Exercise! - Exercise Accountability -- June 2007

It's a new month!

Get to exercising, everyone. :carrot:

A new month...Hmmm. I'm less excited about this one.

32 mins treadmill (300 cal)
Upper body training.

52 minutes - The Firm: Bootcamp

Good workout today and a great start to the month!

Baffled - get that energy up! Its a WHOLE NEW MONTH! WOOOOO!

OK, yeah, not really feeling it either. Ah well.

50 min elliptical.

I feel it on Monday. I have a bad case of wanting to do nothing but sit on my butt syndrome. sigh....

my new plan - swim or bike 3 days week (30mins cardio, walk to pool to warm up, few mins cooldown/stretches)
brisk walk on other 3 days, with warm up and cool-down
flexibility stretches - 10mins a day (must stick to this! I am not going to develop the spine and muscle probs my family have!)
i' devised this using the article 'fitness fundamentals', which is a sticky on this forum. it's very good. it taught me that i wasn't warming up and cooling down properly, making my body enter into cardio unprepared. i've been on plan for a week now. exams are over so it's all go! walking will easier when i'm home cos we keep corgis and they (well one of them) is a great walker x

17 mins treadmill, 17 mins elliptical; 300 cals
lower body strength training (my poor quads!)

We're going away for the weekend to visit my MIL. She has a treadmill and I think I'll bring my sneaks so that I can squeeze in a run or two. The up-side of visiting MIL is that she lives in a real city with real shops! I'm a woman in desperate need of new clothes for the gym and I might just be able to buy some. Hooray!

Go baffled! Gym clothes are a good motivator. I hereby confess to once wearing pyjama shorts in the gym. Don't *think* anybody noticed....

40 minutes - Pilates

55 min on the rebounder, bouncing away. It was a compromise between "I don't want to exercise" and "I really need to move my butt"

3 mile run in the rain!

Friday I did 100 crunches (60 bicycle & 40 basic) and did 200 steps on my LTT. Y-day & today, nothing.

I've done about an hour on DDR yesterday and today. For me that's pretty darn good. Since usually I go five minutes and quit. :p I'd do more but my feet hurt. :)

45 minute fast walk at the mall - new weekend exercise is to walk and walk circles while my little boy plays in the kid area. Plus 30 minutes on my mini stair step tonight and 20 minutes weights Total 95 minutes of exercise. I'm getting started again after letting myself get out of shape, aiming for 30-45 min per day cardio, 20 min 3x week weights and abs 3-4x per week.

Today's Activities will be:

Bicycling 40 minutes = 408 calories burned.
Calisthenics ( sit-ups & Stretching)40 min's = 278 calories burned.
Total Calories Burned 685 according to Fitday.

Thanks for starting the June thread Canary :wave:

Sunday -- 30k bike ride...
Monday -- Gym -- Legs :strong:

Did 2 15 minute segments (1 mile each) on my walking DVD. Then did the 10 min stretching segment as well. 300 calories burned. Woo Hoo!!!!

30 minutes - Yourself! Fitness Cardio Workout
46 minutes - Burn & Firm Pilates

3.8 mile treadmill run/walk (3.36 run; the rest walk) -- 45 minutes

I really don't feel well today. Tried to work through it, did 50 min on the elliptical..but it didn't really work. Ugh...nauseous.

Walked, jumping jacks, walking lunges, sprints- 60 min
Plus yoga for families with my boy - dvd - 40 min
Does shopping count? 25 min with grocery cart walking around procrastinating.

Mon.- 200 stepss LTT
Walked 25 minutes

Today I will do 20 crunches, 30 bicycle crunches, 1 rep pushups, 30 sec plank hold, 200 steps on the LTT and walk again.

6.28k

Hi! I'm new and SO excited that I found you! I haven't had a chance to fill in my profile, yet--hopefully by tomorrow I can do that. I have such a hard time staying motivated to exercise...I always have a great plan in the morning and by late afternoon, I can feel it starting to fall apart! Yesterday was the last day for that! I know what I need to do, now I need to do it--consistantly! Tonight my plan is 30 mins of cardio and upper body weights.

:welcome: mj5 :wave:

Welcome mj5

I'm back from my sinful weekend away and back in the gym! Phew!

11 mins elliptical (100); 21 mins treadmill (200)
Upper body strength training (approx 100)

I got some really cute new workout gear in Distant Big City. Hooray!

does anyone have experince with curves or ladies workout express? I just joined and it seems so easy, I just hope this works for me.:)

Hi mj5 - welcome!

60 min of mixed strength training. I don't understand why i'm still sort of nauseous...its bizarre and I'm not pleased about it. But at least today I seem better able to work through it.

