12-06-21, 01:29 PM | ||
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Colorado Springs
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That is funny! I never thought of that when I posed the question.
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12-06-21, 03:20 PM | |
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Canada
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I put a month on one page and write down my workout names and how much I was active outside. And I note if I feel sore/pain and whether I slept well. I keep it as a list so that I can peruse it at month end and see if I can learn cause/effect on how I ended up feeling. Originally I had to track workouts to make sure I would do something sweaty every day, but now I also try to understand myself a bit better and learn from any mistakes I made.
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12-07-21, 06:56 PM | |
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: IL
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1) I keep a running tally on "Just the Workouts" check-in, which I love to see at a glance what workouts I did each month.
2) I also keep track in a Pembrook planner from Aldi's: A) Which workout(s) I did as well as notes about the workout(s), what weights used, how I modified certain exercises, etc. B) Any yard work/shovel max minutes C) Daily Meditation minutes D) How many minutes I work out each month E) How many days each month each instructor is used, so I have totals for each instructor used throughout the year F) When I purchased new cross trainer shoes/runners so I know when to purchase again I enjoy the "old school" way of writing things down. And yes, I have a box full of old planners from past years! I really need to throw them out, I guess! |
12-13-21, 05:04 PM | |
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Raleigh, NC, USA
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I post my daily workouts in the Just the Workouts check-in with a running total of monthly minutes spent on cardio, strength, and meditation/yoga. At the end of the month, I calculate a daily average for each category.
I have a DayTimer calendar with two pages per month where I do a lot of habit tracking - I put a colored circle on each day I do cardio, strength, and yoga and a sparkly star sticker every day I meditate. I put my daily average for each category on an empty block in the calendar - this way, I can flip through and see general trends and where I might want to focus more attention. I also have a spreadsheet of all my workouts, with different lines for each premix / workout. I keep a variety of info in the spreadsheet for each workout (time, workout type, intensity level, fun factor, notes). I put the date I do a workout in one column and color-code all the workouts I do that year the same color. (I'll delete the row for any workout or premix that I never want to do again and purge the DVD if there are no keeper sections on it.) At the end of the year, I record how many unique workouts I did that year and then remove all the dates. I can tell roughly how long it's been since I did a workout by the color of the text, so given a choice between two workouts of the same length and type, I'll choose the one I did least recently. My system seems complicated, but it helps me accomplish my goals - I work out consistently, can easily see if my workout program is unbalanced, reduce boredom by prioritizing workouts I haven't done in a while, and declutter DVDs I no longer enjoy. |
12-13-21, 05:34 PM | |
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Virginia
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I don't because I just "know" what to do each day. For example, what I've been doing for a long time now is I start every day with a 3 mile Leslie Sansone walk. I do a second workout later. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday is strength - (KCM, Denise Austin and/or Tamilee Webb) followed by 10-20 minutes of abs and a stretch. Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday is 30-40 minutes of cardio or fusion (usually Leslie Sansone, Denise Austin or Ellen Barrett) followed by 30 minutes of Pilates. I rotate between a handful of favorites. I'll reach for something different if the mood strikes, but it rarely does.
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