{"id":13713,"date":"2025-03-02T17:08:17","date_gmt":"2025-03-02T08:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peterdaley.net\/home\/?p=13713"},"modified":"2026-02-08T06:03:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T21:03:12","slug":"march-2025-fitness-diary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peterdaley.net\/home\/march-2025-fitness-diary\/","title":{"rendered":"March 2025 Fitness Diary!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saturday, March 1:<\/strong> Just some walking to start the warming month of March: 17,401 steps\/13.1 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Sunday, March 2: <\/strong>No gym, but some walking after a relaxing day at home until about 9 pm: 10,649<\/strong> steps\/8.41 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Monday, March 3:<\/strong> My first gym session of the month didn’t go exactly according to plan, but I was happy with my workout: dead hangs, planks, lats, biceps, calves, core, traps, and triceps (W1).<\/strong><\/span> I had planned to also do some back and forearm exercises, but I decided to skip those. And my steps for the day: 17,198\/12.7 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Tuesday, March 4: <\/strong>Just some walking on an unseasonaly snowy start to the spring semester: 19,474 steps\/15.2 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Wednesday, March 5:<\/strong> A cardio session before class, something I hope to make a habit since this semester I start teaching at the heavenly hour of 12 noon: 38 minutes and 10 seconds\/7.91 km (C1).<\/strong><\/span> That was quite leisurely as I returned to watching Star Wars: Bad Batch<\/em>. And then a return to my gym after work: back, dead hangs, core, calves, glutes, leg extensions, forearms, and calves (W2).<\/strong><\/span> And my steps for the day: 17,407\/12.8 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Thursday, March 6: <\/strong>A quick morning workout: lats, hamstrings, a dead hang, and traps (W3).<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>And my steps for the day: 16,044\/11.8 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Friday, March 7: <\/strong>Back to evening workouts now that the working week is done: chest, shoulders, dead hangs, core, traps, and calves (W4).<\/strong> <\/span>And my steps for the day: 16,286\/12.1 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Saturday, March 8: <\/strong>A morning cardio session: 38 minutes\/8.3 km (C2).<\/span> <\/strong>And then an evening workout: lats, hamstrings, glutes, a dead hang, and abs (W5).\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong>And my steps for the day: 13,755\/10.3 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Sunday, March 9: <\/strong>Another weights session, again a little different from my regular routine: back, traps, lower back, leg extensions, bodyweight squats, dead hangs, and one set of side raises (W6).<\/strong><\/span> And my steps for the day: 16,001\/12.3 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Monday, March 10: <\/strong>Another double gym day! Cardio in the morning: 28 minutes\/7.1 km (C3)<\/span> <\/strong>and then a late night workout: biceps, triceps, abs, obliques, dead hangs, and one set of calf raises (W7). <\/strong><\/span>And my steps for the day: 17,142\/12.8 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Tuesday, March 11: <\/strong>Another night workout: hamstrings, calves, glutes, forearms, a dead hang, a plank, and one set of lower back extensions (W8). <\/span><\/strong>And my steps for the day: 17,142\/12.9 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Wednesday, March 12: <\/strong>Just some walking since I had some errands to run: 16,951\/12.6 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thursday, March 13:<\/strong> A short morning cardio session: 24 minutes\/5.4 km (C4).<\/strong><\/span> And today’s steps: 16,414\/12,43 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Friday, March 14:<\/strong> A lazy day after waking up with a migraine. Thankfully, it had cleared by the late afternoon, and I have to admit napping until 3 PM was nice. I did walking after 7 PM: 13,450 steps\/10.1 km.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Saturday, March 15: <\/strong>A day spent mostly in bed yesterday left me feeling refreshed an eager for a workout, and an 80 minute weights resulted: chest, shoulders, triceps, traps, dead hangs, abs, lower back, one set of side raises, calves, leg extensions and two sets of air squats (W9).<\/span> <\/strong>And my steps for the day: 15,117\/11.4 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Sunday, March 16: <\/strong>Another good weights session, this time mostly muscles I can’t see without a mirror: hamstrings, glutes, inner thighs, lats, back, lower back, lower abs, a couple of dead hangs, and a couple of sets of calf raises (W10). <\/span><\/strong>And my steps for the day: 15,979\/11.5 km.