January Exercise Challenge

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  • 1. Run 4x/week.
    2. Cross-train 1x/week.
    3. Strength training 1x/week. (This is new for me.)
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    01/01 - 2 mile run; strength training
    01/02 - 6.35 mile run

    01/03 - rest day
    01/04 - 4 mile run
    01/05 - 3.2 mile run
    01/06 - unplanned rest day.
    01/07 - 2.69 mile run
    01/08 - 5.58 mile run
    01/09 - 2.5 miles on elliptical; strength training

    01/10 - rest day. NOTE: I'm "excused" from strength training and cross training this coming week, as I'm tapering for a 10K race on Saturday.
    01/11 - 4 mile run
    01/12 - 3.08 mile run
    01/13 - 4 mile run
    01/14 - 2 mile walk
    01/15 - rest day
    01/16 - 10k run

    01/17 - 3 mile walk
    01/18 - 4 mile run
    01/19 - 2.5 mile run
    01/20 - rest day
    01/21 - 3.28 mile run
    01/22 - 2 mile run; strength training
    01/23 - 7.09 mile run
  • Work has kept me away from the forum, and away from the gym, but also away from the fridge...but the extra stress isn't helping at all...

    Public goal: exercise every day, swim or weights
    Sealed in the envelope goal: average 500y per day
    Time capsule goal: average 1000y per day


    Fri 01 Jan: hmm...everything's closed today..
    Sat 02 Jan: 1250y
    Sun 03 Jan: 1500y
    Mon 04 Jan:
    .750y
    Tue 05 Jan: .600y
    Wed 06 Jan: 1000y
    Thu 07 Jan: 1000y
    Fri 08 Jan:
    .750y
    Sat 09 Jan: 1800y
    Sun 10 Jan: .750y .
    Mon 11 Jan: 1000y
    Tue 12 Jan: .600y
    Wed 13 Jan: .600y
    Thu 14 Jan: .750y
    Fri 15 Jan: 1250y

    Sat 16 Jan: .550y
    Sun 17 Jan: 1100Y
    Mon 18 Jan: calisthenics at home
    Tue 19 Jan: 0
    Wed 20 Jan: 0
    Thu 21 Jan: 1500y
    Fri 22 Jan: 0
    Sat 23 Jan: 1800y

    Checked into the mile club again today...making up for lost time...
  • Thanks GardenerJoy and Nici. GardenerJoy can you please add a bonus goal for me of 250 more minutes. Thx.

    1. 750 minutes of intentional exercise;
    2. 1 weight training session per week (4 WT in total for Jan)
    3. Bonus goal: 250 more minutes for a total of 1000 minutes

    01/01- 75 min walk (75/750 min)
    01/02 - 55 min walk (130/750)
    01/03 - 40 min walk (170/750)
    01/04 - 45 min/bike/weights (215/750) plus 1/4 WT
    01/08 - 45 min bike/treadmill (260/750)
    01/09 - 155 min hike (415/750)
    01/10 - 55 min bike/weights (470/750) plus 2/4 WT
    01/13 - 50 min bike/treadmill (520/750)
    01/15 - 55 min bike/treadmill (575/750)
    01/17 - 85 min bike/treadmill (660/750) plus 3/4 WT
    01/18 - 45 min walk (705/750)
    01/20 - 35 min bike (740/750)
    01/22 - 65 min bike/treadmill (805/750) Goal #1 - DONE
    01/23 - 80 min walk (880/750)
  • Always happy to add a Bonus Goal!

    flower1: 750 min Bonus goal: 250 more min, 4 WT
    gardenerjoy: 1200 min, 8xST, 23x8Ksteps
    HereIStand: run 4x/week, CT 1x/week, ST 1x/week
    Izzie: 1050 min
    kelijpa: 3 weeks of 12 week program
    love2b150: log exercise
    MumofMany: gym 3x/week
    Nici: 60 miles (starting 15-Jan)
    noshoes: start c25k, cardio 1 mile/day, daily yoga/muscle/balance
    Obsidianbbw: cardio 2x/week, ST 2x/week, stretch 2x/week
    onebyone: 930 min
    Photosphere: daily exercise
    sadiegirl1: 30 min 6x/week
    SeeMyFeet: exercise every day
    Smilingin2013: gym 3x/week (except vacation), walk 4x/week
    Sundove: 10 min/day
    Tabbycat: 750 min
  • January goals: 1200 minutes, 8 ST session, 23 days of at least 8K steps

