{"id":1284,"date":"2015-12-06T09:30:14","date_gmt":"2015-12-06T00:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peterdaley.net\/home\/?p=1284"},"modified":"2017-08-18T18:40:49","modified_gmt":"2017-08-18T09:40:49","slug":"december-2015-fitness-diary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peterdaley.net\/home\/december-2015-fitness-diary\/","title":{"rendered":"December 2015 Fitness Diary!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Thursday, December 3: <\/strong>A weights session started the month: back, lats, biceps, sides, lower back, thighs, calves, and hamstrings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, December 4: <\/strong>Back doing cardio after a wee break, but it was a pretty short effort due to\u00a0some unexpected wheezing that cut my fast run short:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"http:\/\/peterdaley.net\/images\/fitness\/2015\/12\/01.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"459\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, December 5: <\/strong>This was the cardio workout I should have had yesterday: 750 calories burnt in total across two sessions\u00a0separated\u00a0by a call from nature. I neglected to take the first display screenshot, but I honestly stopped after burning exactly 500 calories. Both session consisted of uphill quick walks that ended with some serious uphill running:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"http:\/\/peterdaley.net\/images\/fitness\/2015\/12\/02.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"444\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday, December 6: <\/strong>A pretty solid all-round workout followed by a short steep cardio session made all the more difficult because I exercised my legs beforehand. Tonight&#8217;s session involved chest, shoulders, triceps, traps, quads, inner thighs, calves, hamstrings, just a couple of sets of sides and lower back extensions plus the previously mentioned short cardio session. I also worked to the gym and my office. A little over an hour of walking all up.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"http:\/\/peterdaley.net\/images\/fitness\/2015\/12\/03.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"447\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday, December 9:<\/strong> A quick evening treadmill session after a long day at the office interviewing thousands of students:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"http:\/\/peterdaley.net\/images\/fitness\/2015\/12\/04.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"455\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, December 11: <\/strong>Tonight&#8217;s weights session consisted of exercises for my lats, back, biceps, and lower back!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday, December 13: <\/strong>Two treadmill sessions with a bit of core work in between:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"http:\/\/peterdaley.net\/images\/fitness\/2015\/12\/05.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"481\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday, December 16: <\/strong>A short cardio session and some chest, shoulders, traps, and\u00a0triceps:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"http:\/\/peterdaley.net\/images\/fitness\/2015\/12\/06.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"467\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, December 19:<\/strong> A light back, lats, biceps, lower back, and sides workout followed by \u00a0short, steep cardio session:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"http:\/\/peterdaley.net\/images\/fitness\/2015\/12\/07.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"456\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday, December 20: <\/strong>Just cardio today:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"http:\/\/peterdaley.net\/images\/fitness\/2015\/12\/08.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"448\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, December 21: <\/strong>Cardio again!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"http:\/\/peterdaley.net\/images\/fitness\/2015\/12\/09.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"475\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, December 22: <\/strong>A solid weights workout today, my first in a while: chest, shoulders, traps, triceps, thighs, hamstrings, calves, lower back, sides, and lower abs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday, December 24: <\/strong>Best core workout in months. Why don&#8217;t I do that more often? Sides, abs, lower abs, lower back, calves, a couple of sets of forearm things, and a short cardio session (my 850th since record keeping began) to finish up:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"http:\/\/peterdaley.net\/images\/fitness\/2015\/12\/10.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"468\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, December 26: <\/strong>An evening weights session after a Christmas that was a little too merry: back, lats, biceps, and forearms.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, December 28:<\/strong> A short weights session (chest, shoulders, triceps, traps, and calves) and a short cardio workout which strangely left me wheezing. I think the air pollution must be up again. I also walked a lot yesterday and this morning if that counts.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"http:\/\/peterdaley.net\/images\/fitness\/2015\/12\/11.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"460\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday, December 30: <\/strong>A solid core and calves workout followed by a rather short treadmill session:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"http:\/\/peterdaley.net\/images\/fitness\/2015\/12\/12.jpg\" width=\"251\" height=\"488\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday, December 31:<\/strong> I ended the year by walking to and from the gym where I exercised my lats, back, biceps, calves, thighs, inner thighs, and hamstrings. And that&#8217;s it for 2015. According to my collection of cardio photos, I did 124 cardio sessions in 2015, more than in the previous two years. Well done! keep up the good work &#8211; and try to eat better to less!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thursday, December 3: A weights session started the month: back, lats, biceps, sides, lower back, thighs, calves, and hamstrings. 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