One of the favorite things I have heard from a patient is: you’re a doctor, you don’t have to worry about blood pressure. Implying, of course, that doctor’s don’t struggle with their health.
I most certainly do struggle with fitness and health, like many other Americans with sedentary jobs and a proclivity to eat treats. One of my goals is to make sure that I get my 150 minutes a week of moderate exercise (or 75 minutes of high intensity exercise, which probably won’t happen). I was doing well enough that I added a second goal of 60 minutes of strength training a week; I’m still working my way up to that part of the goal.
- Saturday: Walked with a friend in the rain. 20 minutes.
- Sunday: Today was a day of rest. I don’t think I even left the house. No exercise.
- Monday: Walked part way home from work. 20 minutes walking. Too tired to think about strength training. I figured I’d do it Tuesday.
- Tuesday: Had to work after work. No exercise today.
- Wednesday: Walked all the way home from work. 60 minutes walking. Too tired to lift weights after that walk.
- Thursday: Again worked late, and had no desire to exercise on my return home.
- Friday: A long day of work, with plans to have an out of town guest over the weekend. That meant some last-minute running around to get the house ready. Lots of steps, but no active minutes on the Fitbit.
Total: 100 minutes walking, and zero minutes of strength training, for a total of 100 minutes of exercise overall. I thought I would do better with a full week out of the hospital, but apparently not. Hopefully I can do better next week.