Sam’s fall fitness routine – FIT IS A FEMINIST ISSUE

It’s back to school,  my 33rd year as a university professor.

Welcome to September!

We’re back at the gym in a more orderly,  scheduled fashion and I’m thinking about my fall fitness routine.

Here’s the plan:

Monday

The Herd’s Monday Morning Morning Coffee Crew on Zwift–5:55 am, easy riding, 45 minutes

Anti-gravity restorative yoga, 8-9 pm at Movati

Tuesday

Personal training, strength training, at Movati with Cody and Sarah–7-8 am

Aquafit, 530-630 pm, Movati or noon swim/skate on campus

Wednesday

Zwift training plan, 6 am, 45 minutes

Aquafit, 530-630 pm, Movati/noon swim/skate

Thursday

Personal training, strength training, at Movati with Cody and Sarah–7-8 am

Aquafit, 530-630 pm, Movati or noon swim/skate

Friday

Friday morning Herd ride, 7 am

Noon hour rec skate

Weekend

Day 1 Adventuring! Canoe camping, bike riding, dog hiking, etc.

Day 2, Rest! Or if no adventuring,  then either Zwift or a third strength workout

(Also, I ride my bike to work often, and I walk Cheddar a lot but they are short walks these days as he’s getting up there in years.)

Reflections

🔴 I need to ride my bike more but I can’t ride weekdays come fall. It’s starting to get dark earlier in the evenings. So riding is going to be all about bike commuting + Zwifting + a long ride on the weekend.

🔴 The university pool and the rink are both open for rec skating and lane swimming over lunch. I plan to keep gear on campus and on the days I can’t make it to aquafit because of my work schedule or I can’t register (because the classes quickly fill up with online registration)

🔴 I know this looks like a lot but I definitely won’t get to do everything every week.  My work schedule starts early and often ends late.  The advantage of the 530 pm aquafit class is that it’s early enough I can still attend 7 pm events on campus.

🔴 How much do you plan your week? What’s your fitness week look like? I’m curious.

Update: Last night’s antigravity yoga did not end in a very peaceful fashion.  Just as we were all settled into cocoon shivasna, my favorite,  the fire alarm at the gym went off.  So loud,  so screamy.

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Philosopher, feminist, parent, and cyclist! Co-founder of Fit Is a Feminist Issue, co-author of Fit at Mid-Life: A Feminist Fitness Journey, published by Greystone Books.
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