• Ooh, Data!

    Saturday, January 3, 2015 No tags Permalink

    Nobody cares about your workout
    Yeah, yeah. I know. But I care! I like stats. I like data. I like lists. I can’t help it, I’m a nerd girl. When I found out that my Polar app could graph and analyze my annual workout data, I was stoked.
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    My goal (not resolution!) is to log 300 workout sessions in 2015. That’s about 5.7 per week, so I think it’s doable.

    My son and I both got new iPhones 6+ recently. Yes, they are huge, especially in my smaller-than-average hands. So far, I love it! After my phone arrived, we had the following text conversation. (I’m notorious for my bizarre autocorrect mishaps.)

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    For the record, he’s correct, it is almost too big to wear on my arm. I certainly wouldn’t run with it.

  • Miles to Go Before I Sleep

    Sunday, December 21, 2014 No tags Permalink

    HR

    Yeah, that says maximum heart rate of 218.  I thought it was an error, so I took my pulse manually.  Nope, it’s correct.  Somehow, I don’t think that is within my HR limit for my age.  When I workout, I usually max out in the upper 170 range.  But on this day I had taken 4 puffs off of my rescue inhaler in 90 minutes and I still couldn’t breathe very well.  Agenda for the new year: visit an allergist/pulmonologist, and maybe a cardiologist for good measure.  I rarely use cardio equipment (boring!) but I got on some today and in the process, I freaked out the woman using the machine next to me.  You see, my heart rate monitor automatically syncs with the machine I’m on, but it also synced with her machine.  She couldn’t figure out how her heart rate was suddenly 180.  I’m used to it, but I guess it might startle you if you’re not.

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  • Booty

    Sunday, October 19, 2014 No tags Permalink

    The recurring theme of my weekend seems to be booty. No, not in that way. I’m currently reading a book about physical training, kinesiology, and neurophysiology.  Yeah, I’m a nerd. 😉 Most of it is pretty technical, but this photo in the book made me laugh:

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    Is wanting a bigger booty like having straight hair and wishing for curly hair?

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