I have been keeping track of my exercise every Friday for 3 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:
- My friend and I went to the park, and walked down paths I had never seen before. They were a lot of fun. We have tentative plans to go back next week.
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: Explored our local park, 83 minutes of walking (I turned off my timer for our gab sessions on strategically placed benches).
- Sunday: My plans to walk again were derailed by lots of leftover work to finish off. No exercise today besides clearing the decks.
- Monday: Worked out with my trainer after work, she is a killer. 30 minutes.
- Tuesday: A walk after work, 32 minutes.
- Wednesday: Walked up and back to the local shopping area. Not counting shopping time, 50 minutes walking.
- Thursday: Walked part-way home after work, for a pick up at a nearer spot. 15 minutes walking.
- Friday: I took a walk over my lunch break, 20 minutes. It felt very good to get our and stretch my legs. I had vague thoughts of walking again at the end of the day, but those were tabled.
Total: 200 minutes walking, no tennis, no yoga, and 30 minutes of strength training, for a total of 230 minutes. As far as time, I totally met my goal, and feel good about it. I am not meeting my goals of strength training, and I can tell I am not getting enough stretching in–but I feel great doing all of that walking. I think my goals may change, but I am still trying to figure out how.