I have been keeping track of my exercise every Friday for over 2 years, 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:
- I had one of the first Honeycrisps of the season. It was so good! I don’t know where Mr. PiN had been shopping, but the apples from earlier in the month were definitely not as awesome (were they end of the season from the Southern Hemisphere?).
Fitness Log
As a reminder, my current goal is to make sure that I get 210 minutes a week of moderate exercise, of which 60 minutes should build strength (yoga counts); if I am working in the hospital, my goal is just 90 minutes, which is a more realistic stretch during those busy days.
How did I do?
- Saturday: Walked with a friend in a section of the local park I haven’t seen since the pandemic started. It was a lot of fun. 56 minutes.
- Sunday: Walked back from the bakery in crisp autumn weather. 31 minutes.
- Monday: Remote session with my trainer, 30 minutes.
- Tuesday: No exercise today.
- Wednesday: It was a beautiful day, I spent some time on the tennis courts with Mr. PiN (36 minutes), and then took a walk in the evening for 31 minutes. I was so grateful to be outside.
- Thursday: It was a long day of work, and though I came home early, I spent it lying under a blanket, roaming the Internet. That was all my exercise for the day.
- Friday: A long cranky-making day of work. I took a walk before dealing with the mountain of notes, and my mood definitely improved (if I hadn’t had a sore hip, and so much work, I would have gone longer). 42 minutes.
Total: 160 minutes walking, 36 minutes of tennis, no yoga, and 30 minutes of strength training, for a total of 226 minutes. I did well getting my time in, though I need to think about the strength aspect of my routines.