Thursday, February 25 workout

WORKOUT No. 1 on Thursday night, while Olive and I were watching High School Musical, Episode 9...on Netflix. 

Manual workout, with a time of 21:32.

Distance: 0.77 miles.

Estimated calorie burn of 126.

Elevation gain of 207 feet (vertical feet set to 5.0 and up to 6.0)

The average pace = 28:05 (minutes/mile)

Effort score: 146.

My "steps" increased from about 7,400 to 8,200 for the day, although part of the afternoon it was shut off and dead while charging. So I know I'm well past 10,000 steps today.

Wednesday, February 24 workout

WORKOUT No. 1, just before the 22:00 siren sounded = a Manual Workout with a time of 22:45 and a distance of 0.82 miles. The estimated calorie burn was 136! And the elevation gain was 232 feet, with the setting at 5.5 vertical feet. The average pace (mile/minute) was 27:37...the speed I was set to was 2.0 or 2.5 miles an hour. The effort score was 155.

I was watching Dynasty Season 2, Episode 3 during the workout.

Tuesday, February 23 workout (just one)

I had already neared 9,900 steps for the day and then got the treadmill fired up...sports stories were completed, time to get back to the office after I log this.

WORKOUT No. 1 - manual workout with a time of 14:30 and a distance of 0.51 miles; the speed was 2.0 miles an hour for the first five minutes and then 2.5 miles an hour for the last 10 minutes. I was watching more of Dynasty on Netflix (Season 2, Episode 2)...estimated calorie burn of 82 and an elevation gain of 133 feet with average pace (mile/minute) of 28:27. The effort score was 97.

*Cumulative steps jumped to 10.557! And I still have to walk to the office. 

I am thrilled to say that I weighted in at just over 175 pounds today. That's about six pounds less than last week! The treadmill is paying off.

Monday, February 22 workout

WORKOUT No. 1 - a manual workout while watching the latter part of a wild season 2, episode 1 of Dynasty on Netflix. The stats: a time of 12:51, distance of 0.42 miles, estimated calorie burn of 69, elevation gain of 110 feet with average pace (mile/minute) of 30:30. The effort score was 84.

I had the speed set to 2.0 miles an hour the whole time with an elevation gain of 5 feet.

It's been a long, long day. We found out that we may not get the surgery that's needed for Cooper. I also blew about two hours going to the clinic in Alexandria to get my ears flushed out.

I should go to bed...but I need to get to the office for a short bit of late night work. 

What's that phrase? "Fuck my life!" I say that mostly kidding! I don't have anything really credible to complain about.

Sunday, February 21 workout(s)

WORKOUT No. 1 - a Manual Workout...time of 20:23 and a distance of 0.83 miles; estimated calorie burn of 133 and elevation gain of 225 feet. Average pace (miles/minute) of 24:34 and an effort score of 144. I kept the speed usually around 2.5 miles an hour and climbed as fast as 3.5 miles an hour briefly towards the end of the workout. The "elevation" was set at 5 feet for most of the workout.

I'm currently on the second day of battling a temporary hearing loss in my left ear (ear wax).

I hope to get at least one more workout in tonight.

WORKOUT No. 2 - another Manual Workout...with a time of 11:07 as midnight was approaching and I was watching the early parts of "Season 2, Episode 1" of Dynasty on Netflix. The distance was 0.43 miles and the estimated calorie burn was 61. The elevation gain was 78 feet with my setting usually at 4 vertical feet. The average pace (miles/minute) was 25:53. The effort score was 73.

That ends Sunday, February 21, 2021.

Friday, February 19 workout(s)

WORKOUT No. 1 - a very brief one before going to Glenwood for my radio show. It lasted about five minutes.

WORKOUT No. 2 - a manual workout with varied speeds; I did this workout in the evening while the girls were watching Fuller House on Netflix. I had attended the wrestling triangular earlier in the evening. Key statistics: time of 26:26 with a distance of 1.12 miles. It had an estimated calorie burn of 179. The elevation gain was 260 feet! I had the elevation at about 4 to 6 most of the time (usually 4)...the average pace (minutes/mile) of 23:39. The effort score was 189. This should help get me back on track after taking the day off on Thursday.

I did get as fast as about 5.5 miles an hour...that was very brief. I did a high speed burst for about 30 seconds and usually was in the 2.5 miles an hour range for speed.

Wednesday, February 17 workout: the Serengeti Desert!

WORKOUT No. 1, probably the only one...the Big Five Walk, Serengeti Desert, Tanzania. The tour guide was Dr. Evan Hanson.

Time: 25:37, distance of 1.04 miles, estimated calorie burn of 105, elevation gain of a whopping four feet. The average pace (mile/minute) was 24:35, and the effort score was 149. The speed the entire time was 2.5 miles per hour.

Right after it was complete, my cumulative steps for the day stands at 9,781.

Tuesday, February 16 workout

LONE workout of the day/night: manual workout, keeping it at about 2.5 miles an hour and up to about 3 miles an hour; time of 10:16, distance of 0.37 miles; with estimated calorie burn of 53; an elevation gain of 63, an average pace (mile/minute) of 27:57 and an effort score of 65.