Thanks for the welcome! Well, I did it! Ok, almost all of it...I only did 20mins of cardio (had planned on 30) because my knee was killing me after 10--I pushed it to 20, but didn't think I should go any longer. I also did my upper body (weights). I wish I could bottle the 'after workout energized feeling' that I have and save it for those afternoons when I feel like I am fighting w/ myself to get to the gym.

Have a great night!

3.8 mile run

52 minutes - The Firm: Bootcamp

60 minutes fast on exercise bike, 20 min weight training, trying to LOSE

55 min mixed cardio

does anyone have experince with curves or ladies workout express? I just joined and it seems so easy, I just hope this works for me.:):welcome: Katjax :wave:... I don't personally have experience with Curves or the other ladies only gyms but if you are finding it too easy now, I hope you didn't lock yourself in a one year contract. If you did, make the best of it by brisk or hill walking... When your contract is up join a real gym and get some lessons with a personal trainer...

60 mins of walking fast and 20 minutes of strength training. 400 calories burned!

I think Curves is just for extreme beginners. My mom joined and locked herself into a contract but we had a death in the family so she got out of it. How about trying the walking dvd's, people seem to like those that are on this site, Leslie something? Or join the local ymca so it wouldn't be as much pressure as a co-ed gym? I'm in one and there are people of all ages and sizes. Getting back in shape it's very comfortable not being the only one in a big shirt rather then a sports bra. They have lots of classes and one is a circuit routine similar to Curves where you go in a circle (but you don't do cardio inbetween machines, you do it all afterwards).

11 mins treadmill (100)
lower body training

My legs felt too, too tired to get back on the treadmill after my lifting--I managed another 3 minutes on the treadmill before quitting for the day. This is why I like to do my cardio first!

Horsey - are you talking about the Walk Away the Pounds videos with Leslie Sansone? She has a 1-mile jog that I love...but she is annoyingly perky sometimes. Then again, almost all fitness video instructors are, for me, irritatingly perky-tastic. Except the Aussie who does my kickboxing tape and keeps yelling "Do it like you really mean it! No smiling!"

Baffled - I tend to do whatever I like least first. That way, when I finish the first part of whatever I'm doing, I am looking forward to the second part. I -love- strength training, so I make sure to do it after my cardio. Otherwise I'd finish my strength training and be WAY too likely to go "but I don't WANNA go do my cardio...I'm TIIIIIIRED" and skip it.

Hey Amanda. I kinda like both cardio and strength training, actually, but the conventional wisdom is that you're supposed to do the strength training first--a trainer years ago told me that you should do it that way because otherwise you'll waste all your energy doing cardio and not have enough left to do the weights properly. I, however, always do cardio first, because what I really like most about the gym is BURNING CALORIES and I happen to think that if I waste all my energy building muscles, I won't have any left for the real calorie-burning cardio :) Anyway, my legs have been so sore after leg day that I thought I should just do a 10 min run to warm up, then work my legs, and then hop back on the treadmill. Alas, my suspicions were correct: no energy or leg strength left to run after all that squatting and lunging.

Ah, we live and learn :)

Hey Amanda. I kinda like both cardio and strength training, actually, but the conventional wisdom is that you're supposed to do the strength training first--a trainer years ago told me that you should do it that way because otherwise you'll waste all your energy doing cardio and not have enough left to do the weights properly. I, however, always do cardio first, because what I really like most about the gym is BURNING CALORIES and I happen to think that if I waste all my energy building muscles, I won't have any left for the real calorie-burning cardio :) Anyway, my legs have been so sore after leg day that I thought I should just do a 10 min run to warm up, then work my legs, and then hop back on the treadmill. Alas, my suspicions were correct: no energy or leg strength left to run after all that squatting and lunging.

Ah, we live and learn :)

I know they say do strength training first and then cardio, but I have never had the problem of tiring out. I always do my cardio first because it gets me warmed up and pumped up and being too tired has never been an issue for me. Guess I'm weird like that. :dizzy:

I've been doing DDR (dance dance revolution) an hour in the morning, an hour when I get home from school, and an hour just before I eat. I'm cutting those in half so I only play half an hour morning, noon, night, etc. since I'm trying to get to standard level instead of my light/basic level.
So far I've done an hour of that and a mile walk.

31 minutes Treadmill
30 minutes Strength Training

45 min step aerobics class
60 min bodysculpting class

Welcome SakuraHime!

60 min power intervals on the elliptical.

My partner also said today, and I quote, "i keep looking over and your arms are so toned - will you train me?" so I may get in an arm workout tonight.

