April by the Numbers

Each month I look back and check in on some of the data that I passively collect, like steps and sleep, and then I take a look at my training log and count how many workouts I did. It’s a nice check in, and I’m usually on top of it, but here we are two weeks into May looking back at April.

Steps: 249,828 total for a daily average of 8,327.

Over 1000 more than last month, showing that my shift into running definitely has me moving more. With warmer weather here, and more playing in the yard and yard work to do, I expect this number to keep climbing.

Sleep: 7 hour 12 minutes average.

After staying the same for a few months, 7 hours 20 minutes, this is trending downward, and Clementine is to blame. She’s been waking me up early to go outside and once I’m up, I’m up. Getting into bed and reading however, still going strong to get me into bed sooner. I got 8+ hours 5 times, the same as March. Also this one night when I was sick must have skewed my average!

Workouts: 20.

I shifted to running the day after the weightlifting meet. I like training a lot, doing a little bit everyday or even a little in the morning and the afternoon. Training for weightlifting didn’t allow me to do that as much, since it was hard to warm up for and build up in weights. Going forward I’ll be increasing my frequency.

I hope this inspires you to look back and check in on any health/fitness/lifestyle data that you may be collecting. Notice any trends and come up with some ideas on how to adjust moving forward.

Justin Miner

@justinminergain