Monday, July 31, 2006
Walking take 100
Who: Radagast and SO
Exercise type: Walking to the store and lugging back groceries
Duration: ~30 minutes
Radagast's totals: 124/200, $540.00
Radagast's SO's totals: 128/200, $50.00
Exercise type: Walking to the store and lugging back groceries
Duration: ~30 minutes
Radagast's totals: 124/200, $540.00
Radagast's SO's totals: 128/200, $50.00
Labels: walking
Friday, July 28, 2006
Gardening take 15
Who: Radagast and SO
Exercise type: Weeding, trimming, and mowing.
Duration: 1 1/4 hours
Notes: Working as the sun set helped beat the heat.
Radagast's totals: 123/200, $537.50
Radagast's SO's totals: 127/200, $47.50
Exercise type: Weeding, trimming, and mowing.
Duration: 1 1/4 hours
Notes: Working as the sun set helped beat the heat.
Radagast's totals: 123/200, $537.50
Radagast's SO's totals: 127/200, $47.50
Labels: house
Walking take 99
Who: Radagast and SO
Exercise type: Walking
Duration: ~60 minutes
Radagast's totals: 122/200, $532.50
Radagast's SO's totals: 126/200, $42.50
Exercise type: Walking
Duration: ~60 minutes
Radagast's totals: 122/200, $532.50
Radagast's SO's totals: 126/200, $42.50
Labels: walking
Monday, July 24, 2006
Rearranging furniture take 2
Who: Radagast
Exercise type: Moving furniture
Duration: ~45 minutes
Radagast's totals: 121/200, $527.50
Radagast's SO's totals: 125/200, $37.50
Exercise type: Moving furniture
Duration: ~45 minutes
Radagast's totals: 121/200, $527.50
Radagast's SO's totals: 125/200, $37.50
Friday, July 21, 2006
Walking take 98
Who: Radagast and SO
Exercise type: Walking (and lugging back groceries)
Duration: ~20 minutes
Radagast's totals: 120/200, $525.00
Radagast's SO's totals: 125/200, $37.50
Exercise type: Walking (and lugging back groceries)
Duration: ~20 minutes
Radagast's totals: 120/200, $525.00
Radagast's SO's totals: 125/200, $37.50
Labels: walking
Thursday, July 20, 2006
Body Basics take 11
Who: Radagast and SO
Exercise type: Kathy Smith's Body Basics video
Portions of tape: warmup, arms, aerobics, abs, legs, butt, cooldown (full tape)
Duration: ~70 minutes
Notes: We haven't done this tape for months, but were impressed that we could do the entire workout (especially since last time we had a large layover we could only do half the tape). We were especially surprised that we weren't too terribly winded after the aerobics segment.
This was a good distraction from the frustrations of remodeling, though we suspect a kickboxing video would have fit our mood better.
Radagast's totals: 119/200, $522.50
Radagast's SO's totals: 124/200, $35.00
Exercise type: Kathy Smith's Body Basics video
Portions of tape: warmup, arms, aerobics, abs, legs, butt, cooldown (full tape)
Duration: ~70 minutes
Notes: We haven't done this tape for months, but were impressed that we could do the entire workout (especially since last time we had a large layover we could only do half the tape). We were especially surprised that we weren't too terribly winded after the aerobics segment.
This was a good distraction from the frustrations of remodeling, though we suspect a kickboxing video would have fit our mood better.
Radagast's totals: 119/200, $522.50
Radagast's SO's totals: 124/200, $35.00
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
Walking take 97
Who: Radagast's SO
Exercise type: Walking
Duration: ~30 minutes
Radagast's totals: 118/200, $517.50
Radagast's SO's totals: 123/200, $30.00
Exercise type: Walking
Duration: ~30 minutes
Radagast's totals: 118/200, $517.50
Radagast's SO's totals: 123/200, $30.00
Labels: walking
Friday, July 14, 2006
Walking take 96
Who: Radagast and SO
Exercise type: Walking
Duration: ~40 minutes
Radagast's totals: 118/200, $517.50
Radagast's SO's totals: 122/200, $27.50
Exercise type: Walking
Duration: ~40 minutes
Radagast's totals: 118/200, $517.50
Radagast's SO's totals: 122/200, $27.50
Labels: walking
Weightlifting take 5
Who: Radagast and SO
Exercise type: Lifting weights
Duration: ~1 1/2 hours
Notes: The air conditioning was not working in the gym while we were there; the temperature inside was probably more than 90 degrees. This made for a very exhausting workout.
