This week I have been feeling a bit like I am in no man's land when it comes to my training. I am too far out technically to start training for the Hawk Island Triathlon (April 11 starts training for that) so what am I doing. I know I am focused on just building endurance and getting stronger. But wowza, that is just feeling vague. I thought I would take this entry to reflect on January, and through that reflection hopefully some intentions would rise to the surface.
January - Peloton - Easy enough to say that I was super consistent with using the Peloton app in January. In fact, since joining Peloton on September 7, I have only not used the app on one day. I am really happy with my consistency and dedication to being active, and I can tell that my body is changing in really amazing ways. A few days ago I said to Pam: Getting strong is fucking amazing. And she replied "It is so cool. And it's cool when that is what working out becomes about". That hit me hard. Working out now is not about weight loss. Its about improving my fitness, my life, my mental health.
WW - Tracking / Blue Dots - I tracked every day in January, but what you will see is there are days when I went outside my healthy eating zone, hence no blue dot. This gets into what I have written about already - impulsive eating. The real win here is that it was (mostly) tracked.
WW Lifetime: Maintained - Technically I am down .9 pounds in January - this is minimal enough that I don't really equate it to anything other than maintaining my weight, which is the goal :)
Apple Watch - Closing Rings - In January I increased my goals:
- Move Ring (pink) (active calories burned): 600 to 660
- Exercise (green) (exercise minutes logged): 35 to 45
- Stand (blue) (stand for 1 minute for 12 hours): No change
It was a really solid month. I closed my exercise and my stand ring every day. I didn't close my move ring 3 times, and mostly those were days where I dialed back my activity to recovery rides, or just strength and no cardio.
Activity Highlights:- January 10 - Pelofondo - 51.63 miles in 3 hours 10 minutes
- January 24 - 30 minute ride PR: 262 kj output
- January 30 - 45 minute ride PR: 375 kj output
- Used 10 lb weights (January 30) for 20 minutes of upper body work
February Intentions:
Reflecting on the month brought intentions to light pretty quickly for me, so that will be helpful to remember when I am feeling a bit lost in the future. I will update on these intentions each week in my post.
1. Take an ACTUAL rest day each week. Nothing except meditation, stretching, foam rolling and slow flow yoga (which is really like a long stretch from what I have from experienced)
2. Blue dots 6/7 days each week
3. Continued focus on strength - 3-4 20/30 minute classes OR a bootcamp each week
4. Begin Pelofondo training - Next Pelofondo is April 18th. That will mark 7 years since we said goodbye to Mom. I am signed up to ride 62 miles and will do that in her honor. I have to imagine she would be incredibly proud of this journey I have taken over these last 7 years.
Well, that is a wrap on the first month of 2020. Today is my first real rest day where I will not run, or bike, or lift. Writing this post was helpful to my mindset in embracing this day because when I reflect on what I've asked my body to do, it's only right that I give it time to properly recover.
I leave you with this picture of Maverick where he looks just thrilled to be there. I hope you all have a wonderful week <3
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