DADaPalooza: Fitness Goals for March: Week 1 Check-in

Monday, March 7, 2016

Fitness Goals for March: Week 1 Check-in

This is my first check in on my March fitness goal to do 30 minutes of exercise everyday.

You can see my previous March 2016 Fitness Checkins here:

Checkin 1 | Checkin 2 | Checkin 3 | Checkin 4 | Checkin final

I have a recumbent bicycle and I'm not afraid to use it.

This is not actually my bike, but
something relatively close.

Well, I managed to do it every day! I had one moment when I thought about quitting, but I didn't. (That was Thursday. I only had time to do 20 minutes in the morning, and I had a fight with my wife in the morning, so I didn't feel like doing it. But I managed to do it anyway. That day I did 20 minutes. And then did my stuff I did another 30 minutes while watching TV. So at least there's that!

Before I start, I'm doing a warmup, trying to remember my work in dance class from like 25 years ago, and Yoga, and all that other stuff. I've lost so much strength and flexibility. I'm doing ab work, and also doing 1 pushup for each day of the month it is (On March 7 I did 7 pushups) My pushups are currently knee worthy. I'm also stretching my hamstrings, and doing work towards getting a back roll into my repertoire again. The ultimate goal is to be able to do actual pushups without dying, be able to do a back bend/ back roll, and not feel like my hips are so tight that they are going to explode.

I'd also like to activate my small toes, which seem like they have no strength at all.

Overall, I'm pleased with where I am. I enjoy doing the workout. (Well, I mostly enjoy HAVING done the workouts.) When I finish, and I've got a ring of sweat around my shirt, I am feeling pretty good about that. I just have to keep on keeping on, and not get derailed by my laziness or my life.

NO EXCUSES!

I've been watching what I eat, and trying not to eat sugar and junk, and am MOSTLY succeeding. I've dropped about 4 lbs in the last week (Of course, on me, I could probably sweat 4 lbs. Still, it's something, and it's in the right direction.)

Here are my numbers for this week:

DATE	MILES	CALORIES	TIME
TOTALS	57.842	2048	230
March 1	7.022	268	30
March 2	7.571	273	30
March 3	11.922	410	50
March 4	7.555	271	30
March 5	8.027	253	30
March 6	7.992	289	30
March 7	7.753	284	30

57 Miles in a week is nothing to sneeze at!

March 1: 7.02 miles,268 calories.
This was on the 30 min INTENSITY setting

March 2: 7.571 miles, 273 calories
This was on the 30 min. FAT BURN setting

March 3, 2nd workout.
6.463 miles, 225 calories.
30 minutes on the Incline fat burn setting.
Not at a particularly fast pace.
(I watched a show while pedaling)

March 3, 5.549 miles, 185 cals, 20 minutes.
I didn't have enough time to do 30 minutes
in the morning, so I did it in the evening.
This was the beginner Intensity 20 minute