Wednesday, May 28, 2025

One more summer in the office..

 Summer is now here! This past weekend was the Memorial day holiday which is traditionally the start of Summer (here in Texas at least). I hate summer weather. I usually just dread the arrival of it. The only bright spot in it, is that morning traffic is so much lighter that I don't have to leave as early for work. This year though I am really feeling a bit excited though as it will be my final summer to have to get up and go to work. Next year if I get sick of the heat, I'll just throw my camping gear in my car and head to the mountains for a break. But I still have to get through this one. I am feeling though that the light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter. I've just over seven months to go until I will be retired! Once I get through this summer I will be in the home-stretch.

I enjoyed this past holiday weekend. I worked on a few DIY projects around the house. I drove to the big HEB store in Waco to do a good grocery shopping trip. They have a much better variety of vegan options there. The Gym was also open all three days so I got 3 good workouts in. Stairmaster (1200 -1800 steps) treadmill (45- 60 minutes) and rowing machine (15 - 20 minutes) My total workout time on Sunday was 1 hour 55 minutes. I am really enjoying the rower. It is a total body workout. I had initially thought I would just max it at 20 minutes each session, but I feel it is so beneficial that I will take it to 30 minutes. So I think for the summer I will aim to workout Saturday, Sunday & Wednesday evening.

Saturday and Sunday :

  • Stairmaster - 1500-1800 steps
  • Treadmill - 60 Minutes (3 miles) 5 minute warm-up, 30 minute 15% incline, 20 minute -3% downhill, 5 minute cool down.
  • Rowing Machine - 30 minutes
Wednesday evening:
  • Stairmaster or Treadmill - 30 minutes
  • Rowing Machine - 30 minutes
I've a trip to Corpus Christi in July for a few days. Myself and my kids all renting a house near the beach. This will hopefully break up the summer with a bit of fun and sun... oh and lots of seafood!

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