{"id":12139,"date":"2023-04-30T20:20:19","date_gmt":"2023-04-30T11:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peterdaley.net\/home\/?p=12139"},"modified":"2023-05-05T21:23:14","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T12:23:14","slug":"april-2023-fitness-diary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peterdaley.net\/home\/april-2023-fitness-diary\/","title":{"rendered":"April 2023 Fitness Diary!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saturday, April 1:<\/strong> I started April with a weights session: back, lats, biceps, leg extensions, hamstring curls, calf raises, lower abs, <\/span>and five minutes on a StairMaster,<\/span><\/strong> my new cardio machine of choice <\/strong><\/a><\/span>now that masks are no longer required. And my total steps for the day: 19,555\/14.9 km<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sunday April 2: <\/strong>My first gymless day of the month, so just some walking: 15, 063 steps\/9.88 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Monday, April 3: <\/strong>Just a little walking after a morning migrain headache: 6,279 steps\/4.27 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuesday, April 4: <\/strong>More walking: 19,047 steps\/14.2 km<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wednesday, April 5: <\/strong>Longest working day perhaps ever, so just only a little walking was possible: 8.434 steps\/5.75 steps.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thursday, April 6: <\/strong>A decent amount of walking, but still no gym session: 21,302 steps\/15.6 km. <\/strong>It’s been a long time since I was so glad to finish a working week!<\/p>\n

Friday, April 7: <\/strong>Back in the gym! A pretty short workout, but I ended it with 8 minutes on a StairMaster<\/strong><\/span> torture machine: chest, shoulders, triceps, and traps. <\/strong>My total steps for the day: 17,780 steps\/13.2 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Saturday, April 8:<\/strong> Another gym session that was pretty short on weights: back, lats, biceps, and a little lower abs,<\/strong><\/span> and heavy on StairMaster minutes – 8.5 minutes<\/strong><\/span>, and that’s quite a workout! My total steps for the day: 16,768\/12.4 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sunday, April 9:\u00a0<\/strong> Just some walking before and after John Wick Chapter 4, my first John Wick movie: 16,641 steps\/12.5 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Monday, April 10:\u00a0<\/strong>An evening gym session: leg extensions, hamstring curls, calf raises<\/strong><\/span>, and 10.5 minutes on the torture StairMaster.<\/strong> My total walking steps for the day: 16,754\/12.5 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuesday, April 11: <\/strong>A lot of walking on my class-free day. Probably too much given my busy schedule! 29,094 steps\/ 21.7 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wednesday, April 12: <\/strong>Just a little walking on Hell Wenesday: 7,900 steps\/ 5.76 km.<\/strong> And a set of lower back extensions at home in the morning.<\/p>\n

Thursday, April 13: <\/strong>An afternoon gym session: chest, shoulders, triceps, traps, calves<\/strong><\/span>, and a new StairMaster record: 12 minutes.<\/strong> My steps for the day: 18,971\/14 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Friday, April 14: <\/strong>Just a lot of walking: 18,971 steps\/14 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Saturday, April 15: <\/strong>Ditto: 20,210 Steps\/15.4 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sunday, April 16: <\/strong>I returned to my gym for some weights and my longest StairMaster session ever: 13.5 minutes.<\/strong> The weights part of the session consisted of leg extensions, hamstring curls, back, lats, calves, biceps, and forearms.<\/strong><\/span> And my total steps for the day: 17,081\/13 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Monday, April 17: <\/strong>Just some walking today:18,171 steps\/13.6 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuesday, April 18: <\/strong>Another gym session: leg extensions, calves, sides, lower back, and lower abs.<\/span><\/strong> And I set a new StairMaster record: 17 minutes<\/strong>, and for the first time,<\/span> I felt pretty comfortable with a steady rythym. My steps for the day: 20,262\/15.3 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wednesday, April 19: <\/strong>Wednesday is my hell day with over five hours of classes. So, my steps were necessarily much fewer: 9,145\/6.56 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thursday, April 20:<\/strong> Another StairMaster record was set: 21 minutes!<\/strong> And before that, a pretty <\/span>light chest, shoulders, triceps, traps, thighs, and calves workout.<\/span><\/strong> I also walked quite a bit: 20,276 steps\/15.6 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Friday, April 21: <\/strong>Just some walking with Abel around Muuido: 12,892 steps\/8.57 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Saturday, April 22: <\/strong>A very short gym session before a cafe working session: leg extensions, hamstring curls, lower abs, and calf raises. <\/strong><\/span>My total steps for the day: 20,415 steps\/15.3 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sunday, April 23: <\/strong>Back in the gym for weight and stair climbing: lats, back, biceps, and traps. <\/strong><\/span>And for cardio, a record breaking 22 StairMaster minutes. <\/strong>And my total steps for the day: 18,336 \/14 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Monday, April 24: <\/strong>Just a little walking as I had three classes and then met Abel for dinner and dessert: 8,664 steps\/6.17 km<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuesday, April 25: <\/strong>A rare late night gym strated around 10 PM, and it was short as a result: shoulders, triceps, traps, and chest. <\/span><\/strong>And just 4 StairMaster minutes <\/strong>as it was quite late and I wanted to go home – also, StairMastering is not fun. Also. I did a lot of walking throughout the day: 21,908 steps\/16.2 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wednesday, April 26: <\/strong>Just some walking on my busiest day of the week: 12,328 steps\/7.76 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thursday, April 27:<\/strong> A gym session before. my evening class. A little weights: back, lats, biceps, traps, and calves.<\/span><\/strong> And for cardio, a new StairMaster record, 24 unfun minutes,<\/strong> helped by the guitar playing and music writing of Steve Vai. My steps for the day: 14,113 steps\/10.3 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Friday, April 28: <\/strong>A lot of walking and hiking: 25,781 steps\/18.5 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Saturday, April 29: <\/strong>Just some walking in the morning, and then I stayed home the rest of the day:<\/p>\n

Sunday, April 30: <\/strong>A short weights session: chest, shoulders, and triceps<\/strong><\/span>. And then a record breaking 27 StairMaster minutes<\/strong> accompanied by the music of Murray Gold.<\/strong> And my total steps for the day: 17,893\/13.1 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Gym Sessions:<\/strong> 13<\/p>\n

StairMaster Cardio Sessions:<\/strong> 12<\/p>\n

Total Steps: <\/strong>505, 900<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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