This run was a very relaxed one, and it was a serene one as well. I met only three people in the course of my run, usually there are more people around at this time of day. But I really liked it that way. I just ran along without planning my route, trusting my inner autopilot. As it turned out, that was the best strategy for me today. Afterwards, I jumped on my #schwinn and did an #applefitnessplus workout, followed by a #rowing workout, both of which by Coach Bakari. #Running#applewatchultra2
A day completely devoid of power. Right from the start I could hardly keep my eyes open. Running felt like I was running uphill all the time. But I got through, just to find myself at school like a zombie… clearly, it’s not my day. #Running#applewatchultra2#rowing#applefitnessplus#schwinn
After a weekend filled with a lot of rest and long sleep I was able to power through this run, and it felt absolutely wonderful. Even after the run I was full of energy when I hopped on my #schwinn and cycled like mad. That‘s a great start into the new week. I hope, y‘all have a great start as well! #applefitnessplus#applewatchultra2#rowing#Running
No surprises here, there’s nothing to see here, please go on… I woke up around 5:15 am, got into my gear, ran, cycled, rowed, showered, practiced, read – and then it was PANCAKE TIME! Now we’re all lazying around with full bellies… That‘s Sunday! #Running#schwinn#rowing#applewatchultra2#applefitnessplus#pancakes
Back to my usual rhythm for the working week (at least kind of, since I took me some 30 minutes to finally get out of bed). But after that it went quite smoothly. I finished an audiobook, started a new old one (ROADKILL by Dennis E. Taylor, gorgeous funny science fiction), and was thus ready for the day at an early hour. So, tomorrow again, but half an hour earlier… 🙄 #Running#schwinn#applewatchultra2#applefitnessplus#rowing#audiobooks#dennis_e_taylor
Last night, I forgot to activate my alarm… So I woke up at around 5am. Then I took my time, but it felt good to go outside (almost 10 C), and I‘ll never get how long I endured the old wheels on my rower, now that I have the comparison. Have a great weekend, y‘all! #Running#rowing#applefitnessplus#applewatchultra2#schwinn
Today I‘ll be working at my desk a lot, so I wanted to counter this by moving a lot in the morning. And it kind of worked, as I am now done with my workouts for the day. Breakfast was fine, the shower was hot and felt great, I might be tempted to take a nap sometime later in the day… 😉 Have a good start into the new week, y‘all! #applewatchultra2#Running#applefitnessplus#cycling#rowing
Haha! My neck is back in shape, the rest of me as well, so I made use of this wonderful morning and did what I had to do whilst listening to the first part of John Scalzi‘s INTERDEPENDENCIES trilogy. Always a great story! I hope y‘all had a good start into this new week, tomorrow will be a veeeery long day (eight straight hours of teaching), after that I’ll be done for the day… #schwinn#applefitnessplus#Running#applewatchultra2#JohnScalzi#audiobooks
Throat still sore, voice still gone, now I can’t turn my head to the right. I keep falling apart… 🤪 Running was great, so was cycling, but my neck kept me from rowing. It’s about time for the weekend… #applewatchultra2#schwinn#applefitnessplus#Running#health
Feeling better than yesterday, but lost my voice. So no teaching today. Could be worse, I‘ll just shut up, work some and get some rest, hoping to have my voice back by tomorrow morning… I hope y‘all are feeling well and have a good day! #Running#applewatchultra2#applefitnessplus#rowing#schwinn#health
Ugh, not feeling very well today, sore throat, my voice considerably lower and very tired. So I shortened my run and spent a little more time on my Schwinn bike. That feels more like okay. Now I’m gonna spend a few minutes in a hot shower to get ready for the day. I hope y‘all are already or will be having a splendid day today! #schwinn#rowing#applefitnessplus#applewatchultra2#Running#health
That was awesome: I slept long (4:38 am), ran a new route, cycled and rowed – and through it all I felt completely energetic and happy. Now I’m heading for a quick shower, then warm-up (trumpet) and then I‘m off to Leipzig. Have a wonderful weekend, y‘all! #Running#schwinn#rowing#BluesAndTheGang#applefitnessplus#applewatchultra2
What a morning! Tomorrow is going to be a tough and very long day, traveling to Leipzig for a Blues gig at Tonelli‘s at around 8pm. So I did my long run today, and it felt good to be back on my old route. Every fiber of my body seems to know its way around, anticipating every bend, climb or jump. That‘s very relaxing. Afterwards I finished my special triathlon, so now I can face the day. Weekend’s just around the corner, enjoy! #Running#applewatchultra2#applefitnessplus#rowing#schwinn
I respect #AppleFitnessPlus for not assigning difficulty levels to the different trainers, even though some of them lead workouts that are consistently more difficult than those of their colleagues.
Anja is the HIIT trainer who may as well start out her half-hour by saying “Are you ready to throw up in your mouth a little, fitness fam?!” Sometimes I am, Anja, sometimes I am
I've noticed that #AppleFitnessPlus coaches have picked up a lot of #ASL! When I began three years ago, they’d sign stock politesse at the start of a workout. Now they frequently sign along to words or phrases they know while speaking, and they often sign-spell their names in greeting, too.
It comes back to Coach Anja again: it recently hit me that deep into a long workout, she will sometimes just grin at the camera, panting, and then sign a bit of silent encouragement before diving back in!
Whoa! In parts of my route I was running through at least 20 centimeters of snow, that drove my heart rate up quite a bit… And yet, I couldn’t help but love the feeling of snow all around me. Right after returning home I got onto my Schwinn and pedaled away for ~30 minutes, finishing up my special triathlon with ten minutes on the rower. A good start into this Tuesday. Have a good one, friends! #applefitnessplus#applewatchultra2#rowing#Running#winter
As promised I followed the advice @WTL gave me to switch the order of my workouts to get rid of the drying break between cycling & running. It worked, and greatly so! The first two kilometers were strange because there was no warm-up whatsoever, but then I settled in and had fun. After the run I ditched the warmer running gear and started my two other workouts. So here I am, sending a big THANK YOU to @WTL
Yep, sure enough. Health shows that my Apple Fitness+ cycling session was captured as a CORE workout and why my recorded active calories were about HALF of what they should have been.
Activity shows its a Cycling workout while the Health app shows its a Core workout. lol
My personal triathlon was quite efficient. But it’s cold outside. Not CANADIAN cold, but 🥶… At -5 degrees Celsius I‘m no longer on Team Shorts. My cycling workouts were fascinating, because I managed to get my heart rate up to 160+ (uncomfortable but effective). More of that!
My plan is working. Tonight I woke up around 2am, looked at my watch – and went back to sleep until 4:25 am. Then I got up, started my Apple Fitness+ trainings and came back feeling well. That‘s a good way to start the day. #Running#applewatchultra2#goals#AppleFitnessPlus