696 Days

[CODawn]

Wednesday 04.19.2023
1. 10 Jumping Jacks
2. Power Grip Challenge Day 20: 2 min 10 sec overhead flexhold. Rating = 8.5.
3. Easy Abs Challenge Day 20: 70 air bike crunches. Rating = 9.5.
4. 6 mile walk outside. 1:44:52

Notes: I had to take lunch at my desk today.

Thank you @JCU @NancyTree @Tileenah

 

[TakingBabyStepsBack]

I hope things at work get better for you.

 

[CODawn]

Thursday 04.20.2023
1. 10 Jumping Jacks
2. Power Grip Challenge Day 21: 2 min 20 sec clench/unclench. Rating = 8.5.
3. Easy Abs Challenge Day 21: 20 air bike crunches, 6 sitting twists. No rest. Rating = 9.5.
4. 6 mile walk outside. 1:42:59.

Notes: At least I got to take lunch today.

Thank uou @TakingBabyStepsBack

 

[CODawn]

Friday 04.21.2023
1. 10 Jumping Jacks
2. Power Grip Challenge Day 22: 2 min 20 sec overhead flexhold. Rating = 8.0.
3. Easy Abs Challenge Day 22: 80 air bike crunches, throughout the day. In one go. Rating = 9.5.
4. YWK: Upper Body Tension Release Yoga for Beginners

YWK: Rating = 8.0. I wasn't expecting downward dog.

Notes: The weather wasn’t great so we skipped the walk. I’m not in a good pattern with working out.

 

[Tileenah]

 

[CODawn]

Saturday 04.22.2023
1. 10 Jumping Jacks
2. Boxing: 20 minutes of speedbag/heavy bag (punching, kicking, strikes (knee, elbow, palm), back fist combos.
3. YWB: Gentle Yoga in Bed! | 30 Day Yoga Challenge | Day 24. Rating = 8.0
4. 4 mile walk outside. 1:08:07
5. Power Grip Challenge Day 23: 2 min 30 sec clench/unclench. Rating = 8.5.
6. Easy Abs Challenge Day 23: 20 air bike crunches, 6 sitting twists. 3 sets, no rest. Rating = 9.0.

Boxing: Rating = 9.0. I really went at it today.
Notes: I woke up to 2” of snow in the morning. The walk was cold. I spent the rest of the day watching hockey.

 

[CODawn]

Thank you @Tileenah

 

[PetiteSheWolf]

Snow end of April ... Reminds me of Buffalo! I know by that time I longed to get out with less layers on me!

 

[JCU]

Buffalonian here, @PetiteSheWolf! We haven't had snow at the end of April in quite a few years. More's the pity...

 

[CODawn]

We've snow in May multiple times.

 

[TakingBabyStepsBack]

Can you send of that up here to Massachusetts? My area was like two and half feet below average for snowfall this winter.

 

[CODawn]

Sunday 04.23.2023
1. 10 Jumping Jacks
2. Boxing: 20 minutes of speedbag/heavy bag (punching, kicking, strikes (knee, elbow, palm), back fist combos.
3. YWB: Gentle Yoga in Bed! | 30 Day Yoga Challenge | Day 24
4. Power Grip Challenge Day 24: 2 min 30 sec overhead flexhold. Rating = 8.5.
5. Easy Abs Challenge Day 24: 80 air bike crunches, throughout the day. In one go.intermission.

Boxing: Rating = 8.0 This was just ok. I couldn’t really use the speedbag and my knuckle is bruised.

Notes: I spent the day watching hockey. We went on mini-walks during intermissions.

@TakingBabyStepsBack no snow now. It's in the 70s

 

[CODawn]

Monday 04.24.2023
1. 10 Jumping Jacks
2. Power Grip Challenge Day 25: 2 min 40 sec clench/unclench. Rating = 8.5.
3. Easy Abs Challenge Day 25: 22 air bike crunches, 6 sitting twists. 3 sets, no rest. Rating = 9.5.
4. 6 mile walk outside. 1:45:48

 

[CODawn]

Tuesday 04.25.2023
1. 10 Jumping Jacks
2. Power Grip Challenge Day 26: 2 min 40 sec overhead flexhold. Rating = 8.0.
3. Easy Abs Challenge Day 26: 90 air bike crunches, throughout the day. In one go. Rating = 9.0.
4. 6 mile walk outside. 1:43.

