I ran a mile yesterday, or to be more accurate I ran two half-miles with a tenth of a mile walk in between. I was going to do more but I decided to ease into it slowly. Good thing, too, my thighs aren’t killing me but they are reminding me I’m no Spring chicken.

No running today, every other day for a week or two, then I’ll see about adding a day or two.

Resistance Training

Push-ups Three Sets of ten
Upright Rows Three Sets of ten at thirty lbs
Back Flies Three Sets of ten at fourteen lbs
French Curls Three Sets of ten at fourteen lbs
Reverse Curls Three Sets of ten at thirty lbs
Body Weight Squats Three Sets of ten
Straight Leg Deadlift Three Sets of ten at thirty lbs
Calf Raises Three Sets of ten at thirty lbs

I rest 30 seconds between sets and about two minutes between exercises.

Stretching and Calisthenics Routine

Ab Wheel Five sets of Three
Standing Bicycle Crunch Three sets of eight.
Horse Stance Cross Punch Three sets of eight.
Oblique Knee Raise Three sets of eight.
Front Kick Three sets of eight.
Leaning Knee Raise Three sets of eight.
Round House Kick Three sets of eight.
Front Kick Three sets of eight.
Back Kick Three sets of eight.

Not a bad workout, it took just under an hour. I don’t really want to spend that much time working out. I know an hour isn’t all that long, especially with the Shelter in Place order in effect in most States, but as I get my conditioning back I’ll be adding two more sets to my stretching and calisthenics routine. What I’ll do is separate my upper and lower body workouts when I’m in better shape, in two or three weeks.

Michael Cole