It's May, time for tank tops, shorts, and fun in the sun. What are your May fitness goals? Join us for the May SBD Exercise Challenge.

Thank you for starting this monthly thread, Cyndi!

My goals: 30-45 minutes of cardio 20 times this month and to do my full PT routine on days that I don't do Pilates.

1: 45 mins Pilates; walked 2 miles
2: 45 mins elliptical; PT; walked 1 mile
3: 120 mins tennis; danced for four hours (that's cardio, right!?)
4: 60 mins Pilates; walked 4 miles; 75 mins tennis; PT exercises not covered in Pilates.

5: PT; walked 1.5 miles
6: 60 mins Pilates; walked 1 mile
7: 0 -- too sick to exercise
8: 0 -- still too sick. :-(
9: 0
10: 120 mins tennis
11: 60 mins tennis

12: 0
13: 60 mins Pilates
14: 30 mins elliptical
15: PT, 35 mins elliptical; walked 3 miles
16: 60 mins Pilates
17: 120 mins tennis
18: 60 mins Pilates; 90 mins tennis

19: 0
20: walked 3 miles; 60 mins elliptical; arms weight-lifting routine
21: 60 mins tennis; arm weights
22: 60 mins Pilates
23: 60 mins Pilates; 35 mins elliptical
24: PT; 35 mins elliptical; arm weights
25: 60 mins Pilates; 35 ins elliptical; arm weights

26: 0
27: 60 mins Pilates; 60 mins tennis
28: 0
29: 0
30: 0
31:

Count me in. Not sure about minutes or miles yet. Will be getting a lot of both this month

1-
2- 1.5 hrs cycling
3- 1.25 hrs cycling
4 - 2 hrs 20 min cycling
5 - 1 hr 40 min cycling
6 - 1 hr 15 min cycling
7 - 30 min cycling
8 - rest
9 - 3 hrs cycling
10 - 6 hrs cycling
11 - 3 hrs cycling
12-15 rest
16 - 2 hrs 40 min cycling (1390 minutes and counting)
17 - rest
18 - 1 hr 25 minutes cycling
19-22 work
23- 30 min spinning
24 - 30 min spinning
25 -
26 - very strenuous yard work for 6 hours
27 -
28 - work (1535 and counting)
29 - 45 minutes spinning
30 - 1 hr cycling (too many hills and a fall cut my ride short)
31 - 2 hrs cycling 1760 total

It may only be 4 or 5 of us, but I love the support

My goal is 1500 minutes with plenty of walking and hiking and a little weight lifting.

progress: 2260/1500

1 5 miles walking, 3.5 hours constantly walking around. It's a good start, counting half the time
2 no formal exercise but several hours of packing, sorting, rearranging, and other moving tasks
3
4 180m walking

5 60m bird walk
6
7 60m bird walk
8
9
10 120m heavy moving
11 120m heavy moving

12 - 60m walk
13 - 60m heavy moving
14 - 60 m heavy moving
15 - 60 m hm
16 - 30m walk
17 - 60m hm, 30m walk
18 - 60m hike

19 - 3h hm
20 - 60m walk
21 - 180m walking
22 - 120m walking
23 - 120m walking
24 - 120m airport laps
25 -

26 - 120m HM
27 - 120m HM
28
29
30 - 60m walk
31 - 120m digging, carrying, planting

Oh I would love to join!
My plan is to do 30 days shred three times a week, jogging (C25k) three times a week, and one day of rest. If I ocassinally feel up to it, I may even do both in one day, but I don't promise anything

1 Nothing. Spent all day in hospital with my daughter. Will I manage to make up for this on Sunday?
2 30 minutes walking/jogging (C25k)
3 30 Days shred, level 1 / walking with my girls, 2 hours in total
4 30 minutes walking/jogging (C25k) / walking with my girls
5 Rest day
6 nothing, felt sick and tired and gave in
7 30 Days shred, level 2
8 3 miles walk
9 4 hours walk
10 30 minutes walking/jogging (c25)
11
12 Rest day
13
15
16
17
18
19 Rest day
20
21
22
23
24
25
26 Rest day
27
28
29
30 London trip, no excercise, but lots of walking
31 London trip, no excercise, but lots of walking

Oh gosh...lemme think about this one. I've been super slack on exercise for a while now (hmmm, wonder if that has anything to do w/ these 20 pounds that crept back on??? LOL) but I'm back w/ a vengeance!!!

