March Exercise Challenge

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  • Yay, Turtle11, for meeting the mileage goal, too! Who else is going to meet their March exercise goals?

    If you're already planning your fitness activities for next month, join us at the April Exercise Challenge!

    soon2beskinnyCarma: 350 minutes/week, start with personal trainer, 14,500 average steps/day
    Olivia7906: 15 miles, 16 exercise days
    IAmTheGlue: 1800 minutes
    princesshiccup: 1200 minutes
    kelijpa: weeks 9-12 of Bob Greene's 12 week body makeover
    Turtle11: 55 miles, 13 workout videos
    Changergirl: run 5x, other exercise 12x
    gardenerjoy: 1500 minutes
    BigChiefHoho: first four weeks of c25k
    Cattails: 1800 minutes
    Dreamer2012: 40 miles, 400 minutes in the gym
    noshoes: walk 14km in one day, bike 20km in one day, run/walk 5 km, 500 minutes walking, 10 km run/walk each week, cycling each day, strength training
    Sum38: 3000 minutes
  • If all goes as planned, I should meet my March goal today -- with a day to spare!

    1: 30 walk, 20 abs & stretch; 50/1500
    2: 50 dance; 100/1500
    3: 40 dance, 20 stretch; 160/1500
    4: 70 shovel snow; 230/1500
    5: 40 shovel snow, 20 stretch; 290/1500
    6: 30 walk, 30 stretch; 350/1500
    7: 30 walk, 30 stretch; 410/1500

    8: 20 walk, 40 dance & stretch; 470/1500
    9: 25 walk, 35 dance & stretch; 530/1500
    10: 30 walk, 20 abs & stretch; 580/1500
    11: 25 walk, 35 stretch; 640/1500
    12: 30 walk, 30 stretch; 700/1500
    13: 30 walk; 730/1500
    14: 25 walk; 755/1500

    15: 30 walk; 785/1500
    16: 55 dance / abs / stretch; 840/1500
    17: 30 walk, 20 legs & stretch; 890/1500
    18: 30 walk, 20 arms & stretch; 940/1500
    19: 30 walk, 20 abs & stretch; 990/1500
    20: 30 walk, 20 legs & stretch; 1040/1500
    21: 30 walk, 20 arms & stretch; 1090/1500

    22: 80 yardwork; 1170/1500
    23: 20 stretch; 1190/1500
    24: 30 walk, 10 abs; 1230/1500
    25: 20 walk, 30 arms & stretch; 1280/1500
    26: 50 garden cleanup; 1330/1500
    27: 30 walk, 20 legs & stretch; 1380/1500
    28: 30 walk, 20 abs & stretch; 1430/1500

    29: 30 walk, 15 arms & stretch; 1475/1500
  • My goal for March is to complete weeks 9-12 of Bob Greene's 12 week body makeover.
    So this means I need to do 3 sets of strength exercises, 6 sets of functional and 6 cardio, 5 regular (30 mins) and 1 double (60 mins) per week.

    Week 9 - complete

    Week 10 - complete

    Week 11 - complete

    Week 12 -

    March 26 - 1 set functional, 2 cardio 1 30 min 1.75 mile walk, 45 min 12.4 miles exercise bike
    March 27 - 1 set functional, 1 set strength, 1 cardio, 4 miles, 60 mins walk/jog
    March 28 - 1 set functional, 1 cardio, 4 mile 65 min walk
    March 29 - 1 set functional, 1 set strength, 1 cardio, 30 min 1 mile walk with little dog, 5 hours raking and clearing ditch
    March 30 - 1 set functional, 1 cardio 60 mins exercise bike

    On track to make goal tomorrow!
  • Turtle and GardenerJoy!
  • Gardenerjoy - I made my exercise goals this month!