 

[CODawn]

Wednesday 04.26.2023
1. 10 Jumping Jacks
2. Power Grip Challenge Day 27: 2 min 50 sec clench/unclench. Rating = 8.5.
3. Easy Abs Challenge Day 27: 22 air bike crunches, 6 sitting twists. Rating = 9.0.
4. 6 mile walk outside. 1:46:28.

 

[CODawn]

Thursday 04.27.2023
1. 10 Jumping Jacks
2. Power Grip Challenge Day 28: 2 min 50 sec overhead flexhold. Rating = 8.0.
3. Easy Abs Challenge Day 28: 90 air bike crunches, throughout the day In one go. Rating = 9.0.
4. 6 mile walk outside. 1:46:13.

 

[CODawn]

Friday 04.28.2023
1. 10 Jumping Jacks
2. Power Grip Challenge Day 29: 3 min clench/unclench.
3. Easy Abs Challenge Day 29: 24 air bike crunches, 6 sitting twists. 3 sets, no rest. Rating = 9.5.
4. 6 mile walk outside. 1:47:56

PGC: I could really feel this in my left arm/hand.

Notes: The end of another work week. Not a good one.

 

[CODawn]

Saturday 04.29.2023
1. 10 Jumping Jacks
2. Boxing: 20 minutes of speedbag/heavy bag (punching, kicking, strikes (knee, elbow, palm), back fist combos.
3. YWB: Gentle Yoga in Bed! | 30 Day Yoga Challenge | Day 24. Rating = 8.5.
4. Power Grip Challenge Day 30: 3 min overhead flexhold. Rating = 8.0.
5. Easy Abs Challenge Day 30: 100 air bike crunches, throughout the day. In one go. Rating = 9.5.
6. 6 mile walk outside. 1:49:30.

Boxing: Rating = 9.0. This was a kickass workout.

Notes: Boxing, walking and watching hockey. Typical Saturday during the Stanley Cup Playoffs

 

[CODawn]

Sunday 04.30.2023
1. 10 Jumping Jacks
2. Boxing: 20 minutes of speedbag/heavy bag (punching, kicking, strikes (knee, elbow, palm), back fist combos.
3. YWB: Gentle Yoga in Bed! | 30 Day Yoga Challenge | Day 24. Rating = 8.0
4. Easy Cardio Challenge Day 1: 10 step jacks, 4 side jacks. 4 sets, no rest. Rating = 9.5
5. Easy Core Challenge Day 1: 8 side bends, 4 twists. 3 sets, no rest. Rating = 9.5
6. 6 mile walk outside. 1:49:26.

Boxing: Rating = 8.5. Good workout but I could tell I haven't been working out much.

Notes: Sunday nights are sad enough with the weekend ending but on this Sunday night, the Avs were ousted from the SC playoffs. I am not surprised with all their injuries but it still sucks.

 

[CODawn]

Monday 05.01.2023
1. 10 Jumping Jacks
2. Easy Cardio Challenge Day 2: 50 step jacks, throughout the day. In one go. Rating = 9.5.
3. Easy Core Challenge Day 2: 30 side bends, throughout the day. In one go. Rating = 9.0.
4. 6 mile walk outside. 1:47:16

 

[CODawn]

Tuesday 05.02.2023
1. 10 Jumping Jacks
2. Easy Cardio Challenge Day 3: 10 step jacks, 4 side jacks. 4 sets, no rest. Rating = 9.5
3. Easy Core Challenge Day 3: 8 side bends, 4 twists. 3 sets, no rest. Rating = 9.5
4. 6 mile walk outside. 1:44:47.

 

[CODawn]

Wednesday 05.03.2023
1. 10 Jumping Jacks
2. Easy Cardio Challenge Day 4: 50 step jacks, throughout the day. In one go. Rating = 9.5
3. Easy Core Challenge Day 4: 30 side bends, throughout the day. In one go. no rest. Rating = 9.5
4. 6 mile walk outside. 1:48:03

 

[Tileenah]

Congrats on power grip and easy abs!
And for work...