    1: 40 march; 40/1200, 1/23 8K
    2: 45 walk; 85/1200, 2/23 8K
    3: 40 walk; 125/1200, 3/23 8K
    4: 35 walk; 160/1200, 4/23 8K
    5: 30 walk; 190/1200, 5/23 8K
    6: 40 walk; 230/1200, 6/23 8K
    7: 40 walk; 270/1200, 7/23 8K
    8: 40 walk; 310/1200, 8/23 8K
    9: 30 walk; 340/1200
    10: 10 walk, 30 ST & stretch; 380/1200, 1/8 ST
    11: 40 walk; 420/1200, 9/23 8K
    12: 20 walk, 20 ST & stretch; 460/1200, 10/23 8K, 2/8 ST
    13: 30 walk; 490/1200, 11/23 8K
    14: 40 walk; 530/1200, 12/23 8K
    15: 30 ST & stretch; 560/1200, 3/8 ST
    16: 40 walk; 600/1200, 13/23 8K
    17: 20 ST; 620/1200, 4/8 ST
    18: 20 walk, 20 dance & stretch; 660/1200, 14/23 8K
    19: 20 walk; 680/1200
    20: 70 shoveled snow; 750/1200, 5/8 ST
    21: 40 walk; 790/1200, 15/23 8K
    22: 40 walk; 830/1200, 16/23 8K
    23: 30 walk; 860/1200, 17/23 8K
  • Oops, I realized I my goals are out of order!

    Public goal:
    average 500y per day
    Sealed in the envelope goal:
    average 1000y per day
    Time capsule goal:
    exercise every day, swim or weights

    Fri 01 Jan: hmm...everything's closed today..
    Sat 02 Jan: 1250y
    Sun 03 Jan: 1500y
    Mon 04 Jan:
    .750y
    Tue 05 Jan: .600y
    Wed 06 Jan: 1000y
    Thu 07 Jan: 1000y
    Fri 08 Jan:
    .750y
    Sat 09 Jan: 1800y
    Sun 10 Jan: .750y .
    Mon 11 Jan: 1000y
    Tue 12 Jan: .600y
    Wed 13 Jan: .600y
    Thu 14 Jan: .750y
    Fri 15 Jan: 1250y

    Sat 16 Jan: .550y
    Sun 17 Jan: 1100Y
    Mon 18 Jan: calisthenics at home
    Tue 19 Jan: 0
    Wed 20 Jan: 0
    Thu 21 Jan: 1500y
    Fri 22 Jan: 0
    Sat 23 Jan: 1800y
    Sun 24 Jan: 1000y
    Mon 25 Jan: 0
    Tue 26 Jan: 1250y
  • 1. 750 minutes of intentional exercise;
    2. 1 weight training session per week (4 WT in total for Jan)
    3. Bonus goal: 250 more minutes for a total of 1000 minutes

    01/01- 75 min walk (75/750 min)
    01/02 - 55 min walk (130/750)
    01/03 - 40 min walk (170/750)
    01/04 - 45 min/bike/weights (215/750) plus 1/4 WT
    01/08 - 45 min bike/treadmill (260/750)
    01/09 - 155 min hike (415/750)
    01/10 - 55 min bike/weights (470/750) plus 2/4 WT
    01/13 - 50 min bike/treadmill (520/750)
    01/15 - 55 min bike/treadmill (575/750)
    01/17 - 85 min bike/treadmill (660/750) plus 3/4 WT
    01/18 - 45 min walk (705/750)
    01/20 - 35 min bike (740/750)
    01/22 - 65 min bike/treadmill (805/750) Goal #1 - DONE
    01/23 - 80 min walk (885/750)
    01/24 - 35 min bike (920/1000) plus 4/4 WT Goal #2 - DONE

    Thx GardenerJoy - you're getting close to both your goals
  • 1/1-1/21 done!
    1/22 10 min cardio, some free wts, plank 60 sec
    1/23 missed
    1/24 5 min cardio, free wts, plank 60 sec
    1/25 5 min cardio, free wts, plank 60 sec
    1/26
    1/27
    1/28
    1/29
    1/30
    1/31
  • 1/1-1/21 done!
    1/22 10 min cardio, some free wts, plank 60 sec
    1/23 missed
    1/24 5 min cardio
    1/25 10 min cardio, free wts, plank 60 sec
    1/26
    1/27
    1/28
    1/29
    1/30
    1/31
  • Yay, flower1!

