2016年03月21日
Exercise and Fitbits
Hello, all!
I may have mentioned in a past post that I like to exercise. I don't want to be super-strong or to look like Jason Statham
although to be honest, I really wouldn't mind looking like Jason Statham...
but I do want to stay healthy and sane. Exercise improves my mood and helps me think much more clearly.
My favorite form of exercise is cycling, but I also work out at home. It's really efficient! I have some small weights, an exercise bike, and a standing desk. I can watch movies while lifting weights, and I can write or work while I'm on the exercise bike. In fact, I'm riding my exercise bike right now! I've gotten a very good feel for how much exercise I've done in one day.
That brings me to my second point: recently I got a Fitbit. (Thank you, Gem School!
) Fitbits track your exercise and record it, and mine has a heart monitor so it can see how many calories I'm burning. Unfortunately, Fitbits are really designed for runners. (I am not a runner. My doctor told me that if I ever tried running, "your kneecaps will shoot out the front of your knees and put somebody's eye out.") Even with the heart monitor, Fitbits don't quite understand strength training or light cardio, and they get very confused by cycling!
When I do my usual exercise routine, the Fitbit barely notices—it usually underestimates my exercise time by about 70%! However, I took a short bike ride yesterday afternoon. I only rode to Niihama and back to get a haircut and do some shopping at the mall. But when I got back, my Fitbit said...
Wow! That is... completely crazy! ("Crazy" here means, "way, way, way too high.") My favorite part is that I somehow got 18,645 steps just by riding my bicycle. Also, riding Route 13 over the headlands between Shikokuchūō and Niihama (which are not very high) is apparently worth 1,850% of my stair-climbing goal.
I'm not sure if the problem is that my Fitbit keeps slipping to the wrong part of my arm, but for now, I'm going to enjoy using it "with a grain of salt." I'll trust it when I take walks, but not when I ride my bicycle!
Do you do any exercise? How do you keep track of your workouts?
—Matthew
I may have mentioned in a past post that I like to exercise. I don't want to be super-strong or to look like Jason Statham
although to be honest, I really wouldn't mind looking like Jason Statham...
but I do want to stay healthy and sane. Exercise improves my mood and helps me think much more clearly.
My favorite form of exercise is cycling, but I also work out at home. It's really efficient! I have some small weights, an exercise bike, and a standing desk. I can watch movies while lifting weights, and I can write or work while I'm on the exercise bike. In fact, I'm riding my exercise bike right now! I've gotten a very good feel for how much exercise I've done in one day.
That brings me to my second point: recently I got a Fitbit. (Thank you, Gem School!
) Fitbits track your exercise and record it, and mine has a heart monitor so it can see how many calories I'm burning. Unfortunately, Fitbits are really designed for runners. (I am not a runner. My doctor told me that if I ever tried running, "your kneecaps will shoot out the front of your knees and put somebody's eye out.") Even with the heart monitor, Fitbits don't quite understand strength training or light cardio, and they get very confused by cycling!When I do my usual exercise routine, the Fitbit barely notices—it usually underestimates my exercise time by about 70%! However, I took a short bike ride yesterday afternoon. I only rode to Niihama and back to get a haircut and do some shopping at the mall. But when I got back, my Fitbit said...
Wow! That is... completely crazy! ("Crazy" here means, "way, way, way too high.") My favorite part is that I somehow got 18,645 steps just by riding my bicycle. Also, riding Route 13 over the headlands between Shikokuchūō and Niihama (which are not very high) is apparently worth 1,850% of my stair-climbing goal.
I'm not sure if the problem is that my Fitbit keeps slipping to the wrong part of my arm, but for now, I'm going to enjoy using it "with a grain of salt." I'll trust it when I take walks, but not when I ride my bicycle!
Do you do any exercise? How do you keep track of your workouts?
—Matthew
2016年03月21日
Sanuki Udon
I occasionally ate ramen or undon in Hokkaido, but my favorite Japanese noodle is soba. Seeing that I am in the land of Udon, I decided to give it a try here. I was surprised that this big bowl of udon with tofu was only 320 yen! I still have to say I like soba better, but I will be eating this udon again!
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2016年03月21日
Baby graduation!
Two of my baby club students in Shikokuchuo graduated to the next level a while back! Riley and Marla are both awesome students, and I'm happy that I still get to teach them in the coming term. Look how cute they are!