Radagast's totals: 117/200, $515.00
Radagast's SO's totals: 121/200, $25.00
Exercise type: Lifting weights
Duration: ~1 1/2 hours
Notes: The air conditioning was not working in the gym while we were there; the temperature inside was probably more than 90 degrees. This made for a very exhausting workout.
Radagast's totals: 117/200, $515.00
Radagast's SO's totals: 121/200, $25.00
Labels: strength
Thursday, July 13, 2006
Walking take 95
Who: Radagast's SO
Exercise type: Walking
Duration: ~40 minutes
Radagast's totals: 116/200, $510.00
Radagast's SO's totals: 120/200, $20.00
Exercise type: Walking
Duration: ~40 minutes
Radagast's totals: 116/200, $510.00
Radagast's SO's totals: 120/200, $20.00
Labels: walking
Gardening take 14
Who: Radagast
Exercise type: Weeding
Duration: ~40 minutes
Radagast's totals: 116/200, $510.00
Radagast's SO's totals: 119/200, $17.50
Exercise type: Weeding
Duration: ~40 minutes
Radagast's totals: 116/200, $510.00
Radagast's SO's totals: 119/200, $17.50
Labels: house
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Walking take 94
Who: Radagast and SO
Exercise type: Walking to the store and lugging back groceries (Radagast); walking (Radagast's SO)
Duration: ~20 minutes for Radagast; ~40 minutes for Radagast's SO
Radagast's totals: 115/200, $507.50
Radagast's SO's totals: 119/200, $17.50
Exercise type: Walking to the store and lugging back groceries (Radagast); walking (Radagast's SO)
Duration: ~20 minutes for Radagast; ~40 minutes for Radagast's SO
Radagast's totals: 115/200, $507.50
Radagast's SO's totals: 119/200, $17.50
Labels: walking
Monday, July 10, 2006
Walking take 93
Who: Radagast and SO
Exercise type: Walking
Duration: ~40 minutes
Radagast's totals: 114/200, $505.00
Radagast's SO's totals: 118/200, $15.00
Exercise type: Walking
Duration: ~40 minutes
Radagast's totals: 114/200, $505.00
Radagast's SO's totals: 118/200, $15.00
Labels: walking
Weightlifting take 4
Who: Radagast and SO
Exercise type: Lifting weights
Duration: ~1 1/4 hours
Radagast's totals: 113/200, $502.50
Radagast's SO's totals: 117/200, $12.50
Exercise type: Lifting weights
Duration: ~1 1/4 hours
Radagast's totals: 113/200, $502.50
Radagast's SO's totals: 117/200, $12.50
Labels: strength
Sunday, July 09, 2006
RGYM performing better than expected – earnings forecast increased by 33%!
[Cross-posted on Rhosgobel; for more background see these three posts.]
In June of 2005, Radagast and SO started Rhosgobel's Gym (RGYM), a website dedicated to tracking their production of exercise units. In January of 2006 RGYM implemented a new manufacturing process, with initial predicted production of 300 units of exercise in the fiscal year (split evenly between Radagast and Radagast's SO). Based on January pricing of the units, RGYM anticipated earnings between $750 and $1,500 for the fiscal year (earnings, unfortunately, not in thousands).
Analysts were mixed as to whether RGYM could meet these aggressive goals, but through an aggressive marketing campaign, active marketplace analysis, and synergistic employee motivation plans, RGYM is proud to announce that in the first six months of 2006 it produced 213 units of exercise, for a total mid-year earnings of more than $900. RGYM exceeded its mid-year expectations by more than 40%.
