Jan 9 to 14

 

Can you guess what movie was on the iMac yesterday?

The winter has arrived here, so I spent more time in my garage gym than I normally would in a week. Still, things worked out well for me this week. 

Need a trim

Every morning had a mobility/yoga/stretching session. On Saturday, the morning session was a half hour long and helped get the hips to move nicely for the day. I did notice that when I was getting groceries, I was one of the younger people in the grocery store and I was also one of the very few men that wasn't limping. 

Again, I used to limp, I used to be in pain with every step. Thanks to the stretching/mobility work I do every day, that isn't the case at the moment. I am very grateful for that.

I did get to the pool once this week and had a nice quick swim. I really do enjoy the swims, but the weather messed with me this week. I've also recognized the need for that gym membership might be worth it as long as I bring my son to swim. If not, I should / may be directing my money somewhere else. I'll have to think about this a bit more this week. I'm not doing anything until the spring.

The HIIT sessions got a bit longer this week, with Monday and Wednesday's workouts reaching 40 minutes. I moved up the Move ring and still got it closed this week as a result. I may move that ring up another notch and see if I mess it up.  I was using the elliptical, a sandbag, kettlebells, dumbbells and the fan bike to get my heart rate up and keep it up.

I did the Polar App fitness test with the Heart Rate monitor this morning. Not sure of just how accurate it is, but at least it is recognizing that my fitness is at least getting better.  I'm still only at Moderate, but a win is a win. When I recover from all of the stupid crap of the last few years, I've promised myself a cool treat. It's a when not an "if" - I really am grateful I'm investing in myself at the moment. 

As James Clear says: "Master the art of showing up." ... Which I've reworded as "Do the work now, the pretty comes later." ... this morning, not sure which I prefer.