I have been keeping track of my exercise every Friday for over a year, and plan to continue doing so.
I started the Friday Firsts sections as a way of keeping track of some of my “firsts” as I dealt with the COVID-19 pandemic. Things seem to be settling down, but I will keep it for now–more as a way to be aware and thankful of what is happening in my life.
Friday Firsts
This week’s firsts:
- Gave my first talk over Zoom. OMG, the slides! And not being able to see the audience reaction!
- Signed up at Chess.com to be able to play chess online with my nephew.
Fitness Log
As a reminder, my current goal is to make sure that I get 210 minutes a week of moderate exercise during a regular week. If I am working in the hospital, I will relax my goal to 90 minutes for the week. At least 60 minutes of my exercise in a normal week should help with strength training; right now, I count yoga as part of this category.
How did I do?
- Saturday: I got a lift in the afternoon to the bakery, and walked home. My Fitbit is still not working, and I forgot to turn on my timer for a few minutes. But I will count the walk as 37 minutes.
- Sunday: I took a short, 20 minute walk in the afternoon.
- Monday: This was a planned rest day. No exercise.
- Tuesday: Zoom yoga after work, 80 minutes.
- Wednesday: Walk after work. My timer says I walked for 39 minutes, but since it’s not my Fitbit, it doesn’t realized I stopped to talk with some former neighbors. I will count my walk as 34 minutes long.
- Thursday: A long stressful day, but I made it to my (video) appointment with my trainer. She is giving me homework for the upcoming weeks, since I will likely not be able to get home in time for our sessions. 30 minutes.
- Friday: A 20-minute walk at lunch, with s top to put more books in the nearest Little Free Library. I was finally able to part with Marie Kondo’s The Life-changing magic of tidying up. I wonder how long it will stay in the LFL? I took another walk after work, swinging by the LFL; my books were still there. My second walk lasted 38 minutes.
Total: 149 minutes walking, 30 minutes weight training and 80 minutes yoga this week, for a total of 259 minutes of exercise this week. I would say this was a winning week.