Add 40 mins for me.(maria hope you are feeling better soon:hug: )
GROUP TOTAL 14,396 +40= 14,436:carrot: :carrot: :carrot: :carrot: :carrot: :carrot:
xxxsharon

Looks like we can add 45 minutes from azcyn...

Group total ~ 14,436 + 45 = 14,481 minutes!

Hi everyone~~

I did 90 minutes at the gym yesterday. I didn't come to post it. :( I haven't gone yet today so I can't post that yet.

New Group Total:

14,481 + 90 = 14,571

I did pretty well today, now I just have to see if I can stick to my plan of making tomorrow a 'rest' day. I've never actually done that before by choice, only when I've been sick. We'll have to see. I got carried away talking with one of my student teachers today while we were walking laps with the kids, so we walked for 20 mins instead of 15. I don't think the kids even noticed, but they were all THRILLED with the increase in the number of laps they did. I had to let them know that they had longer so they didn't get worried if they did fewer laps next time. I don't know if I have mentioned, but we are combining the class laps and working out the distance we cover. We are 'walking across Italy'... well, across the land borders... and when we get all the way across (approx 1900km) we will be having a "Pizza Party" where we make our own healthy pizzas. So far we've walked 711km! Not bad huh?

So... 30 mins on the treadmill, 20 mins of laps, 20 mins of strength training and 30 mins on the bike. Makes 100 mins... I'll have earned my rest day tomorrow!

Personal Goal... 280 + 100 = 380 mins above my March goal of 1700 (2080 mins for March)

Group Total... 14,481 + 100 = 14,581

:carrot: Getting close to 15,000!! Come on everyone! We can do it!:carrot:

Take care,:hug:

Zelma

Okay--I just got back from the gym and I can add another 90 minutes to the total. :) I'm kind of amazed you know--I started out the month so bad and tomorrow is another leg day so I know it'll be another 90 minutes on to my time which will make my total for the month 1125. That's a lot better than I thought it would be, you know? I'm pretty pleased with myself. There are 31 days in March, right? :o

Talk to you all later.

Vicki

Hello Everyone! I am happy to report I feel much better today. Thanks to all of you who PM'd me and offered support in the public forum!

I did 60 min on my bike today - at a faster pace so I'm really feeling my butt and my thighs! Yes!

Group Total = 14,581 + Vicki's 90 + my 60 = 14,731

I have 60 more minutes to reach my goal of 1,000 and one more day to do it! Who knew I would ever get this far?

Good day everyone!

-MariaLucia

p.s I am SO HAPPY to have found these boards!

I am so proud of all of you (okay, me too!)... I think many of use are doing more exercise than we have in a while. I know I am.

Zelma -- Walking across Italy sounds like a fun challenge. I recently joined the coast-to-coast challenge on the exercise thread, and wondered if we should do either something like that, or something different... but I'm not getting the sense that people are tired of our way of counting yet -- what do you all think?? Do you like counting minutes and want to keep going?? Or change it to something different? I personally am happy counting minutes personally -- I think it's really helping me get in the habit.

I decided to take the doggies for a walk today, it was so nice. Only 15 minutes, but I'll take it!

Group total ~ 14,731 + 15 = 14.748 minutes
Come on, let's get to 15k!!!

I still like counting minutes as well. I find it easier to keep track of my personal goal as well as the group total. The distance concept just seems to work better with the little kids, as they don't have a clear idea of time intervals yet.

I'll go with the main concensus, but sticking with minutes would be my choice.

Have a lovely evening all,

Zelma

here's my vote for counting minutes.

Calculating distance would be difficult for people who exercise to videos or in aerobic/fitness group classes, for people who count their non-aerobic minutes (like weight-lifting), for people who just get up and go for a walk without a pedometer, and for people like me who, in April, will be alternating between the bike, treadmill and elliptical machines.

I did 23 minutes on the elliptical and had a 30 minute session with my personal trainer, which brings my total up to 1383.

The group total is 14,768 + 53 = 14,821.

We are definitely going to hit 15,000!! That defintiely deserves a :flame: guy

Awww Nancy! I was all proud of my 16 minures on the eliptical! See what you did! :(

You did GREAT! That's what you did! :D

I did 16 minutes on the elip and 15 more on crunches, stretches, etc... add that 31 to my prior 312 for 343 minutes total!

600 - 343 = 257 BELOW my goal... but WAY better than ever before!

group total is now 14,821 + 31 = 14,852 minutes! :cheer:

Lilion, What's this? 16 manures on the eliptical? HA! Really, WTG! When you broke 12, you shattered it! awesome!!!

Wyllenn - I vote stay with minutes since there's such a variety of workouts.

Zelma! On the job exercise??? Is that cheating? That's cool, especially getting the kids started on exercise!

ME? <insert "deer-in-the-headlights" look> um.... I'll get back 2 ya....

I did 45 mins yesterday and today I did 60 mins of Tae bo (intro tape so slower muscle work but worked up a sweat) and 15 mins of cardio pilates (dang that kicks my butt)

Group Total: 14,852+120=14,972

Personal Total: 1186/1100 YEAH!!! I made it and I even have an extra day to get extra...

Zelma--That is one of the cutest and innovative ideas I have heard for getting children to exercise, and it could be altered to any number of themes. I love that!! Sorry, I just had to say that.


As far as changing...I couldn't keep track of all my exercise any other way than in mins. True it is not completely comprehensive as far as the impact it has on each individual because intensity is not factored in as well as other things, however, with all the different types of exercise I do, there is no other generic measurement that could track it except time. I am not opposed to measuring distance with walking, that actually is more natural to me than time where walking is concerned, but everything else I measure in time.

Hey there!
I haven't checked in for a while and I think the last time I posted it was like page 10 :( but I just wanted to tell you that you all did AMAZING this month. I'll be back to start the month off on Saturday. I have been "off" for a bit but coming back better and smaller than ever :D

Brenda :wave: