{"id":12022,"date":"2023-03-31T11:37:48","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T02:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peterdaley.net\/home\/?p=12022"},"modified":"2023-04-01T13:32:43","modified_gmt":"2023-04-01T04:32:43","slug":"march-2023-fitness-diary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peterdaley.net\/home\/march-2023-fitness-diary\/","title":{"rendered":"March 2023 Fitness Diary!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wednesday, March 1:<\/strong> I started the month with a lot of walking: 25,709 steps\/18.6 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Thursday, March 2: <\/strong>A thirty-five minute gym session a few hours ahead of my first class of the new spring semester: <\/span>back (a lot of various exercises), lats, biceps, lower back (leg raises and a plank), sides, lower abs, and calves. <\/span><\/strong>My steps for the day: 16,532 steps\/ 12.5 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Friday, March 3:\u00a0<\/strong>Another gym session: chest, shoulders, triceps, and traps.<\/span> <\/strong>And since masks are no longer required in gyms, I hopped on a treadmill for the first time since the early days of the pandemic. I don’t want to run too much to avoid injury and shin splints, so I turned up the speed and ran for 90 seconds. And that felt good. My steps for the day:\u00a0 21,149 steps \/15.7 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Saturday, March 4:<\/strong> My third gym session in three days: leg extensions, hip things, hamstring curls, calf raises, side and lower back extensions.<\/strong> I also completed another short and fast treadmill session lasting two whole minutes. My walking steps for the day: 10,932 steps\/8.22 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Sunday, March 5: <\/strong>Just some walking today: 15,339 steps\/11.5 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Monday, March 6: <\/strong>More walking: 21,897 steps\/16.1 km.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuesday, March 7:<\/strong> Again, more walking: 23,964 steps\/18.2 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Wednesday, March 8: <\/strong>Less walking on my first busy Wednesday of the semester. One down, eleven to go: 11,714 steps\/8.48 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thursday, March 9:<\/strong> A short workout in the middle of a busy day: back, lats, traps, biceps, and lower back.<\/span> <\/strong>My steps for the day: 17,041 steps\/12.6 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Friday, March 10: <\/strong>Just some walking: 15,067 steps\/11.4 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Saturday, March 11: <\/strong>Just some more walking: 26,426 steps\/20 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Sunday, March 12: <\/strong>Again, just some more walking: 13,600 steps\/10.1 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Monday, March 13:<\/strong> I don’t know how or why I didn’t make it to the gym over my three-day weekend. I have felt energetic of late, but I’ve maintainedn a good number of steps per day. I returned to my gym in the evening for a pretty lackluster effort: leg extentions, hamstring curls, chest, shoudlers, triceps, and a set of lower back extensions.<\/span> <\/strong>My steps for the day: 12,756\/9.51 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuesday, March 14: <\/strong>The shortest of workouts started at around 10:30, and it lasted barely 15 minutes. Perhaps closer to ten. Just really one set: lats, back, biceps, lower abs, and calves. <\/strong><\/span>Total steps: 22,525\/16.7 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wednesday, March 15: <\/strong>Just some walking on the busiest day of the week:\u00a0 6,836 steps\/4.89 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thursday, March 16: <\/strong>Just walking again: 21,196 steps\/15.9 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Friday, March 17: <\/strong>A little walking: 7,670 steps\/5.71 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Saturday. March 18: <\/strong>Back in the gym:\u00a0chest, shoulders, triceps, traps, and one set of lower abs, leg extensions, and hamstring curls. And some calf raises at home.<\/span> <\/strong>My total steps for the day: 13,992\/10.7 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sunday. March 19: <\/strong>Back in the gym again: lats, back, biceps, forearms, and one set of lower abs, leg extensions, and hamstring curls. And some calf raises at home.<\/span> <\/strong>My total steps for the day: 23,146\/17.6 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Monday, March 20:<\/strong> Just a walking day:\u00a013,660 steps \/10.3 km<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuesday, March 21: <\/strong>Another gymless walking day: 24,802 steps \/18.9 km<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wednesday, March 22: <\/strong>Another gymless walking day, but that’s ok because my Wednesday’s are crazy busy: 11,898 steps \/8.92<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thursday, March 23: <\/strong>I could have gone to the gym, but I didn’t. Another gymless walking day:19,527 steps\/14.7 km<\/strong><\/p>\n

Friday, March 24: <\/strong>Ditto: 17,035 steps \/12 km.<\/strong> I actually made it to the gym, but upon arriving, decided to attend a work meeting that wasn’t compulsaory. I wish I had stayed at the gym.<\/p>\n

Saturday, March 25:<\/strong> Just a few exercises at home: two sets of push-ups, shoulders, triceps, calves, and one 55-second plank.<\/span><\/strong> And I walked 20,012 steps\/14.6 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Sunday, March 26: <\/strong>Back in the gym for a workout for the first time since last Sunday: chest, shoulders, triceps, traps, leg extensions, hamstrings, and a little lower abs and calf raises. <\/span><\/strong>My steps for the day: 20,517\/15.5 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Monday, March 27: <\/strong>Just another walking day: 15,841 steps\/11.9 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuesday, March 28: <\/strong>A short gym session: back, lats, biceps, leg extensions, hamstrings, and a little lower abs. <\/span><\/strong>My steps for the day: 18,167\/13.6 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wednesday, March 29: <\/strong>More steps than I had expected given my heavy teaching load today: 15,667 steps\/11.1 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thursday, March 30: <\/strong>Another gym session: chest, shoulders, triceps, traps, and some calves and lower abs. I also completed four unfun minutes on a stairmaster.<\/span> <\/strong>My steps for the day:<\/p>\n

Friday, March 31: <\/strong>Just a little core work at home in the morning and I walked 18,913 steps\/13.2 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Weights Sessions:<\/strong> 11<\/span><\/p>\n

Approx. Total Steps: <\/strong>537,974 steps<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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