300+ Always Moving in April Exercise Thread
 

to the April 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 2009 the 300+ club broke our 2007 record and exercised for 216,854 minutes. I believe in 2010 we can break that record!! But it's going to take a lot of work from a lot of people to get it done! Please join us!

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.

Here are the running totals to date:

24,105 January (a new MONTHLY record!!!)
24,081 February (nearly a record, and 3 fewer days in the month! So, a daily average record)
25,031 March (another new monthly record!!!!)
73,217thru March

I'm going to stick with 1000 minutes for April.

O.K. Heather, I'm in for April. Since I killed my goal I set for March, I'm uping the ante this month and going for......


1000 minutes

I'm in for April. I'm shooting for 15 minutes a day, which is only 450. But I've been gone so long, and my exercise hasn't been intentional in ages. So, 15 minutes of exercise for its own sake will be a good thing for me.

ok, let's try this again, for April 2800 minutes...

Okay. Do I dare try this? I haven't exercised since 2006. I got nervous last night just watching a video :lol:. My goal is little but I am in. 10 minutes a day for a total of 300 for April.

ETC: Let's make it 20/600 to add in warm up / cool down stretching.

OK, so I'm re-doing Week 5 of my Couch To 5K since, well, frankly, I didn't do much running this week, only walking. That puts this month's total at 390 minutes, but since I am now cleared to do whatever the heck I want on this ankle, I think I can manage another 110 minutes of other exercise, so I'm going for 500 this month.

Right, I'm still trying to get myself into a routine with exercise so put me in for 1000 minutes this month...

I would like to join for April. My goal is 20 min.'s a day at 600 for the month.

for april I'm going to try 2500 again!!!

30 mins walking
so I'm guessing Group total will be 30
(please correct me if I'm wrong)

I was hoping to join all of you in March, but never began working out consistently.

But I'm here to start. My goal for April is 1800 minutes.

O.K. Got my walk in also casaeyjoy!

30 minutes walking!

Personal Goal: 30/1000

Group Total: 30 + 30 = 60

45 minutes wii
15 minutes free weights

Personal for April: 2800/2740 minutes to go

Group total 60 + 60=120

Guess I'll try 2170 again (missed it by 100 minutes)

60 minutes wii

Personal total-60 lol

Group total-120+60=180

Okay, I'm going to commit to a month of daily exercise...

180 + 75 minutes Pilates = 255 total group minutes

Already getting time in
30 minutes ski machine
30 minutes treadmill

Personal total-120

Group total-255+60=315

Couple of side notes
1- Geo- Nice quote
2- I looked at idealmuse's post from last month. If it was alive, I think it would look a lot like this:
http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs25/f/20...y_Serrifth.png
(Check out link)

15 minutes free weights
11 minutes walking

Personal for April:2800/2714 minutes to go

Group total 315 + 15 + 11=341

60 min Wii cheer

Group Total: 341+60=401

I did a 12 minute walk yesterday. (Did a lot of other walking around the clinic, but this time around I'm only counting the exercise that I do purely for exercise.) I'm about to go do today's walk before I forget it, but I thought I'd post yesterday to get me motivated.

12/450
Group total - 401 + 12 = 413

Okay, I'm back, with 15 minutes for today.

27/450

Group total - 413 + 15 = 428

30 minutes walking!

Personal Goal: 60/1000

Group Total: 30 + 428 = 458

30 min rollerblading

Group Total: 458 + 30 = 488

488 + 42 minutes rowing machine = 530 Group total

38 min bowling
12 minutes walking the dog
15 minutes softball

personal for April: 2800/2649 minutes to go

Group total 530 + 38 + 12 + 15=595

Got off to a good start today!!!

60 minutes wii cheer
31 wii resort
21 minutes running
30 minutes bike
15 minutes softball
15 minutes weights

Personal Monthly Total: 172/2500
Group Monthly total: 767

30 minutes weights

Personal total-150

Group total-767+30=797

Since April 1 I got 20 min.'s in each day so 60/600 for me.
Group total=857

40 minutes walking outside
30 minutes ski machine
30 minutes treadmill

Personal total-250

Personal total-857+100=957

I'm a little late getting started but have 80 min to add.

Group total ~ 957 + 80 = 1037 min

35 min wii sports resort
15 minutes samba

personal for April: 2800/2599 minutes to go!!

Group total 1037 + 50=1087

60 minutes walking
30 minutes ski
30 minutes bike
21 minutes running
30 minutes wii resort
30 minutes wii cheer

Personal Monthly Total: 373/2500

Group Monthly Total: 1288

30 minutes baseball

Personal total-280

Group total-1288+30=1318

DSL was down for a few days...here are my minutes since April 1st.

240/2000

Group: 1318 + 240 = 1558

I did 60 minutes in the gym today.

Personal goal: 60/1250

Group: 1558+60=1618

Short walk today, 15 minutes

Personal Goal: 75/1000

Group Total: 15 + 1,618 = 1,633

Lots of yardwork today, much of it digging in the ground. I was out for 3 1/2 hours, but will count 45 min as exercise!

Group total ~ 1633 + 45 = 1678 min

28 minutes denise austin lower body workout video
24 minutes walking the dog
15 minutes free weights

personal for April 2800/2532 minutes to go

Group total 1678 + 67=1745

1745 + 180 = 1925

40 minutes walking outside

Personal total-320

Group total-1925+40=1965