February exercise challenge
 

:val1: :val3: Okay its time to start a new months exercise challenge. No matter what exercise you do , :trampo: :swim: :strong: :yoga: :running: :boxing: :bike2: :ebike: :lifter: :tread: :belly: , join us and set a goal, log in your minutes or days and keep yourself accountable for your exercise!!

My exercise goal for Feb is going to be 1200 minutes. I will do 4 days of 60 minute cardio 1 day of swimming and 2 sessions of weight training (20 minutes each).

Feb 1~75minutes (50 elliptical; 10 tread; 15 stretching and abs)
2~60 (swimming)
3~20 (walking)
4~20 (walking)
5~60 minutes (pilates class)
6~ 50 minutes (30 min elliptical, 20 walking)
7~75 minutes (treadmill increasing incline .5 every 5 minutes)
8~off day sick
9~20 minutes (walking)
10~20 minutes (walking)
11~Nothing Sick Sick Sick
12~20 minutes (walking)
13~75 minutes (30 minutes treadmill, incline 4.5-6.5; Elliptical 30 minutes, stretch 15 minutes)
14~75 minutes (20 min treadmill 4-8 incline, 10 min jogging, 15 min elliptical, 10 minute bike, 20 minutes stretching)
15~10 minute (stretching)
16~10 minutes (stretching)
17~105 (30 elliptical, 30 tread incline ave. 5, 30 recumbent bike (hills) 15 stretching)
18~20 minutes (walking)
19~didn't even get out of bed I was so sick
20~ nothing
21~45 minutes (vigorous housecleaning left me out of breath so I am counting some of it)
22~45 minutes (picking up cases of cranberry sauce, lift turn flip the box, turn)it was a great workout
23 ~45 minutes (10 elliptical, 10 stationary bike, 10 treadmill, 15 walking)
24~60 minutes helping my mom move storage units (we worked for 4 hours, but I will only count 1)
25~60 minutes(swimming)
26~75 minutes (25 elliptical, 25 treadmill, 10 stepper, 15 stretching
27~80 minutes (35 tread, 20 elliptical, 5 stepper, 10 weights, 10 stretching)
28~75 minutes (35 tread, 25 bike 5 stepper, 10 stretching
Total: 1200/1200

I'm in :carrot: I'm going to stick with the same goal as last month. A least 4 days per week, for at least 1 hour per day. I can do it!!! I almost made it last month just a few hours and days short.

Week one (starting feb. 1-4): 1hr. not a great start at all,had a death in the family so that really threw me off.

Week two (feb. 5 - 11):not a good week

Week three (feb. 12-18):2 days, 1.5 hr

Week four (feb.19-25):4 days, 4 hours YA!

Week five (feb.26 - 28):


:carrot: :cb: :dance: :woops: :lifter: :running: :ebike:

Hi. I wanna join you!!! :woohoo:

I am setting my goal as 50,000 steps from all 5 weekdays and 10,000 or more on weekends. That comes out to about 10k each day for weekdays and 5k wkend days. But it can fluctuate as long as the week ends the same. This can include walking, jogging, on treadmill or outside, marching in place, dancing, playing basketball, hide-and-seek with the kids, etc. LOL! (Usually it takes at least 45 mins of purposeful walking a day plus my whole day of normal work to get to 10,000.) :exercise:

I will give myself 2 days off (if I need to take them) during the month only to allow for when I just am not home all day bc of errands, etc. or we are driving in the car out of town, etc. and I just can't find any time to move. If I see that I need more days off, I'll change it for next month. But I want to try this and see. :D

Let's do it! :strong:

Hugs, Selina

I'm sticking w/ my goal of 30 min./day of exercise. Walking, cycling, weightlifting, etc. I'm also keeping track of overall mileage (for exercises that can be measured that way.) My goal of total exercise for Feb. is 840. I hope to at least meet that amount -- missed the last two months' goals (for weird reasons) -- and, possibly, I'll exceed it.