As a result of this outstanding performance, RGYM is adjusting its annual production goal to 400 units of exercise (split evenly between Radagast and SO); earnings estimates have been proportionally raised as well.
The highest income-producing exercise class for RGYM in the first two quarters of 2006 was walking, with a total of more than 125 units produced. Unfortunately, due to the market saturation of walking-type exercises (and relatively low heart-rate increase per unit of walking produced), RGYM is revising the predicted earnings-per-unit for walking-type exercises. Specifically, walking for more than 40 minutes will be rebranded to walking for more than 30 minutes, and will be priced at $2.50 instead of $5. While this change will reduce our per-unit income, we anticipate that the reduction in per-unit walking amount should increase our exposure in the coveted low-duration walking market while concurrently reducing our manufacturing cost. Our signature walking to the store (and lugging back groceries) product will still retain its $2.50 price.
Additionally, RGYM is actively responding to current marketplace demand for walking by introducing a new product: walking for more than 60 minutes. This product will maintain the $5 price point of the (now discontinued) 40 minute walking product, and is excepted to attract the walking addict niche market.
While RGYM has historically produced products in the video and light aerobic fitness market, RGYM is now expanding its product line to enter the lucrative weightlifting market. Late in the second quarter RGYM introduced their initial weightlifting product: weightlifting for more than 30 minutes, at an introductory price of $5. The ratio of health gains to manufacturing cost make this product an exciting new addition to the RGYM line, and RGYM expects to see solid gains as a result of this product in the second half of the fiscal year.
RGYM's expenses to date have been well within predictions for the fiscal year. Radagast's SO incurred an initial employee compensation expense of $505 in the first quarter; while this expenditure required deficit spending, it was expected to reduce overall compensation expenses by taking advantage of temporary market fluctuations. As a result, Radagast's SO's cash balance was negative for much of the first two quarters. However, Radagast's SO is forecast to have a positive cash balance early in the third quarter of 2006. Radagast has not had any employee compensation expenses, and thus had a large positive cash balance at the end of the second quarter.
RGYM:
RGYM is a world-class provider of exercise unit production tracking for Radagast and SO. RGYM was founded by Radagast and SO, and currently “employs” two people. More information on RGYM's innovative product line, including daily updates on production, can be found at http://rhosgobelgym.blogspot.com.
Translation from business-speak:
My SO and I thought that it would be a blast to write our mid-year exercise report as a mock business press release; we hope you've enjoyed it. Now, to summarize the above in human-readable terms:
1) We are upping our annual exercise goal to 200 bouts of exercise per person per year (up from 150 originally). Considering that we both exceeded 100 bouts in the first six months of the year, this should be attainable.
2) We are slightly revising our earnings per exercise type; here is the updated list (see the original list here):
$5 exercise:
[Disclaimer: Neither of us is in business, so please forgive anything that doesn't sound right.]
In June of 2005, Radagast and SO started Rhosgobel's Gym (RGYM), a website dedicated to tracking their production of exercise units. In January of 2006 RGYM implemented a new manufacturing process, with initial predicted production of 300 units of exercise in the fiscal year (split evenly between Radagast and Radagast's SO). Based on January pricing of the units, RGYM anticipated earnings between $750 and $1,500 for the fiscal year (earnings, unfortunately, not in thousands).
Analysts were mixed as to whether RGYM could meet these aggressive goals, but through an aggressive marketing campaign, active marketplace analysis, and synergistic employee motivation plans, RGYM is proud to announce that in the first six months of 2006 it produced 213 units of exercise, for a total mid-year earnings of more than $900. RGYM exceeded its mid-year expectations by more than 40%.
As a result of this outstanding performance, RGYM is adjusting its annual production goal to 400 units of exercise (split evenly between Radagast and SO); earnings estimates have been proportionally raised as well.
