Fitness Log #276, Friday Firsts And Fabulousness

I have been keeping track of my exercise every Friday for 5 years, and plan to continue doing so.

Since the pandemic started, I have been keeping track of “firsts,” and more lately, I have been trying to note good things (“fabulousness”). It’s a good way to pay attention and not let life slide by.

Friday Firsts

This week’s firsts:

  1. Not my first-ever, but my first in a long time: Mr. PiN and I went shopping for a new mattress. We were inspired by our very comfortable beds on vacation. I am looking forward to the new set, when it comes.
  2. I am also proud of myself for asking for some more administrative time from my boss. I can see a lot of administrative work coming down the pike, and I would like to be compensated for it. I think this might be the first time I’ve asked for this before I was already doing it for free.
  3. One of the meds I have been on for a long time (like 20 years) is no longer covered by my insurance this year. Ugh. I tried an alternative for the first time this week, it seems to be fine (yay).

Fabulousness

  1. Mr. PiN and I went to a suburban bookstore; I enjoyed a coffee and an hour looking through a few books before picking out 2 to buy. It felt so nice (like the old days, before COVID, and the local bookstore shutting down).

Fitness Log

The goal is to 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?

A sketch of an 18th century woman pouring steaming coffee from her cup into her saucer.
Coffee is a highlight of my trips to the bookstore.
  • Saturday:  I got a lift to the bakery, and walked home (snacking on the way for sustenance). It was my first bakery walk for quite a while. 30 minutes.
  • Sunday:  A 20 minute walk around the neighborhood.
  • Monday: A work out with my trainer, 30 minutes.
  • Tuesday: A walk part way home, 20 minutes. I had promised myself to do my foot exercises twice this week (or maybe 3 times, I forgot)–anyway, I realized I had missed half the week already and had to get started. I did them.
  • Wednesday: A tennis lession, 60 minutes.
  • Thursday: I walked in the hospital, but won’t count it today. Officially no exercise.
  • Friday: Definitely no aerobic exercise, but I did do my foot exercises.

Total: 70 minutes walking, 60 minutes tennis, 30 minutes weight training, for a total of 160 minutes. Finally, I met my weekly goal! And did my foot exercises twice (probably why I was up to doing some of that walking). I will hope I can continue this trend.

CME Goals

  • MKSAP: none.
  • CME Videos: none.

To be fair, I was catching up after a week away (some of which was at a meeting where I earned CME).

4 thoughts on “Fitness Log #276, Friday Firsts And Fabulousness”

    1. There were a few issues at first, but the bed is Great! Now this issue is that we may never want to sleep away from home again (Mr. PiN and I will get over that, I am sure).

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