Feb. 1- 15 min. shovelglove
2- 15 min. shovelglove
3- sick
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6- 15 min. shovelglove, 30 min. walking (sorta sick)
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12- 20 min. walking (still sorta sick, ugh!)
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jmc

Ok, I hit my 10k yesterday. Yay! :cp: And already have done 20 mins on the treadmill this a.m. too. So far so good, girls! :D

Hey so tell me. Do y'all want me to put the date and info etc? Or just post every day?

I'll join, my goal is to work out 30 minutes at least 5 days a week, it can be Curves, a work out video or even water arobics, which I'd like to get back into. If it wasn't so darn cold outside I'd include walking too, but we are freezing up here in Michigan.

****30 minutes 5 days a week****

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:running: :sunny: February Goal 1200 minutes & Run a 5K!:sunny: :running:

2/1 - 50 minutes - treadmill and abs
2/2 - 70 minutes - ellipitcal, weights, abs
2/3 - Relaxation!
2/4 - 60 minutes - walking dogs, weights
2/5 - 65 minutes - treadmill, weights, abs
2/6 - 60 minutes - weights, rowing, elliptical, stairs
2/7 - 55 minutes - treadmill, abs
2/8 - 65 minutes - weights, stairs, bike, elliptical
2/9 - 50 minutes - treadmill, weights
2/10 - Relaxation!
2/11 - Relaxation!
2/12 - 55 minutes - treadmill, weights
2/13 - 55 minutes - weights, stairs, elliptical
2/14 - 50 minutes - treadmill, weights
2/15 - 60 minutes - elliptical, weights, abs
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2/19 - 50 minutes - elliptical, weights
2/20 - 60 minutes - treadmill, weights, abs
2/21 - 60 minutes - treadmill, weights
2/22 - 50 minutes - elliptical, weights
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910 Down & 290 To Go

Soon2BFitChick: Normally we post a calendar type post and edit everyday so you and others can see your progress for the whole month. Also we post conversation post as well. What part of Houston do you live in? DH and I moved from Katy to College Station about a year and half ago.

Dolly! Hi there fellow Texan. :D

We live in Katy now! We just bought a really great home out here off Mason, right above I-10. You know where that is? So far we like it alot. We used to live off of Hwy 6 and Westheimer.

Ok, I will do that, just copy and paste it back into each day. Can do. Cool to find someone from here. Nice to meet you. :wave: And thanks for the info.

Let's see.. so I need to put each day on here then.

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There! I like that. I will be able to see it well that way. Thanks.

Ok, so tomorrow is B day! The beginning! :carrot:

How funny is this! That is where we used to live, but north of I-10 off of Fry. I love that area of Houston especially old Katy, it still feels like a smaller town sometimes, but now it has grown so much!

That's cool. Any good parks nearby and walk tracks? I know of that one park, hmm.. can't remember, it's named after a woman, Mary something?..

Yeah, it has grown, everyone here says so. Still growing, they are building lots of school to accomodate everyone. It's crazy. But it's a really nice place to live. I'm glad we decided to move here.

Mary Jo Peck Park is great. It is at Franz and Katy-Hockley Cutoff. There is a pond you walk around and has a fishing pier for the kiddos. They have outside playground equipment. Also there is an indoor pool for swimming laps, I never did that though.

Thanks! That's the one. I love it there. Used to go there when we lived in Houston even. They even have free mini golf. Just borrow balls and clubs. It's cool.

I wanna join :D
 

Hi everyone, I am planning to kick off my excersize plan as soon as I get the go ahead after going in for surgery on the 6th. So I will miss the first half but I still want to join :D

My goal is to do all my chores (yes this is excersize to me) for the first two week and some yoga for the first week and second if I can... and then start my Power 90 series and complete 5 workouts a week. Sounds weird, I know :)

:yoga: :lifter: :exercise:

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My goal is to do 1000 minutes of exercise in Feb. I'll be doing aquacize twice a week, and the rest will be a combination of other classes at the health club, plus treadmill, stationary bike, etc.

dustcatcher

Hi all , new here! I am so excited by this thread, just what I needed! I would like to join the Febuary challenge as well. I am inspired! My goal will be as follows:

Goal1: Walking 4x per week for 40 minutes (to include a 5 minute pre and post walking warmup).

