September Exercise Challenge

[Natasha]

Hopefully the weather is about to become a lot more tolerable, making outside treks a lot more enjoyable and frequent. Get off your butt and get some miles on those feet. Whether you're an exercise enthusiast or a beginner just walking 15 minutes a day, join in for some motivation!!!

The way this works is that you set a goal (so many minutes for the month, X amount of workouts for the month, X amount of miles walked, etc) and *gasp* try to meet it. You will lose your ability to edit your posts after a period of time so you'll need to make a new post w/ your new workouts listed. I will merge all your posts into one post by the end of the month. Please do not quote your posts w/ each new workout. It only creates more work. Thanks!!!

My goal for September will be 2500 minutes.

Goal: 2500 minutes
Total so far: 2335 minutes

1 - 5 minutes marching in place
2 - 60 minutes DanceFit Class + 50 minutes walking the trail by my house + 5 minutes marching in place + 35 minutes playing UFC Trainer
3 - 5 minutes marching in place + 35 minutes at the gym

4 - 5 minutes marching in place + 90 minutes at the gym
5 - 5 minutes marching in place + 80 minutes at the gym
6 - 5 minutes marching in place + 80 minutes at the gym
7 - 62 minutes walking the trail by my house + 80 minutes at the gym
8 - 52 minutes walking the trail by my house + 5 minutes marching in place + 50 minutes cleaning
9 - 51 minutes walking the trail by my house + 5 minutes marching in place
10 - 5 minutes marching in place

11 - 5 minutes marching in place + 45 minutes crunches and stretches + 15 minutes cleaning
12 - 70 minutes pushing around 100 plus pounds of groceries + 80 minutes at the gym
13 - 40 minutes at the gym + 5 minutes marching in place + 60 minutes DanceFit Class
14 - 5 minutes marching in place + 80 minutes at the gym
15 - 5 minutes marching in place + 45 minutes packing/loading the car
16 - 100 minutes hiking the mountains at Old Stone Fort
17 - 95 minutes WARRIOR DASH!!!!!!!!!! + 45 minutes walking (to get hosed down/to and from the car/etc)

18 - 45 minutes breaking down camp/packing/loading the car + 150 minutes geocaching
19 - Well deserved Rest Day, LOL
20 - 5 minutes marching in place
21 - 50 minutes walking the trail by my house
22 - 5 minutes marching in place
23 - 5 minutes marching in place + 120 minutes on the exercise ball + 60 minutes at the gym
24 - 5 minutes marching in place

25 - 5 minutes marching in place + 27 minutes walking around the lake + 60 minutes on the exercise ball + 13 minutes cleaning at work
26 - 80 minutes at the gym + 15 minutes packing/cleaning
27 - 55 minutes DanceFit Class + 5 minutes marching in place + 60 minutes cleaning/packing
28 - 5 minutes marching in place + 30 minutes on the exercise ball
29 - 5 minutes marching in place + 60 minutes on the exercise ball
30 - 5 minutes marching in place

 

[freakofnature]

OK, I'm in. Gotta get my lazy ass moving again. I'm going to go for 11 workouts this month, which equals 330 minutes.

 

[Aeval]

I haven't spent much time here, but I have read thru your challenges. I think it's an excellent idea.

I've put so much weight on in the past few months and need motivation. I'm hoping this will help.

I'm hoping for some activity every day, not setting a time goal, yet, just going to see how things pan out.

 

[Panacea]

Due to my busy schedule, tomorrow will be my first weigh-in of the month. I'm incredibly nervous lol.

 

[Panacea]

September goal: Lose 5lbs (finally reach my 100lbs lost!!), work out most days of the month.

1- Running around doing chores and packing most of the night, I will burn some calories!
2- Toronto exercise
3- Toronto
4- Toronto
5- Toronto
6- None
7- None
8- None
9- None
10- 15 minutes weights
11- 20 minutes running, 25 minutes weights
12- None, my schedule is too full today but I'd kill to run. If I'm not dead tired after work I will try to force 10 minutes of sprinting.
13- 25 minutes on my trampoline (LOVE it!)
14- Hoping for at least 10 minutes on the trampoline; tonight I'm at work/school from 7:30am-10:30pm heh

15- 60 minutes tramopline
16- 90 minutes walking/lifting boxes for a lunch and learn/cleaning
17- I plan at least 90 minutes today
18- I plan at least 90 minutes tomorrow

I lost three pounds this week! Back to 96 lbs lost, I can just taste the 100. Grrr. lol

19- 10 minutes trampoline/weights
20- 20 minutes trampoline/weights
21- exhaustion
22- I plan 30 minutes trampoline/weights

I'm sure I will have to do something different soon or I will hit a plateau with the trampoline...sigh

 

[Aeval]

13 - 40 min brisk walk with the pup
14 - 30 min brisk walk with the pup (maybe more later)
15 - 2x30 min walk with Sam (pup)
16 - nada

19-30 min walk with pup
20 - 30 min walk with pup
21-2hr walk with pup

 

[freakofnature]

1 - Rest
2 - 30 minutes
3 - Rest
4 - Rest
5 - closed
6 - Rest
7 - 30 minutes
8 - Rest
9 - Rest (lazy)
10 - Rest
11 - Rest
12 - 30 minutes
13 - rest
14 - rest
15 - 30 minutes
16 - rest
17 - rest
18 - rest

Total so far: 120 minutes

 

[purpledove]

Goal: 2000 minutes
Total to date: 1,140
Minutes to go for: 860


1 - stairs 30 mins
2 - mountain hike- 150 minutes
3 - mountain hike- 150 minutes
4 - Rest
5 - mountain hike- 150 minutes
6 - mountain hike -120 minutes
7 - mountain hike- 60 minutes
8 - rest
9 - mountain hike- 150 minutes
10- 60 minutes trailing
11- rest
12- 30 minutes stairs, walk= 180 hours
13- 30 minutes trail
14- 30 minutes stairs
15- rest ( time to reward myself to eat out. it's pay day )
16 -
17 -
18 -
19 -
20 -
21 -
22 -
23 -
24 -

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

Total to date: 1,500
Minutes to go for: 500


16 - lazy
17 - lazy
18 - 120 minutes walk
19 - 120 minutes walk
20 - lazy
21 - lazy
22 - 120 minutes walk

 

[Panacea]

23- 20 minutes trampoline/weights
24- I ran around the mall and did chores for 6 hours lol, I was exhausted!
25- 40 minutes trampoline/dance/weights
26- Hoping for at least 10 minutes trampoline today

 

[Panacea]

27- 30 minutes trampoline, weights, yoga
28- None
29- 30 minutes trampoline, weights, yoga
30- If I'm lucky, maybe 30 minutes, but I'm so busy

 

[Aeval]

26 - 40 min walk
27 - 40 min walk
28 - 40 min walk
29 - 40 min walk