Wednesday, January 1: The year began with an evening weights session: chest, shoulders, triceps, and lower abs (W1), followed by a long overdue cardio session (C1), which I forgot to record. And my steps for the day: 14,221/10.9 km.
Thursday, January 2: Another gym session, this one an atypical one: calves, biceps, forearms, and core (W2). And my steps for the day: 22,412/16.7 km, and that came as quite a suprise.
Friday, January 3: Just some walking: 11,771 steps/9.08 km.
Saturday, January 4: An evening weights session: back, lats, biceps, forearms, lower back, and a plank (W3). And my steps for the day: 14,413 steps/11 km.
Sunday, January 5: Another evening workout: legs obliques, and lower abs (W4). And for a change, three treadmill sprints of between 1 minute and 1 minute 15 seconds at speeds ranging from 13.7-15.6 kph (C2). And my steps for the day: 13,032/10.3 km.
Monday, January 6: Just some walking after getting some good news from my doctor about my blood sugar levels: 17,153 steps/13.1km.
Tuesday, January 7: A weights and cardio sessions followed a longish walk after my post-class Starbucks session: chest, shoulders, triceps, traps, obliques, lower abs, and calves (W5). The cardio was another three treadmill sprint a little over a minut each ranging in speed between 14 kph and 16.3 kph (C3). And I’ve really missed that feeling of being totally out of breath! And my steps for the day: 14,520/11 km.
Wednesday, January 8: Just a lot of walking as the temperatures dropped and my students completed their second discussion. My steps for the day: 18,077 steps/13.9 km.
Thurday, January 9: Back in the gym on the coldest of days: legs and core (W6). And 16,693 cold steps/12.9 cold km.
Friday, January 10: An evening weigfhts session: back, lats, biceps, and core (W7). And my steps for the day: 15,227/11.5 km.
Saturday, January 11: Just some walking, mostly in cold Incheon: 22,683 steps/16.8 km.
Sunday, January 12: A gym session just before the gym closed at 9 PM: chest, shoulders, triceps, traps, and core (W8). And my steps for the day: 12,704/9.63 km.
Monday, January 13: Just some walking as my winter intensive class nears its end and my winter break very nears its beginning: 22,875 steps/17.7 km.
Tuesday, January 14: Just some walking as my students gave their final presentations: 12,064 steps/9.22 km.
Wednesday, January 15: Just some walking again as I made some progress grading presentations and finalizing grades: 13,744 steps/10.7 km.
Thursday, January 16: I completed all my winter class grading and related admin tasks, so it’s time to get this fitness campaign back on track and up another track. My workout started just after 6 PM, and I left the gym around 8: legs and core (W9), and then back on my favorite recumbent exercise bike: 43 minutes, 11.65 km at an average speed of 16.2 kph (C4). And my steps for the day: 14,972/11.5 km.
Friday, January 17: Just some walking after doing my annual taxes (with some help from friendly admin staff) and inputting my 2025 semester 1 syllabus. My steps for the day: 16,692/12.8 km.
Saturday, January 18: Back in my one and only gym in the late afternoon: lats, back, biceps, traps, core, and calves (W10). And then a short recumbent bike session: 7 minutes/1.8 km (C5), and my heart was obviously not really into that one, so I increased the resistance. And my steps for the day: 17,912/13.5 km.
Sunday, January 19: Just some walking and some FaceTime with mum for her birthday and a quick catch up with all my relatives there: 12,096 steps/9.4 km.
Monday, January 20: A pretty good weights session in the evening: chest, shoulders, traps, triceps, core, and just one set of calf raises to end the session (W11). I’ve also been doing dead hangs of late – a dead hang isn’t as morbid as it sounds, and apparently great for the shoulders and back, and about a month or so in, my shoulders feel different in a good way. A tested out my new two StepN sneakers in the morning, and Ibought a third later that night, for luck, literally for luck. I now have dedicated Rare GST, GMT, and Luck Sneakers. My steps for the day: 18,528/14.2 km.
Tuesday, January 21: An evening gym workout and cardio session: legs, my usual plank, sides, and two dead hangs, each about 45 seconds (W12). And then another bike session: 34 minutes/7.5 km at a pretty leisurely pace (C6). And my steps for the day: 17,746/13.5 km.
Wednesday, January 22: Just some walking: 14,988 steps/11.3 km.
Thursday, January 23: Another evening gym and cardio session: back, lats, core, traps, biceps, and two nice long dead hangs (W13). My cardio was a pretty steady 20 minutes/13.7 km at an average pace of 13.7 kph (C7). And my steps scattered throughout the day amounted to 15,502/11.7 km.
Friday, January 24: Just some walking as I decided to skip the gym after the last and longest session interviewing students on Zoom, and now finally a nice break from work begins. My steps for the day: 13,837/10.7 km.
Saturday, January 25: A gym session in the afternoon before a big cleaning session at home: chest, shoulders, triceps, traps, core, and forearms (W14). And then a nice cardio session on my favorite bike: 38 minutes/8.25 km (C8). And my steps for the day: 16,560 /12.4 km.
Sunday, January 26: Just some walking: 19,756 steps/15.1 km.
Monday, January 27: An afternoon gym session: core – with weighted side raises for a change (I felt the difference the next day), a set of push-ups during my plank, two dead hangs, and calf raises (W15), and a cardio session: 36 minutes/8.56 km (C9). My steps for the day: 14,810 steps/11.6 km.
Tuesday, January 28: A lighter gym session was my fast was approaching 35 hours, and it started before yesterday’s workout: back, lats, biceps, traps, a dead hang, a plank that included a set of push-ups, leg extensions, hamstring curls, and hip thrusts (W16). I started that session with no real hunger and lots of energy, and now that it’s done – I’m updating this at the gym following a shower, I could certainly eat something right now. I’ll try and delay food for another hour or two at least. And my steps for the day: 13,441/10.2 km.
Wednesday, January 29: Just some walking today as my lazy gym was closed due to the Lunar New Year: 20,062 steps/15.3 km.
Thursday, January 30: An evening workout, my first of he Lunar New Year: leg extensions, hamstring curls, hip thrusts, chest, shoulders, triceps, traps, a set of weight-assisted dips, a dead hang, a plank, obliques, lower back, and two sets of calf raises (W17). And my steps for the day: 11,447/8.78 km.
Friday, January 31: A final weights session for the month: back, lats, lower back, biceps, forearms, a dead hang, and a plank (W18). That was followed by January’s tenth and last cardio session: 36 minutes/9.4 km (C10). And my steps for the day: 12,929/9.79 km
Well, I think I can safely say that fitness-wise, 2025 started well!
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Weights Sessions: 18
Cardio Sessions (Recumbent Exercise Bike): 10
Total Steps: 492,838
Steps Per Day: 15,898