The highest income-producing exercise class for RGYM in the first two quarters of 2006 was walking, with a total of more than 125 units produced. Unfortunately, due to the market saturation of walking-type exercises (and relatively low heart-rate increase per unit of walking produced), RGYM is revising the predicted earnings-per-unit for walking-type exercises. Specifically, walking for more than 40 minutes will be rebranded to walking for more than 30 minutes, and will be priced at $2.50 instead of $5. While this change will reduce our per-unit income, we anticipate that the reduction in per-unit walking amount should increase our exposure in the coveted low-duration walking market while concurrently reducing our manufacturing cost. Our signature walking to the store (and lugging back groceries) product will still retain its $2.50 price.
Additionally, RGYM is actively responding to current marketplace demand for walking by introducing a new product: walking for more than 60 minutes. This product will maintain the $5 price point of the (now discontinued) 40 minute walking product, and is excepted to attract the walking addict niche market.
While RGYM has historically produced products in the video and light aerobic fitness market, RGYM is now expanding its product line to enter the lucrative weightlifting market. Late in the second quarter RGYM introduced their initial weightlifting product: weightlifting for more than 30 minutes, at an introductory price of $5. The ratio of health gains to manufacturing cost make this product an exciting new addition to the RGYM line, and RGYM expects to see solid gains as a result of this product in the second half of the fiscal year.
RGYM's expenses to date have been well within predictions for the fiscal year. Radagast's SO incurred an initial employee compensation expense of $505 in the first quarter; while this expenditure required deficit spending, it was expected to reduce overall compensation expenses by taking advantage of temporary market fluctuations. As a result, Radagast's SO's cash balance was negative for much of the first two quarters. However, Radagast's SO is forecast to have a positive cash balance early in the third quarter of 2006. Radagast has not had any employee compensation expenses, and thus had a large positive cash balance at the end of the second quarter.
RGYM:
RGYM is a world-class provider of exercise unit production tracking for Radagast and SO. RGYM was founded by Radagast and SO, and currently “employs” two people. More information on RGYM's innovative product line, including daily updates on production, can be found at http://rhosgobelgym.blogspot.com.
Translation from business-speak:
My SO and I thought that it would be a blast to write our mid-year exercise report as a mock business press release; we hope you've enjoyed it. Now, to summarize the above in human-readable terms:
1) We are upping our annual exercise goal to 200 bouts of exercise per person per year (up from 150 originally). Considering that we both exceeded 100 bouts in the first six months of the year, this should be attainable.
2) We are slightly revising our earnings per exercise type; here is the updated list (see the original list here):
$5 exercise:
- Walking for 60+ minutes
- Gardening for 60+ minutes
- Weightlifting for 30+ minutes
- Body Basics
- Fat Burning Workout
- Yoga for Strength
- Yoga for Beginners
- Walking to the grocery store (and lugging back groceries)
- Walking for 30-59 minutes
- Gardening for 30-59 minutes
- A.M. Yoga
- P.M. Yoga
- Pure and Simple Stretch
[Disclaimer: Neither of us is in business, so please forgive anything that doesn't sound right.]
Saturday, July 08, 2006
Gardening take 13
Who: Radagast's SO
Exercise type: Trimming, weeding
Duration: ~45 minutes
Radagast's totals: 112/150, $497.50
Radagast's SO's totals: 116/150, $7.50
Exercise type: Trimming, weeding
Duration: ~45 minutes
Radagast's totals: 112/150, $497.50
Radagast's SO's totals: 116/150, $7.50
Labels: house
Walking take 92
Who: Radagast and SO
Exercise type: Walking to the store (and lugging back groceries)
Duration: ~25 minutes
Radagast's totals: 112/150, $497.50
Radagast's SO's totals: 115/150, $5.00
Exercise type: Walking to the store (and lugging back groceries)
Duration: ~25 minutes
Radagast's totals: 112/150, $497.50
Radagast's SO's totals: 115/150, $5.00
Labels: walking
Thursday, July 06, 2006
Walking take 91
Who: Radagast and SO
Exercise type: Walking
Duration: ~40 minutes
Radagast's totals: 111/150, $495.00
Radagast's SO's totals: 114/150, $2.50
Exercise type: Walking
Duration: ~40 minutes
Radagast's totals: 111/150, $495.00
Radagast's SO's totals: 114/150, $2.50
Labels: walking
Weightlifting take 3
Who: Radagast and SO
Exercise type: Lifting weights
Duration: ~1 1/4 hours
Notes: We tried increasing the weight for some of the exercises we were able to do three sets of last time.
