Comments on: You get what you measure. What my treadmill taught me about metrics.

By: stormy

stormy — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 06:54:51 +0000

… and then I end up walking – but maybe not on the treadmill.

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:59:40 +0000

I think it’s ok to do a few miles every day, your body should be able to handle it if you have no previous problems. (It’s always advisable to consult a physician when starting to exercise from “level 0″.)
Make sure to revise your goals every few weeks, when the exercise shows effects.
If you were practicing for some competition, like athletes do, same-every-day would not be the way to go.

By: Rob

Rob — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:39:46 +0000

idea: try running or otherwise exercising for a range of time instead of a distance

By: stormy

stormy — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:05:25 +0000

I was going to talk about that in another post. I’ve decided I don’t believe in the work out every other day method anymore.
Exercise should be a part of your daily routine – our bodies are made to do stuff everyday. And running/walking is a pretty natural activity, so I think it’s ok to do everyday. (I may regret my decision later but so far so good.)

By: pel

pel — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:01:41 +0000

Interesting.
I had sort of a similar experience with applying SMART at work.
It got nowhere talking about doing it, so I decided to jump the gun and start with the M and published results. Slowly new metrics were added and the other letters started to be used
Measuring and thinking of why you measure it is sometimes more useful than the actual metrics

By: Forbes

Forbes — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:57:30 +0000

Please don’t run every single day. Your joints will suffer, especially if your not a seasoned runner (even on a treadmill). Try to mix something else in with it. And take at least 1 day off a week. Just some friendly advice.