Greg's Running Blog

Elliptical

• 30 minutes
• 144 avg heart rate
• 351 calories

Elliptical

• 60 minutes
• 127 avg heart rate
• 559 calories

Tonight I was really really close to skip the evening cardio session. I had legs for strength training at lunch and I felt like I needed a break so bad. But once I got on the elliptical I was fine. Sure, my intensity was pretty low tonight but it was better than going straight to bed and doing nothing.

Elliptical

• 30 minutes
• 128 avg heart rate
• 283 calories

Elliptical

• 60 minutes
• 118 avg heart rate
• 483 calories

I forgot to take my Polar heart rate monitor to work today I only got the chest strap but not the receiver. It’s a good thing that the Precor elliptical at work is compatible with my heart rate monitor strap and it recorded my average heart rate for the session which was 134. And since I’ve been doing enough 30 minute exercises I can pretty much estimate what 30 minutes on the elliptical with 134 avg heart rate mean in terms of calories, it’s around 308 calories.

Elliptical

• 30 minutes
• 134 avg heart rate
• 308 calories

Elliptical

• 60 minutes
• 135 avg heart rate
• 626 calories

Elliptical

• 30 minutes
• 128 avg heart rate
• 285 calories

Elliptical

• 60 minutes
• 139 avg heart rate
• 653 calories

Today I went bike riding with my son for 30 minutes. Since we use the Adams Trail-a-bike attachment I pretty much pedal for two. We rode out to the playground then met up with mom and my daughter who took the car. The weather has turned for the worst and got pretty cold and super windy so my son decided to hitch a ride home with mom and little sis while I pedaled home myself in some pretty chilly and brutal winds. My heart rate was up to 150 at times and I was barely moving. I’m just glad I made it home before the rain started to pour. I also did some elliptical while the kiddos napped and I did another hour at night.

Bicycling

• 30 minutes
• 127 avg heart rate
• 264 calories

Elliptical

• 30 minutes
• 125 avg heart rate
• 273 calories

Elliptical

• 60 minutes
• 114 avg heart rate
• 445 calories

I had skipped cardio yesterday, I just didn’t have time for it and I thought I was going to make up for it today. Well that didn’t happen. I was just glad to put in my hour for today. Granted I did some pretty good walking yesterday and today but I don’t quite count the 5,000 steps I walked daily as exercise.

Elliptical

• 60 minutes
• 135 avg heart rate
• 620 calories

Elliptical

• 30 minutes
• 134 avg heart rate
• 313 calories

Elliptical

• 60 minutes
• 125 avg heart rate
• 550 calories

It is really tough to get my cardio in on nights that are picture nights. I mess around with the stupid pictures so much that I hardly have time to finish off my elliptical hour before midnight. I did nevertheless, but I’m already worried about 11/27. At least it will fall on the long weekend so I should be OK.

Elliptical

• 30 minutes
• 138 avg heart rate
• 332 calories

Elliptical

• 60 minutes
• 127 avg heart rate
• 566 calories

Elliptical

• 60 minutes
• 139 avg heart rate
• 672 calories