My "steps" for the day, cumulative, stand at 6,610 before I head back to the office one last time to finish up my February 18 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. 

I made an attempt to listen to the Channel 5 evening news...and I didn't get 2 minutes into it before getting angry and shutting it off. The stupidity drifting away from Governor Walz's office was just too much to handle. And as I've said before, life is too short to be angry all the time.

Monday, February 15 workout(s)

WORKOUT No.1 = manual workout, self-directed...time of 27:00 with a distance of 1.01 miles; an estimated calorie burn of 152 with elevation gain of 180 feet. The average pace (minute/mile) of 26:38; and an effort score of 177. I kept my speed generally in the 2.5 miles an hour range, sometimes up to 3.0 miles an hour with my top speed at around 4.5 miles an hour.

My day ended with approximately 8,300 steps???

Sunday, February 14 workouts

On the "smart watch" we went from about 2,000 steps up to 3,770 when the first workout was complete.

WORKOUT No. 1: Kaloli Point interval walk, Big Island, Hawaii...time of 22:32, distance of 0.89 miles, estimated calorie burn of 109, average pace (minute per mile) of 25:27 with an effort score of 139. The trainer was Kirsty Godso.

Kirsty Godso biography: after majoring in finance and marketing, New Zealand native Kirsty Godso chose to take a different career path to pursue her fitness dreams. She's been a Nike Master Trainer since 2013 and is a certified CHEK exercise coach, EFTI level II personal trainer, Onnit battle ropes specialist, power Pilates Mat instructor, and Les Mills grit trainer and bodypump instructor. Kirsty is on a constant quest for positive energy, participating in Pilates and yoga three times a week. In her spare time, she loves hanging out with friends, being active and exploring New York City.

That's it for now. And during that workout, it appeared that my heart rate was under 90 beats per minute.

And! My new "Fit Score" is now 88.

WORKOUT No. 2: the Grafton Ghost Town tour, Springdale, Utah...with a time of 16:59 and a distance of 0.69 miles. The speed was generally 2.5 miles per hour throughout with not much elevation change. The elevation gain overall was just five feet. Estimated calorie burn of 71 with the average pace (minutes per mile) of 24:29. The effort score was 99.

Once this workout was complete, my cumulative steps for the day was 6,791. While I'm typing this, the smart watch said my "beats per minute" was 77 with "mmhg" of 122/74.

And! My new "Fit Score" is still 88.

As I wind down for the night (watching "The Food That Built America") my cumulative steps for the day stands at 6,842.

Saturday, February 13 workouts

Workout No. 1 on Saturday night after taking a day off, and falling asleep last night with quite a bit of fatigue..."Oriental Pearl Tower walk in Shanghai, China" - with a time of 26:33, a distance of 1.43 miles and 134 calories burned. Elevation gain of 22 feet, and an effort score of 263. 

Workout No. 2: "Obere Flumatt hike Part 2, Engelberg, Switzerland" with a time of 18:50, a distance of 0.79 miles, an estimated calorie burn of 144, elevation gain of 285 feet, average pace (minute/mile) of 23:43 and an effort score of 141.

Thursday, February 11 work out(s)

National Mall Cool Down

Time of 5:47, distance of 0.38 miles, estimated calorie burn 55, average pace (minutes/mile) of 15:20 with an effort score of 48.

WORKOUT NO. 2 on Thursday night: manual workout, time 7:08, distance 0.26 miles, estimated calorie burn 35, elevation gain 32 feet, average pace (minute/mile) 27:40...and effort score of 44.

Wednesday, February 10

I hiked on what's called the "Dunvegan Castle, The Highlands" in Scotland tonight. The guide talked about the era when the Scots didn't have much meat in their diets and rather relied mostly on grains and root vegetables. The big meal of the era was "porridge". He mentioned that he consumes a high amount of porridge to this day.

WORKOUT #1 STATS: 0.9 miles, time of 19:59, 98 calories, pace of 22:14, elevation gain of 51 feet.

And at about 11:35 p.m. I did a second workout. I liked this one because of its shorter time to complete.

WORKOUT #2 STATS: "Potomac River warm-up" with a time of 5:22, distance of 0.35 miles, est. calorie burn of 51, effort score of 45 and average pace (mile per minute) of 15:20.

Currently: my iFit score is 55.

Fitness blog!

Time to start a new blog. We'll see how this goes. Here's where I'll log my efforts at personal fitness. It will be a straightforward way to keep track of my daily progress. I am using an "iFit" app on my cell phone that meshes with our new treadmill that we purchased from Scheel's in St. Cloud on January 28. The app has a free trial run that ends on March 9.

I've got a bit of work to do in order to get at least back to where I was last fall at just shy of 170 pounds. I am back up to 180 pounds. (Sad face)

Treadmill efforts on February 7: about 150 calories burnt.

Treadmill efforts on February 8: about 150 calories burnt. I did one "half mile" manual workout. Then I did a hike in a national park in Utah that lasted .61 miles. The total time walking amounted to 11 minutes plus 15 minutes. I've raised the "Fitness Score" to 55.