Bit of a workout at the gym today, including getting the expiry date on my membership extended due to quake related closures (very high tech, it's a sticky label with the date written on in biro). Turns out 12:30 on a Sunday afternoon is really quiet :) Gee, wonder why? Anyway, pushed myself a little in terms of actually staying on the cardio machines for the amount of time I'd said I would, and also got some weights work in, with a balance of legs & arms.
Let's see if I keep it up this time. Anyone willing to take bets?
Showing posts with label gym. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gym. Show all posts
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Monday, January 17, 2011
It's easy if you try
Sunday
Activity: swim
Distance: 1600m
Time: 35min
Monday
Activity: gym - cardio
Time: 30min
Yep, that's a 1600 up there. One mile. A case of putting my head down, chugging along & not daydreaming. I also suspect that decent nutrition is playing a part - the last two weeks I've actually eaten both breakfast & lunch on Sundays before going for a swim. It seems to be making a difference.
However I decided to sleep in this morning, so I chucked some clothes & a towel in the car, planning to go to the gym after work. I very nearly caved & went straight home, but was saved from that indignity by the fact that turning right out of the carpark at work is kinda tough, whereas if I go left & go to the gym, things are much easier. See, being lazy does work. Sometimes.
Plan is for another gym session tomorrow. We'll see whether it's a pre-work or post-work workout.
Activity: swim
Distance: 1600m
Time: 35min
Monday
Activity: gym - cardio
Time: 30min
Yep, that's a 1600 up there. One mile. A case of putting my head down, chugging along & not daydreaming. I also suspect that decent nutrition is playing a part - the last two weeks I've actually eaten both breakfast & lunch on Sundays before going for a swim. It seems to be making a difference.
However I decided to sleep in this morning, so I chucked some clothes & a towel in the car, planning to go to the gym after work. I very nearly caved & went straight home, but was saved from that indignity by the fact that turning right out of the carpark at work is kinda tough, whereas if I go left & go to the gym, things are much easier. See, being lazy does work. Sometimes.
Plan is for another gym session tomorrow. We'll see whether it's a pre-work or post-work workout.
Monday, October 4, 2010
Because it's hard to keep up
OK, trust me, there's been some exercising. Sunday swims (1400m last weekend!), back into the gym again (personal trainer session booked for next week, in an attempt to get a gym programme I'll actually stick to), plenty of successful climbs & a few bike rides.
I'm realising that exercise is easier for me in the mornings, so as much as I like bed & sleep, I'm trying to go to the gym before work. Early to bed, early to rise etc etc, though I find the best technique is surprise. If I get up without thinking too hard, I don't really notice it.
Without further ado, demolition photos at Mum & Dad's place:
I'm realising that exercise is easier for me in the mornings, so as much as I like bed & sleep, I'm trying to go to the gym before work. Early to bed, early to rise etc etc, though I find the best technique is surprise. If I get up without thinking too hard, I don't really notice it.
Without further ado, demolition photos at Mum & Dad's place:
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| Pulling the roof off so the door lintel breaks |
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| Knocking in the walls |
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| About to start pulling the roof down |
Monday, August 16, 2010
How far behind am I this time?
Thursday
Activity: climbing
Sunday
Activity: swimming
Distance: 1300m
Time: 35min
Monday
Activity: spin bike
Time: 35min
Lazy weekend, but a few activities in there. Even bought myself a chalk bag so that I'm not the only one of us who has to borrow one! Tried the gym at Centennial - very busy, jumped on the spin bike 'cos that was the only machine free. Would be a good place to do a weights circuit, I think, but there's no arc trainers and the treadmills & ellipticals are really popular. Even the Stairmasters were full. And parking's free after 5pm :)
Activity: climbing
Sunday
Activity: swimming
Distance: 1300m
Time: 35min
Monday
Activity: spin bike
Time: 35min
Lazy weekend, but a few activities in there. Even bought myself a chalk bag so that I'm not the only one of us who has to borrow one! Tried the gym at Centennial - very busy, jumped on the spin bike 'cos that was the only machine free. Would be a good place to do a weights circuit, I think, but there's no arc trainers and the treadmills & ellipticals are really popular. Even the Stairmasters were full. And parking's free after 5pm :)
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Next step
Activity: gym
Time: 20min
Activity: Zumbatomic
Time: 45min
Back to the gym this morning - travel time seems to be the flaw in the plan. Somehow my brain seems to think the drive to the gym is less than 5 minutes, when it's actually just over 10.
