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No walk with my little sweetie this weekend. I have stayed in Stockholm, and actually, I have done quite a lot of exercise. I strongly believe that training has impact on long term well being.

I think that nobody has missed that I like dogs a lot. That probably has to do with that my family has always had dogs. When I go for walks with my sweetie we always have a short break, and we say hello to this cute dog on the photo above. She is much bigger so first they bark, but then they are friends. I know hunting dogs a lot, and I have chased them in the forest since they consider it much more fun to hunt rabbits and deers compared to stay at home.

My book that I have written takes place in Uppsala. Therefore, I follow UNT (Upsala nya tidning) to see what is going on there. I found this little notice below in the newspaper. So charming. Moreover, the other week I saw the news in the morning and I saw these police dogs being trained in Chile. They look adorable. The big dogs wear shoes. So, I share this movie.

Military is for me rather natural since my father has been to the UN in Congo, and also my auntie has served as a nurse for the UN. Nowdays, it is “hemvärnet” in the countryside. I don’t like wars, but military is a way to preserve peace and stability. A contradiction, I know. When I worked in Norway it was very common that my colleagues were military trained. Another culture in Norway compared to Sweden, that probably has influenced me during the years I worked there.

This morning I sent an ok for printing of my book that I have read so many times. There are no faults and I hope there won’t be any changes. Seven years of work. I feel satisfied.

I have two days off and I feel happy that I will be able to devote them to training. It takes so much time but it is worth it. To keep that BMI. I have noticed that the metabolism is higher when you do sports. You can eat more and still keep your weight. To be honest, I don’t weight myself that often, I more see to my clothes if they fit or not. But BMI is a good way to monitor your health status. What I do monitor is my blood pressure. I don’t measure very often, but approximately every second month I measure. There are so many risk factors (eg stroke) connected to high blood pressure, therefore I monitor.

Tomorrow I will go for workout and I sure do hope I will be fine. I have had a virus that has taken time to remove. However, today I have started my very own medicine. Garlic treatment. I feel better already.

A few words about training. Lidingöloppet took place last weekend. I have heard a lot about it, and that it is very challenging. It is very popular I know. This autumn I will not attend Hässelbyloppet. That is more my kind of training. Not so long and rather easy running. Since I have had my inflammation I have to be careful for a while. So, I feel a little sorry for that, not being able to attend.

However, I have started again with training and I have missed exercise a lot. Training will always be a part of my life. Especially music with exercise. So no running for a while, but other forms of sports and yoga. I think I have done to little stretch so I am more careful now. What is your favourite sport?