Do you keep an exercise log? Should I keep doing mine?

[Erica H.]

I never have and don't intend to, but it would be helpful to know what weights I've used in the past for different workouts and also to remember likes/dislikes, etc.

Erica

[Izzy]

I don't and I never have. I participate in check in at Total Fitness and that is my accountability for the most part. I log my workout and then I pretty much forget about it. I rarely ever go back and check. I just don't think it matters to me. I remember basically my distance, time, weights etc. For me, exercise is for my mind and body. It's a habit for me and I do it almost daily. I guess I don't need to reference anything that I did it.

I am not suggesting it's a bad idea or a good idea. For some people they need it to stay motivated or organized. I just never felt the need to write it all down.

[Erica H.]

Originally Posted by Izzy

I am not suggesting it's a bad idea or a good idea. For some people they need it to stay motivated or organized. I just never felt the need to write it all down.

I should have put that in my post, too! I don't do it, but I know that many (most?) people like having a log!

Erica

[BunnyHop]

The only logs I've successfully kept of my exercise habits were the notes I took of the Classical Stretch workouts I did for a long time. I'd review the episode before doing it, and make notes. Somehow, knowing what was to come made things easier.

[seagreen01]

I write down my workouts, walks and dog walks into a book each day. I note time spent on each activity. I can quickly scan back if I need to know what workouts I have been doing.
At the back of the book I keep a record for which workouts I have used for working out around an injury or illness such as seated upper only to help stay off an ankle, things like that. I need to find them quickly or I might not work out.
Any information about the workout such as weights, equipment used, time or fave premixes etc is on a post it note inside the case.
Yes I am a fan of exercise logs.

[Vantreesta]

Originally Posted by seagreen01

I write down my workouts, walks and dog walks into a book each day. I note time spent on each activity. I can quickly scan back if I need to know what workouts I have been doing.
At the back of the book I keep a record for which workouts I have used for working out around an injury or illness such as seated upper only to help stay off an ankle, things like that. I need to find them quickly or I might not work out.
Any information about the workout such as weights, equipment used, time or fave premixes etc is on a post it note inside the case.
Yes I am a fan of exercise logs.

Oh, I'm glad I'm not the only one who logs my dog walks! I actually have a separate calendar for it bc we walk 2-3 times a day and I track steps, miles, activity minutes (all from my pedometer) and start/stop times as well as the weather for each walk. Hubby rolls his eyes at me.

[prettyinpink]

I do. I like writing it down, but don’t do much looking back other than to see how often I missed days. I do usually keep track of cardio minutes, or minutes that would count as cardio, to make sure I get enough.

I don’t write down steps or stretching or short walks.

For about a year I have kept a separate small notebook for my strength workouts, with each exercise and weights/sets/reps. For that one, it is fun to see progress and that is the only way I can remember weights for certain exercises so that I can make progress.

[wendug]

Originally Posted by Vantreesta

Oh, I'm glad I'm not the only one who logs my dog walks! I actually have a separate calendar for it bc we walk 2-3 times a day and I track steps, miles, activity minutes (all from my pedometer) and start/stop times as well as the weather for each walk. Hubby rolls his eyes at me.

I only log dog walks if I go beyond my usual one dog walk a day or if I'm dog-sitting and walk other dogs.

I started my new exercise log and I am not happy with it! The squares are too small to write in my workouts and especially too small if I do multiple workouts in a day. Looks like I'll be looking for a new one.

[DCW]

My exercise instructor in December 2019 gave us calendars to log our exercise during non-class days and breaks. Well December 2020 has ended and it's bittersweet. We haven't had classes since the first week of March 2020. So my calendar is pretty full of the days i exercised solo without my exercise buddies of 20+ years.

I have started 2021 calendar and counting the days when the rec center opens back up.

[Diana3271]

I have kept a workout log since I started working out. In May of last year (2020) DH and I retired and I stopped logging. I have been struggling to get in a regular routine, although I have continued to workout. I have decided to get back to logging my workouts. I have always used a full sized monthly planner that I get for $1 at the dollar store.