Each week I have been logging my exercise. Mostly this is an exercise for myself; it has, on occasion, prompted me to get up and move (“for the blog”).
It is also meant for encouragement, in case a busy reader wants to know how other people get their recommended exercise; I don’t think it’s easy to get enough exercise these days, and I think it does people a disservice to imply that it is. Our lives are busy, and yet, you have to take care of your health.
My first goal 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 in February I added a second goal of 60 minutes of strength training a week; after 4 months of not doing well on this goal, I decided to let it go for now. I am sure I will readdress it at some point.
- Saturday: A long day at work with July interns. No exercise.
- Sunday: Exhaustion + bad weather= no exercise either.
- Monday: Walked around the hospital and somehow ended up marking 24 minutes on my Fitbit. Went out for a walk after dinner, to make the day’s total 61 minutes.
- Tuesday: Walked part-way home from work, 25 minutes.
- Wednesday: Walked into work, and part-way back. 77 minutes. I’ve just passed 150 minutes of exercise this week.
- Thursday: Walked a little in the hospital, and then took a longer evening walk. Total of 34 minutes.
- Friday: Walked part-way home, 21 minutes.
Total: 218 minutes walking. Verdict: I met my goal of 150 minutes of exercise, and then some!