Sheila's Exercise Log
 

I just discovered this section! I've been tracking my exercise in a text file on my phone...

Bike riding is my favorite, riding a heavy, inefficient, stable, much-loved mountain/cruiser hybrid with 2" tires. I'm not winning any races on this thing!

So far this week:

05/23: 16.16 miles in 89 minutes, 10.89 mph

05/25: 7.07 miles in 40 min, 10.65 mph
8.68 mi in 50 min, 10.46 mph

05/27: 14.91 mi in 84 min, 10.65 mph

05/28/15
 

26.88 miles in 160 minutes, 10.08 mph

This is a personal best distance, and I knew my average rate of speed would be weak. At 18 miles, I'd planned to refill my water bottle at a park. The park didn't have a water fountain, so I saved the last couple sips for the next few miles until I got back to civilization and could buy water. I drank a full liter right away, then fought the urge to throw it up most of the way home.

I've done 20+ mile rides before LC, and was always weak and ravenous at the end. I finished strong (the nausea had passed by then), and have been sitting in the air conditioning for over half an hour without food yet. Pretty cool!

I'll be adding a second water bottle holder to the bike.

33 min of weights today: biceps, triceps, calves, leg presses & curls, hip adduction & abduction.

4.05 miles in 23 min, 10.57 mph

Mon-Thurs, walked at least 30 min/day

Today: biked 6.08 miles in 33 min, 11.05 mph

Rode 6.83 miles in 39 min, 10.66 mph

Biked 6.63 miles in 38 min, 10.47 mph

Yesterday, 20 min walk

Today, 6.15 mile ride

6.64 mile ride

Rain all week = 20-23 min walk daily, 6/15-6/19

Today, 7.64 mile ride
Mon - Tues this week, 20 min walk each day
Wed-Fri, just taking the same 3 flights of stairs both ways several times per day

Walking 20 min yesterday
Today, 4.3 mile ride. I have a shoulder injury and found a couple miles in that riding really aggravates it.

Yesterday - 20 min walk
Today - 7.52 mile ride

Congratulations! You're still going strong.


Yes, it took me a while to realize we have gym logs, too. I have a beach cruiser, but, honestly at my age, I'm kinda afraid to ride. I don't want to risk a fall, so keeping both feet on the ground is best for me.;)

While I realize there are those who believe that exercise is not that important, I want my legs to stay strong, and I want to be able to run if I have to. You don't realize that would be important until.........later.

I'll stop back by every once in a while to cheer you on. You can do it!

Thank you, bluesinger!

9.31 mile ride

Riding is killing my injured shoulder, but it clears my head...

22 min walk

Nothing but weekday 20-22 minute walks. My injury has me sitting everything else out right now.

I have an MRI in the morning, and can find out if physical therapy or surgery is the fix. I'll be glad to get moving in the right direction either way.

Yesterday: 22 min walk
Today: 25 min walk

I'm keeping with the 22 min walk on weekdays, but am officially out of commission for riding for another month. I feel like the whole season will pass me by...

I also feel like I need to add more walking.

3.3 mi walk today

In addition to the normal 22 min walk, I did an extra mile and a half today.

Yesterday: 32 min walk
Today: 9.85 mile/57 min ride

5.26 mi/31 min ride

Yesterday: 22 min walking
Today: 37 min walking

Wed: just over 2 hours of lawn mowing
Thurs, Fri: 20 min walking each day
Today: 9.7 mile ride

4.1 mile ride

I'm pushing the shoulder injury a little too hard, so I had to return early today.

Mon-Wed, 20 min walk per day.
Today, about 80 min of slow walking.

6.6 mile ride (38 min)
38 min mowing lawn

20 min walk