Rekovering Perfectionist

Exercise Log Details, Year 4

Summary 11/17/2022 – 11/17/2023 Days Exercised in 365 day year: 278 Minutes StarTrac Recumbent: 23,787 (cal burned 267,723) Minutes LifeFitness Treadmill:  4,510 (cal burned 62,953) Total Minutes: 28,297 Total Exercise Calories Burned: 330,676 

Exercise Log Details, Year 3

Summary 11/17/2021 – 11/16/2022 Days Exercised in 365 day year: 302 Minutes StarTrac Recumbent: 72,543 (cal burned 1,007,346) Minutes LifeFitness Treadmill:  1,100 (cal burned 16,253) Total Minutes: 75,381 Total Exercise Calories Burned: 1,023,895   Personal Note:  This was a tough training year – both from an intensity (primarily zone 4 heart rate) and duration (average minutes …

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Exercise Log Details, Year 2

Summary 11/17/2020 – 11/16/2021 Days Exercised in 365 day year: 300 Minutes StarTrac Recumbent: 51,589 (cal burned 738,064) Minutes LifeFitness Treadmill:  3,292 (cal burned 52,155) Total Minutes: 55,789 Total Exercise Calories Burned: 800,353        

Dallas Run Clinic – Gait Analysis

Earlier today, physical therapist/marathoner/business owner Steve White and I spoke for thirty minutes or so, and then he videotaped me at different angles running on his Peloton treadmill. He then showed me some strength building and corrective exercises to address my penguin-running-style … predominantly on the right side (but the left could use work too). …

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Dexafit Body Scan

Had a Body Composition Analysis test and RMR (Resting Metabolic Rate) test done today at Dexafit in Dallas and was pleasantly surprised by the results. Overall body fat measured at 8.1%. Measured RMR was 1737 calories per day at rest.  As a part of the overall RMR test, RER (Respiratory Exchange Ratio) was measured.  Typical …

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The Seven Secrets to Healthy, Happy Relationships

Chapter One begins with an idea discussed also in Don Miguel Ruiz’s Four Agreements tomb:  Domestication.  The idea that we  believe we’re encouraged to change ourselves in order to please a loved one.  In so doing, we lose some degree of commitment to our authentic self.  If we’re not honoring who we truly are – …

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The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom

Miguel Ruiz’s short, easy-to-read classic begins with an attempt for credibilty: “Fortunately, the esoteric Toltec knowledge was embodied and passed on through generations by different lineages of naguals. Though it remained veiled in secrecy for hundreds of years, ancient prophecies foretold the coming of an age when t would be necessary to return the wisdom …

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Exercise Log Details, Year 1

Summary 11/17/2019 – 11/16/2020 Days Exercised in 365 day year: 190 Minutes StarTrac Recumbent: 20,124  (cal burned 301,365) Minutes LifeFitness Treadmill:  1,861 (cal burned 34,395) Total Minutes: 22,035 Total Exercise Calories Burned: 336,326 (50 min on Precor bike+ 566 cal burned on Precor … not shown due to column space contraints)