Readers’ Workouts — October 16
Welcome to Readers’ Workouts where readers prove we can move. Join us to share your exercise stories and find companions for the fitness journey.
My healthy lifestyle has been a struggle for a week or so in every dimension, including exercise. For two days in a row, I did nothing but sit in front of my computer. I’m not exercising enough — I’m not even moving enough! So, I’m at 660 minutes of the 1600 that want to exercise this month. It would be better if that number were closer to 800. But there’s still time in the month. I expect lots of walking when I’m out of town at the last of the month so that should help — and maybe kickstart my commitment to getting everything back on track.
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I sit down way too often, too. I need to set a timer to go off every hour so that I at least stand up and move around for 5 minutes every hour!
That’s an excellent idea! *sets timer*
I’m in the “major review” stage of my brown belt preparation: in addition to my regular 3.5 hours in the studio, I need to log a half-hour for practice on non-studio days. It’s a lot of work, but I’m sleeping really well and good sleep has always been a problem for me.
I’m really excited to see how the brown belt preparation goes for you.
Better sleep is my major motivator for exercising. I’ve always had a problem with it and menopause has made my insomnia worse. I ignore the good advice to exercise in the morning — studies show that morning exercisers are more consistent. Morning exercise doesn’t help me sleep as well as late afternoon and evening exercise. So, I exercise later.
I work out later in the day too, Joy. It just fits better with my schedule.
I’ve been out of whack for a week or so, hopefully this week will be better for us both!
I’ve hit on an almost failsafe method for me. I try to do a 20 minute run in the mornings and the 20-minute Shred at night – that way, I end up doing either one or the other and some days I’ve done both! I’m finding that exercising late at night really helps me sleep, too.
That’s cool! Two chances a day could really work for me.
Hello fearless Reader Workout peeps!
I vowed to kick up my minutes last week and I did, although I have to admit I’m really missing my weeks of mega minutes in the summer when I was cycling so much for the gran fondo. Lately we’ve only been going out for 20-30 miles [1.5-2 hrs] once a week on Sat. or Sun. We can’t swing weekday rides during the school year, we have less daylight now on weekend mornings, hectic family schedules.. I miss those long rides. *sigh* Anyway, I ended my week with about 325 minutes total.. running, biking and fitness classes at the gym, results that I should be happy about. Don’t know why I feel so disappointed with my progress lately.
Seasonal adjustments are really difficult, aren’t they? Not just the adjustment in the things we do but in the expectations we have.