Exercising is one of the foundational habits that I wanted to incorporate in my life. In 2014 I found a colleague who is passionate about personal training. He used to run exercise classes at my then workplace. He encouraged me to work out three times a week, became my accountability partner and have been since.
Three hours a week seems to be just about the right volume of time and effort to be consistent with my exercise goals and make working out part of my lifestyle. Anything more than three times is a bonus. But I hardly ever worked out more than three times a week in the past six years. Outside these three hours, I try to be active as much as I can through other things like using a standing desk, playing with my son outdoors and taking stairs instead of escalators or lifts (up to certain floors), walking as much as I can (and I love driving!) so my body is not rotting.
In 2019, I logged 127 workouts. At three workouts per week, I moved my backside 42 out of 52 weeks. Most of the ten weeks I missed my workouts are during and around my travels. I am fortunate to be able to travel internationally, and I don’t regret the longer flights from the Down Under. However, travel disrupts my workouts. So that’s the challenge I am looking forward to tackling in 2020.
But for now, here is the monthly break up of my 2019 workouts:
| Month | Times exercised | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| January | 14 | ✔ |
| February | 13 | ✔ |
| March | 12 | ✔ |
| April | 8 | Travel to Seoul |
| May | 14 | ✔ |
| June | 5 | Travel to the UK |
| July | 2 | Travel to India |
| August | 13 | ✔ |
| September | 10 | Travel to the US |
| October | 13 | ✔ |
| November | 13 | ✔ |
| December | 10 | 1 week Xmas break |
| Total | 127 | ♥️ |
I could have been more diligent and logged a few more workouts in June and July. Other than that, overall, I had a great workout year, and I look forward to levelling up in 2020.
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