Daily Journal of Life 23.04.2023 Sunday

Habits

Habit	Description	Yes/No	Remarks
Exercise	My Religion	Yes	It was a crazy day. I ran 12 kms. It was a record run for me on a treadmill. My Garmin showed this workout as overreaching. Probably it was confusing for Garmin to the extent I went. I too feel I stretched it a little far. I should have stopped anywhere around mid-way. I continued for the 180 minutes cardio target for the week. Now I feel a little worn out. My back aches, knee is strained and the inside of left food shows inflammation. I hope I have not over done to the extent of injury. I don’t learn from my mistakes. After the run I took Sauna bath. It was soothing to the soul. I felt great afterwards.
Zone 2-3 Training	The range of Heartrate between 110-145 bpm which is good for cardiovascular health. I note it down through my Garmin watch analysis of the workouts. (180 minutes per week target)	62 mins	120 mins+ for the week. 180 min not achieved. I will achieve it in the coming weeks.
Meditate	5 minutes of practice to start with	No
Influence Book	Book by Robert Cialdini. Want to go slow to internalize the concepts	No	Not done again.
Homework for life	A daily practice to capture important events of the day that made an impact on you; that can form a story.	No	I will wait for this
Weight	Daily monitoring to track my eating habits and goals.	No	Not done today
Pushup	Just to have an everyday pump	No	Sorry
Kegel	For a strong pelvic muscle floor.	No	Try again tomorrow.
Calves	To grow these minions	No	No
Write	To take forward a passion not realized	Yes	Blog
Mewing	Just a fad maybe. To breathe better; for a visible jawline	No	As I write this
One Podcast	Podcasts to learn and grow. Utilize Travel time	No	No
Flossing	Remove Plaque, prevent cavities	No	No
Brush at Night	Needs no description	Yes	Thankfully
Skin Care	To look at least my age and age gracefully	Yes	Doing well.
Clean	No Intoxications for a spiritual, healthy, productive, and meaningful life	Yes	101 days

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