Another Really Long Walk

Since my wife was not up to joining me on my walk, I decided to explore some new ground and extend it a bit.  Well, that resulted in a 7.43 mile walk through the streets of northwest Sumter as shown below.

Statistics for Sunday, February 7th

• Steps                                      22,763
• Miles                                       10.28
• Active                                     206 min (New Personal Record)
• Calories Burned                       3,692
• Floors                                      6

Exercises

• Walk                                        7.43 miles (New Personal Record)
• Elliptical                                  50 minutes @ tension 4

Heart Rates

• Maximum                                157 bpm
• Resting                                    63 bpm
• Fat Burn (50-65% Max)             240 min
• Cardio (66-85% Max)                14 min (129 bpm)
• Peak (Above 85% Max)             20 min (165 bpm)

Sleep Quality

• Duration                                 8 hr 41 min
• Times Awake                           1
• Times Restless                         1

Another Stroll with my Bride

I love the weekends because I can get my bride to join me on my walk.  We first went shopping for the week's groceries, which in itself collects several thousand steps. It also meant she was really NOT in the mood for a six mile walk so we settled for the standard 5.25 walk.  The fact it was in the low 30s meant added layers (that we had to carry later in the hike when we became overly warm.)  Walking with her means my heart rates climb from the swifter pace her long legs set.  I'll admit I enjoy the view as she walks in front of me, even after almost 35 years of marriage, and that undoubtedly adds to that heart rate.

Statistics for Saturday, February 6th

• Steps                                   23,015    (New Personal Record)
• Miles                                    10.4       (New Personal Record)
• Active                                  174 min  (New Personal Record)
• Calories Burned                    4,532      (New Personal Record)
• Floors                                   10          (New Personal Record)

Exercise

• Walk                                    5.25 miles
• Elliptical                              50 min @ tension 4

Heart Rates

• Maximum                             157
• Resting                                 63
• Fat Burn (50-65% max)          147 min
• Cardio (66-85% max)              7 min
• Peak (>85% max)                   136 min (169 bpm)

Sleep Quality

• Duration                               8 hr 47 min
• Times Awake                         1
• Times Restless                       2

The Sun Came Out

Friday morning dawned bright and sunny, albeit a bit chilly at 37 degrees. I decided to alter my morning walk a bit and take a longer path through the neighborhood, going along the bank of the duck pond, until I merged with my normal route for a total stroll of six miles. It was a glorious walk, and I had worked up quite a collection of tears from my dying fat cells by the walk's end.

Statistics for Friday, February 5th

• Steps                                  22,258   (New Personal Record)
• Miles                                   10.05     (New Personal Record)
• Active                                 168 min (New Personal Record)
• Calories Burned                   3,630     (New Personal Record)
• Floors                                  5

Exercise

• Walk                                    6.0 miles (New Personal Record)
• Elliptical                              40 minutes @ tension 4

Heart Rates

• Maximum                              157
• Resting                                  64
• Fat Burn (50-65% Max)            3 hr 36 min
• Cardio (66-85% max)               20 min
• Peak (>85% max)                    27 min (157 bpm)

Sleep Quality

• Duration                                7 hr 53 min
• Times Awake                          1
• Times Restless                        2

End of Week 5 and more Rain

As the weather prognosticators said, there was lots of rain all day and that limited me to using the elliptical.  Three times - twice at 50 minutes and once at thirty minutes.  There is a dichotomy between how much time you spend doing exercise and how long the FitBit credits you.  You must achieve a certain level of heart activity before it decides you are exercising, and it must last for a minimum length of time for it to be credited.  For example, my first bout on the elliptical yesterday was 50 minutes long but the FitBit only credited 37 minutes and the second 50 minute ride was credited as 44 minutes. The final 30 minutes session wasn't credited at all other than the steps themselves.  Weird. I really missed my walk, too.

