My morning yesterday went from a cardio workout to books at Barnes & Noble. From Jimmy Vaughan’s “Boom Bapa Boom” to Michael Hayden’s Playing the Edge.
Initially I was going to start my day with a run. However, I forgot that my wife wanted to go to Home Goods. So rather than running, I began my morning with a 40-minute plus Cardio exercise routine. The routine’s soundtrack was created on Spotify.
My Morning Cardio Workout Soundtrack
The soundtrack consists of seven main songs and is 35 minutes in length. Typically, I extend the routine to slightly more than 45 minutes by just using the songs that Spotify randomly adds to the playlist.
Heres’s the playlist and the accompanying cardio.
“Boom Bapa Boom” Jimmy Vaughan – 4 sets of jumping jacks 25 each set- 100 total
“Flip Flop and Fly” Ellis Hall – 5 lb weights curls, standing press, lunges, etc
“Feel So Good” – Faces – step ups with step stool and squats with resistance band
”Feelin’ Allright” Traffic – various movements with Kettle Bell
”Bad n’ Ruin” Face – twist and bends with arms at shoulder height.
”Congo Square” – Sonny Landreth – various movements with double resistance band
“Stay with Me” – Faces – four sets of 25 arm twists and snatches. Then movements with light weights.
The soundtrack officially ends at “Stay with Me”. However most times, I keep going with a cool down that typically last another ten minutes.
Here’s the soundtrack……
Yesterday, the workout was 42 minutes in length and I burned 427 calories. My average heart rate was 129 beats per minute.
A Succesful Trip to Barnes and Noble
After I dropped my wife at Home Goods, I headed over to Barnes & Noble. I was armed with a $25.00 gift certificate, which was a birthday gift from one of my sons.
Typically, I never pay full price for a book. My visits to Barnes and Noble usually consist of browsing the new books and writing down the titles of books that interest me. Then when I come home, I check my library’s catalog and possibly check them out.
Most of my purchases at the bookstore are overstock books. The book may be from a new author I want to try or a book I missed, from a favorite author. That way, I get more bang for my buck.
Anyway yesterday, I looked at several non-fiction books before I headed to the overstock books. I checked out the books on Adult ADHD and German language instructional books. Then I took a look at the overstock bargain books.
While several novels seemed interesting, I decided not to go in that direction. I went back to the non-fiction books and decided on two of them. One about ADHD and the other German language instruction. Finally, I went back to the overstock book and found another nonfiction book that was on final clearance for $3. However, my three purchases came to a total of $39 which is obviously more than my $25 gift card!
Anyway here are the three books I bought:
My B&N Birthday Haul
Fast Minds : How to Thrive if You Have ADHD (or Think You Might)
from unpackingadhd.com:
FAST MINDS is an acronym for some common ADHD symptoms: Forgetful. Achieving below potential. Stuck in a rut. Time challenged. Motivationally challenged. Impulsive. Novelty seeking. Distractible. Scattered. The authors do a great job of taking the emphasis off whether or not you “have” ADHD. They ask only that you recognize if you live with some of the traits of ADHD. If you do, exercises in the book will help you on your path to creating personalized strategies. Read More
Hope some of those exercises work!
Easy German -Step by Step
From Barnes and Noble
The best route to learning German starts with a solid grounding in the basics—and that’s exactly what Easy German Step-by-Step provides. You won’t find a lot of pointless discussion; instead, you get a unique step-by-step approach to learning German, with important concepts linked together by clear explanations, appropriate exercises, and helpful answers. More
When I leaned through this book in the store, I immediately liked the way it was structured. When I read the introduction, I liked the structure even more。Now all I need to do is keep studying!
Playing the Edge: American Intelligence in the Age of Terror
From Barnes and Noble:
An unprecedented high-level master narrative of America’s intelligence wars, demonstrating in a time of new threats that espionage and the search for facts are essential to our democracy. More
First hand accounts are always good. And finding out what was really going on during the Bush Administration should be interesting.
So yesterday was a good day. My body got a good morning workout and I got three good books to keep my mind busy!
Now the hard part will be working those books into my current reading. I already have six books checked out of the library! I’ll discuss those books and my reading plan in the next post!
