September Exercise Challenge
 

Fall is almost upon us, and with that only comes Halloween and the holiday season!

I'm pledging to do 25/30 days of work outs in September.

Sept 1: Running - 20 minutes, Elliptical - 15 minutes, ball crunches & Stretching
Sept 2: Rest
Sept 3: Running with some walking - 56 minutes. Weighted crunches/ 3 sets of 10 assisted dips
Sept 4: Stairmaster 60 minutes, ball crunches, push ups, lunges & side lunges
Sept 5: Spinning, 1 hour
Sept 6: Stair master - 30 minutes, Elliptical - 30 minutes, ball crunches
Sept 7: Running - 30 minutes, Bike - 10 minutes, Stair master 15 minutes, push ups, ball crunches
Sept 8: Stairmaster - 30 minutes, Arm pedal - 20 minutes, lunges, side lunges, ball crunches
Sept 9: Rest
Sept 10: 30 minutes running, 25 minutes stairmaster
Sept 11: Kayaking - 3 hours
Sept 12: Spinning - 45 minutes
Sept 13: Rest (TOM is a b*tch)
Sept 14: Running - 45 minutes, Stairmaster - 15 minutes, ball crunches
Sept 15: Stairmaster - 30 minutes, Arm Pedal - 15 minutes, ball crunches, push ups
Sept 16: Rest
Sept 17: Running 65 minutes (4.8 miles), ball crunches, push ups
Sept 18: Spinning 45 minutes, weighted crunches
Sept 19: Hiking - 13.5 miles
Sept 20: Rest
Sept 21: Stair master - 40 minutes, Arm Pedal - 20 minutes
Sept 22: Running - 30 minutes, Stairmaster - 30 minutes, push ups, crunches
Sept 23: Stairmaster - 45 minutes
Sept 24: Rest
Sept 25: Concert dancing
Sept 26: Running - 60 minutes (4.25 miles), walking 25 minutes (1.75 miles), push ups, crunches
Sept 27: Stairmaster - 25 minutes, Elliptical - 25 minutes, dips and weighted crunches
Sept 28: Running - 25 minutes, Stairmaster - 20 minutes, Arm Pedal - 20 minutes, crunches, lunges
Sept 29: Got my butt kicked by a cold virus
Sept 30: Spinning - 45 minutes

So I did 24 out of 30, thanks to an unexpected cold. But still!!!

I'm planning on attempting to work out while I'm out of town, but I really don't know what the schedule is like or anything. I would like to shoot for 25/30, but if I can't workout for those 4 days, that cuts me kinda close if things come up during the rest of the month.

My official pledge is 20/30. And 3 weeks of C25K.

9/1: C25k Day 1 (again)

My goal is to exercise 20 of the 30 days of this month.

9/1 Off day
9/2
9/3
9/4
9/5
9/6
9/7
9/8
9/9
9/10
9/11
9/12
9/13
9/14
9/15
9/16
9/17
9/18
9/20
9/21
9/22
9/23
9/24
9/25
9/26
9/27
9/28
9/29
9/30

I'm with you, StuffedBunny! I like that idea.

Some form of exercise, 20 days this month:

9/1: Break.
9/2: :)
9/3: :D
9/4: :)
9/5: :)
9/6: Break.
9/7: Break.
9/8: Break/Sick.
9/9: Break/Sick.
9/10: :D/Sick.
9/11: Break
9/12: :D
9/13: Break
9/14: :D
9/15: :D
9/16: :woohoo:
9/17: Break
9/18: Break
9/20: Break - ACK! Can't take anymore days off!
9/21: :D
9/22: :)
9/23: Break - Darn. Oh well, keep going!
9/24: Break
9/25: Break
9/26: Break
9/27: Break
9/28: Break
9/29: :)
9/30

My goal is to continue C25K, progressing in the program 3 days a week and doing W1's program the alternate 2 days/week for a total of 5 days a week.
**Edit: C25K is starting to get pretty tough. I might not bother with the alternate days. We'll see how I feel on the morning after my progression days lol

I'm also hoping to sign up for 2 new fitness classes at my school and work some muscles 3 days a week..

Hopefully this will put me at my target of a 5 lb loss for September.

9/1: C25K W3 D1
OFFICIAL WI: -0.2 lbs
9/2: C25K W1
9/3: C25K W3 D2
9/4: Off day
9/5: C25K W1
9/6: C25K W3 D3 & 1 hr horse riding
9/7: Upper Body Blitz (30 mins)
9/8: C25K W4 D1 (Yay me!) & Core Blitz (30 mins)
OFFICIAL WI: -2.6 lbs
9/9: Elliptical 30 mins... I hate this machine
9/10: Final Cut (45 mins)
9/11: C25K W4 D2 half run - full stomach, whoops :barf:
9/12: C25K W4 D2 Repeat - victory!!
9/13: C25K W4 D3! OMG I MADE IT PAST DROPOUT WEEK ...also 1 hr horse riding
9/14: C25K W1, wow this run is getting easy & 1 hr 15 min yoga
9/15: C25K W5 D1...zomg. Never ever saw myself running for over 2 mins before.
OFFICIAL WI: -0.8 lbs
9/16: Off day
9/17: Off day
9/18: C25K W5 D2! pretended I was racing the girl on the next treadmill. I kicked her butt. lol
9/19: Off day
9/20: C25K W5 D3 :cheer: 20 minutes non stop!! & 1 hr horse riding
9/21: 1 hr 15 min yoga, 1 hr hip hop
9/22: Off day
OFFICIAL WI: +1.0 lbs... perhaps it was all of those off days...
9/23: C25K W6 D1! finally broke the 2 mile barrier today
9/24:
9/25:
9/26:
9/27:
9/28:
9/29:
OFFICIAL WI:
9/30:

END OF MONTH RESULTS:

I haven't joined one of these exercise challenges before but getting in enough exercise is always a challenge for me so let's do it! I pledge to exercise 20 times this month.

