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CloveApple · 08-17-2008, 11:55 PM

8/17/08, Sunday

OK, I'm on vacation and only have a faint lingering cold from being sick. I'm staying with a family I used to nanny for and became part of the family along the way. It's nice weather and it's really good to see the kids.

I'd intended to work out Saturday (yesterday) and didn't, but at least I wasn't a total couch potato. I went to the pool with the little guys and quickly realized I was falling into the "sidelined parents" pattern where all the adults sit on the side and just watch the kids be active. So I did get in the water with them and goof off some.

Today I intended to try an aerobic workout in the park with the kids. I wore my heart monitor and my intention was to warmup then keep my heart rate in a certain range for the duration. Didn't happen. When I realized I was resisting the natural rythymns of play I decided to just go with those, with an occasional look at my heart monitor to remind me to get it in gear every so often.

I discovered that chasing a small child ("You can't catch me!") took my heart rate to 150 and that just swinging high while pumping vigorously was up to 107.

Tonight I used my new resistance bands and also did a couple bodyweight excercises.

I did 3 sets, 10 reps each of:
triceps pull down
bicep curl
low pull
shoulder press
twist (not sure what to call it- it's a baseball-batting motion I usually do on a cable cross)

Then I did 10 squats and 20 modified pushups (done on knees).

I found it hard to gage how much resistance was right and kept having the nagging feeling that I was somehow messing up, but I gave it my best effort.

I packed my food scale and I've keeping up with weighing and measuring my food.

08-17-2008, 11:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
CloveApple that's me on the left Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 893	8/17/08, Sunday OK, I'm on vacation and only have a faint lingering cold from being sick. I'm staying with a family I used to nanny for and became part of the family along the way. It's nice weather and it's really good to see the kids. I'd intended to work out Saturday (yesterday) and didn't, but at least I wasn't a total couch potato. I went to the pool with the little guys and quickly realized I was falling into the "sidelined parents" pattern where all the adults sit on the side and just watch the kids be active. So I did get in the water with them and goof off some. Today I intended to try an aerobic workout in the park with the kids. I wore my heart monitor and my intention was to warmup then keep my heart rate in a certain range for the duration. Didn't happen. When I realized I was resisting the natural rythymns of play I decided to just go with those, with an occasional look at my heart monitor to remind me to get it in gear every so often. I discovered that chasing a small child ("You can't catch me!") took my heart rate to 150 and that just swinging high while pumping vigorously was up to 107. Tonight I used my new resistance bands and also did a couple bodyweight excercises. I did 3 sets, 10 reps each of: triceps pull down bicep curl low pull shoulder press twist (not sure what to call it- it's a baseball-batting motion I usually do on a cable cross) Then I did 10 squats and 20 modified pushups (done on knees). I found it hard to gage how much resistance was right and kept having the nagging feeling that I was somehow messing up, but I gave it my best effort. I packed my food scale and I've keeping up with weighing and measuring my food.