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My fiance bowls on Wednesday and Fridays nights so I have only about a half hour at the gym because we have to go get dinner before bowling.  Yesterday I decided to do another half hour of spinning and it didn’t go quite as well as last week.  Legs just didn’t want to move, heart couldn’t get up.  What I was feeling last week at a heart of 155 I was feeling like yesterday with a heart rate of 146.  But I know every week will be different (I plan on doing this every Wednesday now).

Today, though I had to go do banking for work so I on the way back I took the stairs back up.  Office is on the fifth floor and I counted the stairs once and there’s approximate 100 or so.  My new cellphone has a stopwatch so I started it and began my climbing.  I did it in  1 minute 27 seconds and whatever the 24 is (1:27:24).  I give myself a new weekly challenge on Thursdays to walk up stairs and try to better my time, even if its by a second that will be an accomplishment for me.  I’m also going to wear my heart rate watch because I know my heart rate was up in the 150.  Maybe, just maybe, I should make it my challenge to time myself to go up to the 7th floor which is how many floors are in the building (will have to do a stair count first).  Will have to think about that one.  I was huffing and puffing by 5 so maybe I shouldn’t push it just.  I’ve decided to do a half our HIIT cardio at the gym and then do my weights at home instead of 1 hour of cardio and not doing weights.  I really don’t like using the machines and don’t like going to where the “big boys are” to use the freeweights.  I also hate the big mirrors but I know they’re there so you can watch your form.  I have to have honey put one up at the house so I can watch my form.  Everyone take care and have a great week.