45 minutes - Treadmill

Partner bailed on the arms but said we might do some tonight, or later in the week. I'll keep reminding.

60 min on the stairclimber at intervals.

I have been slacking off since my partner's parents have been visiting and staying at our house, but I did manage to get in a bit at home when they were out. Today I was back in the gym and it felt great!

I did 35 minutes on the elliptical. I feel like it's not much and want to do more cardio, but I am so exhausted when I finish that there is no way I can. I'm going back tonight with my partner for another round.

3 mile run tonight

42 mins treadmill (400 cals)
25 mins upper body work (125 cals)

60 min mixed cardio (45 on the stairclimber, 15 on the stationary bike)

30 min elliptical

40 minutes - Treadmill
30 minutes - Strength Training

treadmill - ONE HOUR!! :carrot:

It may not seem like much, but I don't think I've ever done cardio an hour straight in my entire adult life!

Great job peaceful!!!

32 mins elliptical (300)
lower body workout

I decided to suck up the extra $19 a month to use the "women's center" at my gym--basically a locker and access to the whirlpool and saunas. I had a lovely soak in the jacuzzi AND a steam after my workout today. An excellent reward for a job well done :)

40 minutes - Pilates

I went to Dollywood today. Walked about 6.5 hours stright. Up and down hills ALL day. I am pooped and according to Fitday, that's:
Total Calories Burned 2651 WoooHoooo!;)

1 hour bike ride, 23k...

sorry haven't reported in a while have been disconected from internet. Swum 3 days last week and brisk walked other 3, daily stretching. pleased to report my resting heart rate is down to 58bpm! YAY! It used to be in the 60s. I credit this to exercise, a reduction in stress and switching to decaff.
good work all x

5.5k run - AM
15k bike ride - PM

Ilene..LOVE those smilies! lol

37 mins treadmill (350)
upper body workout (125)

Yesterday - did an hour of crazy intervals (was away from home, but brought my resistance bands...basically did an UB workout with a jog up and down my parents staircase in between sets). MAN was it a good workout...slept like a baby.

treadmill - 20 min
elliptical - 30 min
strength training - 20 min

52 minutes - The Firm: Bootcamp

elliptical 20 minutes
treadmill 20 minutes
stationary bike 20 minutes
stength training/abs 20 minutes

60 min on the elliptical.

5 miles on my treadmill!!! And yoga which I forgot since I have been doing it pretty much every day for years. Tomorrow is my day off!!:D

yesterday - walk 40mins, stretching
today - gym session with cardio and flexibility

30 min elliptical

60 min elliptical w/ intervals.

40 minutes - Treadmill

Had to cut my workout short today because my foot hurt but at least I got 40 mins in.

I did an hour of Step Aerobics, threw in some Arm, back, chest exercises & Crunches.:D

48 mins treadmill (450)
lower body and abs (100)

elliptical - 30 minutes
strength training - 20 minutes
treadmill - 10 minutes

I wanted to go longer on the treadmill but I was tired, so I hopped off and spent 30 minutes relaxing in the sauna.

40 Minutes - Treadmill
30 Minutes - Strength Training

11 hours of DDR this month so far, since the 3rd. I've burned over 2,400 calories total, about 200-300 a day. Should I do more? I might be able to, if I get up earlier in the morning. Not sure. But still, it's fun!

60 min on elliptical with high intensity intervals.

Ilene..LOVE those smilies! lolThanks :D ...

Today, 45 mins weights and 2 hr outside work...

11 hours of DDR this month so far, since the 3rd. I've burned over 2,400 calories total, about 200-300 a day. Should I do more? I might be able to, if I get up earlier in the morning. Not sure. But still, it's fun!Keep having fun, that's what counts :high:

10 minutes- Stretching & Warm up 34 Calories
20 min's Aerobic, low impact 91 calories
20 min's Step Aerobic, high impact 137 Calories
10 min's Crunches, Push-ups, Legs 40 Claories
Total Calories Burned 303

17 mins treadmill (150), 16 mins bike (150)
Upper body (115)

30 mins elliptical w/ intervals

40 minutes - Treadmill

Well with my ellipitical broken and in a garage that is WAY to hot to workout in anyway and being in a rut with my pilates. I opted for utilizating my fathers pool.

My daughter and i had a blast working every muscle we know of, and from the feel of it, some muscles that i didnt even know i had. It was 90 degrees here today, so the pool was just what we needed. I think we will make a habit of it.

So, 1 hour in the pool. Laps and water aerobics. :swim:

30 Minutes - Strength Training

I gave my knee a mighty whack last weekend...thought it was ok (it isn't like a twisting injury or anything) but my knees are so precarious...so the joint around the bruise/injury swelled internally, and my knee is locking.

Long story short - I can't do ANY cardio right now without it popping and locking in and out, which hurts. I'm not pleased. Anyone have any arm-only cardio? I did the elliptical M-W of the week, and it just kept getting worse, so I took yesterday as a rest day...but it still hurts today. Hopefully by tomorrow morning I'll be able to get back on the horse (I'm icing and elevating).

Well that was a long way of saying "no cardio" - but I did do a kick-*** arm workout for an hour.

Amanda, does your gym have one of those arm bike things? They are **** to use, but they are a way of doing cardio while sitting down and not using your legs.

I skipped the gym today, but I rode my bike to and from work and took my dog on an 80 min/5 mile walk last night as a bonus for yesterday.

yesterday 30 mins power walk plus stretching
today swim and am supposed to be buying weights....do weights make you gain weight? Cos my arms are one thing I like about myself, cos as your textbook apple I have slender limbs.
Mandalinn: I agree with baffled, try an arm-bike. It's a round machine that kind of looks like a fan....

I will look for the arm-bike the next time I go to the gym. Today's rest day was schedule-enforced, but I plan on dancing my little rear off at the wedding i'm going to tonight...well, unless my knee still hurts. Then I'll just sort of sway.

Ugh. 3 days without going to the gym: 2 days because of tummy aches and yesterday because we went out of town for the day.

Today: 32 mins treadmill (300)
lower body (130)

I graduated from wall squats to barbell squats today. Hooray!

30 Minutes - Strength Training

1 hour bike ride :ebike:

60 min mixed cardio (40 stairclimber, 20 bike)

My schedule got a bit messed up today, and my workout suffered for it.

Only 20 mins treadmill (200)
Upper body weights (100)

I skipped the gym tonight it was SO hot! I was really worried about my dogs who were at home in their crates. An excuse not go to the gym, maybe? (Dogs were fine...hot, but fine). I couldn't face checking in and saying I didn't do anything today, so I did my yoga dvd. I totally feel it everywhere! Tomorrow, back to the gym! The plan is: arm/shoulder weight lifting and cardio.

Well, it looks like I can't do any exercise for at least two weeks. I hurt my ankle and the doctor said I shouldn't put pressure on it until the pain goes away.

I'm depressed about this because for the first time in my life I'm enjoying exercising and now I can't do it. These next two weeks will be long indeed.

Dear lord, I am sweating like a pig. I did my arm weight routine right after work, had some dinner, then warmed up with 5 minutes of rowing.

THEN I started prgram 1 of the "buns" workout on the "I Want That Body" DVD. I hadn't done it for a while and it kicked my ***. I think I'll be moving my workouts to the a.m. so I can get through it easier. Damn!

60 min on the elliptical.

60 min total body strength.

Today I actually lost track of time while I was exercising! I went out trail running and it was pretty hot so I only planned (and expected to make it) for 30 minutes but by the time I got back to my car I'd been out for an hour and 5 minutes! Usually I'm pushing myself to get enough time in and this time I had no idea I was exercising so long! (yeah I was pretty damn tired by the time I was done but it felt good!)

One exhausting 60 min run this morning. Note to self, do not plan to do long-haul runs the day after hard leg workouts. It will be painful.

That's probably wise advice you're giving yourself there, Amanda. I have had similar epiphanies :)
I had a great workout today! I very much felt the need to get in a good calorie deficit.

52 mins treadmill (500)
lower body strength (95).

I suspect my legs will exact their revenge tomorrow, but for now I feel great!

50 mins running :running:
45 mins weight training :strong:
Total Calories Burned : 519 :dance:
Calories Eaten Today : 1393 :hun:

Total Calories Burned : 519 :dance:
Calories Eaten Today : 1393 :hun:

Now there's a deficit! Good work Ilene!

Now there's a deficit! Good work Ilene!THANKS !! :D

Wed I lifted weights--arm/shoulders and since it was SO gorgeous outside (a big change from the day before when it was SO hot!)--I didn't do any cardio at the gym, but took my dogs for a nice long walk instead. Two dogs (comibined weight around 70lbs) on a tandem leash....has to count as more uppder body work out too! ;)

Thurs: plan is just cardio...don't have a lot of time, but want to fit something in.

63 mins treadmill (600 cals)

83 min treadmill
20 min yoga

30 min bike

2hour/31k/19mile bike ride
Total Calories Burned : 1028
Calories Eaten Today : 1664

Was not feeling the gym today. Sar and I decided we'd go for a swim instead. We brought our rubber playground ball, with the intention of treading water and playing catch.