 

[CODawn]

Thursday 05.04.2023
1. 10 Jumping Jacks
2. Easy Cardio Challenge Day 5: 12 step jacks, 4 side jacks. 4 sets, no rest. Rating = 9.5
3. Easy Core Challenge Day 5: 10 side bends, 4 twists. 3 sets, no rest. Rating = 9.5
4. 6 mile walk outside. 1:43:13.

Thank you @Tileenah

 

[JCU]

Congrats on the challenges!

I hope this week was better

 

[CODawn]

Friday 05.05.2023
1. 10 Jumping Jacks
2. 6 mile walk outside. 1:49:06.

Notes: It’s the end of another work week and I wish I could say it was better but it wasn’t. Add on the bonus of some family health issues to make this week even shittier.

Anyway, now that was I caught up…today….the bedroom smoke detector went off at 4:33 am and scared the crap out of us. No smoke, no fire. It was just being stupid. I had a hard time getting back to sleep (I am not a great sleeper anyway). At work, I had an 8-9 meeting for the third day in a row, which was frustrating because I had a strict deadline to meet. I made the deadline with a couple of hiccups along the way (one was out my control but caused me to redo some work and other was a Dumb Dawn Trick which happens when I feel rushed and frazzled). After work, was another 6 mile walk because I am not doing much else. I need to get back to my quick workouts during the day because I NEED to leave my desk. I am starting to have problems with my neck and lower back. I also need to get back to regular work outs. I look and feel like crap. I won’t even get into my bad dietary choices right now. The rest of evening was reading, hockey and a DVR show. Round 2 started on Tuesday and some parts of the schedule are weird…like only 1 game tonight. At least I finally got to finish the first book in a 3 book series and start the second one.

Thank you @JCU. I am now holding out hope for next week.

 

[JCU]

 

[Fremen]

Congrats

 

[Tileenah]

it seems lile you're going through a lot these past weeks... Sending you lots of empathy

 

[CODawn]

Saturday 05.06.2023
1. 10 Jumping Jacks
2. Boxing: 20 minutes of speedbag/heavy bag (punching, kicking, strikes (knee, elbow, palm), back fist combos.
3. YWB: Gentle Yoga in Bed! | 30 Day Yoga Challenge | Day 24. Rating = 8.0.
4. Easy Cardio Challenge Day 6: 60 step jacks, throughout the day. In one go. Rating = 9.5
5. Easy Core Challenge Day 6: 40 side bends, throughout the day. In one go. Rating = 9.5
6. Easy Cardio Challenge Day 7: 12 step jacks, 4 side jacks. 4 sets, no rest. Rating = 9.5
7. Easy Core Challenge Day 7: 10 side bends, 4 twists. 3 sets, no rest. Rating = 9.5.
8. 8 mile walk outside. 2:26:02.

Boxing: Rating = 8.5. This was OK today.

Notes: Boxing, walking and hockey. We were supposed to do the 8 miles at the Ponds but it seemed like it would be too windy so we walked in the neighborhood. It turned out to be a nice day. My feet were killing me though. There was only 1 hockey game and it turned out to be a huge disappointment. Such is life. I did get caught up on my log and read some more of my book.
Lesson of the Day: I need to depend on my journal more.

Thank you @JCU @Fremen @Tileenah

 

[Anek]

Congrats on the challenges!

 

[NancyTree]

 

[Fitato]

Boxing, walking, and hockey sounds like a killer combo! Too pad the hockey portion didn't turn out so great. Better luck on your next hockey viewing experience

 

[CODawn]

Thank you @Anek @NancyTree @Fitato

 

[CODawn]

Sunday 05.07.2023
1. 10 Jumping Jacks
2. Boxing: 20 minutes of speedbag/heavy bag (punching, kicking, strikes (knee, elbow, palm), back fist combos.
3. YWB: Gentle Yoga in Bed! | 30 Day Yoga Challenge | Day 24. Rating = 8.0.
4. Easy Cardio Challenge Day 8: 60 step jacks, throughout the day. In one go. Rating = 9.5
5. Easy Core Challenge Day 8: 40 side bends, throughout the day. In one go. Rating = 9.5
6. 4 mile walk outside. 1:08:52.
7. 2 mile walk outside. 35:20.

