Universal Fitness

Friday June 22 1 hour workout along the lakefront.  Warmup: walking; Activity: Jog/Fit walk, 5 Minutes of Step-Ups and 35 Push-Ups; Cool-down: Walking. Great workout.  Little late and felt slightly tired.

Wednesday June 20th  Back from a month long exercise vacation. I typically take breaks from time to time to help keep myself motivated and continually exercising.  This method seems to work for me so I continue to do it. Kind of like a form of periodization.       Today I went for a run / walk.  I forgot my watch so I did not time today.  I was out for about an hour though. At the end I completed about 10 push-ups.  Hot and humid today and took it easier but did complete my longer route.  Warmup: Walking;  Activity: Run/walk;  Cool-down: Walking

Friday May 25th 30 minute run along the lakefront. Moderate day today.  Managed to check heart-rate but seemed somewhat high at around 160 BPM.  I was in more of a hurry today and didn't get a correct reading.  Will double check next time.  All in all was a great workout.  Had a nice 5 minute walk as a warm up, followed by 30 minutes of jogging time and a walk home as my cool-down.  Nice temp in the upper 60's.  Great workout today.

Can you drink beer and still be fit? Here's an interesting article I read to help answer that question. The answer would depend on amount of consumption and activity levels.  Check out the article for more information.  http://www.military.com/military-fitness/workouts/beer-and-fitness-can-it-be Also, I've added a link to a calculator that can estimate the amount of calories you're consuming from your favorite alcoholic drink.  One way to assist with weight loss is to reduce alcohol consumtion.  How many extra calories are you consuming?  Try it out. http://www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/CollegeStudents/calculator/alcoholcalc.aspx

Monday May 21st 40 minute run along the lakefront. Great workout today. I tried a different route on the path. Temp was in the 60's.  Forgot to take my heart rate but this was a light day today.  I mixed the workout with walk / run intervals. Warmup:  6 minutes walk/light jog Activity:  27 minutes, jog/walk intervals Cool-down:  7 minutes, walk

Friday May 17th 43 minute workout. About a 3-4 mile run/walk.  A 7 minute warm up followed by 33 minutes of running/walking followed by a cool-down, walking, for the remaining 10 minutes.  Great day.  Tried to do some push-ups but wasn't really in the mood so only got a few in but as the saying goes..."something is better than nothing."  Also, tried to take my heart rate as well but couldn't get a good reading. I usually, when working out, count beats for 6 seconds from the neck and then just add a zero.  Result was approximately 140-150 plus or minus a few.  I was having technical difficulties with my counting technique...lol. Still within my target heart rate range. (70-80%x 220-age)

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