Talk about your exercise experience today

[Orema]

Had an easy-peasy ride this morning while listening to an audio book and looking out the window at a cloudy sky.

Had some nice but slower rides last week.

– Rode 42 miles for 3hr 13min
– Completed 520 arm rolls

[Orema]

Had a good cardio ride this morning. Rode 7 miles in 31.5 minutes while listening to music and watching a riding bike tour online. Last weeks numbers were:

– Rode 41.7 miles in 2hrs 52mins
– 500 arm rolls

[Orema]

Had a good ride this morning while watching a bike tour through Switzerland on the internets and listening to a music playlist. Clocked in 6.4 miles in 30 minutes. That's pretty good. Could do better, but could do worse. Last weeks numbers were low:

– Rode 32.2 miles in 2.73 hours
– Completed 390 arm rolls

Earlier this week I decided to increase the circle in my arm rolls and ended up pulling my back out of whack from overdoing it! It was a struggle, but I thought I was doing okay. I didn't feel the pain till the next day. Thank goodness it only lasted for a couple days and I'm better now. Have gone back to doing smaller circles. Will slowly increase the circle size over the next couple weeks. Maybe.

[Orema]

Had another good ride this morning while listening to some Motown tunes. Had a hard time finding my groove, but it all came together once I turned off the news and plugged into a playlist. Rode 6.5 miles in 31 minutes. Last weeks numbers were:

– Rode 34.1 miles in 2 hrs 33 mins
– Completed 180 arm rolls

I have increased the circle size in my arm rolls but am not able to accomplish more than 50 rolls in one sitting. Big difference from doing the smaller arm rolls. LOL.

[Orema]

Had an okay ride this morning. Rode 6.4 miles in 30 minutes but it was a struggle. Last week I ate a lot of food that wasn't good for my arthritis, but it was good and comforting food that served a purpose.

Last week's numbers are:

– Rode 38.5 miles in 3hrs 4mins
– Completed 200 arm rolls

[FireSignFemme]

Rode 38.5 miles in right around 3 hours? That's fantastic! I don't think I could crawl 3 miles even if given all day.

It's sobering realizing just how quickly it is before that old saying move it or lose it starts to ring true. Today I did 4 half sit ups, 10 half push ups, then spent a couple hours on my feet moving heavy boxes full of canned goods around.

[Gemme]

It's been a while since I reported in so here goes:

3/17
lateral X machine: 39 cal, .43 mi, 7 min
30 minutes of personal training (leg & ab day)
elliptical: 113 cal, .82 mi, 15:01 min

3/22
elliptical: 122 cal, .79 mi, 15:03 min
30 minutes of personal training (upper body & ab day)
elliptical: 233 cal, 1.70 mi, 30:01 min

3/23
elliptical: 473 cal, 3.42 mi, 65:00 min

3/24
elliptical: 230 cal, 1.74 mi, 35:03 min

3/31
elliptical: 45 cal, .33 mi, 5:02 min
30 minutes of personal training (full body)
elliptical: 68 cal, .49 mi, 10:00 min

4/5
elliptical: 42 cal, .30 mi, 5:02 min
30 minutes of personal training (lower body)
elliptical: 506 cal, 3.54 mi, 65:00 min

4/13
elliptical: 364 cal, 2.51 mi, 45:01 min

4/19
lateral X machine: 68 cal, 1.02 mi, 15:45 min
30 minutes of personal training (full body)
elliptical: 105 cal, .78 mi, 15:05 min

4/21
elliptical: 87 cal, .58 mi, 10:01 min
30 minutes of personal training (shoulders & legs)
elliptical: 75 cal, .55 mi, 10:05 min

4/28
elliptical: 114 cal, .76 mi, 14:01 min
30 minutes of personal training (full body)
elliptical: 458 cal, 3.31 mi, 65:00 min

5/1
elliptical: 478 cal, 3.42 mi, 65:00 min

5/3
elliptical: 114 cal, .82 mi, 15:01 min
30 minutes of personal training (legs & chin ups)
elliptical: 188 cal, 1.48 mi, 30:00 min

5/17
elliptical: 138 cal, 1.00 mi, 20:00 min
30 minutes of personal training (full body)
elliptical: 86 cal, .59 mi, 10:59 min

It's sporadic as I'm doing more manual labor at work and am just plumb tired when I get home. I do hope to pick it up some more, though.

