It took me a few years to handstand for 60 seconds and longer to stand still for 60 minutes. I still practice the latter. Most often for ten to twenty minutes. It’s the game of Life pause button I found in my control. And with so much out of control, I’m glad it’s within reach.

There is a chance that doing less will give you more in physical training. I’d like to elaborate on that idea and offer practical means to establish suitable frequencies and intensities of training. But first I’d like to set the table with a very general outlook on what matters when determining individual doses of physicality.

Too often I forget I will die. I’m back to my senses when I remember. Lately, it's the Irish sea that brings me back. Before entering I make an agreement with myself, after 60 front strokes I’ll decide whether to stay or not.

Before locking on to a metric of physical success for 2023 please allow me to offer my tuppence.