The Oracle of Apollo Snippets from the life of Apollo Lee

Stomping Sunday

Today, I wanted to kick myself in the ass and use my momentum to burn some calories. Also, since it’s been three weeks since I got serious about getting in shape, I decided to administer myself a physical fitness test and see where I stack up on the APFT. First, the slow burn.

I had a few errands to run in downtown Sunnyvale, so I decided to do so on foot. Talking to relatives on the phone and shooting the breeze with friends makes the miles go by much faster. I tried to keep my heart rate in the light zone.

Hiking around Sunnyvale allowed me to step for 1:07:39, staying in the easy zone for 59:40. My heart rate averaged 121 (66%) and maxed at 139 (76%), which allowed me to burn 614 cal (55% fat) => 338 cal fat.

After that I administered myself a PT test, which I’ll save for another post. After the pushups, situps, two mile run, moderate zone walks to and from the track for my run, I burned a grand measured total of 1398 calories (573 of fat).

1. Hike: 3.4361 mi in 1:07:59 (19:47 / mi, 3.03 mph avg); HR 121 (66%) avg, 136 (74%) max; 614 cal (55% fat); 338 fat cal
2. Warm up for run: 1.72 mi in 33:25 (19:26 / mi, 3.07 mph avg); HR 140 (76%) avg, 158 (86%) max; 390 cal (45% fat); 176 fat cal
3. Test Run India: 2.00 mi in 21:59 (11:00 / mi, 5.46 mph avg); HR 177 (96%) avg, 189 (103%) max; 394 cal (15% fat); 59 fat cal
4. Total: 2:03:23 (1:31:26 in target zones); HR 136 (74%) avg, 189 (103%) max; 1398 cal (41% fat) => 573 fat cal

Whew, I’m exhausted. Onward!

Apollo’s Statistics

Height: 70 inches (1.778 m)

Weight: 189 pounds (85.73 kg)

BMI: 27.12 (-1.00) [Overweight]

Goal Weight: 165 lb (74.84 kg) [23.67 BMI]