Boxing: Rating = 8.5. A decent workout today.

Notes: Boxing, walking and hockey + a lot of food. Three games today/tonight. Only one went my way. The weekend goes by soooo fast.

 

[TakingBabyStepsBack]

I need to journal more regularly too, if that helps you feel any better. Sorry that your Avalanche got bounced from the playoffs.

Seems to me you certainly try, if nothing else, with your workouts. I have a long way to go to catch up to you.

 

[Froud]

Good Game
You are a star!

 

[CODawn]

@TakingBabyStepsBack thank you. Ive been keeping a journal on and off since 1987...every day since 1998. I just need to write more instead of complaining out loud. The Avs had a rough year with injuries. Hopefully next season is better.
@Froud thank you.

 

[CODawn]

Monday 05.08.2023
1. 10 Jumping Jacks
2. Easy Cardio Challenge Day 9: 14 step jacks, 4 side jacks. 4 sets, no rest. Rating = 9.5
3. Easy Core Challenge Day 9: 12 side bends, 4 twists. 3 sets, no rest. Rating = 9.5
4. Jenny Ford Fitness: 1 of 65 | Mt. Kosiuszko (Australia) | Seven Summit Step Challenge
5. YWB: Gentle Yoga in Bed! | 30 Day Yoga Challenge | Day 24
6. 4 mile walk outside. 1:12:24

JFF: Rating = 7.5. I did this one when it was free on YouTube. I planned to do all 65 of them but she stopped posting them and pulled the ones that were on there. Everything is on her app (for a subscription of course). I was able to buy just this program. Yay for that. It seemed a little bit different than the original which is fine but I felt some left knee twinges.

Notes: I actually did a workout after work instead of just walking 6 miles. Since it was another weird night for the hockey schedule, I planned a longer Yoga. I was BEAT after step aerobics so I just did my go to Yoga instead. I didn’t have strict deadlines at work, just a lot of time spent in meetings and Dumb Dawn Trick from a couple of weeks ago that came back to haunt me. The hockey game was a blowout but the team I was for won.

 

[CODawn]

Tuesday 05.09.2023
1. 10 Jumping Jacks
2. Easy Cardio Challenge Day 10: 70 step jacks, throughout the day. In one go. Rating = 9.5
3. Easy Core Challenge Day 10: 50 side bends, throughout the day. In one go. Rating = 9.5
4. Foundation Day 20 Tendon Strength: Level 3, no rest.
5. Arms of Steel Day 7: Level 3, no rest.
6. Get Fit With Rick: Queen Walking Workout | 10 minute 1300 steps at home.
7. Arms of Steel Day 8: 30 seconds active rest of march steps between sets and exercises. Exception: No rest after last set of overhead punches. No rest between sets of regular punches (done on heavy bag).
9. Boxing: 12 minutes of heavy bag (punching, kicking, strikes (knee, elbow, palm), back fist combos
10. 4 mile walk outside. 1:10:56

Foundation: Rating = 7.0. An unpleasant little workout but I don’t like tendon strength.
AoS Day7: Rating = 8.0. I kept my feet moving. Quick and easy but I could feel it.
GFWR: Rating = 8.5. Quick and fun and I actually got the steps mostly correct.
AoS Day8: Rating = 7.5. Standard push-ups output sucked (4-2-2). The rest of it was ok.
Boxing: Rating = 8.5. I was tired but this was good anyway.
Walk: TG for clouds and a breeze.

Notes: I finally returned to my re-do of the Foundation programs. Foundation and AoS Day 7 were done during the work day (I’ve been a remote worker since we moved to Colorado in 2014). And speaking of work…just ugh. No, I did not depend on my journal more. Yes I lost my temper. After work, I GFWR, AoS and Boxing. It’s amazing how bad I’ve gotten at push-ups (not that I was ever great ). The hockey schedule was back to normal so didn’t get a cool down after the workout as I wanted to get a 4 mile walk in before puck drop. And speaking of hockey, the first game was a huge disappointment. The second game was not. I missed the end because a storm blocked th satellite dish. This was a rare storm that gave us pretty large hail.