[Orema]

Had a really good ride this morning. Rode 7 miles in 30mins 28 seconds while watching bike riders cruise through Spain. Closed my ride with Floetic by Floetry and it was just perfect.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s716EpraBB4

Numbers for the last 7 days including today are:

– Rode 23.1 miles in 1hrs 50mins

Had some morning appts and didn't exercise as much as planned but there's always next week.

[Gemme]

5/23
elliptical: 289 cal, 2.09 mi, 35:00 min, 16:45 pace, lvl 12, burned 10 minutes of lightbulb time with my efforts

5/24
elliptical: 114 cal, .78 mi, 15:00 min, 19:10 pace, lvl 12, burned 1 minute of lightbulb time
30 minutes of personal training focusing on shoulders and squats
elliptical: 109 cal, .80 mi, 15:01 min, 18:44 pace, lvl 12, 0 minutes of lightbulb time since I was using it as a cool down and chilling

5/28
elliptical: 518 cal, 3.80 mi, 65:00 min, 17:06 pace, lvl 12, burned 11 minutes of lightbulb time

5/29
elliptical: 254 cal, 1.84 mi, 30:00 min, 16:15 pace, lvl 12, burned 9 minutes of lightbulb time
30 minutes of weight circuit on my own
elliptical: 126 cal, .89 mi, 15:00 min, 16:50 pace, lvl 12, burned 2 lightbulb minutes

5/30
elliptical: 563 cal, 3.89 mi, 65:00 min, 16:43 pace, lvl 12, burned 30 minutes of lightbulb time so you know I was booking it
water rower: 230.6 meters, 15:00 min, 3.2 stroke rate, 2.6 intensity

The water rower's figures disappear as soon as you stop rowing so they may be off since they are from memory and not my notations.

6/1
elliptical: 600 cal, 4.45 mi, 65:00 min, 14:34 pace, lvl 12, burned 49 minutes of lightbulb time!!!

I'm super, super proud of this workout! I set a goal and completed it. I know the calorie counts are not accurate but I still use them as a measuring tool of where I am and how well I'm doing. I wondered, if I went all out for the full hour plus cooldown, if I could make 600 calories and I did. By the skin of my teeth but it still counts and I worked hard for it. I post my pace so you can see the obvious difference between this one and all of my previous ones plus the environmental tally for powering a lightbulb is the highest I've ever gotten it. All that and at the highest resistance level possible on the elliptical the whole time. Like I said, I'm super proud of this one.

6/2
elliptical: 121 cal, .82 mi, 14:59 min, 18:13 pace, lvl 12, 1 minute of lightbulb time
30 minutes of personal training focusing on upper body and core
elliptical: 244 cal, 1.73 mi, 30:01 min, 17:17 pace, lvl 12, burned 6 lightbulb minutes

I should have gone last night too but I was feeling lazy. I'm struggling with motivation, honestly. Same thing today.

[Orema]

Had a great ride this morning. Clocked in 7.4 miles in 30m 20s. Watched a Garmin biking ride video showing bikers going through the Italian Alps. Stunningly beautiful while listening to the Ohio Players and Shari Addison.

Completed 40 large-circle arm rolls without any problems or pain.

[Orema]

Had a good ride this morning while watching another biking video through the Italian Alps and listening to the late saxophonist, Michael Brecker. Again I had a hard time finding my groove, and again it all came together once I turned off the news and plugged into some music. Rode 6.4 miles in 31 minutes 38 seconds. Last weeks numbers, including today, are:

– Rode 43.7 miles in 3.4 hours
– Completed 240 arm rolls

One of the things I've come to like about riding is that I never know what kind of ride I'll have till I get into it — no matter what my intentions are. I may plan on taking it easy and end up having an intense ride or I may plan on having a good cardio ride and just end up having an easy-peasy ride. Doesn't make much difference since my goal is to ride and move regardless of the intensity.

[Orema]

Had a nice ride this morning while watching bike riders in France. Rode 6.5 miles in 30 minutes and 3 seconds. This week's numbers, including today, are:

– Rode 41.5 miles in 3 hours and 11 minutes
– Completed 285 arm rolls

[Orema]

Had another nice ride this morning while watching bike riders in a neighborhood. Lots of views of train tracks, graffiti, and river beds. Rode 6 miles in 30 minutes and 9 seconds. This week's numbers, including today, are:

– Rode 37.2 miles in 3 hours
– 240 arm rolls

[Orema]

Had an okay ride this morning while watching one of the morning chat shows. Rode 5.5 miles in 30 minutes. That's the best I've done this week. It's hard for me to ride when I'm unusually sad. I understand. I tend to shut down extreme feelings, or at least I try to. Unfortunately, almost everything else shuts down too.

