Fitness Log #313, 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. I used my Global Entry card for the first time. I can’t believe how fast it got me through Passport control (though it was freaky to just look at a camera and have an official state my name). Sadly, I had checked baggage to retrieve, so I still had to wait around quite some time.

Fabulousness

I had to struggle to find something fabulous in a week where I returned home from a foreign vacation.

But, I have to admit, I was happy to sleep in my own bed. It is much more luxurious than the bed in our fancy hotel.

An older style bed, with decorated hanging valances and a sumptuous red cover with gold decorations.
My bed is less fancy, but much comfier-looking.

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?

  • Saturday:  A travel day. I’m sure I did some walking, but have no way to quantify it (it’s times like this that make me regret my Fitbit). However, staying in a cramped airline seat for 9+ hours seems like it negated any exercise I did earlier.
  • Sunday:  A 20 minute walk in the afternoon.
  • Monday: I walked from a different starting point to my pick up spot. Per Google maps, I should have walked 16 minutes. I was too tired from jet lag and overwhelmed by work, and canceled my training session.
  • Tuesday: A walk to my pick up point, 16 minutes.
  • Wednesday: My tennis teacher had to cancel, and instead of exercising on my own, I ran some errands and visited with my about-to-retire friend.
  • Thursday: A walk to my pick up point, 16 minutes.
  • Friday: A 20 minute walk after work..

Total: 88 minutes of walking. Clearly, I rely on my sports lessons/trainer to keep my exercise up. Or I should just go on vacation more often and never return.

I hope you have had a good week. Feel free to share any fabulous news of your own.