Okay, I screwed up. I grabbed a quick dinner at the grocery store (sushi) in between my lesson and visiting grandma. By the time I left, I had no energy. So I will have to use a cheat this week, as reaching my 3x lifting schedule goal is impossible.
However, to make up for it, I'm adding a rule to my goals. From now on, any DQ Blizzard treat I have will be used as a cheat. As my alternate, I am allowed to have a smoothie instead.
Umm... does touristy walking count as exercise?
Considering that you are on vacation, I consider it a notable win.
I'm going to change to the daily updates as it seems it might be more effective in motivating me to continue, as opposed saying at the end of the week "I'm tired, and finished everything. *snore*"
Yeah, I like the daily thing as well. It helps keep this thing on my mind, even if I am failing at my goals this week like I currently am.
1 mile.
15 minutes, 17 seconds of stumbling around like a drunkard.
194 BPM.
Afterwards, I limp away, defeated.
194 BPM? Holy crap! That's an insane workout. If it's an option, feel free to cut back on that a bit.
Here are a couple of terms: Max heart rate, and Target Heart rate.
Max Heart rate = 220 - (Your age). So for someone your age, 200 is essentially your max heart rate.
Target Heart Rate is what you want to strive for in training. It's Max Heart Rate * % intensity. So if you were 20, it would be (220 - 20) * .5 = 100.
Generally, the higher the intensity the better the cardio workout, but the less fat you burn. A lower intensity will burn a higher percentage of fat, but not be as good a cardio exercise. Since I don't feel like checking my books, I'll just go with wikipedia and say that .5 - .85 is the desired intensity range.