Finding the right time to exercise

Fri, 03 Jan 2025 11:19:00 -0400

One of my resolutions for 2025 is to exercise more. At a bare minimum, I aim to get a quick cycle in or walk at my desk (treadmill) for a while. I have the equipment, but I failed miserably in 2024.

Perhaps the reason for this failure is that I either scheduled my workouts first thing in the morning or late in the day, after work.

I find that in the early mornings, I don’t want to get out of bed, and when I’m finally ready, my mind is already working, writing, or occupied with some activity that I want to start right away. So, I tend to skip the workout, telling myself I’ll do it in the evening.

In the evenings, more often than not, I just keep busy with something right through my scheduled workout. Then, I’m exhausted and tell myself, “I’ll exercise in the morning.”

Over the past few days, I’ve tried a new technique. Mid-afternoon, when I start to get tired and still have things I want to accomplish, my brain begins to slow down. This seems to be the perfect time to get some exercise.

Forty-five minutes on the bike, and my blood is flowing, and my focus is back.

I’m fortunate enough to work from home and have a fairly flexible schedule that allows this mid-day break. If I have meetings, I can place the walking treadmill under my desk and at least get some steps in.

When I exercise regularly, I tend to eat better, sleep better, and feel better overall. No surprise.

I’m also hoping that talking about it motivates me to exercise more. I’m at the age where I need to do this NOW, or it will be too late.

Whoop AI

Sun, 22 Dec 2024 17:23:00 -0400

I’ve been using the Whoop band for a couple of months now. My main reason for using Whoop is that I can wear it on my bicep and forget about it. Then, I get all kinds of data that I can use to improve my health.

I love data. But I hate digging for it.

One of the cool features is the use of AI within the Whoop app. With access to all of your data, the Whoop AI can tell you what you “should” be doing and give you better answers about what you did and how it impacts your health.

As a casual user, I appreciate this. Without digging through the app, I can ask things like, “How much time did I spend in Zone 2 this week?” and “How much time should I spend in Zone 2 this week?” and I get direct answers based on my data.

Even better, the daily insights usually provide the most relevant answers before I even need to ask them. I can see how much I should push myself today. It even provides recommendations of what workouts to do based on my past workouts. It’s pretty useful.

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Finding the right time to exercise

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