Not too shabby, I thought.

This weeks efforts towards actually exerting myself had born far riper fruit than last week.  Having set the bar so low, this week seemed like an accomplishment, but I was still a slacker twice.  Exercise is a royal pain in the neck and I fear I won't be able to keep improving for week 3.  If I do better than this week, it will hold up as an example of the kind of effort I'm going to need to make consistently if I'm to stave off death for any appreciable length of time.

Let's see how I did.

Sunday:
Make excuse that half the day is done by the time I finish the medical blog and it won't reflect the program well.n If any exercise was done, I didn't make note of it.

Monday:
Climb 4 flights of stairs that I would have normally taken the elevator.
70 strokes on exercise bike (high tension for strength training)
10 slow push ups. (works slow muscle fibers.)
3 Slow Sit-ups (same concept)

Tuesday:
12 flights of stairs.

Wednesday
21 flights I wouldn't have taken otherwise.
5 push ups
70 strokes

Thursday
6 flights

Friday
4 flights

Saturday
45 minutes dancing




Totals:
Week 1                                                      Week 2
3 days on the bike                                        2 days on the bike
1 day of weights.                                         No weights
And an average of 3 flights of stairs per day     Averaged almost 7 flights per day
A little walking.                                            No deliberate walking
Less than a minute on the heavy bag.              No heavy bag
No dancing                                                  45 minutes dancing


Those couple days where I did almost nothing sure sabotaged what I thought was progress.
Overall, it was a better week, but I'm kidding myself if I think I was diligent about fitting exercise into my life.  I rode elevators this week so I could have racked up maybe 12 more flights of stairs that way. 

I felt as thought this week I had done well enough to be satisfied, but on balance, I don't think I deserve any pride.  I'm a chronic couch potato and I need to make exercise a reflex.  I too willingly take it easy.  It must stop. 

Once more.  From the top!


*DM


Next:   The Week's Next Experiment: "Take 3:  This is the good one!"



THE CHART:

Fitness Goals:
60 beats per minute resting pulse.
10 minutes hard cycling. (intensity 5 out of 10)
Weights: 3 days - 100 lbs. - 6 cycles of 5,5,5,10 repetitions (2 cycles/day)

Current Fitness Record: (since last entry)
2 x < 2 min cycling - average intensity 4 - 65 cycles  (Pulse = 126 at last check 2-2008)
0 days - 65 lbs. - 1/2 cycle

Miscellaneous Activity:
23 minutes walking
40 seconds heavy bag

Pulse: 55
Blood Pressure:  108/72  8/29/08
BMI 25 (barely overweight) 



Workout Partner's Progress:  Position Vacant

RECENT SYMPTOMS : None
ONGOING SYMPTOMS:  Clicking knees, Pain in right knee when kneeling and shifting knee to the right.  Hyperhidrosis.
DIAGNOSIS: Unknown injury to right knee, possible impact from small stumble (c. 2006) onto landing of concrete stairs. Injured knee joints from sprinting (c. 2007)

ONGOING TREATMENT: Tri-Annual dental visits.

DRUG REGIMEN:  Aspartame.  (3 diet sodas daily)  Caffeine (three cups of coffee daily.  two colas.)
PROGNOSIS:  Gradual decay of knee function.
POTENTIAL TREATMENTS:   Fish Oil supplements.  Axillary vacuum curettage.

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