{"id":12236,"date":"2023-05-31T18:11:43","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T09:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peterdaley.net\/home\/?p=12236"},"modified":"2023-06-01T05:23:05","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T20:23:05","slug":"may-2023-fitness-diary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peterdaley.net\/home\/may-2023-fitness-diary\/","title":{"rendered":"May 2023 Fitness Diary!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Monday, May 1: <\/strong>Just some walking today as I had a lot of work to do. Not a particular excitng way to start the month, admittedly: 12,439 steps \/ 9.28 km\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Tuesday, May 2:<\/strong> I made it to my gym, but I only had time for cardio – 15 StairMaster minutes<\/strong> followed by some calf raises.<\/strong><\/span> Then I had to rush home for some student Zoom interviews. My total steps for the day, an impressive 22,196\/16.6 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wednesday, May 3: <\/strong>Another day of walking, and as I type this at 5:40 PM, I haven’t done a whole lot so far. My steps for the day: 11,680 steps\/8.3 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thursday, May 4:<\/strong> I almost but not quite made it to my gym. An afternoon nap before my evening class took priority. My steps for the day: 19,406\/14.6 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Friday, May 5:<\/strong> I broke another StairMaster record: 31 minutes\/147 floors.<\/strong> I did some weights before that: back, lats, biceps, traps, forearms, hamstrings, and calves.<\/strong> <\/span>That was my hardest workout in years. It’s been a long time since I felt that tired after a workout! My total steps for the day: 17,545\/13 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Saturday, May 6: <\/strong>Just some walking, and the weather was terrible: 17,957 steps\/13.6 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sunday, May 7:<\/strong> More of the same, but in much better weather: 16,830 steps\/12.7 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Monday, May 8: <\/strong>A rare morning workout that started around 7 am, and I need to do that more often. Weights first: triceps, shoulders, leg extensions, hamstring curls, chest, and one set of calf raises<\/strong> <\/span>either side of another recording breaking StairMaster session: 33 minutes\/155 floors.\u00a0<\/strong> That was accomplished with the help of some music by Jerry Goldsmith. My steps for the day:<\/p>\n

Tuesday, May 9: <\/strong>A lot of walking – too much walking as I really had other things that needed doing: 27,108 steps\/20.2 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wednesday, May 10: <\/strong>Just some walking on another busy Wednesday, but thankfully due a little less busy than normal with my last class moved to Saturday just this week. My steps for the day: 11,033\/8.19 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thursday, May 11: <\/strong>As I type this at five minutes past noon, I am about to leave this cafe and walk to my gym. Another lengthy cardio session is planned, and that will be preceded by a light weights workout. At least that’s the plan. And everything went according to plan. I started with weight training: leg extensions, hamstrings, Lats, back, biceps, traps, lower back, lower abs, and sides<\/strong><\/span>. And helped by the music of the late James Horner (RIP), I completed 35 StairMaster minutes\/168 floors. <\/strong>And that left me drenched in sweat, and that was a good and exhausting feeling. And my steps for the day: 16,889\/12.7 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Friday, May 12:<\/strong> Just walking today: 16,541 steps\/10.9 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Saturday, May 13:<\/strong> Just walking again today: 14, 871 steps\/11 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sunday, May 14:<\/strong> Just walking today yet again: 18,333 steps\/12.3 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Monday, May 15:<\/strong> I’m writting this between classes, and I really need to go to the gym this evening. I didn’t, but I did walk 19,272 steps\/14.7 km.<\/strong> Oh I remember why I didn’t make it to the gym – an email from Dave.<\/p>\n

Tuesday. May 16: <\/strong>No gym again, just some walking: 9,199 steps\/6.54 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wednesday, May 17:<\/strong> As above: 7,903 steps\/6.47 km, <\/strong>and I really don’t like Wednesday. Thankfully, next Wednesday is my last long Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Thursday, May 18:<\/strong> My gym drought was broken with just a cardio session: 37 StairMaster minutes!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Friday, May 19:<\/strong> Probably my most inactive day of the year: 3,656 steps\/2.81 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Saturday, May 20:<\/strong> Another rather inactive but memorable day. I went camping and hiking, but we skipped the hiking: 7,861 steps\/5.29 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sunday, May 21:<\/strong> Another activeless day as I surprisingly was quite productive work wise: 6,315 steps\/4.58 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Monday, May 22:<\/strong> Back in the gym after a long work week even though today is foundation day for my uni and hence a day off. I finally returned to my gym for about 20 minutes of weights: shoulders, triceps, chest,<\/strong><\/span> and traps. And that was foolowed by 24 StairMaster minutes\/111 floors<\/strong>. My steps for the day: 9,606\/6.96 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuesday, May 23:<\/strong> Another gym session with the expectation I won’t be exercising tomorrow because of my busy and long Wednesday – my last of the semester. At the gym: back, lats, biceps, calves, leg extensions, and hanstring curls.<\/strong><\/span> The legworkout was pretty light as the StairMaster awaited. I think my StarMaster session was around 21 minutes<\/strong> – I accidentally bumped the stop button and after reviewing and adding up the lengths of the Joe Satriani tracks I listened to. My steps for the day: 13,161 steps\/9.97 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wednesday, May 24:<\/strong> Just a little walking, on this, the lasy crazy busy Wednesday of the semester: 5,626 steps\/3.93 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thursday, May 25:<\/strong> Another world record: 38 StairMaster minutes\/178 floors<\/strong> accompanied and aided by the music of Jerry Goldsmith. And my steps the day: 9,913\/7.1 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Friday, May 26: <\/strong>Just some walking today: 16,396 steps\/12.6 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Saturday, May 27: <\/strong>Same as yesterday: 12,905 steps\/9.73 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sunday, May 28:<\/strong> An evening gym session: leg extensions, hamstring curls, calf raises, shoulders, triceps, and chest<\/strong><\/span>. And I finished the session with 32 StairMaster minutes\/154 floors<\/strong>\u00a0again accompanied Jerry Goldsmith’s music. And my steps for the day: 13,251\/9.49 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Monday, May 29:<\/strong> Just some walking today again: 14,618 steps\/10.8 km.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuesday, May 30: <\/strong>Back in the gym in between cafe grading sessions: lats, back, traps, lower back, biceps, and calves. <\/span><\/strong>And another 30-min plus StairMaster session: 34 minutes\/164 floors. <\/strong>And my steps for the day: 19,022\/14.1 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wednesday, May 31: <\/strong>A gym session was envisaged, but it didn’t eventuate. Instead, just a normal amount of walking: 14,305 steps\/10.7km<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Weights Workouts: <\/strong>8<\/p>\n

StairMaster Sessions: <\/strong>10<\/p>\n

Total Steps: <\/strong>428,451<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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