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
- We ate out at a Japanese restaurant we had never been to. That was a lot of fun, if more salt than we are used to.
Fabulousness
- Mr. PiN and I started our quest for a new car. We test drove one (did not care for it), and then I got to hang out at the bookstore for a while.
- We also had a quest to get a misdelivered letter–found by Mr. PiN while clearing out some papers– to one of his parents’ former neighbors. It was a letter from her dad, who has now passed, so it was very satisfying to bring her his letter from many years ago.
- I have mostly finished my scarf, and I went to the yarn store to buy yarn to make a color coordinated hat. We’ll see how long that takes to finish.
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 20 minute walk this afternoon. I was tired and it wasn’t the very best walk I have been on.
- Sunday: Mr. PiN dropped me off after we ran an errand, and I walked 23 minutes home. We had tentatively planned to play tennis in the evening, but he was tired after working at his parents’ house.
- Monday: A walk to my pick up point, 20 minutes. No training session today as my trainer has the day off.
- Tuesday: Walked to my pick up point, 20 minutes.
- Wednesday: An earlier tennis lesson got me out in refreshing spring weather. It was glorious. 60 minutes.
- Thursday: A walk to my pick up point, 20 minutes.
- Friday: My ankles were very stiff, and I decided to give myself a rest today. Especially as I had already hit my target for the week.
Total: 103 minutes of walking and 60 minutes of tennis, for a total of 163 minutes. I was very happy to hit my goal.
CME Goals.
- CME Videos: I rewatched the last video from the beginning (it turns out the speaker was confusing, it wasn’t me being tired the first time through), and watched another one fully.