9/1: Walking (1hr20mins)
9/2: NROL4W 1B (30 mins)
9/3: None
9/4: Walking (2hrs)
9/5: NROL4W 1A (30 mins)
9/6: None
9/7: None
9/8: NROL4W 1B (30 mins)
9/9: Walking (2hrs)
9/10: None
9/11: Hiking/walking (8.5 miles)
9/12: Hiking/walking (5 miles)
9/13: Rest - worn out from weekend!
9/14: None
9/15: NROL4W 1A (30 mins)
9/16: Walking (1hr)
9/17: Walking (1hr45min)
9/18: Walking (1hr15mins)
9/19: None
9/20: NROL4W 1B (30 mins)
9/21: None
9/22: Walking (1hr)
9/23: Walking (1hr20mins)
9/24:
9/25:
9/26:
9/27:
9/28:
9/29:
9/30:

15/20

I would like to do 10/30 good excercise days for the month...at least 30 minutes that is.
9/1: 45 minutes Tae Bo
9/2: 30 minutes Tae bo
9/3: off
9/4: off
9/5: off
9/6: off
9/7: off
9/8: off
9/9: off
9/10: off
9/11: off
9/12: off
9/13: off
9/14: off
9/15: 30 minutes Tae Bo
9/16: off
9/17: off
9/18: off
9/19: off
9/20: 45 minutes Tae Bo
9/21: 45 minutes Tae Bo
9/22: off
9/23: off
9/24: 45 minutes Tae Bo
9/25: off
9/26: off
9/27: off
9/28:
9/29:
9/30:

My goal is to work out 23 days in September

Goals-- Getting back to my fitness level from last year when I was able to...
A) Exercise at least 5 times a week, one of which being a class at the gym
B) Consume an average of 1200-1500 calories/day for the week
C) Drink 6-8 cups of water a day
Starting weight 8/29 from BL challenge: 151.0

Week 1. 148.8 lbs, Avg 1130 cals, exercised daily, avg 3.25 water/day
9/1/10: 1480 cal, Mountain hiking for 3.5 hours, strength (Upper body), 6 glasses water
9/2/10: 840 cal, Zumba Class 50 min, 1 water (too much caf free diet coke)
9/3/10: 1080 cal, 30 min elliptical, 4 water
9/4/10: 1120 cal, 30 min elliptical, 2 water and some diet caf free sodas

Week 2. 147.0 lbs
9/5/10: 1338 cal, 30 min elliptical, 3 water
9/6/10: 2175 cals (eeek...), 30 minute walk, 30 minute elliptical, 6 water
9/7/10: 1580 cals (eeek again!), 30 minute walk, 15 min elliptical
9/8/10: ~1500 cals (not doing good this week), 2 hrs walking slowish at the zoo. Edit: HA! 30 min elliptical. Done!
9/9/10: 1015 cals, 3 water, 30 min walk, 1 hour Zumba Class, 1 hour Yoga Class
9/10/10: ~1400 cals (1244 estimation + leeway for bad estimation), 6 water, 30 min walk, 30 min elliptical. Note: Chinese food, lots of sodium.
9/11/10: 1355 cal, 4 water, 30 min elliptical

Week 3. 146.0 lbs
9/12/10: Today did not happen.
9/13/10: 1780 cals, no exercise. TOM. Not feeling good.

My goal is at least 30 minutes of cardio exercise a day. And 3 days a week strength training.

My pledge is, yes, even on the busy days! I don't want to start making excuses. I can give up 30 minutes of something everyday to exercise.

9/1: 30 minute circuit strength, 60 minutes zumba
9/2: 100 minutes belly dancing, 60 minutes zumba
9/3: 60 minutes zumba
9/4: 2 hour 43 minutes half marathon time! then a 2 mile walk home :)
9/5: 1 hour walk

I'm going to do 20 days this month, same goal as last month, except this time I WILL complete the challenge. At least 30 minutes per day (unless I do 20min Turbo Jam haha). Focus more on some strength training and being aware of my general fitness!

9/1 = 20minute Turbo Jam workout
9/2 = 30minute Hip Hop Abs Fat Burning Cardio

I'm going to do 26 workouts this September! :D

9.01.2010 - 1/26 60mins: P90X - Shoulders & Arms; 15mins: P90X - Ab Ripper X; 2 mile walk up hill

Ok I will do this one.... 20 days of the month. Should be doable.

9/1: 50mins Zumba
9/2: 50mins Zumba + some floor exercises
9/3: 60mins Kenpo X (P90X) LOVED IT!
9/4: 20mins walking
9/5:
9/6:
9/7: 60mins Kenpo X
9/8: 30mins walking
9/9:
9/10:
9/11: 30mins walking
9/12:
9/13:
9/14: 30mins walking
9/15: 50mins Zumba
9/16: 55mins Plyometrics (P90X)
9/17: 50mins Zumba
9/18:
9/19:
9/20:
9/21: 30mins Zumba and 30mins walking (WI -4.4lbs) Must be doing something right!!
9/22:
9/23: 55mins Core Synergistics (P90X)
9/24: 30mins walking
9/25:
9/26:
9/27:
9/28:
9/29:
9/30:

1/25 - Running - 20 minutes, Elliptical - 15 minutes, ball crunches & Stretching

I plan to workout 20 days this month! :)

1/20- 3x15 sit ups, crunches, and bicycles and a 2 mile walk