April Exercise Challenge - 3 Fat Chicks on a Diet Weight Loss Community

Tummy Girl · 03-29-2010, 11:53 AM

Wow, spring is now here! Let's not have it go by with us being less than our most fabulous selves!

To those of you who would like to join in....please feel free. All are welcome and we are here to post our minutes/goals, ambitions and to hold ourselves accountable and to help support and encourage one another.

We all have various goals and different fitness levels, there is no wrong or right here, whether it be 10 min. a day or walk 3x a week, etc. right up to some really heavy lifting and marathon training, we do it all around here. But the most important thing is that we all started somewhere.

Exercise goals will be listed listed here, while weight loss goals, etc. will be listed in our sister thread, "April Weight Loss Challenge".

Tummy Girl · 03-29-2010, 11:58 AM

For my goal, I don't know, I might even write that in the list, lol. I'm in Mexico from March 31 to April 7 so I won't be keeping my regular routine and I'll need to re-assess my running injury once I get back to see how it's doing.

The plus side is I'm doing school on April 15 and don't start again until May, I have a whole month to workout without having to balance school in there, sweet bliss.

That was the long way of saying I will hold off and commit to figuring out what I'm going to do but only after I have a tan.

Alrighty ladies, what's your aspirations this month?

gardenerjoy · 03-29-2010, 03:19 PM

Thanks, Tummy Girl!

My April goal: 1800 minutes

Ms Perception · 03-29-2010, 03:49 PM

Tummy-I love your explanation! I'd love to wait and assess things after I have a tan, but we'd be waiting a while!

My goals are:
1. Swim 600M or more 1-2x/week
2. Bike 1x/week (if temp allows)
3. Run 3-4x/wk, build up miles

Tummy Girl · 03-30-2010, 02:53 AM

April Exercise Challenge

Gardenjoy - 1800 minutes
MsP - Swim 600M or more 1-2x/week; Bike 1x/week (if temp allows); run 3-4x/wk

knobhdy · 03-30-2010, 11:56 AM

Exercise goals for April.

Continue the push up challenge
Begin a C25K program and work at it each week
Take 1 rest day a week, no more than 2 rest days in a row

eclipse · 03-31-2010, 11:43 AM

Joining in here for the first time!

My goal for this month is a small one - just to keep on track with my physical therapy excercises as set by my physical therapist - this means both doing all the excercises he assigns on a regular basis AND following his recommendations about what NOT to do to avoid re-injuring my back. It will be a delicate balance!

Dixiemae · 03-31-2010, 02:12 PM

Im in on this one. I know I said that last month and didn't keep up with my posting. Im definately fired up for this one. I have 3 pounds to go for goal. I will be darned if Im going to get lazy now. Here is to accountability, to a new month a fresh clean start. My goals this challenge is to exercise 5 times a week 3 cardio at least 2 yoga classes a week. No lazy arse this month. starting at 153

4~1~140 minutes walking :-)
4~2~30 minutes yoga
4~3~30 minute walk + 30 minutes yoga
4~4
4~5
4~6
4~7

MeowMix · 04-01-2010, 12:47 PM

Thanks Tummy! I'm in for 1400 mins again, seems to be a good number for me!

Ms Perception · 04-01-2010, 04:42 PM

My April Minutes:

4/1: 43 min run

LouisaH · 04-01-2010, 06:07 PM

I'll go for the same goal as last month. Start doing yoga and exercise 5-6 days per week.

I didn't start yoga last month like I had hoped to--I'm still waiting for my yoga friend to give me her dvd she made--I will start that when I get it.

It seems wrong to start the month off with a rest day, but after going for 11 days straight, and having to be somewhere this morning, I haven't exercised yet, and don't know that it's going to fit into my evening. Oh well!

motivated chickie · 04-02-2010, 10:04 AM

I posted some of this in the April weight loss challenge. But I need support in a fitness thread.

I have a dance music festival to go to on Memorial Day weekend. It will entail 36+ hours of music and dancing over 3 days. I need to get in shape. Haha, some people train for marathons- I train for dance parties.

I want to exercise (run, walk, bike, and/or dance) every single day this month. Will mix up exercise to reduce injury risk.

Goal: 1,800 minutes. My starting weight is 149.

4/1 - 40 minute run
4/2 - 30 minute run/ 100 minutes dancing
4/3 - 60 minute walk
4/4 - 90 minute walk (could not face running- too sore)
4/5 - 30 minute run/ 45 minute walk
4/6 - 90 minute walk (think I ended up walking 6 miles)
4/7 - 40 minute run (stop/start 3 miles)

Week 1 minutes: 370 min

4/8 - 75 minute walk (not very fast)
4/9 - 90 minute walk (I should have run that night)
4/10 - 0 minutes
4/11 - 0 minutes
4/12 - 40 minute run/20 minute walk (Up my miles to 3.5)
4/13 - 40 min run/70 min dancing
4/14 - 30 min run/45 min walk

Week 2: 410 min

4/15 - 45 min walk

gardenerjoy · 04-02-2010, 10:40 AM

4/1: 50 min yoga, 20 min 30DS, 30 ball routine, 20 knees; 120/1800

knobhdy · 04-02-2010, 11:59 AM

I started the C25K yesterday. I will be redoing the first day on Sunday to sync the program up with my weekly schedule, but I did start it on the first day of the month.

LouisaH · 04-02-2010, 12:46 PM

4.1: rest
4.2: 60 min. Jackie Warner Workout dvd

I thought I was going to die today. For some reason the workout was really hard. I changed up the routine so I did upper body first, then core then lower body. Anyone know what the "proper" sequence is supposed to be? Maybe there's a way not to feel so whipped by the end of it. On the other hand, I was able to do a harder workout on the core, which I usually save for last, Maybe it's just that I'm gonna be whooped by the last routine whatever it is!