December Exercise Challenge

[Natasha]

Sorry it's a few days late, guys. Hopefully you'll all continue to join me in our monthly exercise challenge. December holds lots of temptations w/ all the Christmas goodies. This is the perfect time to make yourself accountable by joining the exercise challenge. So come on and join us...whether you are a new exerciser just getting started, a regular looking for a little extra accountability this season or an experienced workout fiend you are ALL welcome here.

You will not have access to edit your posts after a certain period of time. Please just continue to add your NEW workouts in your subsequent posts and I will merge them together. Please do not quote your original post as this just creates extra work. Thanks!!!

Goal: 2000 minutes
Total so far: 1825 minutes

1 - 5 minutes marching in place
2 - 5 minutes marching in place + 70 minutes at the gym
3 - 5 minutes marching in place

4 - 5 minutes marching in place + 60 minutes exercise ball + 70 minutes at the gym
5 - 5 minutes marching in place + 70 minutes at the gym
6 - 5 minutes marching in place + 55 minutes DanceFit Class
7 - 5 minutes marching in place + 80 minutes at the gym
8 - 5 minutes marching in place
9 - 5 minutes marching in place + 60 minutes walking around Covington
10 - 5 minutes marching in place

11 - 5 minutes marching in place + 70 minutes at the gym
12 - 5 minutes marching in place + 70 minutes at the gym
13 - 5 minutes marching in place + 70 minutes at the gym
14 - 5 minute marching in place + 70 minutes pushing around 100+ pounds worth of groceries
15 - 5 minutes marching in place + 80 minutes at the gym
16 - 5 minutes marching in place
17 - 51 minutes Jingle Bell Jog 5K + 5 minutes marching in place + 25 minutes crunches + 69 minutes at the gym (yes, I have to make my time EVEN, LOL)

18 - 5 minutes marching in place + 35 minutes exercise ball + 70 minutes at the gym
19 - 5 minutes marching in place
20 - 5 minutes marching in place + 55 minutes DanceFit Class + 70 minutes at the gym
21 - 5 minutes marching in place + 70 minutes at the gym
22 - 5 minutes marching in place + 60 minutes crunches/stretches using the exercise ball
23 - 5 minutes marching in place
24 - 5 minutes marching in place + 70 minutes at the gym

25 - 5 minutes marching in place
26 - 5 minutes marching in place + 90 minutes at the gym
27 - 5 minutes marching in place
28 - 5 minutes marching in place + 100 minutes at the gym
29 - 5 minutes marching in place + 20 minutes running around at work + 70 minutes at the gym
30 -
31 -

 

[freakofnature]

I'm out this month. Between being injured and Christmas, my goal would probably have to be 60 minutes in order for me to meet it. Bleh.

 

[anathelia]

Goal: 1000 minutes
Total so far: ​980 minutes

1 - 30 minutes stationary bike
2 - 30 minutes walking neighborhood with Abbey/Troy
3 - none

4 - none
5 - none
6 - 30 min bike
7 - 45 minute strength workout
8 - 60 minutes walking
9 - 60 minutes walking
10 - 255 minutes walking (a baseball field in heels, I might add. )

11 - 30 minutes interval training on treadmill + 30 minute strength workout
12 - ​30 minutes strength training
13 - 30 minutes interval training on treadmill + 30 minutes strength training
14 - 45 minute zumba toning/sculpting workout + 30 minute strength training
15 - 5 minute warm up (treadmill) + 25 minutes on elliptical + 30 minutes bodyrock strength training (augh!)
16 - 60 minutes walking
17 - 45 minutes walking + 15 minutes strength training hell.

18 - none (sick)
19 - none (sick)
20 - 15 minutes walking + 20 minutes strength training
21 - 30 minutes walking + 30 minutes strength training
22 -
23 -
24 -

25 -
26 -
27 -
28 -
29 -
30 -
31 -

 

[anathelia]

Goal: 1000 minutes
Total so far: ​1070 minutes (whoo! :woohoo

1 - 30 minutes stationary bike
2 - 30 minutes walking neighborhood with Abbey/Troy
3 - none

4 - none
5 - none
6 - 30 min bike
7 - 45 minute strength workout
8 - 60 minutes walking
9 - 60 minutes walking
10 - 255 minutes walking (a baseball field in heels, I might add. )

11 - 30 minutes interval training on treadmill + 30 minute strength workout
12 - ​30 minutes strength training
13 - 30 minutes interval training on treadmill + 30 minutes strength training
14 - 45 minute zumba toning/sculpting workout + 30 minute strength training
15 - 5 minute warm up (treadmill) + 25 minutes on elliptical + 30 minutes bodyrock strength training (augh!)
16 - 60 minutes walking
17 - 45 minutes walking + 15 minutes strength training hell.