    Correcting SeeMyFeet's goal -- I was worried that you missed it on Day 1, now I know why you didn't seem concerned.

    flower1: 750 min Bonus goal: 250 more min, 4 WT
    gardenerjoy: 1200 min, 8xST, 23x8Ksteps
    HereIStand: run 4x/week, CT 1x/week, ST 1x/week
    Izzie: 1050 min
    kelijpa: 3 weeks of 12 week program
    love2b150: log exercise
    MumofMany: gym 3x/week
    Nici: 60 miles (starting 15-Jan)
    noshoes: start c25k, cardio 1 mile/day, daily yoga/muscle/balance
    Obsidianbbw: cardio 2x/week, ST 2x/week, stretch 2x/week
    onebyone: 930 min
    Photosphere: daily exercise
    sadiegirl1: 30 min 6x/week
    SeeMyFeet: average 500 yards a day
    Smilingin2013: gym 3x/week (except vacation), walk 4x/week
    Sundove: 10 min/day
    Tabbycat: 750 min
  • January goals: 1200 minutes, 8 ST session, 23 days of at least 8K steps

    1: 40 march; 40/1200, 1/23 8K
    2: 45 walk; 85/1200, 2/23 8K
    3: 40 walk; 125/1200, 3/23 8K
    4: 35 walk; 160/1200, 4/23 8K
    5: 30 walk; 190/1200, 5/23 8K
    6: 40 walk; 230/1200, 6/23 8K
    7: 40 walk; 270/1200, 7/23 8K
    8: 40 walk; 310/1200, 8/23 8K
    9: 30 walk; 340/1200
    10: 10 walk, 30 ST & stretch; 380/1200, 1/8 ST
    11: 40 walk; 420/1200, 9/23 8K
    12: 20 walk, 20 ST & stretch; 460/1200, 10/23 8K, 2/8 ST
    13: 30 walk; 490/1200, 11/23 8K
    14: 40 walk; 530/1200, 12/23 8K
    15: 30 ST & stretch; 560/1200, 3/8 ST
    16: 40 walk; 600/1200, 13/23 8K
    17: 20 ST; 620/1200, 4/8 ST
    18: 20 walk, 20 dance & stretch; 660/1200, 14/23 8K
    19: 20 walk; 680/1200
    20: 70 shoveled snow; 750/1200, 5/8 ST
    21: 40 walk; 790/1200, 15/23 8K
    22: 40 walk; 830/1200, 16/23 8K
    23: 30 walk; 860/1200, 17/23 8K
    24: 40 walk; 900/1200, 18/23 8K
  • Everyone is doing fab!

    Congrats Flower1 on hitting your other goal!

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    Goal: 60 miles (Jan 15-Jan 31)

    Jan 15: Bike 5.75 miles L8 + weights
    Jan 18: Bike 7.33 miles L8 + weights (13.08)
    Jan 19: Bike 7.87 miles L8 (20.95)
    Jan 20: Bike 7.98 miles L9 + weights (28.93)
    Jan 23: Bike 8.53 miles L9 + weights (37.46) 62% complete
    Jan 25: Bike 8.60 miles L9 + weights (46.06)
  • I still have 200 minutes to go, and 6 days left.

    I will have to do almost 40 minutes a day (and there are a couple of days when I don't have time due to evening orchestra practice)...

    <gulp>
  • Made my goal with a few days to spare.

    2 cardio per week
    2 strength/tone per week
    2 stretch per week

    1/2/2016 - 1 cardio/1 Strength & tone - t25 cardio and 21 day fix dirty 30
    1/4/2016 - 1 strength/1 stretch - t25 alpha total body circuit / barre 3 core and stretch
    1/6/2016 - 1 cardio / 1 stretch
    1/7/2016 - 1 strength / 1 stretch p90 scuplt B, barre 3 leg and stretch
    1/9/2016 - 1 strength 2/3 of jillian michaels shred it with weights (you tube) . She started doing moves I just wasn't ready for, but I got a good sweat in.
    1/11/2016 - 1 cardio / 1 stretch
    1/12/2016- 1 strength, not feeling well so no stretch I know I'll regret it later 21 day fix upper and lower fix.
    1/16/2016 - 1 strengh/1 cardio michelle dozio cardio strength
    1/17/2016 - 1 cardio t25 cardio
    1/19/2016 - 1 cardio t 25 total body circuit, wasnt as hard this time, but i also do the modification. NSV I can get up and done to do stuff without have to use a chair, I'm slow, but I can do it.
    1/20/2016 - 1 cardio 21 day fix total cardio
    1/23/2016 - bob harper youtube workout 40 min 1 cardio, 1 strength, tried to do some stretch with piyo, just to fast for me to modify and do the moves, but I stretched.
    1/24/2016 - p90 sweat - leslie sansone pilates
    1/25/2016 - the firm: cardio inferno
    1/26/2016 - fitnessglo strength class. kinda light, working on finding what works.

    10/8 cardio
    8/8 strength
    8/8 - stretch
  • 1/1-1/21 done!
    1/22 10 min cardio, some free wts, plank 60 sec
    1/23 missed
    1/24 5 min cardio
    1/25 10 min cardio, free wts, plank 60 sec
    1/26 10 min cardio, free wts, 60 sec plank
    1/27
    1/28
    1/29
    1/30
    1/31