Fitness Log #188 And Friday Firsts

I have been keeping track of my exercise every Friday for over 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:

  1. I love my friends! On our weekly video chat, I was complaining about some shenanigans by administrators at work. Within 5 minutes, one of them was forwarding links to job postings.
  2. I went to the local museum for the first time in ages. (It was actually my second time since the pandemic started, but that first time was about 1 year ago.)
  3. A patient let me know that they had tested positive for COVID, two days after they came in for a (masked) visit. Every allergy sniff and twinge from eye strain has become symptoms of incipient COVID.
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Go find a new job! they say. My friends are better looking and better dressed.

Fitness Log

For the first few months of 2022, the goal is to do my PT exercises 3 times a week, and get 150 minutes of moderate exercise, of which (ideally) 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:  A lazy day with bad weather. No exercise.
  • Sunday:  Tennis in the evening, the courts were much less crowded. 30 minutes.
  • Monday: My weekly training session, 30 minutes.
  • Tuesday: I was worn out by a not-very-long day. No exercise.
  • Wednesday: A 21 minute walk home after 1+ hours of museum walking. My back and legs are very stiff.
  • Thursday: A long day, clearing some of the decks before vacation.
  • Friday: A busy day, I didn’t really feel I had time to go for a walk. And I knew I wouldn’t meet my time target anyway, unless I took a really long trek. (If all goes well, I will go on vacation soon, and get lots of walking in. So, no rush today.)

Total: 21 minutes walking, 30 minutes of tennis, and 30 minutes of strength training, for a total of 81 minutes. A sad total, but–unless I’ve caught COVID–I’ll be exercising more next week.