fact, I only have about 40 miles or so until I make the distance from Boston...