Low Tech Way to Record and Adjust Workout Schedule

I keep track of many things, but I don’t see the need to unnecessarily try to rely on memory.  This goes for my workout schedule.  While I may have an overall idea of what I am planning, when it comes to the day by day details, it is useful to have any easy, adjustable reference.

So, when I was deciding how to follow through with my workout comeback, I was considering what was the best way to both post my plan and track my progress.  Having a weekly list of the purposed exercise schedule was not specific enough.  Using my favorite running gizmos was not inclusive enough.  Then, there was the matter of where I would be most likely to look at my organizational references.

Paper and Scotch tape came to my rescue!  (I may have to use those as pet names in the future)  I did use technology, in that I used a machine to print out the weekly workout schedule, instead of copying it by hand.  Lazy of me, I know.  I also used the calendar templates at timeanddate.com.  I was able to make one page calendars for just the three months of the current workout plan.

With pencil, I wrote in the basic plan for the first three weeks.  I figure that I don’t really know what I will be ready for in three weeks, so it is practical to wait to fill in future weeks as I get closer to the time.  Having it in pencil means I can neatly change the projected goal to the actual achievement.

I have already had to make changes, since I am not as well as I had hoped to be for the first week of the program.  It is helpful to be able to see at a glance how I have done recently, and be able to decide how I may proceed.  Paper and pencil is so wonderfully simple!  No batteries to replace.  No internet needed.

And MUCH easier to tape to my closet door!  😀  That is where I decided I was most likely to want to see the information.  When I first get up in the morning, and am deciding how to dress, I will see it.  When I am changing into exercise attire, I can reference the details.  When I lay in bed and find I have to get up and makes notes on my daily schedule and lists, it is right there to look at.

The overall plan is on one side, for when I need to fill in other spaces.  The stack of three monthly calendars are not so big.  They fit nicely at a height that allows me to be able to write on any of them.  The plan AND the recording system are uncomplicated and functional.  Now, my brain is free to relax between workouts, or be applied to other challenges and fun.