{"id":11053,"date":"2022-05-31T23:40:29","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T14:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peterdaley.net\/home\/?p=11053"},"modified":"2022-06-04T13:34:13","modified_gmt":"2022-06-04T04:34:13","slug":"may-2022-covid-fitness-diary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peterdaley.net\/home\/may-2022-covid-fitness-diary\/","title":{"rendered":"May 2022 Covid Fitness Diary!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sunday, May 1:<\/strong> Lost of walking and about 20 minutes of jogging started the month: 17,895 steps\/13.1 km.<\/p>\n

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Monday, May 2:<\/strong> More yet a bit less of the same: 16,703 steps\/12.3 km.<\/p>\n

Tuesday, May 3:<\/strong> More yet a bit less of the same again: 14,938 steps\/11.2 km.<\/p>\n

Wednesday, May 4:<\/strong> More of the same plus a bit more: 18,994 steps\/14.4 km.<\/p>\n

Thursday, May 5:<\/strong> My first gym session of the month thanks to the Children’s Day public holiday: sides, lower back, calves, lats, back, traps, biceps, seated hamstring curls courtesy of a new machine, weightless squats, and some leg presses. And just under 10,000 steps: 9,923 steps\/7.74 km.<\/p>\n

Friday, May 6: <\/strong>More walking with a little jogging: 15,440 steps\/12.1 km. I also hit the gym at night, something I haven’t done for a very long time, for a quick 20-minute workout: chest, shoulders, triceps, calves, sides, and lower back.<\/p>\n

Saturday, May 7:<\/strong> A surprising amount of walking: 27,250 steps\/19 km. And my legs never felt tired. They used to start to tire around 16,000 steps.<\/p>\n

Sunday, May 8: <\/strong>Just more walking and a little bit of jogging: 15,416 km\/12.6 km.<\/p>\n

Monday, May 9:<\/strong> A rare early morning gym session that started at 7:45 a.m.: back, lats, traps, biceps, sides, lower back, hamstrings, calves, weightless squats, and leg extensions. 18,647 steps\/14.2 km.<\/p>\n

Tuesday, May 10: <\/strong>Just walking and some jogging: 17,708 steps\/15 km.<\/p>\n

Wednesday, May 11:\u00a0<\/strong> No jogging today, just more walking:\u00a0 19,022 steps\/14.1 km.<\/p>\n

Thursday, May 12:<\/strong> Another early morning (7:55 a.m.) workout: chest, shoulders, triceps, traps, and calves. 16,069 steps\/11.6 km.<\/p>\n

Friday, May 13: <\/strong>Another morning workout: sides, lower back, and legs. And my steps for the day, an impressive 21,846 steps\/17.7 km. And my legs are certainly getting used to all these steps!<\/p>\n

Saturday, May 14: <\/strong>Back in the gym again in the morning: sides, lower back, calves, back, lats, traps, biceps, and forearms. 16,219 steps\/13.1 km.<\/p>\n

Sunday, May 15:<\/strong> More walking and a little jogging: 18,180 steps\/15.2 km.<\/p>\n

Monday, May 16: <\/strong>More walking and also a little jogging: 13,518 steps\/11.2 km.<\/p>\n

Tuesday, May 17:<\/strong> A short gym session after class: sides, lower back, calves, chest, shoulders, traps, and triceps. I doubt I’ll be sore tomorrow. And more walking, this time without any jogging: 17,136 steps\/12.3 km.<\/p>\n

Wednesday, May 18:<\/strong> Another short gym session: sides, lower back, lower abs (but not much), leg extensions, weightless squats, calves, and seated hamstring curls on my gyms new seated hamstring curl machine. I also walked 18,773 steps\/13.8 km.<\/p>\n

Thursday, May 19:<\/strong> More walking : 16,409 steps\/12.7 km.<\/p>\n

Friday, May 20:<\/strong> A morning weights session: back, lats, biceps, calves, sides, and lower back, and then a lot more walking thoughout the day: 24,902 steps\/18.7 km.<\/p>\n

Saturday, May 21:<\/strong> Another gym session: chest, shoulders, triceps, and calves. And yet more walking: 13,997 steps\/10.7 km.<\/p>\n

Sunday, May 22: <\/strong>I was unpleasantly surprised to discover my gym was closed today. Hence, the only option was to walk a lot and jog a little: 19,041 steps\/15.5 km.<\/p>\n

Monday, May 23:\u00a0 <\/strong>A short weights session after work: calves, reverse hamstring curls, leg presses, and leg extensions, and a set each of side raises, lower back extensions, and pull downs. More walking as usual: 17,851\/13.7 km.<\/p>\n

Tuesday, May 24: <\/strong>Something of a rest day with just 8,041 steps\/6.13 km.<\/p>\n

Wednesday, May 25:<\/strong> Back walking some more and feeling refreshed after a long 13-hour stint in bed, some of those hours with a migraine. But once it had passed, I felt great. No gym though, just more walking” 13,458 steps\/10.5 km.<\/p>\n

Thursday, May 26:<\/strong> Like yesterday, just with a few more steps and an extra 100 meters: 13,599 steps\/10.6 m.<\/p>\n

Friday, May 27:<\/strong> Back in the gym for a short 20-minute session: lats, back, biceps, traps, sides, and lower back. And I took 15,621 steps, covering a distance of approx. 11.9 km.<\/p>\n

Saturday, May 28:<\/strong> A short afternoon weights session, just legs and a little core: calves, seated hamstring curls, leg presses and extensions, side raises, and lower back raises. And I walked a little more than usual: 21,537 steps\/16.5 km.<\/p>\n

Sunday, May 29:<\/strong> A power walk to the gym resulted in a short weights session: calves, chest, shoulders, triceps, and traps. I’m liking these more regular shorter gym sessions. Total steps and kilometers for the day: 20,647 steps\/14.7 km.<\/p>\n

Monday, May 30: <\/strong>Just walking: 17,173 steps\/13 km.<\/p>\n

Tuesday, May 31:<\/strong> A surprising number of steps to end the month of May, considering today’s teaching schedule: 17, 562 steps\/13.1 km.<\/p>\n

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