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Monday, March 17: <\/strong>A morning cardio session: 27 minutes\/6.2 km (C5).<\/span><\/strong> And as I type this at 8:15 PM, more walking and a weights session are possibilities. The gym session happened: leg extensions, air squats, calves, lower back, obliques, lower abs, and some dead hangs (W11).<\/strong><\/span> And my steps for the day: 19,129\/14.2 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Tuesday, March 18: <\/strong>A swift morning weights session before showering and heading to work: biceps and forearms (W12)<\/span>, <\/strong>and those muscles sure got a workout! And then another workout at night: hamstrings, inner thighs, glutes, lats, and triceps (W13).<\/strong><\/span> And my steps for the day: 17,785\/13.1 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Wednesday, March 19: <\/strong>Another morniong cardio session: 20 minutes\/4.9 km (C6).<\/span> <\/strong>And then a short weights session: a dead hang, two planks, and lower back extensions (W14). <\/strong><\/span>And my steps for the day: 15,727\/11.5 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Thursday, March 20: <\/strong>Another morning workout before work: chest, shoulders, a couple of dead hangs, and traips (W15). <\/strong><\/span>And I might go back for more after my night class, maybe! I didn’t as it was quite a long day. And my steps on this long day: 16,388\/12 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Friday, March 21: <\/strong>By necessity, a vey quick morning workout:back, lats, biceps, and a few short dead hangs (W16). <\/span><\/strong>And my steps for the day: 19,396\/14.4 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Saturday, March 22:<\/strong> Another weights session: calves, hamstrings, inner thighs, core, traps, a few dead hangs, and forearms (W17). <\/span><\/strong>And my steps for the day: 12,201\/9.02 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Sunday, March 23: <\/strong>A quick night workout just before my gym closed at 9 pm: leg extensions, a set of air squats, and glutes (W18).\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong>And my steps for the day: 15,768\/12.1 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Monday, March 24:<\/strong> Just some walking but that walking inclused walking past my gym a couple of times – so close to entering, but I decided to skip the gym. My steps for the day: 15,453\/11.6 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Tuesday, March 25:<\/strong> A quick morning workout, hopefully the first of two gym sessions today: two dead hangs with the first lasting for a world record time of 65 seconds, a plank, a set each of lower back extensions and side raises, and a heavy calves workout (W19).<\/strong> And that was indeed the first of two gym sessions, the second:<\/span> chest, shoulders, dead hangs, triceps, and traps (W20).<\/strong><\/span> And my steps for the day: 18,599\/13.8 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Wednesday, March 26: <\/strong>Another double gym visit day! The morning session: hamstrings, inner thighs, and lower back, a dead hang, and a plank (W21)<\/strong><\/span>, the evening session: back, lats, traps, biceps, and another dead hang (W22).<\/span><\/strong> And my steps for the day: 14,535\/11.2 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Thursday, March 27: <\/strong>No gym today as work kept me busy and then tired as a result, so just some walking: 14,463 steps\/10.8 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Friday, March 28: <\/strong>I skipped the gym today, and I’m fine with the fact that some Fridys will be rest days. I still did my usual amount of walking of course: 14,295 steps\/10.5 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Saturday, March 29: <\/strong>Back in th egym with a vengence for am 80-minute workout: leg extensions, hamstring curls, inner thighs, glutes, core, calves. and forarms (W23).<\/span> <\/strong>And my steps for the day: 13,081\/9.99 km.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Sunday, March 30: <\/strong>Another workout, my 24th of the month: chest, shoulders, triceps, and lats (W24)<\/strong><\/span>, and my steps for the day: 13,626\/10.3 km<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Monday, March 31: <\/strong>Just some walking to end a pretty active month: 17,060 steps\/13 km.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Weights Sessions: 24\/13<\/span> (March\/Feb.)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cardio Sessions (Recumbent Exercise Bike): 6\/7<\/span> (March\/Feb.)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Total Steps: 494,202<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Steps Per Day: 15,942<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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