But something that surprised me is finding that I can't ride while listening or watching funny comedy skits. A week or so ago I was listening to Richard Pryor and had to get off the bike. These were jokes I've heard hundreds of times and I wasn't even laughing very hard, but laughing at all affected my ride and I just couldn't go on. Go figger.

[Orema]

Had an okay ride this morning while watching a biking video and listening to the news. Rode 5.6 miles in 30 minutes and 4 seconds. This week's numbers, including today, are:

– Rode 32 miles in 2 hours 24 mins

[Gemme]

6/7
Elliptical: 121 cal, .82 mi, 14:59 min, 18:13 pace, level 12 followed by 30 minutes of personal training and then another bout on the elliptical: 244 cal, 1.73 mi, 30:01 min, 17:17 pace, level 12.

6/9
Elliptical: 64 cal, .46 mi, 9:00 min, 19:29 pace, level 12 followed by 30 minutes of personal training and then round two on the elliptical: 229 cal, 1.69 mi, 30:00 min, 17:42 pace, level 12.

6/16
Elliptical: 118 cal, .92 mi, 18:01 min, 19:34 pace, level 12 followed by 30 minutes of personal training and then we rinse, lather and repeat on the elliptical: 86 cal, .64 mi, 12:00 min, 18:50 pace, level 12.

I have a missing documentation for one workout but it's basically the same as what I've listed so far.

6/28
Elliptical: 171 cal, 1.30 mi, 23:01 min, 17:44 pace, level 12 followed by 30 minutes of personal training and more elliptical: 165 cal, 1.35 mi, 25:00 min, 18:28 pace, level 12.

7/1
Elliptical: 296 cal, 2.20 mi, 35:00 min, 15:53 pace, level 13. I used a different program to break up the monotony.

7/2
Elliptical: 181 cal, 1.54 mi, 25:00 min, 16:13 pace, level 10. New program still. Then, I hopped on the water rower but there's something wonky with it. The pull strap was making noises like it needed to be lubricated and two of the measurements was not showing up on the screen. Water rower: 40 stroke rate, 12.0 intensity (mph), 1.1 miles and 6 min total. The sound of the belt was too annoying to stay on it any longer.

7/3
Elliptical: 141 cal, 1.27 mi, 20:00 min, 15:42 pace, level 11 followed by approximately 45 min of circuit training and then more elliptical: 170 cal, 1.44 mi, 25:00 min, 17:23 pace, level 11.

I've gone back to my 6 day a week regimen. It is fine so far.

[Orema]

Got on the bike then changed my mind and got off. Didn't even want to clock in a mile. Sometimes I have days like this. This is one of them. This week's numbers are:

– Rode 18.6 miles in 99 minutes

[Gemme]

7/4
Elliptical: 314 cal, 2.37 mi, 35:00 min, 14:46 pace, level 13 and 32 minutes of lighting that imaginary bulb so you know I was working hard. Good workout!

7/7
Elliptical: 118 cal, 1.10 mi, 15:00 min, 13:36 pace, level 10, 3 minutes lighting that imaginary bulb.
30 minutes of personal training
Elliptical: 306 cal, 2.29 mi, 35:00 min, 15:17 pace, level 13, 20 minutes of power for an imaginary lightbulb

7/9
Elliptical: 310 cal, 2.50 mi, 45:00 min, 18:00 pace, level 12, 7 minutes of imaginary juice for that darn lightbulb

[Orema]

Had an okay ride while listening to Scott Simon. Just wasn't into the ride this morning. Gave up after 15 minutes. Rode 2.9 miles in 15 minutes. This week's numbers are:

– Rode in 25.5 miles in 2 hours 5 minutes
– Completed 220 small-circle arm rolls

Didn't want to tackle the large-circle arm rolls this week so I did what I knew I could manage—the small-circle rolls.

[Orema]

Had a good ride this morning while watching EPIX. Rode 6.5 miles in 30m 13s.

Let's see if I can keep it up next week. If not, then that's okay, too.