{"id":14041,"date":"2025-10-04T15:27:43","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T06:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peterdaley.net\/home\/?p=14041"},"modified":"2026-02-08T06:08:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T21:08:51","slug":"october-2025-fitness-diary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peterdaley.net\/home\/october-2025-fitness-diary\/","title":{"rendered":"October 2025 Fitness Diary!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wednesday, October 1:<\/strong> Just a lot of walking, mostly after the end of a long work day that on top of my regular three classes, included a faculty meeting and attendance at a 2-hour lecture\/Q&A about UN and North Korea. My steps for the day: 20,126<\/strong>\/<\/span>14.7 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Thursday, October 2: <\/strong>More walking: 11,591 steps\/8.46 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Friday, October 3:<\/strong> Just more walking, but I regret I didn’t make it to my gym: 19,598\/13.9 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Saturday, October 4: <\/strong>Today’s steps: 15,238\/11.3 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Sunday, October 5:<\/strong> A gym session as my new fitness campaign officially starts after a failed attempt to buy a spin bike: chest, shoulders, triceps, traps, lats, back, biceps, leg extensions, hamstring curls, and glutes (W1<\/strong><\/span>), and a promise to do core and calves at home tomorrow, which was not kept. And a lot of walking: 22,591 steps\/15.9 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Monday, October 6: <\/strong>Just some walking in the rain as my gym was closed today: 9,417 steps\/7.05 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Tuesday, October 7:<\/strong> An almost-all-body workout except for glutes and forearms (W2).<\/strong><\/span> And my usual walking: 13,208 steps\/9.8 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Wednesday, October 8: <\/strong>Some more walking: 12,185 steps\/9.15 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Thursday, October 9: <\/strong>Another almost-all-body workout! This time I skipped forearms and only did a little core work. Also, my inner thighs didn’t get worked (W3).<\/strong><\/span> And then I fasted for 24 hours, and suddenly, I feel healthy again! And my steps for the day: 17,657\/12.9 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Friday, October 10: <\/strong>Just some walking, but I also have some big news to share.\u00a0 I bought a spin bike! It’s due to be delivered next Wednesday. The reason being there was a spin bike in one of the gyms I used when I was home in August, and I found it was better for faster intense sessions than the recumbent bike in my gym that I have been (occassionally) using. And my gym in Korea doesn’t have one. Plus, with the weather being cooler and winter coming, I’m hoping I can make a habit of early morning sessions right in front of my TV. In less exciting news, I walked 11,920 steps\/8.92 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Saturday, October 11:<\/strong> I almost made it to my gym, but then a delivery arrived of some frozen goods arrived, so I headed home to stock my freezer. Another day of walking:\u00a0 20,722 steps\/14.9 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Sunday, October 12: <\/strong>An evening gym session: leg extensions, glutes, hamstrings, chest, shoulders, traps, triceps, and calves W4).<\/span><\/strong> And my steps for the day: 11,789\/8.64 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Monday, October 13: <\/strong>A late night gym session as I took a break from reviewing videos of student discussions: back, lats, traps, biceps, and forearms (W5). <\/strong>And my steps for the day: 18,295\/13.3 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Tuesday, October 14: <\/strong>My new bike arrived! Well, assembling it took a while even though here were not many pieces. But finally, success! And I tested it out with a 20 minute session (C1).<\/strong><\/span> And I’m satisfied with my bike. Well done! And my steps for the day: 11,937\/8.88 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Wednesday, October 15: <\/strong>Just some walking – and a whole lot of shopping, most of it for my new Air Fryer! My steps for the day: 20,597\/15.1 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Thursday, October 16:<\/strong> My birthday exercise started with my second cardio session on my new bike – 20 minutes (C2).<\/strong><\/span> Then I walked to work. And a late night gym session: chest, shoulders, triceps, and traps(W6). And my steps for the day: 14,589\/10.8 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Friday, October 17: Another quick gym session: <\/strong>leg extensions, glutes, calf raises, hamstring curls, biceps, and lower back (W7)<\/strong>.<\/span> And a lot of walking as well with a total step count of\u00a0 22,445 steps\/15.9 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Saturday, October 18: <\/strong>Another spin bike session, this one was 14 minutes (C3)<\/strong> <\/span>and a little more intense than my first two. I really have too much work to do, but I slipped in a quick 15-minute workout: lats, back, biceps, traps, and shoulders (W8).<\/span><\/strong> And my steps for the day: 15,590\/11.5 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Sunday, October 19: <\/strong>Another gym session, and it feels so good to link a few o those together: chest, shoulders – especially outer delts, triceps, traps, leg extensions, hamstring curls, and calf raises (W9<\/span>). <\/strong>And my steps for the day: 14,130\/10.5 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Monday, October 20: <\/strong>More walking and some sightseeing as it’s Dave’s first visit to Seoul: 21,352 steps\/15.6 km.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuesday, October 21: <\/strong>Another gym session: back, lats, biceps, traps, leg extensions, hamstring curls, calves, and one set of shoulder presses (W10).<\/strong><\/span> And my steps for the day: 17,536\/12.7 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Wednesday, October 22: <\/strong>Just some walking as the grading of discussions gets into gear, kind of: 14,478 steps\/10.4 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Thursday, October 23: A<\/strong> quick home cardio session: 10 minutes (C4)<\/span>, <\/strong>and more walking: 18,168 steps\/13.5 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Friday, October 24:<\/strong> An evening gym session: chest, traps, shoulders, triceps, and calves (W11).<\/strong> <\/span>And my steps for the day: 12,483\/9.08 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Saturday, October 25:<\/strong> Another evening weights session, but I really should be getting on with that grading: leg extensions, seated inclined squat machine things, hamstrings, inner thighs, calves, and just one set each for lower back, sides, and outer shoulders (W12).<\/strong><\/span> And my steps for the day:\u00a0 15,052\/11.2 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Sunday, October 26: <\/strong>An evening gym session: back, lats, and biceps (W13)<\/strong><\/span>. And my steps for the day: 10,015 steps\/7.36 km.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Monday, October 27: <\/strong>Just some walking as the race to finish my grading continues: 9,488 steps\/6.98 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Tuesday, October 28: <\/strong>More walking and grading: 16,161 steps\/11.7 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Wednesday, October 29:<\/strong> More walking and grading: 17,949 steps\/13.1 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Thursday, October 30:<\/strong> More walking and grading: 10,692 steps\/7.72 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Friday, October 31:<\/strong> A lot of walking to celebrate finishing all my grading: 22,296 steps\/16.3 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Weights Sessions: 13\/10<\/span> (October\/September)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cardio Sessions (Exercise Bike): 4\/2<\/span> (October\/September)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Total Steps: 489,335<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Steps Per Day: 15,785\/13,746<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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