{"id":13673,"date":"2025-02-01T17:55:34","date_gmt":"2025-02-01T08:55:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peterdaley.net\/home\/?p=13673"},"modified":"2026-02-08T06:02:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T21:02:35","slug":"february-2025-fitness-diary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peterdaley.net\/home\/february-2025-fitness-diary\/","title":{"rendered":"February 2025 Fitness Diary!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saturday, February 1:<\/strong> Some walking in my heavy hiking boots started the cold month of February: 14,294 steps\/11.5 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Sunday, February 2: <\/strong>No gym, but a lot of walking and not a lot of food: 25,551 steps\/18.7 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Monday, February 3: <\/strong>A lot of walking again, and again no gym workout. I’ll have to correct that tomorrow. My steps for the day: 24,076\/18.1 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Tuesday, February 4:<\/strong> A little weights at home: a plank, some push-ups, and some shoulder exercises (W1).<\/span><\/strong> And my steps for the day: 14.486\/10.9 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Wednesday, February 5: <\/strong>My first gym session of the month: chest, shoulders, triceps, traps, a dead hang, two planks, and some calf raises (W2). <\/strong><\/span>And my steps for the day: 15,445\/11.6 km.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Thursday, February 6: <\/strong>Just some walking today both before and after class: 10,487\/7.77 km.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Friday, February 7: <\/strong>A lot of walking in my heavier hiking boot on account of all the snow: 21,040 steps\/16.2 km.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Saturday, February 8: <\/strong>As above: 20,715 steps\/15.7 km.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Sunday, February 9: <\/strong>Yesterday was a bit of a disaster on the food front, and since I’ve only been to the gym once this month before today, it’s time to get serious again: back, lats, traps, biceps, forearms, some dead hangs, two planks, core, and for the first time in my gym: calf raises on a squat machine that let add weights (W3).<\/strong> <\/span>Not perfect as I didn’t quite have a full range of motion, but it felt good anyway. And then it was cardio time: 33 minutes\/8.275 km (C1).<\/strong><\/span> And my steps for the day: 14,465\/11.1 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Monday, February 10: <\/strong>Just some walking: 15,135 steps\/11.4 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Tuesday, February 11: <\/strong>As above: 12,894 steps\/9.64 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Wednesday, February 12: Back in the gym for a 90-minute weights and cardio session: chest, shoulders, traps, calves, core, sme planks, and a few dead hangs (W4).<\/strong><\/span> My cardio was on my trusty reclined exercise bike: 38 minutes\/8.54 km (C2).<\/strong> <\/span>And my steps for the day: 10,598\/7.91 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Thursday, February 13: <\/strong>Back in the gym: leg extensions, hamstring curls, calf raises, hip thrusts, dead hangs, core, traps, and triceps (W5)<\/span>. <\/span><\/strong>And my steps for the day: 19,863\/15.4 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Friday, February 14: <\/strong>I mixed up my exercise order for some variety: forearms, biceps, calves, core, lats, dead hangs, and back (W6).<\/strong><\/span> And my steps for the day: 17,803\/13.1 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Saturday, February 15:<\/strong> A short but focused workout: chest, shoulders, and traps (W7) <\/span><\/strong>with more attention paid to my upper chest, which I should (and will) do more often. My steps for the day: 14,933\/11.3 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Sunday, February 16: <\/strong>Today was just walking and fasting with just two near-black coffees in the morning: 28,789 steps\/22.1 km.<\/strong><\/span> Well, that was certianly a calorie deficit day!<\/p>\n

Monday, February 17: <\/strong>More walking: 14,624\/10.9 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Tuesday, February 18:<\/strong> A long workout: biceps, core, calves, dead hangs, triceps, back, lats, and traps (W8).<\/span> <\/strong>And a cardio session: 40 minutes\/8.52 km (C3).<\/span><\/strong> And my steps for the day: 25,055 steps\/19 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Wednesday, February 19: <\/strong>More walking again: 20,226\/14.9 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Thursday, February 20: <\/strong>Almost two hours in the gym: chest, shoulders, traps, dead hangs, core, calves, cardio, leg extensions, hamstring curls, and glutes (W9).<\/span><\/strong>The cardio element was 35 minutes\/8.61 km (C4).<\/span> <\/strong>And my steps for the day: 14,729\/11.2 km.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Friday, February 21: <\/strong>Just some walking mostly at night after a long day conducting Zoom interviews: 13,057 steps\/10 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Saturday, February 22: <\/strong>Another longish gym session: back, lats, dead hangs, core, and calves (W10). <\/strong><\/span>And another chill zone 2 Cobra Kai season 6 cardio session: 41 minutes\/9.05 km (C5). <\/strong><\/span>And my steps for the day: 13,781\/10.5 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Sunday, February 23: <\/strong>Just some walking today: 13,157 steps\/10.1 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Monday, February 24: <\/strong>Back in the gym: dead hangs, core, biceps, forearms, traps, and calves (W11)<\/span>. <\/strong>And my steps for the day: 14,703\/11 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Tuesday, February 25:<\/strong> A long gym session again: a dead hang, core, leg extensions, hanstring curls, hip thrusts, and inner thigh things (W12). <\/span><\/strong>And two cardio sessions between weights: 50 minutes\/9.93 km & 15 minutes\/3.32 km (C6). <\/strong><\/span>And my steps for the day: 12,977\/9.79 km.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Wednesday, February 26: <\/strong>A whole lot of walking: 29,520 steps\/21.6 km<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Thursday, February 27: <\/strong>Just some walking today, I think: 10,693 steps\/7.91 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Friday, February 28: <\/strong>My last weights session was another long one involving cardio: chest, shoulders, dead hangs, core, traps, and calves (W13) <\/span><\/strong>and the cardio was 41 minutes\/8.5 km (C7) <\/span><\/strong>nearing the end of Cobra Kai. And my steps for the day: 18,891\/14 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Weights Sessions: 13\/18<\/span> (Feb.\/Jan.)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cardio Sessions (Recumbent Exercise Bike): 7\/10<\/span> (Feb.\/Jan.)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Total Steps: 461,992<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Steps Per Day: 17,214<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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