Fitness through your ages

January generally marks that time of year when new pledges are made to yourself.  It's the seasonal peak of activity for the health and leisure industry as many people make their way to local gyms or clubs with a view to shedding a few pounds and recovering their lost fitness.  Unfortunately much of this early enthusiasm is quickly lost and pounds of the financial variety turn out to be the only ones being shed as visits to the gym become less frequent. After several attempts and gyms, running clubs and so forth I finally discovered martial arts.  Initially in the form of Karate and then following a house move a with into Taekwon-do.  I have now enjoyed a continuous period of 12 years training in Taekwon-do twice a week, and have been motivated to do other activities such as cycling to improve my fitness for Taekwon-do. My first introduction to Taekwon-do was driven by my kids desire to become the next Power Rangers.  They were 8 and 10 at the time and I was 38, each of us took