October Exercise Challenge

[Natasha]

Last month it was just me and Shey...hopefully this month we'll get a few more people joining in. I figure this is a good way to encourage each other to get our exercise in. So the way this works is that you set a goal for minutes of exercise for the month and then *gasp* you try to meet it.

The way we do it on the weight loss forum is that you just make 1 post and you edit it to update throughout the month. HOWEVER, once so much time has passed on this forum you are not able to edit your post unless you're a moderator. So if you will just make a new post once you're no longer able to edit, I will merge the posts for you to make it one post.

Kick it in gear, folks...time to get exercising!!! With the nice weather coming in, there's just no excuse. You can find 15 - 30 minutes per day to take a walk...all it takes is getting up a few minutes earlier.

My goal for this month is going to be 2000 minutes.

 

[freakofnature]

My routine consists of a 30 minute workout 3 times per week. However, I've been lazy the last little while and it's not very often that I actually do 3 workouts in a week. I'm going to start small and set my goal as 300 minutes for the month of October. I think that allows me to miss 2 workouts this month. This does NOT include my job, which I consider to be a workout in itself.

So there, now it's in writing and you guys can hold me accountable. Feel free to kick me in the ass if I miss a workout. I generally like to go MWF. If I have the weekend off sometimes I'll skip Friday and go Saturday morning instead.

 

[Natasha]

Goal: 2000 minutes
Total: 2180 minutes

:willy_nilly: GOAL MET!!! :willy_nilly:

1 - 30 minutes at the gym (afternoon)
2 - Rest Day.

3 - 30 minutes at the gym (afternoon) + 70 minutes at the gym (morning)
4 - 30 minutes at the gym (afternoon)
5 - 30 minutes at the gym (afternoon) + 80 minutes at the gym (morning)
6 - 30 minutes at the gym (afternoon)
7 - 60 minutes walking on the trail behind my house + 60 minutes at the gym (morning)
8 - 60 minutes at the gym (morning)
9 - 30 minutes at the gym (afternoon) + 10 minute walk to my car at the fair WHILST doing the pee-pee dance + 60 minutes at the gym (morning)

10 - 10 minute walk to the command post + 10 minute walk back to my car
11 - 45 minutes walking on the trail behind my house + 60 minutes at the gym (morning)
12 - 30 minutes at the gym (afternoon) + 65 minutes at the gym (morning)
13 - 150 minutes walking at the fair
14 - 240 minutes walking at the fair
15 - 30 minutes at the gym (afternoon)
16 - Rest Day.

17 - 30 minutes at the gym (afternoon) + 60 minutes at the gym (morning)
18 - 30 minutes at the gym (afternoon) + 60 minutes at the gym (morning)
19 - 30 minutes at the gym (afternoon) + 60 minutes at the gym (morning) + 120 minutes cleaning and rearranging the house while hauling out items for the yard sale
20 - 30 minutes at the gym (afternoon)
21 - Rest Day.
22 - 60 minutes setting up for yardsale (moving tables, etc) + 30 minutes breaking down yardsale + 5 minutes testing out my new bike
23 - 30 minutes setting up for yardsale + 30 minutes breaking down yardsale

24 - Rest Day.
25 - 30 minutes at the gym (afternoon) + 60 minutes at the gym (morning)
26 - 30 minutes at the gym (afternoon) + 20 minutes bike ride
27 - 60 minutes at the gym (morning)
28 - 30 minutes at the gym (afternoon) + 40 minute bike ride/walk (hey, I haven't mastered the big hills yet!!!) GOAL!!! :willy_nilly:
29 - 30 minutes at the gym (afternoon)
30 - 25 minutes bike ride
31 - 30 minutes at the gym (afternoon) + 60 minutes at the gym (morning)

 

[AnitaBeer]

I enjoyed September. It actually made me want to go each day I could because I didn't want to fall too far behind. Well it may not have happened, but I believe I finally have myself in a routine where I feel I must go each day to feel accomplished.