    March Exercise Goals: Treadmill - 15.00 miles; 16 Exercise Days

    01. Treadmill - 1.20 miles
    02. Treadmill - 1.20 miles
    03. none
    04. none
    05. none
    06. none
    07. Kundalini Yoga
    08. none
    09. none
    10. Kundalini Yoga
    11. Kundalini Yoga
    12. Treadmill - 1.94 miles; Kundalini Yoga
    13. Treadmill - 2.24 miles; Kundalini Yoga
    14. none
    15. Treadmill - 2.26 miles
    16. none
    17. Treadmill - 2.40 miles; Chalean Extreme Burn Circuit 1
    18. Cathe High Step Circuit
    19. Treadmill - 2.50 miles; Chalean Extreme Burn Circuit 2
    20. rest day
    21. Treadmill - 2.48 miles; Chalean Extreme Burn Circuit 3
    22: Insanity Core Cardio & Balance
    25: Treadmill - 2.50 miles
    27: Treadmill - 2.54 miles
    28: Treadmill - 4.33 miles

    Treadmill Goal: 25.59 of 15.00 miles completed - GOAL MET!!
    Exercise Days Goal: 16 of 16 days completed - GOAL MET!!
  • 55 miles
    13 workout videos

    March 1: workout video (12)
    March 2: Off

    March 3: 5.0 miles (50)
    March 4: workout video (11)
    March 5: 4.0 miles (46)
    March 6: workout video (10)
    March 7: 4.0 miles (42)
    March 8: workout video (9)
    March 9: Off

    March 10: 5.5 miles (36.5)
    March 11: workout video (8)
    March 12: 4.0 miles (32.5)
    March 13: workout video (7)
    March 14: 5.0 miles (27.5)
    March 15: 2 workout videos (5)
    March 16: 4.0 miles (23.5)

    March 17: workout video (4) AM
    March 18: 3.5 miles (20) AM
    March 19: workout video (3) AM
    March 20: 5.0 miles (15) PM
    March 21: workout video (2) AM
    March 22: 5.0 miles (10)
    March 23: workout video (1) 2.5 mile (7.5)

    March 24: workout video (0) AM
    March 25: 3.5 miles (4) AM
    March 26: workout video (-1) AM
    March 27: 3.5 miles (.5) AM
    March 28: workout video (-2) AM
    March 29: 7.0 miles (-6.5)
    March 30: Off

    March 31: workout video (-3) AM
  • My goal for March is to complete weeks 9-12 of Bob Greene's 12 week body makeover.
    So this means I need to do 3 sets of strength exercises, 6 sets of functional and 6 cardio, 5 regular (30 mins) and 1 double (60 mins) per week.

    Week 9 - complete

    Week 10 - complete

    Week 11 - complete

    Week 12 - complete

    March 26 - 1 set functional, 2 cardio 1 30 min 1.75 mile walk, 45 min 12.4 miles exercise bike
    March 27 - 1 set functional, 1 set strength, 1 cardio, 4 miles, 60 mins walk/jog
    March 28 - 1 set functional, 1 cardio, 4 mile 65 min walk
    March 29 - 1 set functional, 1 set strength, 1 cardio, 30 min 1 mile walk with little dog, 5 hours raking and clearing ditch
    March 30 - 1 set functional, 1 cardio 60 mins exercise bike
    March 31 - 1 set functional, 1 set strength, 1 cardio, 4 mile 63:30 min walk

    GOAL

    It's the only March goal I made,but if I had to pick only one, this is the one I'd choose!
  • Congrats to everyone who made goal and anyone who gave it their best shot looking forward to April, see you over there!
  • Week 1 3/1-3/7 Goal 350 Actual 318
    3/1C25KW9D3(30minrun,10minwarm/cool)3.17miles/15326 steps
    3/2 wk10d1 10k run(15min run 1 min walk x3 + 5min warm up & 5 min cool down 4.49 miles plus walk 15 minutes 14516 steps.
    3/3 walk 50 minutes. 14547 steps.
    3/4 slugfest, no exercise and 7130steps
    3/5 run 35 minutes, piloxing 1 hr, yoga 1 hr. 21721 steps
    3/6 stomach flu no exercise: 1600 steps
    3/7 stomach flu day 2 no exercise: 819 steps

    Wk 2 3/8-3/14 goal 350 actual 401

    3/8 residual stomach flu: 3529 steps
    3/9 5k run complete 46 min/ plus 40 minute leisurely walk 18348 steps
    3/10: piloxing 60 min. Yoga 60 min. Walk 20 min. 14526steps
    3/11: walk 40 minutes. Walk run 30 minutes. 14731steps
    3/12: walk 30 min& walk 10 min. 14605 steps
    3/13 walk 15 minutes 7268 steps.
    3/14 walk 30 min x's2 15257 steps.

