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Crazy Sleep Numbers
Just for fun I have to show how my Fitbit is suddenly whacked out with tracking my sleep. It died on Thursday, but I successfully reset it and it started working fine until today’s weird naps.
Saturday’s (shown as today) 10:23 PM – 5:47 AM sleep hours are correct; however, the 10:10 AM – 12:49 PM “nap” was while I was outside cutting back dead blooms from some flowers, changing sheets, and eating lunch. The 2:25 PM – 3:50 PM was a legitimate nap and the 5:19 PM – 6:28 PM “nap” was while I was making dinner and taking a couple of phone calls while walking around (I pace while on the phone).
I decided to order a replacement since I really like the one I have (it’s the Fitbit Alta HR), but it’s been discontinued and has gone up in price from $119 to $279 for the few that are still in stock. I opted to order the non heart rate Fitbit (affiliate link) for $10 more than I paid originally for the HR. Sigh…
Overview of the Week
Before discussing each day’s workouts, here’s an overview of my workouts from this past week. Scroll down for daily details…
Sunday
I woke up totally pumped about what we’d gotten accomplished with our son in his yard the evening before and started daydreaming about future projects. Motivated like I hadn’t been since last fall’s perennial garden makeover, I spent over four hours during the afternoon in the miserable mid-90’s humidity weeding and spreading mulch in our own back yard and I loved every second of it.
Later in the evening I spent about 30 minutes strength training (focusing on legs) because my Monday was slammed full of clients with minimal time for my own workout.
Monday
I spent about 30 minutes focusing on unilateral strength training hitting my right side only while still recovering from the removal of a squamous cell carcinoma on top of my left shoulder.
After work Bill and I spent about 2.5 hours helping our son wrap up his lawn project.
Tuesday
I was up and out the door by 7 AM for a 5K run in our neighborhood. It was 74° and humid, but I held a steady 9:03 average pace. Immediately after running I worked for about 2 hours finishing our own lawn projects. Once back inside our cool house I rolled and stretched for 10 minutes each.
Wednesday
Even though I normally try to avoid running back-to-back days, I ran at 5:30 AM to not only beat the heat, but to get my run behind me before blowing out and flat ironing my hair prior to dinner with my girlfriends who I hadn’t seen for 2 years. Ain’t nobody got time to do their hair and then let the humidity turn it into a frizzy mess less than 12 hours later during a run. LOL
A couple of hours after my run I lifted weights for an hour and then rolled for 10 minutes and stretched for 10 minutes.
Thursday
Even though it would have been a good day to hop on my spin bike (affiliate link) I wasn’t motivated, and instead, took a complete rest day from working out!
Friday
I completed a hour of unilateral upper body exercises working my right side only alternating upper body and legs. As with most Fridays, I taught my balance and stretching class which includes 45 minutes of weight bearing leg exercises, balance drills, and stretching, most of which I do with my students.
Saturday
We started the morning with a 7:20 AM family bike ride on the W&OD Trail. It was super fun having the kids along and keeping it shorter was a good test for my shoulder. It was already 73° and very humid, but with it forecast to hit 90 by 10 AM, it made sense to get out early. We stopped for coffee in Leesburg before turning around and swinging by for a picture of Bill in front of the bike shop where he had picked up his new Cannondale Topstone gravel bike on Friday. I’m still shopping for mine and have a few more to test ride.
We kept our ride at 18 miles and maintained a 15 MPH average speed. My Garmin (affiliate link) showed 14.96 MPH and the Garmin app rounded it up to 15, but Strava rounded it down to 14.8.
If You Haven’t Checked in, Here’s What You Might Have Missed
In case you skipped checking in on my blog this past week, here’s what you missed…
- • Sunday – Weekly RunDown: July 4 – 10 / Lots of Running, Who Dis?
- • Tuesday – Cicadas: The Return and Disappearance of Brood X
Questions:
- • Do you let your hair dictate your running/biking days?
- • Do you track your sleep either unofficially or with a sleep app or tracker?
- • Did you run in a race this weekend? If so, was it live or virtual?
And that’s my rundown… Have a great week!
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I’m linking up with Deborah at Confessions of a Mother Runner and Kim from Running on the Fly for their Weekly Run Down. Be sure to check out not only the hosts’ posts, but those of the other great bloggers joining in on the fun!
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I recently got a new watch and have been wearing it while I sleep. It shows that I am awake for part of the night (usually 20-30 minutes) and generally I am a light sleeper. So I may to to sleep at 9 and wake up at 4, but my watch says I got like 6.5 hours of sleep. Its never shown a random nap in the middle of the day though!
