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03-31-2009, 08:06 AM
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300+ "Always Movin' Never Foolin'" April Exercise Thread
to the April exercise thread! We're making exercise a habit, giving ourselves some accountability, and getting healthier in the process!
In this thread, we track the number of MINUTES we exercise for the month -- whether it's walking or swimming or sweaty housework! Most of us set goals for ourselves (I personally will not exercise much without a goal). If you are a goal-setter, early in the month set your own goal! If you're just getting started, feel free to start with a smaller number of minutes (I did!), maybe just a few hundred. It seems easier for many of us to build on the habit rather than meet a very high goal right away. However, you can also just jump right in without a goal, and you can join us anytime in the month!
In 2007 the 300+ club exercised 205,352 minutes. Let’s break that record!
To keep track, just add your minutes to the existing group’s minutes. If you’re new, look at what other people are doing – it’s pretty easy to figure out! To help everyone keep things straight, please note the OLD minutes and the number of NEW minutes you are adding, such as
Group total ~ 500 + 50 = 550 minutes
We've made a great start and I'd love to see us hit 20K minutes for April!!! What do you say chicks and roosters??
Minutes so far:
19,474 January
12,537 February
16,953 March
48,964 min thru March
Last edited by Heather; 04-03-2009 at 06:32 PM.
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03-31-2009, 10:35 AM
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Well this is my first time, so I think I'm gonna set my goal around 360 minutes. That's an hour and a half a week, which is way less than I've been doing, but I don't want to set my first goal too high just in case.
I'll probably end up doing much more than that anyway.
Gotta wait until tomorrow though, too bad I can't count what I'm doing today. :P
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03-31-2009, 02:07 PM
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Gotta wait until tomorrow though, too bad I can't count what I'm doing today. :P
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Yes, you can! Go count it in the March thread!!!! You don't HAVE to set a goal to count it! We need all your minutes!!!
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03-31-2009, 08:33 PM
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I'm going to set a goal of 900 min for April. I won't have the same time I did in March.
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03-31-2009, 09:25 PM
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Well I was able to do 696 minutes for March so for April I'm going to set a goal of 800 minutes. That will be an average of 36 minutes and 36 seconds 5 days a week. I'm pretty sure I can do that.
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03-31-2009, 09:53 PM
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2000 minutes will be my goal, I know if I keep going one month this year I'll make it ha, ha
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04-01-2009, 11:06 AM
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I'm trying for 900 again this month.
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04-01-2009, 05:57 PM
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What, am I the first to post in April??
10 min elliptical and 60 min with my trainer
GROUP TOTAL 70 min
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04-01-2009, 06:24 PM
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30 minute walk - half a mile.
Group total ~ 70+ 30 =100 MIN
Last edited by Heather; 04-01-2009 at 07:24 PM.
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04-01-2009, 06:51 PM
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60 min bike ride 17.5 miles
100+60
Group total 160 min
Last edited by fattopia; 04-01-2009 at 08:08 PM.
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04-01-2009, 08:37 PM
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Vortex
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39 minutes walking... yay me.
personal: 39/900
group: 160 + 39 = 199
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04-01-2009, 09:09 PM
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Last month was my FIRST MONTH EVER exercising on a consistent basis. EVER!! I exercised very inconsistently in high school and college then really nothing after, except for a brief gym membership in late 2004. Well, partways into March I set a goal of 1,000 minutes and I BLEW PAST IT at 1,395!!!! And I am the laziest person I know!!! I upped my goal to 1,100 this month and I'm hoping to blow past it again! Wish me luck!
Today, 10 minutes elliptical, 10 minutes treadmill, 10 minutes elliptical = 30
199 + 30 = 229
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04-01-2009, 09:33 PM
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More Tortoise than Hare
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I'm going to challenge myself to a low 400 minutes since this is my first month with an exercise focus. (20 minutes x 5 days per week x 4 weeks = 400, yes?)
Why does even this amount intimidate me?
We're talking cardio minutes, yes? Not strolling minutes?
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04-01-2009, 10:47 PM
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40 minutes elliptical
Group total ~ 229 + 40 = 269!
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04-01-2009, 11:06 PM
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I managed 1280 minutes last month, so I'm going to challenge myself to get to 2000 minutes for April.
For today, 25 minutes weight training + 65 minutes cardio + 269 = 359
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