    wk 3 3/15-3/21 goal 350 actual 440 minutes

    3/15 walk 20 minutes/8554 steps
    3/16 none 4676 steps
    3/17 Piloxing 60 minutes/Yoga 60 minutes 14562 steps
    3/18 Bike5 m.;weightlift15m.;run/walk 30m.;yoga50m.;walk60m/17323step
    3/19 walk 15m/C210K wk9D1 run/walk 60min/stretch 5min/21075steps
    3/20 bike5min/weightlift 20min/run 10min/walk25min 14697steps
    3/21 c210k wk9d2 run walk 60 min. steps: 17269

    Wk 4 3/22-3/28 goal 350 actual 527
    3/22: 7min bike/weightlift 15min/walk-run 30min/walk 60min 18597steps
    3/23 35 min bike/20min weightlifting/55min walk/ 13812 steps.
    3/24 run 40 min 15230steps
    3/25 bike 5min/run-walk 25min/walk 40min/weightlift 15min 14774steps
    3/26 piloxing 60/yoga 60min 14802 steps
    3/27 bike 5 min/run-walk 40min/weightlift 15min 14619 steps.
    3/28 no exercise 8421 steps


    Week 5 partial week 3/29-3/31 Goal 175 minutes Actual 179
    3/29 bike 5minute, weightlift 20min,bike 25 minutes
    3/30 bike 10min,weightlift 20min, bike 15minutes, run/walk 10minutes
    3/31 run walk 54minutes(5minutes warm, run10min,walk 1minute repeat 4 times, cool down 5 minutes, stretching 15minutes.

    Ended up failing on the steps this month. Just couldn't get it all in stupid stomach flu.
  • 1: 30 walk, 20 abs & stretch; 50/1500
    2: 50 dance; 100/1500
    3: 40 dance, 20 stretch; 160/1500
    4: 70 shovel snow; 230/1500
    5: 40 shovel snow, 20 stretch; 290/1500
    6: 30 walk, 30 stretch; 350/1500
    7: 30 walk, 30 stretch; 410/1500

    8: 20 walk, 40 dance & stretch; 470/1500
    9: 25 walk, 35 dance & stretch; 530/1500
    10: 30 walk, 20 abs & stretch; 580/1500
    11: 25 walk, 35 stretch; 640/1500
    12: 30 walk, 30 stretch; 700/1500
    13: 30 walk; 730/1500
    14: 25 walk; 755/1500

    15: 30 walk; 785/1500
    16: 55 dance / abs / stretch; 840/1500
    17: 30 walk, 20 legs & stretch; 890/1500
    18: 30 walk, 20 arms & stretch; 940/1500
    19: 30 walk, 20 abs & stretch; 990/1500
    20: 30 walk, 20 legs & stretch; 1040/1500
    21: 30 walk, 20 arms & stretch; 1090/1500

    22: 80 yardwork; 1170/1500
    23: 20 stretch; 1190/1500
    24: 30 walk, 10 abs; 1230/1500
    25: 20 walk, 30 arms & stretch; 1280/1500
    26: 50 garden cleanup; 1330/1500
    27: 30 walk, 20 legs & stretch; 1380/1500
    28: 30 walk, 20 abs & stretch; 1430/1500

    29: 30 walk, 15 arms & stretch; 1475/1500
    30: 50 yardwork; 1525/1500 GOAL!
    31: 50 yardwork; 1575/1500
  • Way to go, soon2beskinnyCarma, Olivia7906, kelijpa, and gardenerjoy!

    soon2beskinnyCarma: 350 minutes/week, start with personal trainer, 14,500 average steps/day
    Olivia7906: 15 miles, 16 exercise days
    IAmTheGlue: 1800 minutes
    princesshiccup: 1200 minutes
    kelijpa: weeks 9-12 of Bob Greene's 12 week body makeover
    Turtle11: 55 miles, 13 workout videos
    Changergirl: run 5x, other exercise 12x
    gardenerjoy: 1500 minutes
    BigChiefHoho: first four weeks of c25k
    Cattails: 1800 minutes
    Dreamer2012: 40 miles, 400 minutes in the gym
    noshoes: walk 14km in one day, bike 20km in one day, run/walk 5 km, 500 minutes walking, 10 km run/walk each week, cycling each day, strength training
    Sum38: 3000 minutes
  • Okay, I'm totally late (in-laws came over for a week and I wasn't able to get on the computer the whole time), but I just want to state for the record that I totally DID finish week four of c25k on March 30! Congrats to everybody else.