Staying healthy: exercise

 I run and hike

Day 01: Running
Day 02: Recovery
Day 03: Hiking
Repeat this cycle indefinite.

On a running day I run 6km / 8km / 10km in sequence.
On a hiking day I walk 6km through the forest (up and down)
On a recovery day I walk 2.5km using roads.

In the USA there is a Silver & Fitness website that I signed up up for recently.
It enables to have free membership to Health clubs. There are quite a few here in Flagstaff!
I became a member of Planet Fitness.
I now go there on my recovery days doing the following:

• 2.5km walking on a treadmill. Varying the speed from a slow to a fast walk.
• 1km on a rowing machine
• upper body and arms weight resistance training (45min total)

Flagstaff

 After 10 days in January of cold nights with temperatures between minus 8-13 degrees Celsius, the past 8 days have been warm: at night plus 3-7 degrees Celsius and in the afternoon plus 17-20 degrees. 
Warm enough to sit outside in the sun wearing shorts.....

Running is goes well, this morning, over a distance of 6km I averaged a time of 6.44min per kilometer.

In In 2024 I ran a total of 764 km in 2024 I did 825 km running, total activities (running/hiking/cycling/walking) of 1942km

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Flagstaff

Well, we're in 2025.
I did my New Year run this morning: 14km, more traffic than I expected....

Happy New Year!

Best wishes!

 

Flagstaff

It has been cold at night and early in the morning: -11 degrees Celsius outside, and -7 C inside the trailer.
I went running this morning, at -11, but no problems. Averaging 6.47 minutes per km for 8km.
It takes to long and burns too much propane for my trailer to heat up to about 18 degrees, so normally I go outside and read and drink tea catching the sun sitting in my easy chair. (High altitude, so in the sun it is comfortable)
Today there is sun, in a hazy sky. Not enough to sit outside.
I went into town to the library. Warming up and an internet connection.