Each week I have been logging my exercise. Mostly this is an exercise for myself; it has, on occasion, prompted me to get up and move (“for the blog”).
It is also meant for encouragement, in case a busy reader wants to know how other people get their recommended exercise; I don’t think it’s easy to get enough exercise these days, and I think it does people a disservice to imply that it is. Our lives are busy, and yet, you have to take care of your health.
My first goal is to make sure that I get my 150 minutes a week of moderate exercise (or 75 minutes of high intensity exercise, which probably won’t happen).
I was doing well enough that in February I added a second goal of 60 minutes of strength training a week; after 4 months of not doing well on this goal, I decided to let it go for now. I am sure I will readdress it at some point.
- Saturday: Gardened for 1/2 an hour.
- Sunday: Walked part-way home from work, 25 minutes.
- Monday: My Fitbit got a new battery! But then it didn’t register any of my walking (so sad). However, I walked the same distance as yesterday. We’ll call it 25 minutes.
- Tuesday: Walked part-way home after work. My Fitbit is working (so happy). 26 minutes.
- Wednesday: A long day at work and bad weather. I was too grumpy to walk.
- Thursday: I did go for a walk after dinner, but the Fitbit did not register a thing. I am guessing it was a 30 minute walk.
- Friday: Another after dinner walk, this time the Fitbit worked as expected. 31 minutes.
Total: 146 minutes walking. Verdict: Missed my goal. But not by very much! I think that’s not bad for a long work week.