Tonight’s treadmill walk was a bit unusual in a few ways. Let me put them into a convenient bullet point list:
- Despite walking the same distance and same pace as the previous walk, I burned 25 fewer calories–not a huge difference, but notable
- My BPM was also lower
- I fell off the treadmill
Let me explain the last one. I felt a bit chilly before starting, so donned one of my sleeveless running shirts. It became obvious a few minutes in that I would get too warm rather quickly, so I opted to remove the shirt–while still walking on the treadmill. It’s not as bad as it sounds, as long as you maintain pace and keep focus.
I did neither.
Instead, after scrunching the shirt up to my chest so I could pull it over my head quickly, it got caught on my AirPods and they started coming out of my ears. This is the only time the much-mocked “stems” have gotten caught on anything. I tried to re-insert the AirPods, a task that distracted me sufficiently that I found myself sliding toward the end of the treadmill. By the time I fully comprehended what was happening, I was off the treadmill entirely. Fortunately I stayed upright, so no damage done–to me, or anything else.
Lesson learned: pause the workout before doing anything not associated with the workout.
Overall, the walk went by surprisingly quickly and I felt more energetic than the last few, as reflected in the lower BPM. So even though the world is collapsing around me, it was a good workout.
Speed: 6.5 km/h Incline: 10 Pace: 9:22/km (9:21 km/h) Time: 30:05 (30.03) Distance: 3.21 km (3.21 km) Calories burned: 277 (302) BPM: 133 (138)