 

[Tileenah]

for work

 

[CODawn]

Wednesday 05.10.2023
1. 10 Jumping Jacks
2. Easy Cardio Challenge Day 11: 14 step jacks, 4 side jacks. 4 sets, no rest. Rating = 9.5
3. Easy Core Challenge Day 11: 12 side bends, 4 twists. 3 sets, no rest. Rating = 9.5
4. YWB: 15 Min Morning Yoga Full Body Stretch (Day 2).

WYB: Rating = 8.0. This was nice.

Notes: I woke up to see hail on the ground. I slept very poorly. Work sucked. I did not get a full lunch and worked late. I also had some health concerns (family and my own). The weather was gloomy and then rainy and the hockey was l 50/50.

Thanks @Tileenah

 

[JCU]

 

[Tileenah]

and lots of

 

[NancyTree]

take care, I hope things will get better for you soon

 

[PetiteSheWolf]

Sending you virtual hugs.

 

[CODawn]

Thursday 05.11.2023
1. 10 Jumping Jacks
2. Easy Cardio Challenge Day 12: 70 step jacks, throughout the day. In one go. Rating = 9.5
3. Easy Core Challenge Day 12: 50 side bends, throughout the day. In one go. Rating = 9.5
4. SBY: 15 minute Gentle Yoga for When You're Sick, Headache, Cold, Flu

SBY: Rating = 8.5. Nice.

Notes: Before I get into today, 2 things about yesterday. 1. The rare severe storm did damage to the flowering trees and plants (including ours). It was depressing. 2. I emotionally ate for breakfast. Not good. So today, work sucked but not as bad as yesterday. I actually got my entire lunch break and didn’t stay late. After work it was raining (it was raining all day, which is weird) so we didn’t get a chance to walk. I forgot to take my allergy meds so I had a headache. I took a nap, did Yoga and watched hockey.
.
Thank you @JCU @Tileenah @NancyTree @PetiteSheWolf. Your support means so much.

 

[CODawn]

Friday 05.12.2023
1. 10 Jumping Jacks
2. Easy Cardio Challenge Day 13: 16 step jacks, 4 side jacks. 4 sets, no rest. Rating = 9.5
3. Easy Core Challenge Day 13: 14 side bends, 4 twists. 3 sets, no rest. Rating = 9.5
4. 4 mile walk outside. 1:11:06.

Notes: Finally…an uneventful day at work. Yay for that! After work, I was supposed to do Pilates but I blew it off. Ugh. The walk was cool, cloudy and breezy but at least it wasn’t raining. The hockey was 50/50 but for the second night in a row a team I was rooting for got eliminated.

 

[JCU]

I'm glad your work day was better, but sorry your team lost.

 

[CODawn]

Saturday 05.13.2023
1. 10 Jumping Jacks
2. Boxing: 20 minutes of speedbag/heavy bag (punching, kicking, strikes (knee, elbow, palm), back fist combos.
3. YWB: Gentle Yoga in Bed! | 30 Day Yoga Challenge | Day 24 Rating = 8.0
4. Easy Cardio Challenge Day 14: 80 step jacks, throughout the day. In one go. Rating = 9.5
5. Easy Core Challenge Day 12l4: 60 side bends, throughout the day. In one go. Rating = 9.5
6. 6 mile walk outside. 1:45:58.

Boxing: Rating = 7.5. This was just ok. The speedbag was too flat to use but I did change up one of my combos.
Walk: This was supposed be an 8 mile walk but a woman a couple streets over stopped us to talk for a while and we wouldn’t have had enough time. Not to sound rude, but I don’t want to stop and talk with anyone during our walking time. It was cool and cloudy.

Notes: I forgot to mention the best thing about yesterday. When we were walking to the mailbox, we saw a duck couple in our neighbor’s yard. I love ducks!

Today was boxing, walking hockey. Round 2 is winding down so there was only 1 game. The team I was rooting for lost. At least they weren’t eliminated but game 7 is Monday night.

Thanks @JCU