August Exercise Challenge

[Natasha]

Hottest month of the year, but we're gonna burn it up w/ exercise. Still lots of Summertime temptations out there, so let's kick it into gear and get moving!!! The weather is perfect to get in lots of minutes swimming or some nice, relaxing walks on the beach. Whether your a newbie to exercise or an exercise pro, all levels of fitness are welcome!!!

You will be unable to edit your original post after a certain period of time. You can just add your new minutes in a new post and I will merge the posts. Please do not quote your original post in subsequent posts...it makes for more work.

July officially SUCKED as far as my exercise patterns go, but I'm going to get back on track in August. I hope the rest of you will join me!!! I have GOT to get back on track and bust through this EXTREMELY frustrating plateau!!!

Goal: 2500 minutes
Total: 2415 minutes

1 - 60 minutes on the exercise ball + 5 minutes marching in place + 70 minutes at the gym
2 - 57 minutes DanceFit Class + 63 minutes at the gym
3 - 35 minutes at the gym + 5 minutes marching in place
4 - 5 minutes marching in place
5 - 65 minutes DanceFit Class + 5 minutes marching in place + 70 minutes at the gym
6 - 5 minutes marching in place

7 - 210 minutes walking around Midtown Atlanta
8 - 5 minutes marching in place
9 - 5 minutes marching in place
10 - 5 minutes marching in place
11 - 45 minutes pushing around 100 pounds of groceries + 90 minutes SWAT callout
12 - 5 minutes marching in place
13 - 5 minutes marching in place

14 - 5 minutes marching in place + 60 minutes exercise ball + 70 minutes at the gym
15 - 5 minutes marching in place + 80 minutes at the gym
16 - 5 minutes marching in place + 65 minutes DanceFit Class
17 - 5 minutes marching in place (Nothing else due to a stupid migraine)
18 - 5 minutes marching in place + 60 minutes Exercise ball + 70 minutes at the gym
19 - 5 minutes marching in place + 40 minutes playing Fruit Ninja
20 - 5 minutes marching in place + 120 minutes walking around Athens (hmmmm, can I count the 2 hours standing in line for autographs??? LOL)

21 - 5 minutes marching in place + 45 minutes playing Fruit Ninja
22 - 5 minutes marching in place + 41 minutes walking on the beach + 32 minutes swimming in the ocean + 57 minutes walking around Savannah
23 - 5 minutes marching in place + 70 minutes at the gym
24 - 5 minutes marching in place
25 - 35 minutes at the gym + 5 minutes marching in place
26 - Rest Day.
27 - 55 minutes 5K for education + 5 minutes marching in place + 80 minutes at the gym

28 - 5 minutes marching in place + 60 minutes on the Exercise Ball + 15 minutes cleaning + 70 minutes at the gym
29 - 5 minutes marching in place + 80 minutes at the gym
30 - 55 minutes DanceFit Class + 5 minutes marching in place + 35 minutes playing Fruit Ninja + 80 minutes at the gym
31 - 35 minutes at the gym + 5 minutes marching in place + 35 minutes on the Exercise Ball + 70 minutes at the gym

 

[Defiant Tuesday]

Goal: 2500 minutes :eek


Wait let me do my math... okay lets see.. carry the one ...crap... I hate math

83 minutes a day :eek


Is that all? :ninja

 

[Siphorous]

LOL...please don't feel put on the spot. We would love to have you join us...but if you don't want to, that's okay. I'm a "come as you are" kinda girl...so if you don't want to set a goal, that's cool. If you would like to, you could just make it something like "4 workouts a week" or something to that effect.

You're too kind. 4 workouts a week is a good idea with an additional goal too.

Today I did 10km on the bike in 17m 51seconds in some cardio and then the cooldown exercise. I could set a goal to improve that to say... 17minutes. Don't know if that's too ambitious (I was going for it). I tend to have the bike on alternating wattage and will stick to the same so that I don't bias the time etc.

Other (non cardio) workouts I can put here so I can see if I'm improving too maybe.

