{"id":12418,"date":"2023-08-31T12:31:45","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T03:31:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peterdaley.net\/home\/?p=12418"},"modified":"2023-09-01T11:19:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T02:19:45","slug":"august-2023-fitness-diary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peterdaley.net\/home\/august-2023-fitness-diary\/","title":{"rendered":"August 2023 Fitness Diary!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tuesday, August 1:<\/strong> Just some walking to start the vacation month of August: 12,141 steps\/9.25 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wednesday, August 2:<\/strong> Less walking on account of a trip to Sydney and family time: 9,400 steps\/8.53 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thursday, August 3:<\/strong> Even less walking: 7,510 steps\/5.39 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Friday, August 4: <\/strong>A return to more walking: 19,393 steps\/14.6 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Saturday, August 5:<\/strong> My first gym session of the month was a 41-minute full-body workout with some body parts worked harder than others (1).<\/strong><\/span> That was a nice re-introduction to weight training, especially considering I think I have some hay fever with recent coughing and a runny nose. I haven’t felt exact;y sick apart from those symptoms, so I don’t think it’s a cold or a flu. And my total steps for the day: 11,584\/8.89 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sunday, August 6: <\/strong>Just some walking, the most so far this month: 20,484 steps\/15.9 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Monday, August 7:<\/strong> A short mostly full-body workout (2)<\/strong> <\/span>and less walking: 10,937 steps\/6.06 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuesday, August 8: <\/strong>No gym, but an early morning walk helped me get my step count to a decent level: 19,668 steps\/15 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wednesday, August 9: <\/strong>Another morning walk and then I did another full-body workout (3)<\/span>, <\/strong>this one more intense and longer than the previous one. My total steps for the day: 17,672 steps\/13.1 km.<\/p>\n

Thursday, August 10: <\/strong>Just some more walking: 14,959 steps\/11 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Friday, August 11: <\/strong>Quite a lot of walking in Singapore airport in the early hours of the morning and on Cebu in the afternoon and evening: 23,113 steps\/16.9 km<\/strong><\/p>\n

Saturday, August 12: <\/strong>Just some walking – why didn’t I use my hotel’s gym? 14,914 steps\/11.1 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sunday. August 13:<\/strong> Just some walking again – why didn’t I use my hotel’s gym? 10,028 steps\/6.75 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Monday, August 14:<\/strong> Less than half of yesterday’s steps: 4,792 steps\/3.36 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuesday, August 15:<\/strong> Some Cebu walking: 15,820 steps\/12 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wednesday, August 16: <\/strong>A lazy hotel day: 5,577 steps\/4.28 km<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thursday, August 17:<\/strong> Nothing wrong with a lazy vacation, but I have my regrets nevertheless: 5,562 steps\/4.16 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Friday, August 18: <\/strong>A little more walking that yesterday: 8,202 steps\/6.12 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Saturday, August 19:<\/strong> Another lazy day with just a little walking: 4,907 steps\/3.55 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sunday, August 20:<\/strong> Just some walking again: 12,213 steps\/9.45 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Monday, August 21:<\/strong> My first visit to my hotel gym since arrive on August 11 was a ten minute upper body workout (4).<\/strong><\/span> What the hell happened to my plans to use my hotel gym, which was better equipped than I had imagined? And just 6,117 steps\/4.71 km.<\/p>\n

Tuesday, August 22:<\/strong> Back to Korea so less time for walking and I didn’t return to my hotel’s gym, alas: 7,444 steps\/4.85 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wednesday, August 23:<\/strong> Just some walking: 17,265 steps12.4 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thursday, August 24<\/strong>: Just some walking again: 9,406 steps\/7.02 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Friday, August 25:<\/strong> My first gym session since returning to Korea m Tuesday was a short 25-minute full body workout (5),<\/strong> <\/span>and a spontanious 2-minute Stair Master session (1)<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0just to see what it felt like to get on after a month.\u00a0 And my total steps for the day, a respectable 14,897\/10.8 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Saturday, August 26: <\/strong>Back in the gym as I feel my motivation returning for a core workout<\/strong> (6)<\/strong> <\/span>and a 4-minute Stair Master session (2).<\/span><\/strong> I’m really easing myself back into those! Well, I was short of time, and also admittedly, patience. My steps for the day: 16,658\/12.1 km<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sunday, August 27:<\/strong> A very lazy day except for some walking, perhaps because I love my new bed, but I was also feeling a little under the weather: 9,392 steps\/6.78 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Monday, August 28:<\/strong> A morning weights session: legs and core (7).<\/strong><\/span> My steps for the day: 11,829\/8.79 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuesday, August 29:<\/strong> A lot more walking: 23,072 steps\/17.2 km<\/strong> and a short evening weights session just upper body (8)<\/strong><\/span> and two StairMaster minutes (3)<\/strong><\/span> ended the session.<\/p>\n

Wednesday, August 30:<\/strong> Another quick weights session: legs and core except calves (9)<\/strong><\/span> that were a still a little stiff. My steps for the day: 23,824\/17.3 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thursday, August 31:\u00a0<\/strong> I ended the month with another short weights session that focused on back, lats, traps, and biceps (10)<\/span><\/strong>. My steps for the day: 17,255\/12.8 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Weights Workouts:<\/strong> 10<\/p>\n

StairMaster Sessions: <\/strong>3<\/p>\n

Total Steps: <\/strong>406,162<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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