Another journey

[Johkmil]

As the nights are getting longer, and the expected number of rain-free days each month falls to single digit here on the western coast, it is high time to return to Darebee – after too many years of intermittent training.

I am not going to promise myself some sort of life-changing new and better me, I’ve done that too many times before, but I aim to improve my weekly routine and get more out of my mornings.

Having a desk-sitting main job and a somewhat physical part-time job that involves frequent lifting and carrying of various items, I aim to get more variation in my daily movements in order to remain injury-free.

And so we start this check-in thread.

 

[Johkmil]

24.09.2023:

30 minutes medium-intensity running on elliptical machine.

Then Foothold – which felt great, and I will definitely come back to this one on days where I can’t do the more dynamic exercises for various reasons.

Some stretching to round it off.

 

[Mamatigerj]

Welcome back!

 

[Fremen]

Welcome

 

[Zenchan]

Welcome!

 

[Johkmil]

September 25:
Working two jobs on Mondays, I don’t aim to get too much training done. I guess 30-something kilometres of commuting on an e-bike counts for a bit at least.

Just Daily Yoga in the morning, followed by a few minutes of meditation.

Edit: Just as well that I took it easy, as I ended up running about, carrying stuff for hours at work. Who decided to place all the bookshelves in need of restocking upstairs?

 

[aku-chan]

 

[Johkmil]

September 26:
Workout of the day – Back Work, with EC. It’s nice to get some exercise done on areas I usually neglect when left to my own devices.

Weight-in: 88.5 kg (195 lbs)
(Height: 180 cm (~5’11”)
I don’t aim for much weight loss, but my experience is that my body works best in the low eighties kg.

 

[Johkmil]

September 27:
Sitting at the office, looking out at the sun shining on the surrounding mountains, I tossed out all my plans for both work and training, went home early and hiked up the 1333 stone steps to the closest hill, Ulriken (643 meters).

 

[Mamatigerj]

Sounds like the right decision!

 

[Johkmil]

Checking in, despite no training on Thursday and Friday. Need to try and improve my sleep schedule, I end up going to bed too late and not having enough time and energy in the morning as a result.

 

[Tileenah]

welcome ! I hope your energy levels are back !

 

[Johkmil]

Went for a run today, cut a bit short when my asthma told me in no uncertain terms that there will be no uphill intervals until my oxygen intake can handle it. Fair enough. Still, it was a nice two-hour jog, so I’m not disappointed in any way.