July Exercise Challenge

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  • Dcapulet!! Good to have you! I've added you to the list! Good luck!

    T_Girl
    : Thank you for adding up your minutes! I'm still listing the separate ones because what would happen if you got only 680 minutes of strength training in? If I lumped it all together, you wouldn't get credit for all your cardio minutes! Of course, if you want only your overall minutes listed, I can easily edit it! Just let me know, chickie!!

    Jazzy, it IS a great thread, isn't it?! This one and the weight loss one keep me inspired to do my best!

    CMof4, I'm glad you're feeling better today! TOM is bad, but sometimes just waiting for him to get here already is worse!

    Crystal, good idea to rest if you are sore. You'll be ready to go again on Sunday! Just remember you have a goal on the weight loss thread to stay accountable during the weekends, so don't take the day off food-wise!

    Princess, good job on the Wii Active!

    Bigknitter, how fun! You were in a parade! That really upped your minutes yesterday!

    Mystical, you're welcome! Good job on the treadmill!

    Hiya Lewis and Delphi! Lewis, good job on powering through! Delphi, I can see you.
  • July Exercise Challenge List of Participants (so far!)
    Exercise goals are in this list. Weight loss goals are in the sister thread--July Weight Loss Challenge http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=175508. If anyone sees something that they'd like to have changed or edited in their info, please just let me know! I'll continue to add new people as they join in. Good luck to all! You can do it!

    Jacqui_D: Do 30 min of moderate exercise (like walking) or 15 min of vigorous exercise (like elliptical) 5 days a week; strength train twice a week
    Delphi: Complete 2500 total minutes
    Moralia: Do cardio for 30 min 5x per week; walk 3x per week; do toning/weights for 15 min 3x per week
    Peachykeen62: Do cardio 35-60 min 5x per week; strength train for 15 min 3x per week; do ab work for 15 min 3x per week
    Gekster: Complete 900 total minutes; exercise 6 days a week, alternating cardio and strength
    Jellybellyjess: Do moderate exercise for 30 min 5 days a week for a total of 2.5 hours per week; tone with a resistance band for 15 min 7 days a week
    EmmaD: Do cardio for at least 30 min 5 days a week; strength train for at least 15 min 3 days a week; stretch for at least 15 min 7 days a week
    Sassymae: Use treadmill 5x per week; tone using moderate weight training
    2beautiful2Bfat: Do 30 min of moderate exercise 5 days a week
    Velveteen: Complete at least 800 minutes; run 5K in one go 3 times
    Bigknitter: Run 3x per week; practice karate at home 4x per week; lift weights 4x per week; walk 3x per week
    JustAGal: Do core exercises 3x per week; walk every other morning
    Ms_Perception: Average over 300 minutes per week; work on C25K challenge 3 days a week; do cardio 5x per week; do strength/core at least 2x per week
    Wifey: Complete a total of 1860 minutes; walk the dog for 930 min; do regular exercise, including softball, for 930 min
    JazzyPeggy: Complete 24 miles of Walk Away The Pounds; complete 300 extra minutes of exercise
    Slwadsworth: Do cardio for 30 min 3x per week for a total of 450 minutes
    NewShinyMe: Complete a minimum of 850 minutes; complete EA Active 30 Day Challenge; work out 6 days a week
    Linzluv: Complete 1800 minutes of cardio; strength train 16 of 31 days; do 60 min of cardio/walking per day; do strength training circuit every other day
    Crazymamaof4: Strength train 3x per week; do cardio 3x per week, including finishing up 8-week HIIT program
    LoveDC425: Complete 20 days of yoga
    Almostskinny: Run/Jog 62 miles (2/day)
    Sotypical: Complete 1800 minutes
    Edzard: Do mild yoga before bed 3x per week; do vigorous yoga video once a week; do kettlebell workout once a week; walk for 30 min 3x per week
    Mystical: Do cardio workout on treadmill for 30 min 6 days a week; do resistance full body workout 2 days a week
    Robbynmarie_k: Do more cardio
    Sugarbaby269: Add swimming and walking to exercise plan
    Merose: Do 30 min of moderate exercise 4x per week
    Joyra: Complete 1000 minutes
    CakeBatter: Run 8K/10K; complete 1000 minutes of cardio; do calisthenics 3x per week; complete 50 miles
    Jelder227: Complete 930 minutes
    p7eggyc: Complete 800 minutes
    FullSteamAhead: Complete 1000 minutes
    LewisEmpire: Complete at least 60 miles by walking or nordic tracking; strength train or do equivalent 2x per week
    Ashley4012: Exercise at least 3 days a week
    Annie96: Walk for 30 min on treadmill or beach 5x per week
    TexSue: Work out at Curves 3 days a week
    Late_to_the_Game: Work out 6-7 days a week
    JasonsLea: Complete 780 minutes
    Ruby5839: Work out in the a.m. at least 2 days a week; stay on track with C25K
    SteerlersGirlie: Maintain current level of exercise
    CamiToo: Exercise 5 days per week; work up to doing 30 min on elliptical
    Candtlove: Work out 3-5 times per week
    Mommaof2lilmen: Walk every day
    Paisleyprincess: Complete 1000 minutes
    Dcapulet: Complete 1200 minutes; do something active 5 out of 7 days a week
    Tummy_Girl: Complete 1670 minutes; do 650 min of high intensity cardio; do 300 min of moderate/low intensity cardio; do 720 min of strength training
  • Good morning, ladies. I just finished my upper body workout. Kind of difficult without a bench, but I am planning on getting one today. Yesterday I did 1 and a quarter miles on the treadmill. Not much, but I had done my lower body the day before, and my legs were sore. I think from now on, I'll do my cardio in the pool the day after my lower body workout. I have a real problem with patience. I can't stop thinking about what else I could be doing while on the treadmill. Does anyone else have this problem? Enjoy the 4th!
  • SCORE!!
    I am now the proud owner a my very own weight bench! It was $119.00 (ouch), on sale for $79.00, AND I had a $10.00 coupon! I just love a good deal
  • Sweet!!
  • So far, so good~ I've done my cardio 3 days out of the 4 so far, walking i've done (will have to see how many days) and bought a magazine today that has a toning routine in it... so i'm going to start that tonight!
  • I'm still too new to have my ticker in my signature, but I've run/jogged 5.6 miles so far this month. I have to say that actually writing my goal down and knowing that there are others that see it is really helping me stay motivated. So thanks to everyone who keeps posting in this group Sounds like everyone is doing so well too!
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    7/1- 2 miles on Nordic track + ST, and stretches + gardening
    7/2 - 5.6 miles walking
    7/3 2 miles tromping throught the tall grass and strength training.
    7/4 2.5 miles walking
  • WEEK 1

