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Wandering around town (and gym)
There's another hot spell coming in—and I may need to take a break and go sit in the air conditioning soon—but this morning was pleasant and the early afternoon okay. So, I went to the gym, where I had a reasonable workout and a bit of conversation with someone who uses a bunch of the same equipment I do and is on a similar schedule, so we see each other now and then.
After the workout I returned one library book, and picked up another; bought some more Scrabble tile bags at Compleat Strategist (after fixing a seam in the current one on Saturday); and went down to Chinatown for lunch. Excellent Dumpling was closed, in a weird and uninformative way: front door open but blocked by two chairs, and the restaurant contained two people, sitting and talking at one of the tables. So I went a block east, to Nha Trang Centre, for pho: yes, it's a hot day, but the restaurant is air conditioned, and pho is comforting.
Then I walked east and south to the Chinatown Ice Cream Factor, for a ginger cone. From there, I kept going along Bayard Street, keeping a hopeful eye out for the ponytail fasteners I like. I had no luck on that, but I did see South African clementines on sale, so I bought a bag, having been happy with South African clementines in our summer/their winter before. I then bought some roast duck, which I am going to turn into supper (probably in salad form, though I might cook rice instead), and came home.
The trip home was a bit annoying: the subway turnstiles at the entrance I first tried were handing out all sorts of error messages, including a lot of "please swipe again": and then I and, shortly thereafter, another woman got the "just used" after being told to "please swipe again." This was particularly annoying because the part of that station that is reachable by elevator is not the part of the station that has a human being who can sell Metrocards, answer questions, and fix problems. I decided my knees could handle it, and went back up in the elevator and then down the stairs to talk to the clerk, who let me in. (With other things, that came to about eight flights of stairs today; my knees seem okay. But I had some knee pain over the weekend, after sitting cross-legged for more than a few minutes at a time, so still need to track and be careful here.)
Cardio, 17:00, top heart rate 139
Rolled out IT band etc.
Hamstring bridge, 4 sets of 9
Crunches (feet on ball), 2 sets of 15
Psoas, 3 with each leg
Squats, 3 sets of 15
Calf raises, 3 sets of 15
Standing on one foot on half roller, and moving the other leg in wide half-circles
Balance stuff lying on the foam roller
Lunges, 2 sets of {10 on each foot} plus an extra five with the right leg forward because I got confused
Lat pulldown standing on round platform, 65 pounds, 12; 55 pounds, 12; 50 pounds, one foot, 12 each. I did the first set of these at 65 and then thought that maybe the increased weight in the last ten days might be connected with odd pain in my left shoulder when I reach behind myself (mostly to fasten or unfasten bras), so took it down a bit.
Biceps curls on bosu, 10 pounds each hand, 15, 10
Glute machine, 42.5 pounds, 12 with each leg
Elbow PT with 2-pound weight
Stretches
After the workout I returned one library book, and picked up another; bought some more Scrabble tile bags at Compleat Strategist (after fixing a seam in the current one on Saturday); and went down to Chinatown for lunch. Excellent Dumpling was closed, in a weird and uninformative way: front door open but blocked by two chairs, and the restaurant contained two people, sitting and talking at one of the tables. So I went a block east, to Nha Trang Centre, for pho: yes, it's a hot day, but the restaurant is air conditioned, and pho is comforting.
Then I walked east and south to the Chinatown Ice Cream Factor, for a ginger cone. From there, I kept going along Bayard Street, keeping a hopeful eye out for the ponytail fasteners I like. I had no luck on that, but I did see South African clementines on sale, so I bought a bag, having been happy with South African clementines in our summer/their winter before. I then bought some roast duck, which I am going to turn into supper (probably in salad form, though I might cook rice instead), and came home.
The trip home was a bit annoying: the subway turnstiles at the entrance I first tried were handing out all sorts of error messages, including a lot of "please swipe again": and then I and, shortly thereafter, another woman got the "just used" after being told to "please swipe again." This was particularly annoying because the part of that station that is reachable by elevator is not the part of the station that has a human being who can sell Metrocards, answer questions, and fix problems. I decided my knees could handle it, and went back up in the elevator and then down the stairs to talk to the clerk, who let me in. (With other things, that came to about eight flights of stairs today; my knees seem okay. But I had some knee pain over the weekend, after sitting cross-legged for more than a few minutes at a time, so still need to track and be careful here.)
Cardio, 17:00, top heart rate 139
Rolled out IT band etc.
Hamstring bridge, 4 sets of 9
Crunches (feet on ball), 2 sets of 15
Psoas, 3 with each leg
Squats, 3 sets of 15
Calf raises, 3 sets of 15
Standing on one foot on half roller, and moving the other leg in wide half-circles
Balance stuff lying on the foam roller
Lunges, 2 sets of {10 on each foot} plus an extra five with the right leg forward because I got confused
Lat pulldown standing on round platform, 65 pounds, 12; 55 pounds, 12; 50 pounds, one foot, 12 each. I did the first set of these at 65 and then thought that maybe the increased weight in the last ten days might be connected with odd pain in my left shoulder when I reach behind myself (mostly to fasten or unfasten bras), so took it down a bit.
Biceps curls on bosu, 10 pounds each hand, 15, 10
Glute machine, 42.5 pounds, 12 with each leg
Elbow PT with 2-pound weight
Stretches