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: Still have a cold, but took a short walk after dinner. 24 minutes.
- Sunday: Still sick, but walked after dinner 27 minutes.
- Monday: I’ve decided our short route is the “invalid walk.” 24 minutes.
- Tuesday: Inclement weather + illness = no walk. The weather is supposed to be better tomorrow.
- Wednesday: Feeling a little peppier, we made our after dinner walk a little longer. 31 minutes walking.
- Thursday: It was a tough day. After dinner, we walked the new “usual invalid walk.” I think I am getting better from the cold, because it only took 22 minutes to walk the usual route.
- Friday: After dinner we had a little more energy, and added another block to our shorter route. It could be that I wanted to make sure I walked at least enough to hit the weekly target. 27 minutes.
Total: 155 minutes walking. Verdict: Squeaked by with a pass.