No Fit State For Inspiration

As I said in my last post, day 3 would be a rest day and so it was.  Rest is as important as the exercises are themselves.  You have to allow your body time to develop and get used to the new workload.

It was an ideal day to have an early dinner down in Cardiff Bay and be entertained, and entertained we most certainly were.

We'd seen the posters and leaflets for Nofit State Circus all over the place and had been meaning to go for ages but with only a few days left of Tabu, the current tour, we thought we'd better take the opportunity.  I booked a couple of tickets through the Wales Millennium Centre for the 7:30 show that evening and we made plans to get down to the Bay by 6 o'clock so that we could grab a leisurely bite to eat before the show.

Picking the tickets up a little earlier than planned meant that we had time for a quick pint before wandering over to Wagamama, where the teriyaki salmon hit the proverbial spot, bang on.

Things had changed since we last saw Nofit State, some 10 or so, years ago in Bute Park.  For one thing, the Space Ship Big Top was quite a spectacle in itself with a bar and various stages, platforms, gantries and even a shop, of sorts, selling t-shirts.  Also, we'd been told that Tabu was a 'promenade' performance so there was no seating.

For the next 2 and a bit hours we were witnesses to the most jaw-droppingly wonderful, sensual, mesmerizing, funny and riotously inventive live entertainment I have ever seen.  If you are reading this and there's still time to see it, then drop everything, cancel all other engagements and be amazed.

More importantly, in relation to this blog, I was totally inspired by the performers.  They are all truly amazing - fit, agile, supple, well sculpted and shockingly strong.  I have nothing but respect for these awesome athletes.

Back down here on earth, I have re-shuffled my training schedule again so that day 4 is also a rest day.  What with the late night and a couple of sherbets I've decided to spread the 4 sessions out over the week a bit more.  Friday (day 5) is a definite and either Saturday or Sunday will be the final session of the week, depending on how the wedding I'm photographing on Saturday goes.

I'll report back when there's more to say.

Toodle pip.