Almost at the end of September and another month of exercising. I haven't been exercising at quite the same level as the first part of the month: First part: 12 days of 45-60+ min exercises, 1 of 30+ min, 1 of vigorous work, 1 nada; Second part: 8 days of 45-60; 2 of 30 min, 1 of vigorous work, 2 of general walking around campus. I have two days left of this month, so I would like to make those 45-60 min exercises, but one is a class day; that means getting in the habit of coming back home and at least a brisk walk.
I have to remember that of those longer exercise days earlier this month, at least two were brisk walks with my walking pals. I can still do that. I have this feeling that I have to run or do something "more"--I think perspective-wise it would be better if I considered ANY exercise being better than none. Example: yesterday I didn't feel like exercising when I got home--used as an excuse my walk to, from, and around campus, and so I didn't do anything. Unless it's a class day, I also need to shoot for 45-60 min per day.
Some more stats: overall time drop on formal exercise--1st half: 791 minutes (not counting housework, even vigorous) vs. 2nd half: 570 minutes so far. Even if I exercise 75 minutes each the next two days, I'd be almost an hour less, and time in does matter, since I don't think I'm doing demonstrably more difficult or calorie-burning activities. To put a brighter spin on things, in the final calculation, the first half averaged I averaged 52.7 min of exercise per day; the second half I'm averaging 43 min per day-- a lot more than the 0 min per day I was averaging 6 months ago!!!!)
Pat, pat, pat (the sound of me, patting myself on the back; I can tell myself to do better, but I should also acknowledge that I'm more fit, more toned, and less weight because of my determination and persistence. Just need to remember to keep it up!!!!)
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