to the May 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!
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.
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Sooo, last month I managed 1710 minutes of exercise, which includes stuff like an afternoon of hiking and a good deal of yard work. Perhaps I should increase my goal for this month? From 1200 to 1400. Fingers crossed!
In addition to my swimming, I'm also going to start a workout dvd (ripped in 30), and keep going to yoga. At minimum, I would like to see 150 minutes a week.
I am shooting for 1000 minutes this month. Today, I did 60 minutes on the treadmill (snow instead of flowers for May 1) and 30 minutes weight training.
Since I work at a fitness studio, I workout every weekday. This month the studio will be close for three days, but I still want to workout on those days. I'm also thinking of adding Kudalini yoga on the weekends. Mondays are so HARD after a weekend of taking it easy, and I'm hoping the yoga will help me with that. I've never done yoga in the strict sense, but I do know that some of the moves are similar to those of Pilates, which I do every day. I'm looking forward to the meditative practice.
So the personal goal for the month is 1620 minutes. That's regular daily workouts plus one yoga workout per weekend and to cover on the days when the studio is closed. Shooting for an hour of exercise, six days a week.
Man. I haven't done my weights in a while, but my evening time is taken up with yard work right now. I am going to try to get a couple of actual workouts in over the weekend. We will see. I will be working on the deck tonight, resealing it.
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