Today was supposed to be a Pete Plan scheduled day of rest from rowing. So I rested. But I also logged some rowing meters, so as to make one last day’s contribution to the team’s results for this year’s Fall Team Challenge.
I refrained from rowing by exercising extreme restraint on the C2.
It takes a LOT MORE TIME to row any particular number of meters if a person is resting, than if the person is not resting.
The session was set up as 15K, with a target heart rate just 20 to 30 BPM above resting heart rate. The DF was set as low as it would go, which turned out to be 63. I watched a movie and the rowing meters were accomplished by holding the handle on the C2 while moving back and forth sort of absent-mindedly on the rail.
This did not count as a workout, since my heart would have had a higher rate if I’d been strolling with Diane in the park. It was about the same rate as if I’d been strolling alone in the park. (My heart beats faster if I stroll with Diane, because of the effect she has on me.)
Happy trails to you.