BTW I'm sooo effin sore from having a week off from being sick and then working out every day last week. But, like a friend of mine said, "pain is just weekness leaving the body".

*Cheers* here's to another month of awesome and painful workouts! lol

Goal - 630 minutes

1 -
2 - Rest Day.

3 - Rest Day.
4 -
5 -
6 -
7 -
8 -
9 - Rest Day.

10 - Rest Day.
11 -
12 -
13 -
14 -
15 -
16 - Rest Day.

17 - Rest Day.
18 -
19 -
20 -
21 -
22 -
23 - Rest Day.

24 - Rest Day.
25 -
26 -
27 -
28 -
29 -
30 - Rest Day.

31 - Rest Day.

 

[Natasha]

The month is almost half way over...let's kick it into gear, ladies!!!

 

[dkwrtw]

this reminds me that I need to get off my fat ass and get some exorcise.

 

[KimmyCharmeleon]

I already have good exercising habits, just need to increase the length of the sessions =/

 

[AUFred]

I had not opened this thread until today. I took out my bicycle yesterday and pumped up the tires. I rode for about 30 minutes total. Legs were hurting afterward. Took a few stops in about a 45 minute period.

 

[Maulds]

Since we got a little un-expected money tonight we are gonna go ahead and join the YMCA. I will start chiming in after we join and I start working out.

 

[freakofnature]

I missed yesterday because I figured I'd go today. Well, we had a freaking SNOWstorm here today. By the time I got home from work I was cold, my feet were wet and I refused to remove myself from my apartment again. I will simply write this one off as a loss and go tomorrow.

 

[KimmyCharmeleon]

I'm still exercising even though my body is aching from the flu. Surprisingly it makes me feel better lol!

 

[Natasha]

I'm 5 minutes away from goal!!!

 

[Natasha]

Congratulations on meeting your goal, Zirc!!!

 

[Tuffdisc]

This is my exercise for October.

Carry a tonne of camera equipment. Take poor photos.

Day 7: Carry two tonnes of photo equipment. Sweat profusely in the hope that it comes out ok
:24:

 

[freakofnature]

Goal: 300 minutes

1 - Rest
2 - 30 minutes

3 - Rest
4 - 30 minutes
5 - Rest
6 - 30 minutes
7 - Rest
8 - Skipped due to technical difficulties. :ninja
9 - Rest

10 - Rest
11 - didn't work out because it was closed for Thanksgiving. I'll go tomorrow instead.
12 - 30 minutes
13 - Rest
14 - 30 minutes
15 - Rest
16 - 30 minutes

17 - Rest
18 - 30 minutes
19 - Rest
20 - 30 minutes
21 - Rest
22 - 30 minutes
23 - Rest

24 - Rest
25 - Rest
26 - Snowstorm
27 - 30 minutes
28 - Rest
29 - 30 minutes
30 - Rest

31 - Rest

Total for the month: 330 minutes Goal met and exceeded. :cool

 

[Tuffdisc]

My end of October exercise to coincide with Halloween, is to carry 10 tonnes of camera equipment for 10 hours or more for 3 days, beat that everyone

 

[KimmyCharmeleon]

1215 minutes.

1. 30 minutes
2. 30 minutes
3. 30 minutes
4. 30 minutes
5. 30 minutes
6. 30 minutes
7. 30 minutes
8. 30 minutes
9. 30 minutes
10. 30 minutes
11. 30 minutes
12. 30 minutes
13. 45 minutes
14. 45 minutes
15. 30 minutes
16. 30 minutes
17. 50 minutes
18. 50 minutes
19. 50 minutes
20. 50 minutes
21. 50 minutes
22. 50 minutes
23. 45 minutes
24. 45 minutes
25. 50 minutes
26. 49 minutes
27. 45 minutes
28. 45 minutes
29. 54 minutes
30. 45 minutes
31. 45 minutes

1233 minutes

 

[Natasha]

Congratulations, Kimmy on meeting your goal!!!

 

[KimmyCharmeleon]

Thanks! And congratulations to everyone else who reached/exceeded theirs :cool