However, Zumbatomic with the Guides was great fun - a good lead in to Zumba at work tomorrow, I hope.
Time: 20min
Activity: Zumbatomic
Time: 45min
Back to the gym this morning - travel time seems to be the flaw in the plan. Somehow my brain seems to think the drive to the gym is less than 5 minutes, when it's actually just over 10.
However, Zumbatomic with the Guides was great fun - a good lead in to Zumba at work tomorrow, I hope.
Monday, August 9, 2010
Responsibility overload or good habit?
Activity: gym
Time: 20min
OK, so my intention was to do 30min on the arc trainer, but I forgot my card & water bottle, then had a fight with the vending machine trying to get a drink. In order to get to work I had to cut 10min off the workout. I was still kinda purple when I left, but nobody saw me until about 8:30 & by then my face was it's normal shade of pink.
My plan is to continue this, with the general idea that I'll be too sleepy in the mornings to talk myself out of my fantastic idea. That's the crucial part. Luckily the weather's turning, so by 7am it's light & I don't feel like I'm a complete fool being up at that hour. Between cycling to work & going to the gym before work, I should be doing pretty well in a month or two.
Even better? I've had Jelly Tip icecream in the freezer for over a week & it's not finished. It's not even half finished. Maybe I'm growing up? Or maybe I'm just reaching the top of my responsibility arc.
Time: 20min
OK, so my intention was to do 30min on the arc trainer, but I forgot my card & water bottle, then had a fight with the vending machine trying to get a drink. In order to get to work I had to cut 10min off the workout. I was still kinda purple when I left, but nobody saw me until about 8:30 & by then my face was it's normal shade of pink.
My plan is to continue this, with the general idea that I'll be too sleepy in the mornings to talk myself out of my fantastic idea. That's the crucial part. Luckily the weather's turning, so by 7am it's light & I don't feel like I'm a complete fool being up at that hour. Between cycling to work & going to the gym before work, I should be doing pretty well in a month or two.
Even better? I've had Jelly Tip icecream in the freezer for over a week & it's not finished. It's not even half finished. Maybe I'm growing up? Or maybe I'm just reaching the top of my responsibility arc.
Friday, February 12, 2010
Double entry
Laziness strikes again, I've been biking & gymming & swimming, but with logging the cycling on Bike Wise & keeping up with the activity, logging it all here has fallen by the wayside. I've managed over 100km for the Challenge, plus 1km stints in the pool. The trainer at the gym put me through the paces to give me a new programme, and I was feeling unfamiliar muscles for 2 days afterwards.
I was hoping to put in a long ride today, but the southerly's picked up so I'll probably exchange it for something else.
I was hoping to put in a long ride today, but the southerly's picked up so I'll probably exchange it for something else.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
New Year's what?
Monday
Activity: gym
Mucho soreness. Must go again
Wednesday
Activity: cycling
Distance: 18km
Time: 51min
Here's hoping I don't get the headwinds on my new commute from next week. I really need to be stepping things up, as February is the Bikewise Battle/Challenge/whatever they're calling it now, and March is the triathlon. Eek. Time to remind T, I think!
Activity: gym
Mucho soreness. Must go again
Wednesday
Activity: cycling
Distance: 18km
Time: 51min
Here's hoping I don't get the headwinds on my new commute from next week. I really need to be stepping things up, as February is the Bikewise Battle/Challenge/whatever they're calling it now, and March is the triathlon. Eek. Time to remind T, I think!
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