Okay, I've got it. My goal for this month is to complete my squat challenge, spend 1000 minutes exercising on top of that, and at least 2000 crunches (150 every other day, should be 2400).

***Note*** It was getting super confusing w/ all the information posted on one day, so I had to break it up into separate areas for each goal. I realize that makes my post super long...sorry!!!

Goal: 1000 minutes + 2000 crunches + 3295 squats (HOLY CRAP!)
Total so far: 1286 minutes (Goal met!) + 2000 crunches (Goal met!) + 3295 squats (Goal met!)

Goal: 1000 minutes of exercise
Total so far: 1286 minutes (Goal Met!)

1 - 42 minutes elliptical
2 - Rest Day.
3 - 42 minutes elliptical + 60 minutes on exercise ball
4 - Rest Day.

5 - 42 minutes elliptical + 60 minutes on exercise ball
6 - 55 minutes DanceFit
7 - 62 minutes elliptical
8 - 42 minutes elliptical
9 - Rest Day.
10 - Rest Day.
11 - 55 minutes walking on the beach

12 - 84 minutes walking the trail behind my house + 62 minutes elliptical
13 - 62 minutes elliptical
14 - 42 minutes elliptical
15 - 42 minutes elliptical
16 - 75 minutes elliptical (debating on whether 3 hours of shooting/target practice counts as exercise, too, LOL)
17 - Rest Day.
18 - 20 minutes dancing (yes, I'm counting it, LOL)


19 - Rest Day.
20 - Rest Day.
21 - 42 minutes elliptical
22 - 62 minutes elliptical
23 - 42 minutes elliptical
24 - Rest Day.
25 - Rest Day.


26 - 72 minutes elliptical (Woot woot, goal met!!!)
27 - Rest Day.
28 - 42 minutes elliptical
29 - 42 minutes elliptical
30 - 75 minutes elliptical
31 - 62 minutes elliptical


Goal: 2000 crunches
Total so far: 2000 crunches (Goal Met!)

1 - 150 crunches
2 - Rest Day.
3 - 150 crunches
4 - Rest Day.

5 - Rest Day.
6 - 150 crunches
7 - 150 crunches
8 - Rest Day.
9 - 150 crunches
10 - Rest Day.
11 - 150 crunches


12 - Rest Day.
13 - 150 crunches
14 - Rest Day.
15 - 150 crunches
16 - Rest Day.
17 - Rest Day.
18 - Rest Day.


19 - Rest Day.
20 - Rest Day.
21 - Rest Day.
22 - 150 crunches
23 - Rest Day.
24 - 150 crunches
25 - Rest Day.


26 - Rest Day.
27 - 150 crunches
28 - Rest Day.
29 - Rest Day.
30 - 200 crunches
31 - 150 crunches (Woot woot, goal met!!!)


Goal: 3295 squats
Total so far: 3295 squats (Goal Met!)

1 - 50 squats
2 - 55 squats
3 - 60 squats
4 - Rest Day.

5 - 70 squats
6 - 75 squats
7 - 80 squats
8 - Rest Day.
9 - 100 squats
10 - 105 squats
11 - 110 squats

12 - Rest Day.
13 - 130 squats
14 - 135 squats
15 - 140 squats
16 - Rest Day.
17 - 150 squats
18 - Rest Day (yes, it's out of order, but I had a wedding!)

19 - 155 squats
20 - 160 squats
21 - 180 squats
22 - 185 squats
23 - 190 squats
24 - Rest Day.
25 - 220 squats

26 - 225 squats
27 - 230 squats
28 - Rest Day.
29 - 240 squats
30 - 250 squats (Woot woot, goal met!!!)
31 - Rest Day.

With the new dog I've been much better, so this will be a good place to keep track. I'm wanting 5-6 days of walking and/or other stuff.

