Gym at the Shire. Treadmill. Core work.
Themes from Harvest Home – James Galway
St. Louis Blues – Bessie Smith
Hoochie Coochie Man – Eric Clapton
Laganside – Smailovic & Sands
Stand by Me – John Lennon
Prince of Darkness – Indigo Girls
I Found a Love – Wilson Pickett
All That Heaven Will Allow – Bruce Springsteen
Buck – Nina Simone
Country Road – James Taylor
Joy (Pt. 1) – Isaac Hayes
Raglan Road – The Chieftains and Roger Daltry
When We Collide – k.d. lang
Ice Cream – Coalishun
Jet Lag Chase – Debi Graham
Tag Archives: treadmill
Workout 23 February 2018
Workout 22 February 2018
Gym at the Shire. Treadmill. Strength work.
Songbird – Eva Cassidy
F Troop – Archie Roach
All I Left Behind – Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris
Cat’s in the Cradle – Harry Chapin
Barn Dance – Jack Gladstone
It’s My Way – Buffy Sainte-Marie
Trick Bag – Earl King
Hope You’re Feeling Better – Santana
Change It – Stevie Ray Vaughan
Subcity – Tracy Chapman
Sock in It – Fairport Convention
Cry for Me Baby – Elmore James
Dark Streets of London – The Pogues
Step by Step – John McCutcheon
Say It – Jennifer Hudson
Workouts 21 February 2018
Workout 1.
Gym at the Shire. Treadmill. Core work.
Darlin’ Cora – Harry Belafonte
Hearts Are Still Awake – Blues Traveler
On the Day – Jackson Browne
Will It Go Round in Circles – Billy Preston
Pilate’s Dream – Barry Dennan
Invisible Touch – Genesis
We No Dey Run – Kotoja
Thady Casey’s Fancy – Cherish the Ladies
Ipiluni – Mary Youngblood
Fortune Teller – Aurora Celtic
Young Man’s Dream – Tommy Sands
Dikra – Raina Rai
Do I Move You – Nina Simone
Sunrise, Sunset – Zero Mostel, Maria Karnilova, Bert Convy, Julia Migenes, Milton Greene
King Kunta – Kendrick Lamar
Tomorrow Is a Long Time – Zee Avi
Gravel Walk – The Boys of County Bucks
Workout 2.
Gym at the Shire. Strength Work.
NK Body Philosophy
Two treadmill observations
I am six days into my most recent effort at self-care. You can check out reports if you are interested. They are posted there if you are not interested as well.
One dimension of this effort comes from my doctor. She challenged me, or encouraged me, to increase the intensity of my work on the treadmill. Specifically she told me to increase my speed. With some trepidation, I gave it a try when I started this effort. It has worked well thus far.
Two observations from tonight’s 30 minutes:
It interests me how the time appears to pass more quickly when I am walking at a faster speed. It is a matter of perception, I know. But perceptions matter.
While walking tonight, the song “Welcome Home” by Eric Bogle came on my iPod. The song tells the story of an Australian woman whose husband has returned from Vietnam and her struggle to welcome home this beloved stranger. The song contains this lyric: Where hate is muddy quicksand, love is tempered steel. The line touches me deeply each time I hear it, resonating with personal experience, and leaving me with the wish to somehow, some day write something so powerful.
See you along the trail.
Stay healthy
To everything there is a season.
I have entered a season where my heart hangs heavy and my soul aches for friends who face serious health issues.
In an exchange with one friend, I received the advice, or the challenge, “You better stay healthy.”
I appreciate the sentiment but the reality, as my friend knows, is that I need to get healthy.
For almost two days now, I have tried. I ate well yesterday. I walked on the treadmill last night. I installed a number of health apps to measure food intake, exercise, weight, and other bodily functions, I ate well today.
As I type, I recognize the privileges that I carry: access to good food, access to a gym, access to a smart phone and a computer, financial resources to pay for them, freedom to make use of them, safety to practice them, time to devote to them, and more.
Humbled at having so much, I renew my commitment and head to the gym for a second night.
See you along the Trail.
Pedometer woes
Got involved in a number of projects last night and did not post.
Had a successful visit with folks from the campus ministry at Virginia Tech.
But also had my pedometer die. Since one goal is 10,000 steps a day, that is a problem. The one silver lining is that I have made it to 10,000 steps enough days in a row to have a pretty good sense of what that takes.
I ordered a new pedometer anyhow.
Exercise (treadmill in gym): 5 days in a row
10,000+ steps: 5 days in a row
Eating well: 9 days in a row
Blood sugar readings: 13 normal in a row; 74% normal since the start
Watched a movie based on Susan Cooper’s book The Dark is Rising. An okay movie – well barely. A much better book. Different media as I always say. But compared to other movies – still barely OK.
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Random Ws
Worshiped at Church of the Covenant. A small congregation. Good spirit. Reminded me of Shannon City United Methodist Church which in Iowa.
Watched part of Ravens-Chiefs game but really took a nap.
Went to the gym. Walked on the treadmill. Seven days in a row of eating right. Three days in a row – feet are starting to feel better. Blood sugar reading starting to be consistently normal.
Washed clothes. Dried them, too.
Watched Packers-Ravens game on the treadmill.
Watched Bordertown, a rather harrowing look at events in Juarez where women are being killed way too often.
Wondering about rematch between Steelers and Ravens.
See you along the Trail.
Oops
Well I have not done as well at blogging as I had hoped. I have done well in terms of eating and exercising. I have now lost track of the number of days that I have walked more than 10,000 steps. We are talking a couple of weeks or so – but still.
Packed for another trip tonight. On the way to Lake Erie Presbytery.
10,632 steps today. And got to gym.
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The big news
Finally saw a rattlesnake – of course it was behind glass and in the Downtown Aquarium in Denver, but it was a rattlesnake.
Started the day on the treadmill with The Last of the Mohicans. Good stuff. I saw the last of the movie. Daniel Day-Lewis was amazing as always. I once walked a short distance with Russell Means during a demonstration in Cleveland. He’s a big guy.
First stop for the day was the Downtown Aquarium. Since we planned to go to the Colorado Rockies baseball game, we parked near the stadium and walked to the aquarium. Had lunch, checked out the critters. Noticed a distinct lack of octopi. Hmmm.
Great night for baseball – a well played game. Lots of fun. $1 hot dog. Baseball should show up on my to-do list more often.
All of that was great, but the big news is that the step count for the day was 21,294. That’s right. Over 20,000. That is the second time that happened. Once last summer at Ghost Ranch, the count exceeded the 20k level. So I don’t know if this is a record or not. But it is the highest in over a year. And it is pretty darn good. I also managed to eat well.
Tomorrow marks the end of the vacation and the return to the Shire. Ah well. Until the next one.
See you along the Trail.
Back on the treadmill
Hit the treadmill this morning at the hotel. We are headed to the Denver Aquarium and a Colorado Rockies game so I am not sure how many steps there will be. This got me over 5,500! A good start to the day – the last day of this vacation.
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