If Joker thought I was trending in the wrong direction after my April update, he’s going to get a kick out of this June update. Add to that I’m up for my mid-year assessment. My last assessment was Yellow following the March update. Amazingly enough I’ve actually worked out more than I’ve posted to the blog during the past 2 months (17 workouts to 12 posts).

At this point in the year I’m going to take a step back from the total exercise goal and try to concentrate more on the smaller goals of playing golf, riding my bike, and hiking. At a minimum I can at least reach those goals. Of note, I did pick up one hike during the month of June while at the Grand Canyon, bringing me almost half way to meeting that goal. The golfing goal definitely has to pick up. Luckily I have an outing scheduling for July 19th, one week from today at the City of San Clemente Municipal Golf Course. That doesn’t mean I won’t continue to work out, it just won’t be a priority. And I will still track the workouts as it might help me make more realistic goals next year.

Well, at least I improved during the month of April compared to March, by 1 whole workout. The final 3 workouts occurred during the last week of the Month. I travelled out of state for 14 days during the month, 3 of those days were for a personal vacation in Las Vegas, making it tough to fit in workouts (again!). On a good note, I finished my first hike on Saturday and, other than shin splints causing problems at the start, the hike was a success. No knee problems to report. I’ll post some pictures from the hike in a few days. Going into May, I’m expecting another tough month, when I’ll be traveling for about 15 days, but am hoping things don’t get out of hand and I’m able to make up some workouts during the summer months.

Greetings from Nashville, Tennessee. I was greeted to Nashville yesterday with a tornado touching down in the area. The month of march was a tough month for trying to get in better physical shape. You could say the month was like a tornado considering how difficult it was to get into any sort of rhythm. Here’s a quick look at where I spent the month of March:

That’s a total of 23 days on the road during the month. Add to that I was on the road for 5 of the last 7 days in February and will be on the road for 10 of the first 11 days in April, 3 of which will be spent in Vegas for a quick family vacation. That’s a total of 38 days on the road over a 49 day period. My quick math tells me that’s over 75% travel (both personal and business). I get tired just thinking about it. Other than a few days at the gym during the first few days of March and a golf outing in Denver towards the end, there wasn’t much exercise involved, just 4 days total. Here’s hoping I can get back into the swing of things by the middle of this month.

January 2011 Update | February 2011 Update

Greetings from Indianapolis, Indiana. When I first started thinking of a workout goal for 2011, the tough part about picking a number was having to deal with periods when I would be travelling, which accounted for 13 weeks during 2010. If you’ve ever travelled for business you probably know exercising can be a tough task, especially if there are other co-workers with you or if you have to deal with clients after hours. The last week of February was just the case. Those 3 days in Vegas were spent at a conference during the day and networking afterwards. The networking part always included an alcoholic beverage in hand and lasted until past 7 PM. Although some may be able to exercise while under the influence, I’m not one of them. If anything, it just makes me more tired. On the other end of the spectrum was this first week in Indianapolis, where I’m working at a client on my own (read: no co-workers) and have no after work obligations. I arrived late Sunday night and exercised Monday, Wednesday, and Friday this week. Although, now we’re getting into March, which I’ll leave for the next update. The stats for February were worse than January and I’m falling behind quickly. Where I exercised 10 times in January, I managed only 8 during February… a shorter month, which doesn’t make me feel much better. I’m now required to exercise just over 13 times per month to reach my goal. Anyone taking bets?

January 2011 Update

Earlier today I was called a slacker for not posting to the blog since the Super Bowl. And here I’m thinking it’s been a lot longer than that! What can I say, last week was pretty hectic at the office so the blog took a back seat. Anyway, as promised last month when I posted my goals for 2011, here’s my first update, which includes exercise days through January 31, 2011. As you can see, other than moving the MED 10 days further, I’ve lost days in the weekly and monthly averages. February hasn’t gotten off to a great start either and, with travel starting the last week of the month, the goals might quickly get away from me. There is one positive. My workouts have gotten back to a respectable level, with cardio workouts lasting 35-40 minutes followed by 20-30 minutes of lifting… including ab workouts, which are sorely needed.