In general, in order to do 45 minutes of cardio after work, I have to take 2 units less insulin at lunch than usual. Which would be great, except that by 2-3pm, I have the beginnings of a sugar headache and I’m starting to feel sluggish. Thing is, I need to be at 200+ before […]
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I’ve been re-polishing my fitness routine to get myself back on track. Now that fitness days are back at work (at the end of each quarter, we get a week off while the trainers do our fitness assessments), I’m working at getting the most bang for my buck. The trainers are really cool in that
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Had our quarterly fitness test at work today. I am full of awesome! My blood pressure and heart rate improved, and my measurements overall stayed about the same. I did 50 timed pushups, up from 46, and 51 timed situps, up from 48. So, whoo! My dougheyness seems to be caused by a mere 4
As part of our health and wellness program at work, we do fit tests every three months. The results? My weight = the same My body fat percentage = the same Resting heart rate = improved Pushups = 8 more than last time Situps = the same Measurements = lost almost two inches around my
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For those of you keeping track at home, our twice-a-week training sessions at work this week consisted of: 5 mins running on the track at the Y, 1 min strength training, 3 minutes running, 1 min strength training, repeat for 40 minutes. Yum.
Tomorrow’s always better, people. Steph’s work is taking them all out bowling next Friday, and since the Old Man has no interest, she’s taking me to be her bowling partner! Whooo hooo! That’s three weeks of bowling in a row! (I have another bowling date on Saturday)And this one’s free! Also, free beer and pizza!
I’ll get there. Rugby’s rescheduled for Tuesday, as Dayton public transit sucks, and getting home from downtown at 10pm was near impossible. Rugby folks will help me set up a ride home for the Tuesday practice instead.
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Oh yes indeed it does. One of my workday workout companions suggested this, actually, after watching me doing my assisted pull-ups yesterday. She mentioned Dayton had a team, and I said I was interested. She has a friend who coaches, and said they’re always welcoming new folks, even those without rugby experience. I checked out
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The two other women in my workday workout group didn’t show up today, so I got a Kameron-friendly workout from one of our work personal trainers, K. She hauled me back into the free weights area, and I bench pressed for the first time! The bar itself is 45 lbs, so she started me with
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