October Exercise Challenge

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  • My third week of being sick, ugh.

    Goal 2500 min!

    Week 1
    01/10: Ear Infection, no exercise.
    02/10: Weights 45 min; 4.2 mile puppy walk 60 min 105/2500
    03/10: Step aerobics 60 min 165/2500
    04/10: 4.2 mile puppy walk 60 min 225/2500
    Week2
    05/10: None
    06/10: Sick; none
    07/10: Sick; none
    08/10: 4.2 mile puppy walk 60 min 285/2500
    09/10: Still sick
    10/10: recovering
    11/10: 4.2 mile puppy walk 60 min 345/2500
    Week3
    12/10: 4.2 mile puppy walk 60 min 405/2500
    13/10: Sick, again
    14/10: Sick
  • Nienna86: I dance free-style these days, however my body feels like moving, which seems to be helpful for getting the kinks out. Belly dancing sounds like fun, though! How do you like your class?

    12: 30 walk, 10 stretch; 40/800
    13: 40 dance / abs / legs / stretch; 80/800
    14: 40 stretch / arms; 120/800
  • 10/1 - 30 30/1500
    10/2 - 65 95/1500
    10/3 - off 95/1500
    10/4 - 30 125/1500
    10/5 - trying to work up to something...
    10/5 - 30 155/1500
    10/6 - 57 212/1500 week 6 day 2 of c25k
    10/7 - 46 258/1500
    10/8 - 27 285/1500
    10/9 - off
    10/10 - 64 349/1500
    10/11 - off, stubbed my toe REAL bad
    10/12 - 51 400/1500 C25K W7D1 jogged 25 mins. YAY!
    10/13 - 69 469/1500
    10/14 - 82 551/1500 walk at work + w7d2
    10/15 - 48 599/1500 exercise bike

    best to all

    Nienna thanks for the encouragement!

    Sum hope you get better soon! Poor thing

    GardenerJoy I love just dancing around, you're right about getting the kinks out!
  • 12: 30 walk, 10 stretch; 40/800
    13: 40 dance / abs / legs / stretch; 80/800
    14: 40 stretch / arms; 120/800
    15: 30 walk, 10 stretch; 160/800
  • 10/9 - 10280 steps
    10/10 - 12004 steps
    10/11 - 5012 steps
    10/12 - 11554 steps
    10/13 - 10187 steps
    10/14 - 6758 steps
    10/15 - 6393 steps ; 20 km (bike)
  • Quote: [

    October

    Oct 1 – 20 minutes (despite my enthusiasm, not a very ambitious start to the month!)
    Oct 2 - 105 minutes (includes 50 minutes of strength training)
    Oct 3 - 30 minutes
    Oct 4 - 115 (includes 55 minutes of strength training) = 495 Cardio/135 Weight minutes of Goal#1 remaining
    Oct 5 - 30 minutes
    Oct 6 - 15 minutes (a pitiful #)
    Oct 7 - 118 (includes 58 minutes of strength training)
    Oct 8 - 0
    Oct 9 0
    Oct 10 - 135 minutes (includes 65 minutes of strength training)
    Oct 11 - 32 minutes
    Oct 12 - 35 minutes
    Oct 13 - 120 minutes (includes 58 minutes of strength training)
    Oct 14 - 30 minutes
    Oct 15 - 120 minutes (includes 55 minutes of strength training



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    Code:
    Goals
    
    Code:
                            Minimum             Better           Ideal
    Cardio                  660                800             800
    Weights (8 sessions)    240                300             300
    Other (tbd)              0                  0              100
    Totals                  900               1100            1200
    Code:
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    [/QUOTE]
  • I'm joining you in the middle of the month, I hope that's ok. I challenge myself to run 70km (43,5miles) in October.

    7.10.: 2.7km + 3.8km
    9.10.: 4.7km
    11.10.: 5.6km
    13.10.: 5.9km
    14.10.: 2.5km
    15.10: 6.5km

    Sum: 31,7km
  • Quote: Marina, sorry to hear about the migraine.
    jb1975, take it easy!
    Sum, hope you feel better.