Goal2: Upper body strength training 3x per week (2 sets (12-15 reps) of each muscle group/s (back, arms, shoulders, and chest). NOTE: Rachel Mclish, great book on strength training. I have the old one but still refer to it.

Goal3: Denise Austin video tape (of my choosing) 8x per month.


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:carrot: :) THis is cool! Good luck all and have a super start tomorrow! Thank god my husband brought the treadmill up the other night, it's going to get pretty cold here. I love walking outdoors though and as they say, burns those cals even more walking in the cold but feel fortunate to be able to use the treadmill in really cold or inclement weather. Ah still, I remember one year I didn't let the cold stop me. I walked in winter, you warm up once you get going. Anyways, I so look forward to sharing our goals and support with another. : ) Take care

Hey everyone. Im super excited for this challenge. I didnt quite make my Jan. excersice challenge but i got really close. My exercise goals for this month are: exercise 4 dayz a week
walk a total of 13 miles (or more!)
exercise for 700 minutes (which will be about 35 min, 4 dayz a week)
Good luck everyone!!

Week 1~
Feb1- run 30 min on treadmill, 2.75 miles!!
Feb2- run 30 min on treadmill, 2.25 miles, AND 30 min at Curves!!!
Week 2~
Feb6-30 min at curves
Feb8-20min on the eliptical about 1.2 miles
Feb10-40min on the treadmill 2.548 miles
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Week 4~
Week 5~

:wave: Hello everyone, I am glad to see so many takers this month. HI everyone who joined me last month. I didn't quite make my January goal, I was about 165 minutes off but this month I will make it. Since I joined the gym it will be much easier to get in my minutes for the next couple of months.

Hi everyone :) When I woke up this morning I was so happy that my leg was okay (long story, ankle pain intermittently due to old break), I was so afraid it would impede my exercise plan, it is something I need and want desperately. Needless to say, after my coffee I hopped on my treadmill (before my leg had a chance to get sore from chores, etc.) and did my 40 minute walk (actually 42). It felt great!!!!!! I did have to push myself to do it though and once I started I loved it! I know without a doubt that this (the thread, support, etc.) helped me tremendously............so I want to say ty!

THe only thing I am retracting from my original posted goals is the exercise video. I will still stick to the goal of 8x per month but it just may not be a denise Austin tape, that's all. I am mainly aiming or cardio right now but of course it may include toning, etc. ( I loved her old tapes, I sent away for some new ones and quite frankly I had no idea one of them was kickboxing! lol. Just the thought of that with my ankle in this sh ape or even current physical shape send me into a tizzy). Hopefully I can manage the other tape (need to find my step thing for that though) but either way I will still do the 8x per week additional tape/video, etc. of exercise.


How is everyone else doing? I Hope everyone had a great day. I'm really not sure quite what to do, am I supposed to paste and copy my month plan in my post with the exercise I did today for 2/1? I was hoping someone else had so I can follow suit.

Back again. Soon2befitchick, in regards to your question, I don't know how they usually do it...I am new here but I for one would love it if you post everyday. I really think it helps to be able to post everday, what we did or did not do, etc. (time available of course, I know it's not always easy). Well, I for one am all for it so go right ahead! :) I know for me, it's a good way tohold myself accountable and it's funnnnnnn.

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OK, I'm in too....Thank YOu ladies!!!!
I've been hunting for a place to account for my exercise. My February goal is to do Interval training (wts./cardio) 4 hours per week....I started working out again on Jan. 2. In the last month I've lost 4 " off my waist, about 1 inch on each thigh and today I was able to zip a pair of pants that used to look like a bad joke. I've gone from zero exercising to 3.25 hours per week. This week will be 3.5 hours total.

