This is the last week we'll be doing this, folks.  (I can hear you breathing out there!)
After this week we'll be getting back to discussing ailments that have been threatening to knock me down for the long sleep.

That nothing has interrupted the past month's exercise diary may reflect well on the health benefits of exercise.  When one works towards better health, does one automatically succeed to a degree?



Saturday
10 slow push ups. (works slow muscle fibers.)
5 Slow Sit-ups (same concept)
10 bench presses
3:45 on heavy bag

Sunday:
Nothing!   :O

Monday:
16 flights I wouldn't have taken otherwise.


Tuesday:
10 slow push ups. (works slow muscle fibers.)
5 Slow Sit-ups (same concept)

Wednesday
8 flights


Thursday
10 slow push ups. (works slow muscle fibers.)
5 Slow Sit-ups (same concept)
17 flights

Friday
20 flights
20 minutes walking

Saturday
10 push ups
5 sit-ups
70 strokes on exercise bike (high tension for strength training)

Sunday
75 strokes on exercise bike

And the comparison:
Totals:
Week 1                                                      Week 2
3 days on the bike                                        2 days on the bike
1 day of weights.                                         No weights
An average of 3 flights of stairs per day           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
22 Push Ups                                                15 Push Ups
0 Sit-Ups                                                    3 Sit-Ups


Week 3                                                      Week 4                                               
3 days on the bike                                        2 days on the bike
No weights.                                                 1 day of weights
4+ flights of stairs per day                             7+ flights of stairs per day
A little walking.                                            20 minutes walking
No heavy bag.                                             3:45  the heavy bag
40 minutes dancing                                      No dancing
34 Push Ups                                                50 push ups
18 Sit-Ups                                                  25 situps

A respectable boost in the push ups and situps
Slacked off on the cycling a bit.
Blew it on the dancing
Record performance on walking and heavy bag.
Did as many weights as ever since starting.

Overall, a good effort.
I was going to give it a B- again because I thought I could still do better.
But the numbers don't lie.  It's a solid B.

Beating last week has been a lot like when I was doing my workouts with Joe.
It can be demoralizing when I think I'm coming up short but now that I see I didn't, it's inspiring again!

Dieting diaries are reportedly one of the biggest indicators of whether a person will lose weight.  Clearly, exercise logs have merit too.  At least, for me they do.

I'll continue to go over my exercise regimen, but it'll be listed in "The Chart".  Next week, it's back to educating ourselves about the health pitfalls that await us out there in the wide wonderful, deadly world.

*DM


Next:   Scraping the bottom of the barrel.


THE CHART:

This Week's Fitness Activities:
2 days on the bike                                       
1 day of weights.                                       
And an average of 7+ flights of stairs per day    
20 minutes walking.                                           
3:45 heavy bag.             
No dancing                                                 
50 Push Ups
25 Sit-Ups

Effort Grade:  B

Pulse: 64
Blood Pressure:  110/73  9/5/08
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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