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Sep. 23rd, 2014 10:02 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kayreOne of the good things about life right now is having both time and emotional energy to take better care of myself. Motivation, too, as I bargained with my doctor to redo blood work in 4 months.
Partly because of a friend's comments, I bought a Fitbit last week. I *love* it. I've always been motivated by tracking exercise, and this makes it nearly effortless-- just wear it, and check the numbers. It does have its frustrations, though. Yesterday I commented on its morning greeting as I put it on... and two hours later, it was gone. Attempts to sync told me it was somewhere in my bedroom, but all three of us searched the room, to no avail. Then this morning I put on a pair of jeans I hadn't worn since Saturday, and there it was, loosely clipped to a pocket. The clip is actually tight, but the whole thing is sticky, and once before it had traded garments somehow. I can only guess that I picked up those jeans to hang them on a hook, and brushed them against the 'bit, and it jumped. Ordering a keychain with carabiner tonight instead of the clip!
I'm also biking again, as of this week. Last summer I was so stressed that I barely got on the bike, and earlier this summer I had terrible cramps after my first ride and got freaked out about it. But my doctor had some suggestions about the cramps, and easy access to a bike trail was a real temptation. Two weeks ago I started pedaling around the neighborhood for just a few minutes at a time. Then I took a three mile ride on the trail, nearly all downhill (hubby picked me up at the end). Then it was a four mile loop, and then... yesterday I rode 7.5 miles, and the same again today but with more hills. It feels wonderful! (And if I clip the fitbit to my shoe it still counts as steps.)
Partly because of a friend's comments, I bought a Fitbit last week. I *love* it. I've always been motivated by tracking exercise, and this makes it nearly effortless-- just wear it, and check the numbers. It does have its frustrations, though. Yesterday I commented on its morning greeting as I put it on... and two hours later, it was gone. Attempts to sync told me it was somewhere in my bedroom, but all three of us searched the room, to no avail. Then this morning I put on a pair of jeans I hadn't worn since Saturday, and there it was, loosely clipped to a pocket. The clip is actually tight, but the whole thing is sticky, and once before it had traded garments somehow. I can only guess that I picked up those jeans to hang them on a hook, and brushed them against the 'bit, and it jumped. Ordering a keychain with carabiner tonight instead of the clip!
I'm also biking again, as of this week. Last summer I was so stressed that I barely got on the bike, and earlier this summer I had terrible cramps after my first ride and got freaked out about it. But my doctor had some suggestions about the cramps, and easy access to a bike trail was a real temptation. Two weeks ago I started pedaling around the neighborhood for just a few minutes at a time. Then I took a three mile ride on the trail, nearly all downhill (hubby picked me up at the end). Then it was a four mile loop, and then... yesterday I rode 7.5 miles, and the same again today but with more hills. It feels wonderful! (And if I clip the fitbit to my shoe it still counts as steps.)
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Date: 2014-09-24 03:30 pm (UTC)Exercise helpsnso many things. I'm definitely feeling under exercised these days and hoping my knee gets better soon.