Before January turns over to February I wanted to post an update and summary of my fitness activity for the last year. There have been a number of changes with regards as to how things stand since my last update and not all things are as I hope they would be. On the positive side though is the fact that my weight is hovering steadily between 162 and 163 pounds — the lowest it has been in years.I have decided to end my daily 30 minute, 400 calorie workout streak after 393 days. One of the factors was the fact that after getting Peloton at the end of April all the instructors kept making it clear that rest is as important as exercising. All this was confirmed by the fact that I’ve developed pain in my left calf which would not go away until I’ve started taking rest days.
I also believe that what Apple Watch promotes and rewards — hitting your goals on daily basis — or no medal for you — is ultimately unhealthy. I like the idea of reaching goals and it helps me stay with some exercise regiment, but I think the concentration should be based on daily averages instead of daily numbers. In fact my daily averages are higher than my daily goal even with exercising every other day.
A step in the right direction was an introduction of monthly challenges which are in fact based on averages in the latest Watch OS update. I think that daily race needs to eliminated entirely.
With regards to Peloton itself — the machine makes it much easier for much harder workouts. It actually is very easy to race your heart into zone 4 (out of 5) and it makes it essentially impossible to do very low impact exercises. Not in the sense that you technically can’t do it, but in the sense that it makes it fun to push harder.However some of these factors and dropping a daily routine makes it hard to make oneself to get back on the bike. So I think towards the end of the year both Alёna’s and my stats have suffered.
So here are the 2017 full stats:
| Mertric | Units | Per Day | Per Month | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Energy | calories | 463 | 13,544 | 162,535 |
| Walking | stesps | 3,983 | 120,829 | 1,449,955 |
| Cycling | miles | 8.28 | 148 | 1,780 |
| Excercise | minutes | 32 | 973 | 11,700 |
| Walking | miles | 1.82 | 55.08 | 661 |
I don’t do a lot of walking. I make that up by my time on the bike. Alёna’s walking numbers are a lot higher:
| Mertric | Units | Per Day | Per Month | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Energy | calories | 453 | 13,494 | 161,939 |
| Walking | stesps | 9,599 | 289,595 | 3,475,144 | Excercise | minutes | 35 | 1,008 | 12,720 |
| Walking | miles | 4.60 | 138.67 | 1,664 |
Pretty impressive numbers if I do say so myself. However if January is any indication 2018 isn’t going to look nearly as good.
That’s what happens when IT person takes fitness seriously.
Be ready for test ride on Sunday!
. Как такое могло случиться? У вас же в доме и видеонаблюдение везде, да и незаметно велосипеды не вынесешь, вещь не маленькая…
However, I also felt the excitement which originated from anticipation of something wonderfully liberating and blood-warming!
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