My official weigh-in this morning indicates that I am still losing weight but at a much slower pace.  I guess I burned off the so-called easy part and now must fight for every ounce.  Still, I am happy to be at 215.

Statistics for Thursday, February 4th

• Steps                                      12,106
• Miles                                       5.47
• Active                                     100 min
• Calories Burned                       2,957
• Floors                                      0

Exercises

• Elliptical                                 50 minutes @ tension 4
• Elliptical                                 50 minutes @ tension 4
• Elliptical                                 30 minutes @ tension 4

Heart Rates

• Maximum                                 157
• Resting                                     63
• Fat Burn (50%-65% max)            3 hr 11 min
• Cardio (66%-85% max)               22 min
• Peak (Greater than 85% max)    5 min 

Sleep Quality suffered by being awakened by my dog, who was lonely once my wife left for work so she rousted me out of bed before six am.

• Duration                                   7 hour 53 min
• Times Awake                            1
• Times Restless                          3

Severe Weather in the South

We had heavy rains and winds in the afternoon and night, complete with a tornado being spotted just as my wife and her colleagues were preparing to leave the school.  They were told to "shelter in place" so they sat in her library until the all clear was given.

Knowing it was going to rain, I got my walk out of the way early (8 am).  Since the dog does not like being out in the rain (who does?), I had to add a second interval on the elliptical to make up for all the missed walks I take with her.  The rains are forecast to continue throughout Thursday so I will end up spending a lot of time on the elliptical.

Statistics for Wednesday, February 3rd

• Steps                                         20,386
• Miles                                          9.21
• Active                                        163 min (Personal Best)
• Calories Burned                          3,555     (Personal Best)
• Floors                                         5

Exercises

• Walk                                          5.25 miles
• Elliptical                                     45 min @ tension 4 (twice)

Heart Rates

• Maximum                                    157
• Resting                                        62
• Fat Burn (50-65% Max)                  3 hr 59 min
• Cardio Zone (66-85% Max)             17 min (117 bpm)
• Peak Zone (86% or higher)            12 min (157 bpm)

Sleep Quality

• Duration                                       8 hr 10 min
• Times Awake                                 1
• Times Restless                               4

Groundhog Day

Lots of shadows since it was a bright sunny day with just enough breeze to keep it cool. I needed to alter my route again to stop at the pharmacy to pick up some medication, so my walk ended up being slightly longer than usual, marking a new record length for me of 5.38 miles and that, in turn, led to other new personal bests.

Statistics for Tuesday, February 2

• Steps                                 21,563   (Personal Best)
• Miles                                  9.74      (Personal Best)
• Active                                156 min (Personal Best)
• Calories Burned                  3,451    (Personal Best)
• Floors                                 6

Exercises

• Walk                                  5.38 Miles (Personal Best)
• Elliptical                            40 minutes @ tension 4

Heart Rates

• Maximum                           157
• Resting                               61
• Fat Burn Zone                     4 hr 46 min
• Cardio Zone                        2 min (105 bpm)
• Peak Zone                           0

Sleep Quality

• Duration                             7 hr 48 min (Dog woke me at 6:12 am)
• Times Awake                       2
• Times Restless                     2

A good start for a new month

Hard to believe that it was in the 70s yesterday - a great start to the month of February. I look another 5+ mile stroll in the morning following by a 40 minute workout on the elliptical so I went over 20k steps again.

Statistics for Monday, February 1st

• Steps                                    20,330
• Miles                                     9.18
• Active                                   152 min
• Calories burned                     3,293
• Floors                                    6

Exercise

• Walk                                      5.15 miles
• Elliptical                                40 min @ tension 4

Heart Rates

• Maximum                                157
• Resting                                    61
• Fat Burn (50%-65% max)           3 hr 33 min
• Cardio (66%-85% max)              0
• Peak (>85% max)                      0

Sleep Quality

• Duration                                  9 hr 26 min
• Times Awake                            0
• Times Restless                          2