2/1-38 mins. Interval training
2/2-37 mins. Interval training---about 65% cardio
2/3-day off!
2/4-38 mins, Interval training--50/50 cardio.wts.
2/5- 42 mins. Interval training---about 70% cardio
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This month is going to ROCK!!! I love all of the exercise plans we have going on here.

I have personally been doing exercise challenges since October I didn't make my goal at all in December (not even close) January I was very close, but just ran out of days :) I am telling you this because even if we don't get to our goal we still have done a great job!!

I cant' wait for this months goal because I actually joined a gym. (although I am starting a new job and gotta work out the finer details of GETTING to the gym.)

No gym this morning though, I am going swimming this evening.

A little slow on the uptake because of life business getting in the way, but here I am. :D Once I get this move out of the way, on Monday it's back to reality and back to the gym! Looking forward to it, actually.

My goal: Before the end of the month, I want to be able to run at least a half-mile without stopping. I want to continue four days a week at the gym.

Feb. 1- Nothing, except probably hauling more boxes!
2- more moving
3- MORE moving - we were completely moved in today!
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5- nothing
6- 45 minutes on the elliptical
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9- 15 minutes running/walking, 30 minutes elliptical
10- 45 minutes of elliptical, 45 minutes of racquetball
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jcatron, you will love the gym. I am addicted. If I didn't have a membership I would never work out. It is part of my daily routine. Gym, work, home.

I already love it. After the first couple of days I needed a day for my body to recouperate. I love the elliptical machine. I still haven't tried out the weights though, I am waiting for DH to show me how they work. I have been going at 5:30, but I will have to start going at 5 and heading to work (must be there by 7, I am not sure exactly how it will work though, we'll see).

Well, everyone, ive decided to up my goal!!
From 500 minutes to 700 ( about 140min a week, 35minutes 4 dayz a week)
and from 10miles on the treadmeal to 13.

Hopefully ill be able to reach my goal, i will have to run on the treadmill more than i have been in order to reach my goal. Good luck everyone!

So far:102 minutes and 5 miles!!!

SO far:192 minutes, and 8.748 miles!!!

HI everyone :) Congrats to all for successful exercise days! Yesterday was my first day back exercising in quite some time so I took today off to make sure my ankle was okay and it's fine! Anyhow, ifgured it was a good day to do my upper strenght workout. Let's keep it rolling! A super weekend to all.

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Hope everyone had a great weekend : ), Let's keep it going!

Feb 1 Treadmill 58 minutes
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Feb 4 Treadmill 40 minutes

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We're all doing great!! Keep up the hard work!!!!

Well I'm still on track....I'm aiming for 35-40 mins. per day this week, 6 days hopefully.

Well - I'm late to join but I am in again. I hit all my goals in Jan. except swimming, I was 48 laps short. It came down to traveling and not having access to a pool. I'm going to be traveling in Feb. too so I decided to focus on days of exercise since I never know what kind of facilities hotels will have.

My goal is 24 days exercising. At least 7 days swimming and 7 days weight training. The other 10 will be some combination of Yoga, walking, and whatever I find at hotel fitness rooms.

Feb 1: UBWO
Feb 2: Swimming - 34 laps
Feb 3: 0
Feb 4: Yoga
Feb 5: Swimming - 36 laps
Feb 6: LBWO
Feb 7: UBWO
Feb 8: Yoga
Feb 9: 0 Traveling
Feb 10: 0
Feb 11: Yoga
Feb 12: Swimming - 30 laps
Feb 13: LBWO
Feb 14: Yoga
Feb 15: UBWO
Feb 16: Yoga
Feb 17: 0
Feb 18: Yoga
Feb 19: Swimming - 36 laps
Feb 20: LBWO
Feb 21: 0
Feb 22: UBWO
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Feb 1 Treadmill 58 minutes
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Feb 4 Treadmill 40 minutes
Feb 5 Aquacize class 55 minutes

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2/1 42 minute walk (treadmill-1.90m)
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2/3 42 minute walk (treadmill-2.06)
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upper body strength training (12 minutes)
2/5 45 minute walk (treadmill-2.15m)