{"id":12915,"date":"2024-02-03T13:29:45","date_gmt":"2024-02-03T04:29:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peterdaley.net\/home\/?p=12915"},"modified":"2026-02-08T05:51:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T20:51:53","slug":"february-2024-fitness-diary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peterdaley.net\/home\/february-2024-fitness-diary\/","title":{"rendered":"February 2024 Fitness Diary!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thursday, February 1:<\/strong> The month started quietly with two busy days interviewing students, so I didn’t get to the gym until Saturday. Just some walking: 14,039 steps\/10.4 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Friday, February 2:<\/strong> More walking, mostly in the evening after my long stretch of winter classes and work came to an end: 10,898 steps\/7.82 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Saturday, February 3: <\/strong>A lot of walking instead of a gym session: 21,427 steps\/15 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sunday, February 4:<\/strong> My first gym session of the month was a litte overdue: chest, forearms, sides, lower back, calves, and thighs (1).<\/span><\/strong> And a little walking as usual: <\/span>11,293 steps\/8.29 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Monday, February 5:<\/strong> Pretty lazy day with less walking than usual: 8,710 steps\/6.3 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuesday, February 6:<\/strong> Back in the gym: hamstrings, inner thighs, abs, outer delts, triceps, biceps, and traps (2).<\/strong> <\/span>And a little walking: 12,506 steps\/8.8 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wednesday, February 7: <\/strong>A lot of walking today as I got out of Seoul and explored part of Sejong city for the first time ever: 24,537 steps\/18 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thursday, February 8: A solid workout: back, lats, thighs, glutes, calves, lower back, and a couple of sets of bicep curls (3).\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Less walking as I also had to do several hours of interviews: 5,940 steps\/4.06 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Friday, February 9:<\/strong> A quick gym session as the gym’s clothing and towels weren’t available because of the upcoming lunar new year. Why, I don’t know: shoulders, traps, and forearms (4). <\/strong>My steps for the day: 9.135\/6.36 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Saturday, February 10: <\/strong>Just a lot of walking\u00a0 in Incheon for a change\u00a0as my gym was closed today: 22,730 steps\/17.3 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sunday, February 11:\u00a0<\/strong> Back in the gym for a pretty good session that left me feeling pretty spent: chest, sides, leg extensions, calves, traps, forearms, and shoulders (5).<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Monday, February 12:<\/strong> No gym today, but the most amount of walking I’ve done in a single day since perhaps my climbing of Halla Mountain with Su-bin in the summer of 2020: 36,465 steps\/27.8 km<\/strong>, with many of those steps accompanied by the rivetting audiobook version of The Demon in White<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Tuesday, February 13: <\/strong>Another gym session: hamstrings, inner thighs, triceps, biceps, abs, outer delts, traps, and calves (6).\u00a0<\/strong> And my steps for the day: 12,042\/8.75 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Wednesday, February 14:<\/strong> Another gym session and quite a lot of walking: thighs, glutes, hamstrings, back, lats, lower back, calves, and outer delts (7).<\/strong><\/span> And my steps for the day: 25,191\/19 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thursday, February 15: <\/strong>I did some shoulder exercises<\/strong><\/span> at home before doing more in the gym along with chest, traps, calves, and forearms (8). <\/strong><\/span>And my steps for the day: 10,674\/7.67 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Friday, February 16:<\/strong> I started teh day with some lower back extensions<\/strong><\/span> after watching a few related YouTube videos. Then quite a lot of walking again: 20,708 steps\/15.6 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Saturday, February 17:<\/strong> A productive\u00a0 early afternoon gym session: hamstrings, inner thighs, calves, sides, traps, biceps, and triceps (9).<\/strong> <\/span>And my steps for the day: 10,218\/7.44 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sunday, February 18: <\/strong>Just some walking as I decided on a day off from the gym to give my muscles, especially my arms, time to recover. My steps for the day: 12,346\/9.21 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Monday, February 19: <\/strong>Back in my gym for another workout I was proud of: leg extensions, glute things, leg presses, calves, back, lats, and lower back (10).\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>And more walking as usual: 17,580 steps\/13 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Tuesday, February 20: <\/strong>Another gym session and it’s nice to know that my gym isn’t too busy at around 6 pm on a weeknight: hamstrings, inner thighs, front and outer delts, abs, and forearms (11).<\/span> <\/strong>And my steps for the day: 9,260\/6.71 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wednesday, February 21: <\/strong>A rest day mostly on account of a snow fall with just a little walking: 4,525 steps\/3.26 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thursday, February 22:<\/strong> I returned to my favorite gym after a late lunch: leg extensions, leg presses, glutes, calves, traps, forearms, outer delts, sides, and lower back (12).<\/strong> <\/span>And my steps for the day: 13,326\/9.8 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Friday, February 23: Another weights session: hamstrings, inner thighs, chest, and front delts (13).<\/span> <\/strong>And my steps for the day: 10,838\/7.8 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Saturday, February 24: <\/strong>A break from the gym and just some walking as I listened to the audiobook A<\/em><\/strong> Hole in the Sky<\/strong> <\/em>by Peter F. Hamilton: 21,897 steps\/15.7 km<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sunday, February 25: <\/strong>Back in the gym on what is essentially the last Sunday of the winter vacation: leg extensions, leg presses, glute things, triceps, biceps, and forearms (14).<\/strong><\/span> And my steps for the day: 13,103\/9.89 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Monday, February 26<\/strong>: Another weights session in the late afternoon. I didn’t feel like exercising, but once I was there, I was soon in the mood: hamstrings, inner thighs, back, lats, and rear delts (15). <\/strong>And my steps for the day: 14,661\/10.7 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Tuesday, February 27:<\/strong> As I type this on Monday night, my gym plan is chest, shoulders, sides, and abs. Perhaps thighs too. We will see. That workout did happen, and it was later than usual – starting after 9 PM: chest, front and side delts, abs, and calves (16).<\/span><\/strong> And my steps for the day: 20,064\/14.5 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wednesday, February 28:\u00a0<\/strong>Another gym session: leg extensions, hamstrings, glutes, inner thighs, forearms, sides, and lower back (17).<\/strong><\/span> And my steps for the day: 10,991 steps\/8.07 km<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thursday, February 29: <\/strong>I skipped the gym on the last day of the month. Just some of my usual walking: 14,940 steps\/10.9 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Weights Sessions:\u00a0 17<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cardio Sessions (StairMaster\/Treadmill): <\/strong>Zero! I’ve never enjoyed cardio.<\/p>\n

Total Steps: 430, 012<\/strong><\/p>\n

Steps Per Day: 14,828\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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