<a href="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Caistor-Gymnov18.jpg"><img class="alignright wp-image-5359 " src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Caistor-Gymnov18-300x300.jpg" alt="" width="247" height="247" /></a>Since November I've been going to a gym in Caistor once a week (<a href="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/5358" target="_blank" rel="noopener">see previous post</a>) and I realised I needed more motivation and coaching so I decided to get a Personal Trainer. In the past I would have scoffed at the idea but I now see it is important, as I approach my 70th birthday, to stay fitter and flexible. I don't intend to live longer but do hope to maintain my quality of life. I've had two sessions with Tracey so far and after yesterday's workout I ache all over and can feel muscles I didn't even know I had. It will be interesting to see how it develops and if my well-being improves.

<a href="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Emma-Mattressfeb19.jpg"><img class="alignleft  wp-image-5490" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Emma-Mattressfeb19-300x300.jpg" alt="" width="243" height="243" /></a>I also decided to change my mattress - <a href="https://www.emma-mattress.co.uk/?gclid=CjwKCAiAkrTjBRAoEiwAXpf9CTCcaH2t8qgphODcL6EERCqHAYHH_ucSi7Z40efj7PJZrGeeQ5LwLBoC52AQAvD_BwE" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Emma</a> is a Which magazine best buy. Don't get too excited, it doesn't come with a woman to help unpack it. The unpacking process is fun because it arrives in a relatively small box (see image) and when it is unfolded and the vacuum released it expands into a full size mattress like a life-raft on a sinking ship.

After one night's sleep it is fine. It is slightly harder than the previous mattress but that was probably ten years old. If I don't like it I can return it within 100 days with a full refund. That might be a problem if I take the old mattress to the recycling centre this weekend.