Half term rolled around and this was a switch in the schedule for me. I usually take every single school holiday off work other than an occasional hour or two in the morning so this meant I could keep up the fitness regime despite a busy schedule.
We had a great half term of parks, and reservoirs, visiting family, swimming and just having an awesome time with the kids!
We spent a fair bit of time in the car driving to see family across the country so I had more aches and pains than usual. Not the most optimum preparation for the body. Thankfully my fitness schedule didn’t suffer and I clocked the highest total distance on the bike. My goal is to stay in the 40/60 minute range of cycling and up the resistance vs distance but this felt like a positive milestone.
Due to half term, I wasn’t able to write up my schedule so this is a combination of two weeks. This week has been another positive week clocking some good resistance band workouts and time on the bike. I started football again this week and although I love the social side it’s far easier to pick up aches and pains and it messes with my sleep schedule (we didn’t finish until 9:30 pm this week). Still, it’s a brilliant group of lads and hugely enjoyable.,
Here are the numbers:
| w/c | 10/2/2024 | ||||
| Saturday | 10/2/2024 | Spin Bike | 60 mins | 21.3km | |
| Sunday | 11/2/2024 | Resistence Bands | 35 mins | 12 sets | |
| Monday | 12/2/2024 | Spin Bike | 40 mins | 14km | |
| Monday | 12/2/2024 | Body weight | 25 mins | 9 sets | |
| Tuesday | 13/2/2024 | Spin Bike | 60 mins | 21.7km | |
| Wednesday | 14/2/2024 | Resistance Bands | 35 mins | 12 sets | |
| Wednesday | 14/2/2024 | Spin Bike | 30 mins | 11km | |
| Thursday | 15/2/2024 | Press Up Variations | 20 mins | 12 sets | |
| Thursday | 15/2/2024 | Spin Bike | 40 mins | 14.2km | |
| Friday | 16/2/2024 | Spin Bike | 60 mins | 20.8km | |
| 103km | |||||
| w/c | 17/2/2024 | ||||
| Saturday | 17/2/2024 | Resistance Bands | 25 mins | 8 sets | |
| Saturday | 17/2/2024 | Spin Bike | 45 mins | 16.2km | |
| Sunday | 18/2/2024 | Body weight (x2 press-up variation) | 35 mins | 12 sets | |
| Monday | 19/2/2024 | Resistance Bands | 30 mins | 10 sets | |
| Monday | 19/2/2024 | Spin Bike | 22 mins | 7.43km | |
| Monday | 19/2/2024 | Spin Bike | 25mins | 8.78km | |
| Tuesday | 20/2/2024 | Spin Bike | 55 mins | 18.65km | |
| Wednesday | 21/2/2024 | Body weight (x2 press-up variation) | 30 mins | 12 sets | |
| Wednesday | 21/2/2024 | Spin Bike | 50 mins | 18.2km | |
| Thursday | 22/2/2024 | Football | 60 mins | ||
| Friday | Spin Bike | 45mins | 16.2km | ||
| 85.4km |
A couple of observations this week:
- I took a tumble at football and landed fully on my shoulder so will be taking a few days off resistance training. I’ve purposely created a ‘low impact’ fitness regime to avoid injury and focus on consistency so Football is a break from this. Still, it’s a great social exercise.
- We walk or cycle our daughter to school daily and I don’t count these here.
- Within half term, we did a ton of walking. Our favourite was Damflask Reservoir in the village of Low Bradfield (Peaks).
- Next week is measurement week!
How is your fitness journey going? Would love to hear from others who are adding some consistency to their life!
Last Updated on February 23, 2024 by Ryan
Hello. I am Ryan and along with my wife Beth and our two children Matilda and Barney, we love all things cycling and exploring. We spend our weekends exploring fun places to cycle and discover and wanted to help other people do the same too. There’s no better way to travel than via bike and it’s an amazing activity for the whole family to enjoy.