    October

    Oct 1 – 20 minutes (despite my enthusiasm, not a very ambitious start to the month!)
    Oct 2 - 105 minutes (includes 50 minutes of strength training)
    Oct 3 - 30 minutes
    Oct 4 - 115 (includes 55 minutes of strength training) = 495 Cardio/135 Weight minutes of Goal#1 remaining
    Oct 5 - 30 minutes
    Oct 6 - 15 minutes (a pitiful #)
    Oct 7 - 118 (includes 58 minutes of strength training)
    Oct 8 - 0
    Oct 9 0
    Oct 10 - 135 minutes (includes 65 minutes of strength training)
    Oct 11 - 32 minutes
    Oct 12 - 35 minutes
    Oct 13 - 120 minutes (includes 58 minutes of strength training)



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    Code:
    Goals
    
    Code:
                            Minimum             Better           Ideal
    Cardio                  660                800             800
    Weights (8 sessions)    240                300             300
    Other (tbd)              0                  0              100
    Totals                  900               1100            1200
    Code:
    [/quote]
    [/QUOTE]

    thnx for your such kind of post.........
    i like it
  • Just an update on my goal since I switched over to a lifting goal... I'm not quite there yet, but I've upgraded from 15 lbs to 20 on almost all my exercises. So I'm on track
  • Welcome, Velvet_bean!

    Sum38: 2500 min
    Jb1975: 1 hour water aerobics M-F (when not subbing) + walk/jog/cycle 1 hour 3x/week (starting Oct 6)
    lorib64: exercise 3x/week
    Mountain_Mamma: 660 min cardio, 240 min ST
    underanalysis: be able to to at least 3x8 with 20 lb dumbbells
    ANTICAKECHICK: 30 day "easy" squat and glute bridge challenge + 5x/week cardio for 30-45 min
    FeraFilia: 100 miles walking
    curvynotlumpy: 4 weeks of Couch to 5K
    kelijpa: 1500 min
    ChloeCanDo: ST 3x/week, 45 min cardio 4x/week
    Marina_Brasil: 540 Km on stationary bike, ST 2x/week, 5K steps / day
    Nienna86: 8x taekwondo, 12x run, belly dance on Tuesdays
    gardenerjoy: 800 min
    Velvet_bean: run 70km
  • 10/1 - 30 30/1500
    10/2 - 65 95/1500
    10/3 - off 95/1500
    10/4 - 30 125/1500
    10/5 - trying to work up to something...
    10/5 - 30 155/1500
    10/6 - 57 212/1500 week 6 day 2 of c25k
    10/7 - 46 258/1500
    10/8 - 27 285/1500
    10/9 - off
    10/10 - 64 349/1500
    10/11 - off, stubbed my toe REAL bad
    10/12 - 51 400/1500 C25K W7D1 jogged 25 mins. YAY!
    10/13 - 69 469/1500
    10/14 - 82 551/1500 walk at work + w7d2
    10/15 - 48 599/1500 exercise bike
    10/16 - 30 629/1500
    10/17 - off
    10/18 - off - seriously dude?!
    10/19 - 45 674/1500

    best to all
  • 10/9 - 10280 steps
    10/10 - 12004 steps
    10/11 - 5012 steps
    10/12 - 11554 steps
    10/13 - 10187 steps
    10/14 - 6758 steps
    10/15 - 6393 steps ; 20 km (bike)
    10/16 - 5437 steps
    10/17 - 3866 steps; 26 km (bike)
  • 12: 30 walk, 10 stretch; 40/800
    13: 40 dance / abs / legs / stretch; 80/800
    14: 40 stretch / arms; 120/800
    15: 30 walk, 10 stretch; 160/800
    16: 40 walk; 200/800
    17: 30 walk, 10 stretch; 240/800
  • Looks like I ran a slow marathon this month! :)
    7.10.: 2.7km + 3.8km
    9.10.: 4.7km
    11.10.: 5.6km
    13.10.: 5.9km
    14.10.: 2.5km
    15.10: 6.5km
    17.10.: 5.6km
    19.10: 7.7km

    Sum: 45km
    Goal: 70km (43,5miles)
  • 10/9 - 10280 steps
    10/10 - 12004 steps
    10/11 - 5012 steps
    10/12 - 11554 steps
    10/13 - 10187 steps
    10/14 - 6758 steps
    10/15 - 6393 steps ; 20 km (bike)
    10/16 - 5437 steps
    10/17 - 3866 steps; 26 km (bike)
    10/18 - didn't use the pedometer!
    10/19 - 5292 steps; 20.6 km (bike)