July 2013 Exercise Results
Another month has passed and I’ve been successfully sticking with my exercise program.
As it’s been mentioned in previous articles, I use an exercise bike along with a strength training machine, the Total Bodyworks 5000. Normally I’ll workout for two or three days in a row and then take a day off to recover.
The catch this month is that I had an eleven day period where I only had one workout. My girlfriend was dealing with a crippling medical condition that required a minor surgery. The good part is that she’s doing much better now and is more like her normal self.
July of 2013 exercise totals:
It turns out that despite the break from exercising when I was taking care of my girlfriend, I used my exercise bike the same number of times as last month. The main differences are that I had more shorter rides of 25-30 minutes, but I was riding at a faster pace and breaking my personal distance records.
In July of 2013 I set three personal distance records when riding for 45 minutes. Right now my record stands at riding a distance of 10.6 miles in 45 minutes.
Exercise bike totals (cardio) – 13 sessions:
– 483 minutes
– 105 miles
– 5,267 calories burned
Total Bodyworks 5000 totals (strength):
– 10 sessions; ~ 20 minutes each
In June of 2013 my average bike ride was 41 minutes long, reached 7.6 miles and burned an estimated 385 calories. In July my average bike ride was only 37 minutes, but I rode for 8.1 miles and burned and estimated 405 calories. It’s clear how continual exercise can improve a person’s fitness, even over the period of two months.
We’re in a new month now, so it’s off to exercise I go!