There was a posse of 3 kids under 10 in the pool - they asked to play - so we had an hour and a half game of VERY aggressive water volleyball. And MAN, it was a REALLY good workout! I tried not to put my feet on the ground at all.

So 80 minutes of cardio in the pool, on a day when I didn't want to go to the gym! Yay me!

50 min treadmill
50 min LB weightlifting with abs
20 min yoga

I hurt my back last week around this time and haven't been able to exercise...or move, LOL!, But I started feeling better Wed and now I felt like I could ease back in, so today I did WATP-2 miles. :)

83 minutes on TM
20 min yoga

30 min jog
20 mins arms w/ weights
20 mins buns w/ weights

3 mile walk while running errands. Weight workout for arms.

Friday--took the dogs for a walk (20 min)
Saturday--took the dogs for a longer walk (35 mins)
Sunday--day off...I may go for a walk later
Monday--the plan is: leg/back workout and 25 mins cardio

Sunday - headed out to go trail running, did run/walk intervals for the first half then it turned out the trail I picked got a lot steeper than I thought so ended up doing a lot of climbing the second half. 50 mins. total. I was tired!

Dumbbell workout with arms.

Yesterday: 45 min bike ride through the bucolic wheat fields and vineyards. Only 315 calories. Boo!!!!!

Today: Gym ADD: 16 mins each of treadmill, bike & elliptical (450 cals)
Upper body weights.

Later I plan to take my dog out for an hour long walk. That's usually good for a few calories.

53 min TM
30 min Upper Body WL
20 min Yoga

32 mins treadmill (300)
LBWO

50 mins elliptical (530 cals burned)

This weekend: Nothing formally "countable", but it was a very active weekend. Friday we went out with friends, and I danced the night away. Saturday we started our big spring cleaning project - cleaning out closets, under beds, cabinets, etc. Lots of big lifting, hauling, etc. Sunday was more cleaning - this time the scrubbing, disinfecting, etc. variety.

Today so far: 60 min strength training.

Dumbbells for arms.

3 miles on my TM
40 minutes LBW and Abs
20 min Yoga

60 min elliptical last night.

32 mins treadmill (300)
UBWO (100)

Well, my ankle isn't 100 percent but it feels good enough to do a little exercise. After not exercising for a week I really miss it!

30 Minutes - Strength Training

60 min elliptical

yesterday:

25mins abs
20 minute walk to work
1 hour walk
20 minute jog

Hi guys, I liked this thread and thought I'd post :)

Today:
45 minutes stationary bike
15 minutes elliptical
various weight machines

Welcome Katie!

33 mins treadmill (325)
LBWO (100)

Welcome Katie!!!!

My body is feeling the need to move today, which is unfortunate because I am slammed in meetings. But I've been doing yoga poses in my downtime for a total of 30 min. Not a ton, but something.

Regularly scheduled cardio tonight

40 minutes - Pilates

55 on the stairclimber

Once again creating super buff arms, one rep at time.

i've been gone for a while b/c work has been crazy, but i'm back now! :D

3 miles = 28:28

15 minutes elliptical, 40 minutes bike, and lots of walking!

45 min strength. Tried something new (poses you hold like wall squats/planks/bridges) rather than a certain # of reps of a single movement.

...followed by 50 min of mixed up cardio (there was a slim-in-six 25 min segment in there, 10 min of cheerleading/dancing (HOSTED BY PAULA ABDUL) of all things, and 15 min of jog away the pounds...can't get out of my apartment so I just sample the OnDemand offerings.

30 Minutes - Strength Training

Yet another "Note to Self" - Just because you -can- hold a bridge for 15 seconds, 4 times, does not mean you should. Another note - muscle soreness most places on your body feels good! Muscle soreness on your BACK makes moving really, really difficult.

I will try to get in 30 min o' cardio but need to find something that won't involve putting any sort of weight/pressure on my back muscles.

Ran 3 miles = 30 min
Nautilus Tread Climber 1.5 miles = 22 minutes

Got bored with my usual treadmill run today, so for the last 15 mins I did intervals: 1 min walking at 4.8 and another min running at 7.5. It was great! This is the first time I've ever made 300 calories in 30 minutes instead of 32 or 33!

30 mins Treadmill (301)
UBWO (100)

Yesterday:
5 miles on my TM
Today:
3 miles TM
30 min UBW
20 min Yoga

So far, 45 min on the stairclimber. Will try to do 20 more minutes of -something-.

40 minutes - Pilates

2-mile WATP Walkaerobics DVD!

5 miles on my TM
20 min yoga