 

[Defiant Tuesday]

1 - 64 mins -lifting weights at the gym
2 - nothing
3 - 72 mins - ran/ jogged 3.7 miles
4 - nothing
5 - 68 mins - lifting weights at the gym
6 - Nothing, it's my son's B-day today and we're going to have fun
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You guys are trying to kill me with all this exercise :ninja

 

[purpledove]

Goal: 2000 mins
Total : 1320 mins + 900 mins = 2220 mins

1 - 60 mins zumba
2 - 120 mins stairs
3 - 60 mins zumba
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5 - 30 mins stairs
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8 - 120 mins stairs
9 - 120 mins stairs
10 - 150 mins mountain climbing/trailing
11 - 30 mins stairs + 150 mins (2.5 hours) mountain climbing/trailing
12 - 60 mins stairs
13 - 330 mins ( 5.5 hours) mountain hiking/trailing
14 - Rest
15 - 30 mins mountain trail/hike
16 - 30 mins zumba
17 - 30 mins stairs
18 - Rest
19 - Rest
20 - 60 mins Zumba
21 - 60 mins Zumba
22 - 30 mins stairs
23 - 150 mins mountain trailing
24 - Rest
25 - Rest
26 - 120 mountain trailing
27 - 60 mins stairs
28 - 60 mins stairs
29 - 120 mins Zumba
30 - 120 mins Zumba
31 - 120 mins Zumba

 

[Natasha]

Too much chatter in the thread...I'm gonna go ahead and make an "Exercise Challenge Discussion thread" for that.

 

[anathelia]

I'm working to lose 20 pounds by the end of the year. Time to buckle back down and get into the exercise groove again.


Goal: 2000 minutes
Total: 1023 minutes
Calories: 6795 calories

1 - 30 min bike [309 cal] + 10 min aerobics [124 cal] + 15 min bike [116 cal]
2 - 75 min walking (shopping) [260 cal] + 20 min bike [155 cal]
3 - 10 min treadmill (running/walking incline) [104 cal] + 10 min bike [116 cal]
4 - 45 min walking (grocery store) [156 cal]
5 - 50 min bike [452 cal] + 20 min bike [181 cal]
6 - rest

7 - 90 min swimming [882 cal] + 45 min yoga [166 cal]
8 - 30 min strength training + 10 min bike [112 cal] + 45 min power yoga [227 cal] + 15 min yoga [128 cal]
9 - rest
10 - 30 min strength training + 50 min bike [560 cal] + 11 min cardio video [176 cal] + 32 min relaxing yoga (really working on my balance. )
11 - 30 min walking [136 cal]
12 - 30 min strength training + 45 min bike [504 cal]
13 - rest

14 - 60 min swimming [572 cal]
15 - rest (sick baby )
16 - 20 min bike [223 cal]
17 - 45 min bike [501 cal] + 30 min strength training
18 - rest
19 - 15 min bike [166 cal]
20 - 60 min walk [225 cal]

21 - rest
22 - 30 min strength training [legs] + 10 min walk [41 cal]
23 - 35 min walk [203 cal]
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Perhaps I'll up my goal to 2000 minutes instead...lol

 

[Racks]

I'm gonna get myself involved in these exercise threads soon, I spend around 50% of the day exercising.
I'll join in the September thread.
Good Luck with your challenges.

 

[Panacea]

I eat salad, fruit, fat free cottage and cheese, chicken, tofu, and cheese sticks daily, likely under 1600 calories per day. Eating any less makes me so sick, I try but it doesn't seem healthy. I have been stuck at the same weight for three weeks now, and even went up 0.4lbs this week, which, while not a big deal, is frustrating as hell when you were hoping to go down 1lb.

For some reason, the 30 mosquito bites I have had for two weeks flare up really bad and cripple me when I run, so exercise has been hard to accomplish. I'm going to have to just itch my legs off, because I can't stand not losing weight.

I've lost at least one pound per week for well over a year, and I need to continue for 50 more lbs. GAAAAAH.

Goal: At least 15 minutes every day starting August 6, 2011

6 - 15 pilates/jump rope/weights/situps
7 - 45 same
8 - 30 hopefully running

9 - 30 minutes pilates/weights
10 - 30 minutes walking/pilates/weights
11 - 30 minutes of hopefully something lol, Project Runway is on tonight and I may veg

12 - Nothing. I missed my goal bah
13 - I plan 60 today, and will not fail
14 - Same tomorrow, 60
15 - 45 minutes of running/jogging/walking! Super proud of myself. I got one hell of a side stitch though lol
16 - I plan and will not fail at: 30 minutes walking at lunch, and 15 minutes or more of weights tonight

17 - 30 minutes running/weights/walking
18 - Plan on 30 minutes walking at lunch, and at least 15 minutes of weights tonight

But, in good news, I lost three pounds this week!!! I beat the plateau kinda. I stayed the same weight for three weeks, so this smooths out my expected 1lb per week weight loss. Chugging along, 46 lbs to go and I'll be a skinny bitch

19- 10 minutes walking
20- 10 minutes walking
21- 8 hours heavy cleaning; no lie lol I was exhausted
22- none
23- I plan 30 minutes of something tonight

24- 15 minutes weights/crunches
25- 30 minutes walking at lunch

26- 45 minutes Zumba and jump rope
27- I plan 2 hours at least, two weeks in a row with no weight loss D:

28- >60 minutes pilates/walk/weights
29- 30 minute walk
30- 30 minute walk

31- 30 minute walk

 

[Siphorous]

1 - 10mins stair machine, 10 mins sit down bike with back support
2 - 10km bike (without back support) in 17m 51s. Goal - 17m by the end of the month. 5 mins standing arm bike, 5 mins treadclimber.
3 - 3 mins grappler (1 min level 8[max], 2 mins level 4) as warmup. 20 alternating sit down bicep curls (12.5kg each arm). 12 shoulder press (40kg), 15 chest press (15kg each side). 10 forearm, bicep, tricep machine. 2 sets of standing forearm pull.
4 - 5 minute 3.0mph/7.5mph 30 sec alternating warmup then 5 different leg machines: Standing leg press, rotary calf, lying leg curl, inner and outer thighs.
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7 -8 - 10km bike (without back support) in 16m 56s. 5 mins sit down arm bike. 5 mins cross trainer.
9 - 30 mins various arm/chest machines It was 2 days ago - I forget!
10 - 30 mins various leg machines including lying leg curl, inner / outer thighs.
11 - 5 min stairs warmup (alternating speeds) then bicep curls, chest press, standing leg press, dual link seated lat and another I forget the name of.
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15 - 10km bike (no back support) in 17m 01s. Slightly slower than last time. Perhaps I should revise my goal. 10 mins arm bike.
16 - 30 minutes various arm/upper body equipment.
17 - 30 mins various leg machines including lying leg curl, inner and outer thighs.
18 - 30 mins various arm and leg machines.
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21 -22 - 10 mins treadmill walking at steepest gradient, lowering to a low gradient jog near the end. 15 minutes arm bike alternating periods of easy/harder.

23 - nowt. Was busy at work

24 - 20 mins bike, 5 minutes arm bike
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29 - 6 hours walking in (about 1.5 hours inside) and around Powis Castle.
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31 - 30 minutes various arm machines after a 5 minute warm up.

This could be quite wordy and samey for some of the gymn stuff. 3 sets though, except where stated.

I think I need to change my goal. New goal of 16m 15s by the end of the month.

Bit late but the final one:

 

[Natasha]

I almost made it. I was slack again this month. UGH!!!

 

[Codrus]

I almost made it. I was slack again this month. UGH!!!

but you did get a nice prize

 

[anathelia]

I would've had it, but I have to figure out how to fit it into my schedule now that I'm doing the school thing. I've hardly done anything the last two weeks. I did walk the mall twice this week, which was a decent amount of exercise.