Saturday, May 31, 2008
Walking takes 364 to 374
Who: Radagast and SO
Exercise type: Walking
Duration: ~40 minutes
Notes: 11 counts for Radagast; 7 counts for Radagast's SO
Editor's note: a single post for multiple counts of walking thanks to getting behind in updaing the exercise log.
Radagast's totals: 87/225; 19/75; $- 100.00
Radagast's SO's totals: 63/225; 15/75; $70.00
Exercise type: Walking
Duration: ~40 minutes
Notes: 11 counts for Radagast; 7 counts for Radagast's SO
Editor's note: a single post for multiple counts of walking thanks to getting behind in updaing the exercise log.
Radagast's totals: 87/225; 19/75; $- 100.00
Radagast's SO's totals: 63/225; 15/75; $70.00
Labels: walking
Friday, May 30, 2008
Gardening take 46
Who: Radagast and SO
Exercise type: Clearing grass to create a big new planting bed, digging planting holes, planting beans, trimming a tree, weeding
Duration: ~3 hours
Notes: We're both looking forward to tasty vegetables!
Radagast's totals: 76/225; 19/75; $- 127.50
Radagast's SO's totals: 56/225; 15/75; $52.50
Exercise type: Clearing grass to create a big new planting bed, digging planting holes, planting beans, trimming a tree, weeding
Duration: ~3 hours
Notes: We're both looking forward to tasty vegetables!
Radagast's totals: 76/225; 19/75; $- 127.50
Radagast's SO's totals: 56/225; 15/75; $52.50
Labels: house
DDR take 3
Who: Radagast and SO
Exercise type: DDR Hottest Party
Duration: ~1.25 hours for Radagast, ~40 minutes for Radagast's SO
Radagast's totals: 75/225; 18/75; $- 132.50
Radagast's SO's totals: 55/225; 14/75; $47.50
Exercise type: DDR Hottest Party
Duration: ~1.25 hours for Radagast, ~40 minutes for Radagast's SO
Radagast's totals: 75/225; 18/75; $- 132.50
Radagast's SO's totals: 55/225; 14/75; $47.50
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Walking take 363
Who: Radagast and SO
Exercise type: Walking to the store and lugging back groceries
Duration: ~30 minutes
Notes: Why, oh why, was bottled juice on sale? And why did we buy so much of it?
Radagast's totals: 74/225; 17/75; $- 137.50
Radagast's SO's totals: 54/225; 13/75; $42.50
Exercise type: Walking to the store and lugging back groceries
Duration: ~30 minutes
Notes: Why, oh why, was bottled juice on sale? And why did we buy so much of it?
Radagast's totals: 74/225; 17/75; $- 137.50
Radagast's SO's totals: 54/225; 13/75; $42.50
Labels: walking
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
DDR take 2
Who: Radagast and SO
Exercise type: DDR Hottest Party
Duration: ~1.5 hours for Radagast, ~40 minutes for Radagast's SO
Notes: Playing in socks is much easier than playing in bare feet!
Radagast's totals: 73/225; 17/75; $- 140.00
Radagast's SO's totals: 53/225; 13/75; $40.00
Exercise type: DDR Hottest Party
Duration: ~1.5 hours for Radagast, ~40 minutes for Radagast's SO
Notes: Playing in socks is much easier than playing in bare feet!
Radagast's totals: 73/225; 17/75; $- 140.00
Radagast's SO's totals: 53/225; 13/75; $40.00
Saturday, May 24, 2008
DDR take 1
Who: Radagast and SO
Exercise type: DDR Hottest Party
Duration: ~2 hours
Notes: We bought Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party for the Wii with an eye to incorporating it into our workout routine, and were pleasantly surprised to find the dancing to be aerobically challenging yet not exhausting (allowing us to, for example, play it for about 2 hours today). We broke a sweat after only a few songs, and definitely feel like we've worked out.
This is our first introduction to DDR, and thus we're both still clods at the game, but we anticipate having much fun while getting some exercise. We found that turning off the hand movements and the gimmicks made the game easier to play (for us beginners).
The game does have a "workout mode" that lets users set a time that they want to play for, which should be a nice feature for exercising with the game, though its attempt at calorie counting seems ridiculous (as the actual number of calories a user burns will depend on far more than their weight and the difficulty level of the song, the only two factors the game appears to take into account).
Radagast's totals: 72/225; 16/75; $- 145.00
Radagast's SO's totals: 52/225; 12/75; $35.00
Exercise type: DDR Hottest Party
Duration: ~2 hours
Notes: We bought Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party for the Wii with an eye to incorporating it into our workout routine, and were pleasantly surprised to find the dancing to be aerobically challenging yet not exhausting (allowing us to, for example, play it for about 2 hours today). We broke a sweat after only a few songs, and definitely feel like we've worked out.
This is our first introduction to DDR, and thus we're both still clods at the game, but we anticipate having much fun while getting some exercise. We found that turning off the hand movements and the gimmicks made the game easier to play (for us beginners).
The game does have a "workout mode" that lets users set a time that they want to play for, which should be a nice feature for exercising with the game, though its attempt at calorie counting seems ridiculous (as the actual number of calories a user burns will depend on far more than their weight and the difficulty level of the song, the only two factors the game appears to take into account).
Radagast's totals: 72/225; 16/75; $- 145.00
Radagast's SO's totals: 52/225; 12/75; $35.00
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Weightlifting take 23
Who: Radagast and SO
Exercise type: Weightlifting at home: lower body workout
Duration: ~45 minutes
Notes: This was the lower-body portion of our dumbbell/bodyweight workout at home, which is based on this routine (dumbbell squats, dumbbell stiff-legged deadlifts, single-legged calf raises, ab crunches, reverse crunches).
Editor's note: Radagast's SO had serious family medical problems in the past month, making both Radagast and SO lose track of their exercise recording. An estimate of the unrecorded exercise will be posted later.
Radagast's totals: 71/225; 15/75; $- 150.00
Radagast's SO's totals: 51/225; 11/75; $30.00
Exercise type: Weightlifting at home: lower body workout
Duration: ~45 minutes
Notes: This was the lower-body portion of our dumbbell/bodyweight workout at home, which is based on this routine (dumbbell squats, dumbbell stiff-legged deadlifts, single-legged calf raises, ab crunches, reverse crunches).
Editor's note: Radagast's SO had serious family medical problems in the past month, making both Radagast and SO lose track of their exercise recording. An estimate of the unrecorded exercise will be posted later.
Radagast's totals: 71/225; 15/75; $- 150.00
Radagast's SO's totals: 51/225; 11/75; $30.00
Labels: strength
