300+ Manic Moving in May Exercise Thread
 

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!

In 2007 the 300+ club exercised 205,352 minutes. Let’s break that record!

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

We've made a great start and I'd love to see us hit 20K minutes for April!!! What do you say chicks and roosters??

Minutes so far:
19,474 January
12,537 February
16,953 March
22,397 April

71,361 min thru April (and on TRACK to beat our goal!!)

I forgot to post this earlier!!

I pledge 900 min in May!

I am pledging 1600 minutes this month!

Started the month off this morning with 65 minutes at the gym (30 mins on the treadmill and 35 mins weight training-Upper Body/Abs)

Hope I can meet my exercise goal this month!

So...I must be the first entry this month.

Personal Total: 0 + 65 = 65 mins

Group Total: 0 + 65 = 65 mins

I'm going to try for 900 minutes in May.

I'm wanting to participate this month. :D

I'm going to pledge 1600 minutes...I'll put a little thingy up to tally it. YAY! :D

This will help me get my tushy moving!

Group Total 65 + 30 min walk = 95 min

I pledge 900 min!
30/9000

Im shooting for 1600 min. Only got 1400 in april, but sure love the way the body changes with exercise.

I did a lot of walking today around Chicago, but will log 30 min of it.

Group total~ 95 + 30 = 125 min

New month, here we go!!

I'm aiming for 1200 mins
60 min bike ride
Personal 60/1200
Group: 125 + 60 = 185 min

I am shooting for 600 minutes this month. Double last months. ambitious but the weather is good!

Personal 25/600

Group minutes = 185 + 25 = 210 minutes

Personal: 35/1600 (aerobics)

Group: 210 + 35 = 245

Hey, where are all the exercisers???!! Have you been moving and shaking all day??!

I did a lot of weeding today. Some of it a good upper body workout -- I pulled a lot of crap out of the ground. I'll count 20 min of it.

Group total ~ 245 + 20 = 265 min

Here are my minutes for this week
300 +265 Former group total = 565 new group total.

40 min walking -- beautiful day!

Group total ~ 565 + 40 = 605 min

ACK! I keep losing all these new May threads! I'm here, though --- I'm here! LOL

My goal for the month of May: 1600 minutes.

May1: 60 minutes treadmill + 30 minutes weights = 90 minutes. Wildlife = gym rats.
May2: 60 minutes treadmill. Wildlife = gym water rats (in the pool).
May3: 140 minutes walking outside at reclaimed gravel pits. Wildlife = coyote, blue heron, 2 kinds of egrets, many Canada geese, gadwalls (ducks), mallards, yellow-rumped warblers, American avocets, a bunch of cute turtles, 4 white pelicans.

Personal total: 90 + 60 + 140 = 290/1600
Group total: 605 + 290 = 895


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I'm here. Been having IE issues with the website. Much better now that I DL'd Firefox. :D

5/1: 60 min training session
5/2: 90 min cardio, abs, stretching with my Sat gym buddy
5/3: 60 min cardio, abs, stretching

I am aiming for 2000 min in May...I think I've hit it, or gotten darn close, every month. :strong:

Personal: 210

Group Total: 895 + 210 = 1105 :D

15 minutes elliptical + 15 minutes treadmill

1,105 + 30 = 1,135

20 minutes walking yesterday, 10 minutes walking today + 10 minutes "chair exercise"

Personal = 65/600

Group Total = 1135 + 40 = 1175

30 mins treadmill and 35 mins weight training (lower body/abs)

Group Total = 1175 + 65 = 1240

Today I'm logging 70 minutes:

55 minutes: morning walk
15 minutes: cardio/aerobics

Group Total (1240 + 70): 1310

Notes: My walk this morning, which I plan on doing every day, kicked my butt later on when I tried to do my aerobics! WOOSH! Too much hop hop hoping around for me lol. I'm hoping to get further tomorrow, but that is a strength day and I haven't done that in awhile!

70 minutes on treadmill
25 minutes weights
15 minutes stretch

total 110 minutes

PERSONAL: 290 + 110 = 400/1600
GROUP: 1310 + 110 = 1420


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Well, I got back to lifting the weights yesterday (40 min), had a walk with the neighbour on Friday (~45 min) and walked with my mother today (35 mins) that included me jogging a couple of times, as she walks too slow. So to raise my heart rate I did a few intervals of jogging away, turning around and coming back. Yep, light jogging, in public. :p

Group total: 1,420 + 120 = 1,540

Now we're moving!

30 upper body workout

Group total ~ 1540 + 30 = 1570 min

1570 + 40min bike ride + 20 brisk walk = group total 1630

Personal = 90/900

By the way, ALL these minutes make a difference. Thanks to our boost last month, we are ON TRACK to break our record from 2007!!!!!

So, come on! How quickly can we get to 5k???!!!

Hit the gym this morning and did 30 mins on the treadmill and 35 mins weight training (upper body/abs).

Group Total: 1630 + 65 = 1695

45 minutes treadmill
15 minutes stretching

total = 60 minutes

PERSONAL: 400 + 60 = 460/1600
GROUP: 1695 + 60 = 1755

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31 minutes so far this month... yikes I'm behind already.

31/900

group total: 1755 + 31 = 1786

60 min today! We're doing "wellness week" at work and I'm on a team. talk about accountability!

Group total ~ 1786 + 60 = 1846 min

20 minutes walking

Persoal Total = 85/600

Group Total = 1896 + 20 = 1916

35 mins on the treadmill and 35 mins weight training (lower body/abs) = 70 mins.

Group Total = 1916 + 20 = 1986

Two walks (with jogs) yesterday and today (31 + 32 mins) and 40 mins strength training yesterday. So, that's 103 mins.

Group total: 1,896 + 103 = 1,999

I did a 30 min zumba session and then my 60 min workout with my trainer.

Group total ~ 1999 + 90 = 2089 min

56 minutes today!

87/900

group total: 2089 + 56 = 2145

30 mins treadmill + 35 mins weight training (upper body/abs) = 65 mins

Group Total: 2145 + 65 = 2210

40 mins walk/jog this morning, and 40 mins strength training in the afternoon

Group total: 2,210 + 80 = 2,290

5/4: 70 min - weights, lil cardio
5/5: 60 min - cardio, abs, stretching
5/6: 100 min - training session, cardio
5/7: rest...pack for trip. :)

I'll be out of town until Monday night but will be busy exercising with a friend on my mini vacation. I'll post it when I return. Have a great weekend everyone!!

Personal Total: 210 + 130 = 440 :)

Group Total: 2290 + 130 = 2420 :D

34 minutes yesterday

personal: 121/900

group: 2420 + 34 = 2454

50 minutes for me today...

50 - walk :D

I wanted to do my aerobics, but my power and water is shut off. Power only works in my little area here lol. They shut down almost every other part of my apartment. GRRR!

Group Total - 2504