BlogHide Reblurtsrynow in # actifit • 2 yr. ago • 1 min readMy Actifit Report Card: February 17 2024Today was race day again, and I took part in the Jackal Dash MTB race, over 65km. It was quite a tuff race, with 80% single track and over 800m elevation. It was a hot day with midday temperature reaching 32 degrees. I came 8th in my age category, (grand master), the time was however on the slow side. Here you can see my results according…rynow in # actifit • 2 yr. ago • 1 min readMy Actifit Report Card: January 24 2024When I looked at my step count and it showed 11111, I just had to post, what are the chance that it will ever happen again I did not take any photos of today's activities, but most of the day was spent at work behind my desk. In the afternoon after work my wife and I took the dog for a walk, which we all enjoyed. Currently I am not spending…rynow in # actifit • 2 yr. ago • 1 min readMy Actifit Report Card: January 13 2024My steps for today is an amazing, 47000 steps. This however is not a true reflection, as I took part in a Mountain bike race, and the shaking was counted as steps. According to my watch, my actual steps were 7500. The distance on the MTB, however was 60km. This was the first time I took part in a 60km race. Below you can see my results. As…rynow in # actifit • 3 yr. ago • 1 min readMy Actifit Report Card: January 6 2024I have been very lazy with my posting lately. I have however decided to post a bit more in the new year. As you may remember I took up mountain bike racing, around July last year (2023). I have been competing in 40km races up to the end of the year, but decided to up my game a bit in the new year. I wrote in for a 60km race, that will take…rynow in # actifit • 3 yr. ago • 1 min readMy Actifit Report Card: December 9 2023This morning a friend an I went for an early morning mountain bike ride. We did a total of 60km at an average speed of 22km/h, which is a goid speed for me. I am busy to increase my distance, as I would like to take part in some longer events next year. It was a very enjoyable ride, and I am feeling good about my progress. I am still learning…rynow in # actifit • 3 yr. ago • 1 min readMy Actifit Report Card: November 25 2023You may notice that I am quite lazy with my posting lately. I am however not that lazy, when it comes to being active. My wife and I took part in a Mountain Bike (MTB) race today. She did a 10km, and I did 53km. Some time ago, I mentioned that I did buy a smart watch, with build in GPS. These watches is quite amazing and records some very…rynow in # actifit • 3 yr. ago • 1 min readMy Actifit Report Card: October 26 2023Today after work, I went to the gym, for a spinning class, where we did some HIIT training.I burnt 628 calories and rode an equivilant of 29km on the spinning bike. I bought myself a smart watch that also monitors my heart rate, indicating in what zone I was training. (The training sesion was 45 minutes long, but I forgot to stop the…rynow in # actifit • 3 yr. ago • 1 min readMy Actifit Report Card: October 9 2023Today was spent in the offiice. After work my wife and I went for a spinning class at the gym. It was a 45 min session and in the time I rode 22.9km and burnt 452 calries. This was needed as we went on a small break last week, where we simply ate too much. I have another MTB race coming up this weekend, and I need to put in some cycling to…rynow in # actifit • 3 yr. ago • 1 min readMy Actifit Report Card: September 28 2023Today my wife and I did some cycling in the gym. We did some zone 2 training, as we had some interval training yesterday. I did 24.6 km and burnt 470 calories. I am only planning to do my next race in mid October, thus I have some time to still improve my fitness levels. My wife enjoyed my previous race so much as a spectator, that she now…rynow in # actifit • 3 yr. ago • 1 min readMy Actifit Report Card: September 24 2023Yesterday was race day for the 35km mountain bike race, I have entered and practiced for. This was a very enjoyable race, with 80% of the race on single track. Single track brings its own challenges, as it is not easy to overtake. The track was also quite twisty, thus one have to concentrate a lot while riding. Although I fall in the Grand…rynow in # actifit • 3 yr. ago • 1 min readMy Actifit Report Card: September 19 2023Recently, I am quite lazy with my posting. I am however still hitting the gym on a regular basis. I have entered a mountain bike race again, which will take place on Saturday. Currently, I am just putting in some time on the bike at the gym. Yesterday, I did 29km on the bike and burnt just over 700 calories. I am looking forward to the up…rynow in # actifit • 3 yr. ago • 1 min readMy Actifit Report Card: September 10 2023Yesterday I achieved 32000 steps by doing nothing!! You might wonder how that happened? As you may know from yesterday's post, I was in the bundu's mountain biking. Unfortunately, my car broke down while there. I had it taken home on a flat bed truck, and my wife and I also rode home in the truck. We had to drive on a very badly corrugated…rynow in # actifit • 3 yr. ago • 1 min readMy Actifit Report Card: September 10 2023Yesterday I took part in my 3rd ever mountain bike race. I participated in the 40 km race. The race is called the Bundu Bash, and took place in the middle of nowhere. This was organised by a small primary school, which has only 60 learners, mostly from surounding farms. This was a real enjoyable event. There were not a lot of entries per race…rynow in # actifit • 3 yr. ago • 1 min readMy Actifit Report Card: September 6 2023Today, I went to the gym again. At our gym they have an In Body machine, that measures some critical health indicators. The photos show my progress over time. The one measure, that I like is my body fat %, which came down nicely, with 5% since May month. Altough, I lost some muscle mass in the beginning, my muscle mass also increased since…rynow in # actifit • 3 yr. ago • 1 min readMy Actifit Report Card: August 31 2023Yesterday, I spent most of the day outside. We were looking at some rail infrastructure, that was vandalsed and stolen. The electrical substation was badly vandalised, and all the copper contact wire was stolen. We are looking to reinstate the line, which is currently not in use. Acter work, I did go to the gym, where I burnt some calories, on…rynow in # actifit • 3 yr. ago • 1 min readMy Actifit Report Card: August 28 2023As some of you will know, I recently took up Mountain Biking, and I have a race coming up on 9 September. Currently, I am concentrating on cycling in the gym, to get my fitness levels up. Today was the first time, I joined a spinning class. The photo shows the cycle's screen summary after the class. I took it easy for the first time, and can up…rynow in # actifit • 3 yr. ago • 1 min readMy Actifit Report Card: August 23 2023Yesterday, I decided to work from home, with not much activity during work time. After work, I hit the gym, with a quick circuit session, followed by some abb work, and then some cycling. I cycled for 45 minutes at an average speed of 30km/h, burning 600 Calories. I entered for another Mountain Bike Race, which is planned for 9 September…rynow in # actifit • 3 yr. ago • 1 min readMy Actifit Report Card: August 20 2023This morning 2 of my friends and I went for a quick morning Mountain Bike Ride. As all of us had some family comitments, we started early and kept the ride short. We did 31 km at an average speed of 20 km/h, with a total elevation gain of 356 meter. I loved the quick ride and felt great for the rest of the day. We went for Sunday lunch at…rynow in # actifit • 3 yr. ago • 1 min readMy Actifit Report Card: August 16 2023Yesterday was the same as most days, spent with office work and meetings. After work it was time for gym again, I only did the upright bike, with the setting for hills. This gave me a nice interval training. According to the bike's screen, I burnt 632 Calories over a distance over 23km. Stay active, stay healthy This report was published…rynow in # actifit • 3 yr. ago • 1 min readMy Actifit Report Card: August 15 2023Yesterday, after a quiet day in the office, I went to the gym. I started with some circuit training, followed by some cycling and then finally, steps. I burnt a nice amount of calories, a total of 583, for the cycling and steps combined. I am still working on my general fitness, with the goal to improve my mountain bike riding. Stay…