Yes, when I first started tracking my sleep, I was shocked at how much I move around and don’t get solid sleep during the night. My Fitbit hasn’t done the random nap thing since Saturday, and Saturday was the only time it’s ever done that.
I’ll have you know that I scheduled a mole check-up, inspired by you! Of course, they couldn’t get me in until October (ugh) but I suppose its not really that urgent.
I don’t wear my Garmin at night to track sleep, but I think I should…I’d be very curious for the stats!
Very productive week Deb, nice job!
Yay, Jessie! So happy to inspire you to get those moles checked. Here’s hoping they’re nothing, but it’s still smart to check them out.
If I tracked my sleep I’d get depressed. I am horrible. I used to when I had a fit bit
We’ve had such humid weather. Not normal for us. Working from home I could ignore my hair. But now?! Ugh. Thank God it’s curly but that frizz makes me have to layer it and trim it often.
No race this weekend. 5k next.
Great week for you. Gardening is hard work. I’m counting mine as cross training.
I hear you on not getting enough sleep. In fact, I bought my first Fitbit primarily to track my sleep.
Yay for a race next weekend! Darlene is BACK!!!
ha ha. me too!
Races are exciting… brings a sense of normalcy.
I wash and blow dry my hair daily but I have pretty much given up on it until October. The humidity is insane! I don’t really track my sleep w my garmin but I could? hmm
Oh wow, you get bonus points! I was able to start skipping days washing my hair when I was in my mid-40’s and now I can go two days. If I wear a helmet though…
Oh wow, you get bonus points for washing and blowing out your hair daily! I was able to start washing my hair every other day when I was in my mid-40’s and now I can go two days since it’s even dryer. If I wear a helmet though…
I’m kind of afraid to track my sleep- i’m afraid it will tell me I’m getting even less than I think! I know that makes no sense, but that’s where I’m at right now.
Glad your shoulder is getting better and you’re able to be out on your bike! It must be almost fully recovered by now. Hope you have a great week!
It makes complete sense. I had no idea how restless I am durning the night and how much less sleep I actually get than I thought.
My hair is a piece of work in the summer, literally. I’ve gotten pretty talented at whimsical up-do’s and different ways to style my bangs…in other words, my hair is usually a lot dirtier than it appears LOL That’s both a blessing and a curse, but I don’t have time to wash/dry/style it everyday after my morning workouts.
My kind of girl, but I’m not as creative as you!
I don’t know how you spend so much time gardening in that humidity! Good job!
Yes, sometimes it’s all about the hair. Except I don’t straighten mine. Which is probably obvious.
Very nice to have a family ride!
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Surprisingly, the heat and humidity don’t bother me as much if I’m running, biking, or gardening. Just don’t ask me to sit out in it while at a picnic or watching a sporting event. Weird, huh?
I don’t plan my workouts around my hair, lol. I only wash it 2-3x/week. In the summer, it’s impossible so I usually just do a ponytail.
I don’t track my sleep. I always wonder how accurate those fitness trackers are with sleep, anyways.
Ponytail bands are the best invention ever!
Ha! I will schedule my hair around my running days, but no. If I need to workout, my hair will deal with the washing after.
Great week for you!
I’m a terrible sleeper, so my Garmin records bizarrely. If I wake up and go to the bathroom at 3AM, sometimes it decides I’m just up for the day (and sometimes I am, but don’t all me out Garmin!)
LOL on Garmin calling you out, but yeah, that’s basically what my Fitbit does to me. I need it, though, because otherwise, sleep is the first thing I let go.
I sleep with my Apple watch to help track my sleeping – I like it so far. I have never really been a good sleeper so it’s good to see the data so I can work on ways to try to get to bed earlier so that I can sleep longer – all wishful thinking at this point, lol.
Wearing my Fitbit to track my sleep has definitely helped me change my sleeping habits. I love getting up early and I used to love to stay up late. Now I try to go to bed and have lights out by 10 PM, something unheard of in the past. You can do it, too!
My Garmin just confirms what I already know – my sleep is way out of whack!
The humidity is definitely making maintaining a hairstyle beyond a ponytail a challenge! I will break out the flat iron for a night out though 🙂
I am so grateful to whomever invented the flat iron!
I used to wear a Fitbit watch but stopped wearing it because I didn’t want to wear it all of the time. Plus trying to meet the step requirement was giving me anxiety. 🙂 I wash my hair about 2-3 times a week. However, on the days I don’t wash it, I do rinse it because I sweat so much and I cannot imagine having that much sweat in my hair.
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I totally get that a Fitbit isn’t for everyone. One of my friends bought one after seeing how much I like mine, but she didn’t like it at all.
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