Wednesday, December 03, 2025

November 2025 Accountability Buddy

In light of last month's breakdown, I really cut myself slack this month. My stats for this year are not going to be great, but at least I'm still out there doing something most of the time.

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Saturday, November 1
More dealing with my mother's belongings. What a hassle. 

Sunday, November 2
Drove most of the day, so this was  day off. 

Monday, November 3 
30-minute yoga video at the student union during lunchtime

Tuesday, November 4
45-minute body blast class at the community center after work

Wednesday, November 5
30-minute gentle yoga after dinner - I almost always work out before dinner, but I was wiped today. But my stats are terrible this year, so I decided that if the most I could was yoga, that was going to have to do for the day.

Thursday, November 6
30-minute yoga video at the student union during lunchtime

Friday, November 7 - Sunday, November 9
Days off

Monday, November 10
30-minute yoga video at the student union during lunchtime

Tuesday, November 11
45-minute fitness class at the community center - This was a bad idea. We did these relays in teams and the faster you did the activities, the less time your teammates were in a wall sit. Well, this meant that low-impact options were not really an option, you know? My leg was pounding at the halfway mark and I'm pretty sure tomorrow I'm going to be in big trouble.

Wednesday, November 12
Day off

Thursday, November 13
30-minute yoga video at the student union during lunchtime

Friday, November 14
Day off

Saturday, November 15
Hour of yardwork. We bent, we weeded, we used the machete. We bagged, we raked. We took half a dozen trips to the compost pile.

Sunday, November 16
I know this doesn't seem like a workout, but I cleaned out both our cars. This was SO HARD and SO PHYSICAL. Vacuuming, cramming your body into tight spaces, and reaching to get into crevices of windows. I was exhausted. 

Monday, November 17
30-minute yoga video at the student union during lunchtime

Tuesday, November 18
45-minute fitness class at the community center - It was cold and rainy and I may have hummed a few bars of this. I did NOT want to go after my miserable time last week, but I went and it was fun and I was in a much better mood afterwards than I was walking in. I would still like some bonus life points for showing up on a day like that. 

Wednesday, November 19
15-minute stretch class at lunchtime*
25-minute walking workout 
5-minute arm workout with dumbbells

Thursday, November 20
15-minute chair stretch class with my first year seminar - I led this chair stretch it was hysterical how many groans were coming from these 18- and 19-year olds, particularly during the seated twist and figure four. 
30-minute yoga video at the student union during lunchtime

Friday, November 21
Day off

Saturday, November 22

Sunday, November 23
40-minute functional full body strength training
10-minute full body yoga stretch

Monday, November 24
30-minute yoga video at the student union during lunchtime

Tuesday, November 25
45-minute fitness class at the community center

Wednesday, November 26
60-minute restorative yoga - May not be for everyone. Easy poses held for 6-8 minutes. Definitely not great if you're in your head about something!
10-minute energy boost yoga stretch - I needed something to get me back up after that other practice. 

Thursday, November 27
30-minute total body circuit workout
15-minute post workout stretch

Friday, November 28
Yard work! So much yard work! We're supposed to get a winter storm, so this was our last chance to deal with leaves and the like. 

Saturday, November 29
40-minutes of shoveling!

Sunday, November 30
30-minutes of shoveling!
30-minute tabata HIIT
25-minute yoga for flexibility- I needed this after all the shoveling!


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*Our local healthcare organization does free stretch classes virtually three times a week. Sign up here! It's free. It's fun. We regularly talk about candy and what's for lunch. It's a delightful break in the middle of the day. You do not have to have your camera on. 
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Total: 22/30 (73.3%) of days
Cardio/strength: 12 days
Yoga: 10 days
Short stretch classes at lunchtime:  2 days

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Do you keep yearly stats on working out? If you do, how are your stats this year?

2 comments:

  1. You are doing a kick ass job Engie. ❤️

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  2. Yardwork and shoveling season! Woo hoo?

    I don't keep stats on my workouts, but if I did, the past few weeks were a total bust. I've been sick to the point where cardio was a no go, and I pulled a muscle in my chest from coughing which pretty much makes all strength a no for now. It's not an "I just didn't feel like going to the gym today" issue, it's an "it's not a good idea to do this" issue and there isn't really a stat for that.

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