Radagast's totals: 110/150, $490.00
Radagast's SO's totals: 113/150, -$2.50
Exercise type: Lifting weights
Duration: ~1 1/4 hours
Notes: We tried increasing the weight for some of the exercises we were able to do three sets of last time.
Radagast's totals: 110/150, $490.00
Radagast's SO's totals: 113/150, -$2.50
Labels: strength
Tuesday, July 04, 2006
Anime Expo take 5
Who: Radagast and SO
Exercise type: Attending Anime Expo 2006
Duration: ~7 hours total, some of it walking/standing while lugging around a backpack.
Notes: Our last time (until next year).
Radagast's totals: 109/150, $485.00
Radagast's SO's totals: 112/150, -$7.50
Exercise type: Attending Anime Expo 2006
Duration: ~7 hours total, some of it walking/standing while lugging around a backpack.
Notes: Our last time (until next year).
Radagast's totals: 109/150, $485.00
Radagast's SO's totals: 112/150, -$7.50
Monday, July 03, 2006
Anime Expo take 4
Who: Radagast and SO
Exercise type: Attending Anime Expo 2006
Duration: ~9 hours total, most of it walking/standing while lugging around a backpack.
Notes: It takes a long time to hike around the entire exhibit hall; we only just finished the "trail" about midday today (after having worked on it for the past two days).
Radagast's totals: 108/150, $480.00
Radagast's SO's totals: 111/150, -$12.50
Exercise type: Attending Anime Expo 2006
Duration: ~9 hours total, most of it walking/standing while lugging around a backpack.
Notes: It takes a long time to hike around the entire exhibit hall; we only just finished the "trail" about midday today (after having worked on it for the past two days).
Radagast's totals: 108/150, $480.00
Radagast's SO's totals: 111/150, -$12.50
Sunday, July 02, 2006
Anime Expo take 3
Who: Radagast and SO
Exercise type: Attending Anime Expo 2006
Duration: ~4 hours total, most of it walking/standing while lugging around a backpack.
Notes: Hiking around the exhibit hall (dealer room) is a great way to see a wide variety of anime merchandise!
Radagast's totals: 107/150, $475.00
Radagast's SO's totals: 110/150, -$17.50
Exercise type: Attending Anime Expo 2006
Duration: ~4 hours total, most of it walking/standing while lugging around a backpack.
Notes: Hiking around the exhibit hall (dealer room) is a great way to see a wide variety of anime merchandise!
Radagast's totals: 107/150, $475.00
Radagast's SO's totals: 110/150, -$17.50
Saturday, July 01, 2006
Anime Expo take 2
Who: Radagast and SO
Exercise type: Attending Anime Expo 2006
Duration: 9 1/2 hours total, some of it (at least a couple of hours) walking/standing while lugging around a backpack. However, much of the day was spent spent waiting in line to see CLAMP.
Notes: Exercise has (almost never) been so much fun!
Radagast's totals: 106/150, $470.00
Radagast's SO's totals: 109/150, -$22.50
Exercise type: Attending Anime Expo 2006
Duration: 9 1/2 hours total, some of it (at least a couple of hours) walking/standing while lugging around a backpack. However, much of the day was spent spent waiting in line to see CLAMP.
Notes: Exercise has (almost never) been so much fun!
Radagast's totals: 106/150, $470.00
Radagast's SO's totals: 109/150, -$22.50