    July 1: OFF
    July 2: OFF
    July 3: HIIT (30/60 intervals) 20 minutes
    July 4: Running 33 minutes; 60 minutes Strength Training; 60 minutes Pilates class (was late only did 45 minutes); 20 minutes Elliptical

    Totals:
    High Intensity (80-95% HR): 53/650 minutes
    Moderate/Low Intensity (60-79% HR): 65/300 minutes
    Strength Training: 60/720 minutes

    Thanks Jacqui, that's cool, I just didn't want to take up forty lines in the goals list, but I see it's just two lines so I'm sold! I hate to see next months goals, I wonder how more specific I can get, hmmmm. I have a whole month to figure it out.
  • July 1st: rest
    July 2nd: 30 min yoga, 45 min walking
    July 3rd: Rest
    July 4th: 50 min walking, 10 min outside yoga
  • LTTG, yay on the weight bench!! I love bargains!

    Moralia, good job! Let us know how the new routine goes!

    Almostskinny, good for you, girlie! Keep going!

    T_Girl, make as many goals as you want and as detailed as you like!

    MY EXERCISE:
    July 1--15 min elliptical
    July 2--45 min strength training; 30 walking
    July 3--15 min elliptical
    July 4--15 min elliptical
    July 5--
  • Ladies, I'm so sorry!

    I usually post in the July Weightloss Challenge thread. I couldn't figure out why a few of my posts seemed to have dissapeared. Then today, I realized that I had posted in this thread instead of that one

    Oops!
  • Dreamy, most of us post in both anyway, so no worries! Believe me, you're not the only one who gets the threads mixed up!
  • Good morning Ladies!! I am just sitting here, trying to figure out if I am going to count July 1-5 (a Wednesday-Sunday) as my first "official" week of July, so that I can start the "second" week on a Monday, or if I will go ahead and count the actual July 1-7 (a Wednesday-Tuesday) as my first week. If I count only the first 5 days as the first week, that means I need to get strength training in today to meet my first week's goal. But if I include Monday and Tuesday as part of the first week (which it actually is), I could wait until tomorrow or the next day to do my strength training, and I could take today off, which I like to do on Sundays. My organized brain, however, likes starting the week on a Monday. It's nice and orderly that way, lol! I guess I'll see how I feel today! Right now, I am in a happy, motivated mood because I reached a new weight decade this morning!
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    July 1 - 30 minutes karate practice
    July 2 - 30 minutes weights, 40 minutes yoga
    July 3 - 30 minutes weights, 32 minutes outside walk/run, and 40 minutes walking in a parade *forgot that I also did 30 minutes karate practice this day*
    July 4 - 30 minutes running, 45 minutes walking