Today's trip was downtown to the bank again - combining errand and exercise. This time, I told myself I wouldn't try for a fast time, just to keep moving. The weather was a little chilly, but pleasant enough. My time was almost the same (38:00) as when I was trying to be quick -- a fact with multiple competing potential explanations.
Monday, March 25, 2013
Friday, March 22, 2013
Two Trips to Dairy Rd.
... on Thursday (22:50) and Friday (22:25). The latter time was due in part to the little icy pellets that began falling from the sky and slapping me in the face as I turned for the inbound leg. It kind of made this old horse more anxious for the barn.
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Wednesday Haul
... down to Dissmore's and back, as planned for one of my weekly "heavy days". Unfortunately, the gray clouds to the west started dripping on me as I was only a couple of blocks from my turnaround point -- so I carried on. 17:45 outbound, 19:45 inbound, with the two minutes' discrepancy all on the steepest uphill, keeping my heartrate down to 120.
Overall, I believe I am seeing some benefits from the walking-workouts program. I think I am actually building some strength in my legs, some aerobic capacity, and I might be sleeping better.
Overall, I believe I am seeing some benefits from the walking-workouts program. I think I am actually building some strength in my legs, some aerobic capacity, and I might be sleeping better.
Progress!
So maybe it isn't Sunday. Or Monday. But I DID dance a lot last weekend, so that was good. And I cleaned quite a bit, which is by no means strenuous exercise but it does involve more moving around than doing homework or watching a movie.
I still walk every day to class also, which is about all the exercise I did Monday except for some that's a bit "unmentionable" for this blog. :P
The weather is still a bit too chilly for me to motivate to walk to work, since I'd be walking back after dark most days. But soon that will be easier and I'll be getting back on my bike too.
Not enough time for a food post. I'm supposed to be in bed already, but I wanted to do a quick update just to remind myself that I'm really doing this!
I still walk every day to class also, which is about all the exercise I did Monday except for some that's a bit "unmentionable" for this blog. :P
The weather is still a bit too chilly for me to motivate to walk to work, since I'd be walking back after dark most days. But soon that will be easier and I'll be getting back on my bike too.
Not enough time for a food post. I'm supposed to be in bed already, but I wanted to do a quick update just to remind myself that I'm really doing this!
Monday, March 18, 2013
Downhill, Upwind, Uphill, Downwind
... a lucky chance.
Today's walk downtown took place in bright sun and a quite stiff (and chilly!) breeze. Fortunately, the wind was from the West, so I had the downhill while walking upwind, and the wind at my back when walking uphill. That slope by the Engineering Labs is still pretty challenging.
To the Pufferbelly Depot (1.1 miles) 16 minutes; back up the hill, nineteen minutes. I took it a little slow on behalf of my heartrate.
Today's walk downtown took place in bright sun and a quite stiff (and chilly!) breeze. Fortunately, the wind was from the West, so I had the downhill while walking upwind, and the wind at my back when walking uphill. That slope by the Engineering Labs is still pretty challenging.
To the Pufferbelly Depot (1.1 miles) 16 minutes; back up the hill, nineteen minutes. I took it a little slow on behalf of my heartrate.
Friday, March 15, 2013
New Personal Best
Friday I had decided not to do an exercise walk. I had a co-workers' lunch to attend, and I didn't want to spend extra time away from work in addition to that. However, in the afternoon the office needed to get some paperwork walked over to French Ad, so I volunteered, and went by way of Dairy Road. My outbound time was skewed by the stop-off at the Ad building, but my inbound time was 11:15 -- a new personal best.
There's something very satisfying about combining exercise and work that has to be done anyway.
There's something very satisfying about combining exercise and work that has to be done anyway.
Getting Back in the Swing
So to speak.
My presence has certainly been lacking on this blog. Although for some "good" reasons (midterms were last week and the week before) and some lazy ones, none are really acceptable for not posting anything. So I am back and renewing my determination to make this one of my weekday priorities. Actually I'm thinking Sunday-Thursday posts. (At least after today) The idea was to be motivated to "do" more so I would have something to write about, but without my own blog schedule to keep me accountable, well, we've seen how well that worked! :P
Anyway, this week is (was, it's nearly over, oh no!) my Spring break, so my friend Eve and I went to Portland last Friday, and didn't come back until Wednesday. There was a fair bit of walking around the city, although I didn't write it down. I didn't get any dancing in, but I did get to visit two of my oldest friends. Each is very different, and it was so nice to catch up with them. I came back feeling pretty refreshed. And I'm even more determined to be in good shape for more adventures, including camping and some hiking this summer.
The plan this weekend is dancing. Lots of dancing. There is a band playing at the Alley tonight, and I'll probably get some done there. Tomorrow night I'm having a little gathering at my mom's house, which has lots of room and some good speakers. Sunday I will be doing the clean-up at Mom's so that will round the weekend off nicely.
Today is the beginning of "spring cleaning" at my apartment. I still haven't successfully moved in to this place, and I would like to before the business of true spring hits and I will no longer be able to spend hours folding and sorting piles of clothes and figuring out creative ways to stack books so they can come out of their boxes and--Oy!! Haha. But then I usually end up dance-cleaning a little bit, so it becomes its own form of mild exercise.
I definitely need to join Eve at the gym at least once a week also. She knows how to get a good sweat going on, for sure.
Time for more cleaning, some lentil soup, and some work after that! Sunday I expect I will start adding some words about food, which is even more important than exercise for getting in shape.
My presence has certainly been lacking on this blog. Although for some "good" reasons (midterms were last week and the week before) and some lazy ones, none are really acceptable for not posting anything. So I am back and renewing my determination to make this one of my weekday priorities. Actually I'm thinking Sunday-Thursday posts. (At least after today) The idea was to be motivated to "do" more so I would have something to write about, but without my own blog schedule to keep me accountable, well, we've seen how well that worked! :P
Anyway, this week is (was, it's nearly over, oh no!) my Spring break, so my friend Eve and I went to Portland last Friday, and didn't come back until Wednesday. There was a fair bit of walking around the city, although I didn't write it down. I didn't get any dancing in, but I did get to visit two of my oldest friends. Each is very different, and it was so nice to catch up with them. I came back feeling pretty refreshed. And I'm even more determined to be in good shape for more adventures, including camping and some hiking this summer.
The plan this weekend is dancing. Lots of dancing. There is a band playing at the Alley tonight, and I'll probably get some done there. Tomorrow night I'm having a little gathering at my mom's house, which has lots of room and some good speakers. Sunday I will be doing the clean-up at Mom's so that will round the weekend off nicely.
Today is the beginning of "spring cleaning" at my apartment. I still haven't successfully moved in to this place, and I would like to before the business of true spring hits and I will no longer be able to spend hours folding and sorting piles of clothes and figuring out creative ways to stack books so they can come out of their boxes and--Oy!! Haha. But then I usually end up dance-cleaning a little bit, so it becomes its own form of mild exercise.
I definitely need to join Eve at the gym at least once a week also. She knows how to get a good sweat going on, for sure.
Time for more cleaning, some lentil soup, and some work after that! Sunday I expect I will start adding some words about food, which is even more important than exercise for getting in shape.
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