1 - walk 2.5 miles; 2 hours gardening with 1/2 hr of that tough!!
2 - walk 2.75 mi AM; walk 1.25 mi PM = 4 miles
3 - walk ~3 miles AM; 1.5 mi PM = 4.5 mi
4 - walk 1.5 mi walk; 8 mi bike ride. Slowest. bike ride. EVAH. (but it was with my lil girl )
5 - walk ~3 mi
6 - walk 4 mi
7 - walk 3 mi
8 - walk 3 mi (LOL...this is my rest day?!)
9 - 3.5 mi walking
10 - .6 mi - it's a rest day!!
11 - 3.3 mi walk
12 - 3.5 mi walking/vigorous hike
13 - 4 mi walking
14 - 2.5 mi walk
15 - 4.25 mi walk
16 - 2.75 mi walk
17 - 5 mi hike (2 mi of it light trail run )
18 - rest!!
19 - 4.2 mi walk (1.5 mi of it slow run)
20 - ~5 mi walk
21 - 3.5 mi walk (2.4 of it slow run); 1.25 mi walk = 4.75 mi
22 - 4.5 mi walk (2.8 run)
23 - 1.5 mi walk
24 - 4.5 mi walk (3.5 mi run)
25 - travel
26 - travel
27 - travel
28 - 3.75 miles (3.0 mi run)
29 - 3.5 mi walk
30 - 4.75 mi walk (4.1 run)....91.75 mi for the month! WOOOO HOOOOO!!



I'm not *supposed* to run the dog (what a bad vet!). But I figured my slow run is still slower than her fast walk! I feel so much more accomplished, even though I'm going slow. Yeah! In a few months, we'll go faster!

My goal for this is month is to step up the exercise and hopefully start running outside
Goal: 1350 minutes
Minutes so far: 1530 minutes

1: 30 minutes of Wii Dance/ 30 minutes of Walking
2: 30 minutes of Weights/Sculpting/ 60 minutes of Walking
3: 30 minutes of Wii Dance
4: 0

5: 30 minutes of Cardio
6: 30 minutes of Interval training/ 30 minutes of Walking
7: 30 minutes of Weights/Sculpting/ 30 minutes of Walking
8: 30 minutes of Interval training/ 60 minute of Walking
9: 30 minutes of Weights/Sculpting
10: 30 minutes of Wii Dance
11: 40 minutes of Walking

12: 0
13: 30 minutes of Wii Dance/ 90 minutes of Walking
14: 30 minutes of Weights/Sculpting/ 30 minutes of Walking
15: 30 minutes of Interval running/ 30 minutes of Walking
16: 15 minutes of Weights/Sculpting/ 30 minutes of Walking
17: 35 minutes of Interval running
18: 0

19: 60 minutes of Walking
20: 30 minutes of Interval training/ 30 minutes of Walking
21: 30 minutes of Weights/sculpting/ 30 minutes of Walking
22: 30 minutes of Interval training/ 30 minutes of Walking
23: 30 minutes of Weights/sculpting/ 30 minutes of Walking
24: 30 minutes of Interval training
25: 60 minutes of Walking

26: 60 minutes of Walking
27: 30 minutes of Weights/sculpting/ 30 minutes of Walking
28: 30 minutes of Interval running/ 30 minutes of Walking
29: 30 minutes of Weights/sculpting/ 30 minutes of Walking
30: 30 minutes of Walking
31: 30 minutes of light cardio movement

I have failed on day 1. Instead of having a nice day off with some walks and jogging, I spent a whole day at E.R. with my daughter who fell off her bike, broke her jaw and lost four of her front teeth.

The best I can tell about yesterday was that I did not eat off plan, even though by the time hospital visit was finished, I just wanted a big bag of fries and coke, or anything sugary and fat, to make up for all the stress and missed meals since morning. Instead, I had salmon steak and steamed veggie in a restaurant. Go me. I wanted to do my excercise wafter the girls fell asleep (which is what I do most days anyway), but I was so shattered I fell asleep with them at 8 pm. Going to make up for missed excercise on Sunday, which would otherwise me my rest day.

I think that's a pretty darned good excuse Ronja! Good for you for still sticking with healthy choices!

Thank you Twynn! It's kind of you. Love your dog btw!

Met my minutes goal, woot woot!!! I've got 2 more days of crunches to make my goal and I've got 2 more days of squats, also, on top of the 180 I still have to do today. I never in my life thought I'd be able to do over 200 squats in a day.

I have officially met ALL of my goals for the month, yayyyyyyyyy!!! And I still have my workout in the morning to add (yes, I realize it will be June 1st in everybody else's mind, but my day isn't over until I go to bed and, for me, it's still Friday when I work out at 0530 hrs on Saturday morning, LOL).

Amazing job Natasha!! You crushed it this month!! Great job to all the chicks.

Thanks! I totaled it up this morning and between elliptical and a few walks, I put just over 60 miles on my Nikes. Woot!