I am really proud of my results today, not because they are all that great, because they really aren't, but because I absolutely did NOT feel like walking when I got done with work today. It took all of my willpower to put my shoes on and head out the door. Of course, once I was out there, all the stress of the day began to melt away. Getting outdoors always puts my mind at ease...
today i went 6 miles on the exercise bike in 21:14 102 watt average after i lifted14,680 lbs. my arms were shaking for the first three miles. interesting note: bs was 78 at start and 84 at end. it is bed time for bonzo.
I know the feeling Cricket, getting started on work days is not negotiable, but off days and after work is sometime very difficult. I find, like you, if you can get started, it gets easier and the steps pass by. I just wish there was some carry over of that feeling to the next day, but no, back to step one again.
Got my almost 15,000 steps in today. Probably will tomorrow too since I'm working, but going to take off the Fitbit for a while. My grandkids are doing a Fitbit daily challenge and my Garmin is calling for 14,637 steps. I guess nobody but PawPaw needs to know what happened.
Getting your steps in doesn't have to feel like work. Find a place that makes your heart sing (I love the trails at my local park.) and just keep putting one foot in front of the other. Or heck, just turn the music up and dance! :biggrin:
took an easy ride on my stationary tonight. dint wanna. loosened up and felt better about half way through. 19:25 for 5 mi. then i lifted. lifted a total of 17,200 lbs. beginning to get tougher(the lifts). right shoulder is making noises under the weight. never did that in the past. should sleep good tonight.
Well, they all beat Pawpaw on the Fitbit daily challenge. Yep, I finished last place.
I'm at 57 consecutive days of making my daily steps goal on my Garmin. Todays goal is 14,725 steps and I got a little over 6,000 of them out of the way already. Will have to get the rest after a short nap.
Reached 60 consecutive days of making daily steps goal. Almost to where my Garmin has set me up to be at 15,000 steps per day.
BH and I went to a nearby city park after BH had lunch and set out to walk the new 5 mile bike trail they are putting in. Didn't get far when a root jumped up and grabbed her foot, causing a crash. A couple of scrapes on her hand and a sore knee is all she suffered. Unfortunately, the camera didn't fair as well, broke the zoom lens right off the body.
upped my resistance on bike and did a 6 miles. only a 21:46 but it felt really good. maybe i need the extra pressure on my legs. didn't try to kill it, legs felt great. dreading cell extraction practice this friday - it has taken three years to make my knees work right again, the bicycle has played a major part in that. cell extraction uses pressure points in the legs that can really screw them up for months. so...i guess i declare my legs off limits.
Normally I'm not a big fan of gyms. I would much rather get outdoors for exercise. Every now and then though, I run out of daylight so I finish up my steps on the treadmill. (Which was the case tonight.)
10 mi. 36:20 heart rate 120 avge. butt getting used to mileage. didn't get rough 'til last 2 miles. still not to bad. maybe i can get what motorcyclists call a 100 mile butt.
Ugggg, after a rough day at work I still need 3000 steps to make my daily goal and its really probably past what my bedtime should be, having to get up at 3:30 AM, but I'm too close not to make my goal.
Getting 10,000+ steps in by walking in the outdoors (especially in nature) is a breeze. You literally feel the stress melting away and find yourself smiling. Getting your 10,000+ steps completed in the gym (which is where I was tonight) feels like it takes 12,893 hours so ya gotta crank up the tunes and pretend you're anywhere else but there....
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