18 - none (sick)
19 - none (sick)
20 - 15 minutes walking + 20 minutes strength training
21 - 30 minutes walking + 30 minutes strength training
22 - 30 minutes walking
23 - 60 minutes walking
24 -

25 -
26 -
27 -
28 -
29 -
30 -
31 -

 

[anathelia]

Goal: 1000 minutes
Total so far: ​1140 minutes (whoo! :woohoo

1 - 30 minutes stationary bike
2 - 30 minutes walking neighborhood with Abbey/Troy
3 - none

4 - none
5 - none
6 - 30 min bike
7 - 45 minute strength workout
8 - 60 minutes walking
9 - 60 minutes walking
10 - 255 minutes walking (a baseball field in heels, I might add. )

11 - 30 minutes interval training on treadmill + 30 minute strength workout
12 - ​30 minutes strength training
13 - 30 minutes interval training on treadmill + 30 minutes strength training
14 - 45 minute zumba toning/sculpting workout + 30 minute strength training
15 - 5 minute warm up (treadmill) + 25 minutes on elliptical + 30 minutes bodyrock strength training (augh!)
16 - 60 minutes walking
17 - 45 minutes walking + 15 minutes strength training hell.

18 - none (sick)
19 - none (sick)
20 - 15 minutes walking + 20 minutes strength training
21 - 30 minutes walking + 30 minutes strength training
22 - 30 minutes walking
23 - 60 minutes walking
24 - 20 minutes strength training

25 - none
26 - none
27 - 20 minutes walking + 30 minutes strength training
28 -
29 -
30 -
31 -

 

[Panacea]

I don't have a minute goal, but I'm out of school and just working full time so I expect a lot from myself until January.

1- None
2- None
3- None
4- None
5- 30 minutes of something is planned after my final
6- 60 straight minutes of yoga and intense kickboxing (omg I'm a red faced sweaty ham-sandwich) :24:s
7- 20 minutes
8- 20 minutes
9- 20 minutes
10- 40 minutes
11- 75 minutes
12- I ended up with about 60 minutes of various free workout videos lol.
13- I plan for one or two 20 minute videos tonight, I need to cut myself some slack
14- 20 minutes running, 15 minutes pilates
15- 7 minutes running, 20 minutes workout hell (jacks, burpees, kick lunges, crunches, ooomg.)
16- None
17- 60 minutes walking, 30 minutes weights and situps
18- 45 minutes
19- 85 minutes circuit training
20- 15 minutes upper body, I hurt my knee
21- Rest
22- Rest
23- 60 minutes
24- 45 minutes (a good one!)
25- 20 minutes
26- 15 minutes
27- 120 minutes
28- I plan for 15-20 minutes

 

[anathelia]

Goal: 1000 minutes
Total so far: ​1215 minutes (whoo! :woohoo

1 - 30 minutes stationary bike
2 - 30 minutes walking neighborhood with Abbey/Troy
3 - none

4 - none
5 - none
6 - 30 min bike
7 - 45 minute strength workout
8 - 60 minutes walking
9 - 60 minutes walking
10 - 255 minutes walking (a baseball field in heels, I might add. )

11 - 30 minutes interval training on treadmill + 30 minute strength workout
12 - ​30 minutes strength training
13 - 30 minutes interval training on treadmill + 30 minutes strength training
14 - 45 minute zumba toning/sculpting workout + 30 minute strength training
15 - 5 minute warm up (treadmill) + 25 minutes on elliptical + 30 minutes bodyrock strength training (augh!)
16 - 60 minutes walking
17 - 45 minutes walking + 15 minutes strength training hell.

18 - none (sick)
19 - none (sick)
20 - 15 minutes walking + 20 minutes strength training
21 - 30 minutes walking + 30 minutes strength training
22 - 30 minutes walking
23 - 60 minutes walking
24 - 20 minutes strength training

25 - none
26 - none
27 - 20 minutes walking + 30 minutes strength training
28 - 45 minutes zumba + 30 minutes strength training
29 -
30 -
31 -

 

[Panacea]

29- none
30- none
31- 25 minutes

 

[anathelia]

Goal: 1000 minutes
Total so far: ​1310 minutes (whoo! :woohoo

1 - 30 minutes stationary bike
2 - 30 minutes walking neighborhood with Abbey/Troy
3 - none

4 - none
5 - none
6 - 30 min bike
7 - 45 minute strength workout
8 - 60 minutes walking
9 - 60 minutes walking
10 - 255 minutes walking (a baseball field in heels, I might add. )

11 - 30 minutes interval training on treadmill + 30 minute strength workout
12 - ​30 minutes strength training
13 - 30 minutes interval training on treadmill + 30 minutes strength training
14 - 45 minute zumba toning/sculpting workout + 30 minute strength training
15 - 5 minute warm up (treadmill) + 25 minutes on elliptical + 30 minutes bodyrock strength training (augh!)
16 - 60 minutes walking
17 - 45 minutes walking + 15 minutes strength training hell.

18 - none (sick)
19 - none (sick)
20 - 15 minutes walking + 20 minutes strength training
21 - 30 minutes walking + 30 minutes strength training
22 - 30 minutes walking
23 - 60 minutes walking
24 - 20 minutes strength training

25 - none
26 - none
27 - 20 minutes walking + 30 minutes strength training
28 - 45 minutes zumba + 30 minutes strength training
29 - 75 minutes walking
30 - 20 minutes strength training
31 - none


so I managed to beat my goal. I think I'm going to take January as an opportunity to learn how to life weights. I only lost 10 pounds between Thanksgiving and the New Year, and I was definitely hoping for 15+. Hopefully strength training and tweaking my diet slightly will help with those goals.

These challenges are fun, Tash. They definitely help me get motivated to go out and work out even when I don't want to. Thanks for doing these.