May Exercise Challenge
 

The merry month of May is a great time to exercise!

State your exercise goal and track it throughout the month with this supportive group of fellow exercisers. We'll compile our workout goals into a list. As each goal is met during the month, it gets turned RED in celebration.

This thread is for fitness and exercise goals. For other weight loss goals, be sure to see our sister thread: May Weight Loss Challenge

Since I met last month's goal I'm going to increase my May goal by 100 minutes.

My goal for May - 1100 minutes of intentional exercise plus the bike 4x.

I met my 1100 minute goal in April, so I'll try for the same in May! I'll update this post with my progress like last time.

May 1: 120 minutes (980 remaining)
May 2: 90 minutes (890 remaining)
May 4: 90 minutes (800 remaining)
May 7: 90 minutes (710 remaining)
May 9: 90 minutes (620 remaining)
May 10: 90 minutes (530 remaining)
May 14: 90 minutes (440 remaining)
May 16: 90 minutes (350 remaining)
May 18: 90 minutes (260 remaining)

I have two goals this month:

(1) 13 DVD workouts.
(2) At least 6,000 steps on workdays. (I use my phone to track, so that total doesn't include the steps I take at home before and after work. For the past month, I've been making an effort to walk more while at work. Even with that effort, the highest I've had has been 4,700 steps. :o So I really want to bump that up!) ETA: I'm changing this to an average of at least 6,000 steps for each workweek.

This month's goal is 850 min exercise!

I didn't make it to 500 minutes in April, but I will try again in May!
Goal: 500 minutes of intentional exercise.

May5: 20 min walk AM; 30 min walk PM; 30 min water walk PM
May6: 25 min water walk
May8: 30 min walk; 25 min swim
May10: 50 min walk
May12: about 70 min walk (5K plus about 30 min walking before)
May17: 20 min walk (to/from library)
May19: 80 min walking in pool
May21: 15 min walking in pool (then it rained)
May24: 40 min walking in pool
May26: 40 min walking in pool
May27: 40 min walk (2 mi in Texas heat!)

***Goal met; add another 150 min for bonus***

May28: 75 min walking in pool (with book)

total minutes: 590

May goal - strength train and yoga 12 times

I'm going to try and keep it simple, the goal is really to get back to regular exercise.

5/1- 15k steps
5/2-yoga 1/12, 12.5k steps

Happy May everyone:sunny: :grouphug:

I surpassed my goal of 1000 minutes in April, so I'm going for 1100 minutes in May.

Huge congrats to those who surpassed their impressive goals last month! Big, BIG thanks to gardenerjoy for leading us and also thanks to those who participate!

I am keeping it modest, my goal is 700 minutes of intentional exercise, and I will add gardening minutes at a half rate.

May 01 - 48 min. weighted cardio and abs; 3 hours raking and gardening=90 min; 128/700

May goal: 850 min

5-1 Boot camp hub strength/cardio mix(25 min)

GOAL 1: 13 DVD workouts

(1) Tues, 5/1: Done :D

(2) Sun, 5/6:
(3) Mon, 5/7:
(4) Tues, 5/8:


GOAL 2: 6,000+ steps on workdays

W, 5/2:
Th, 5/3:
F, 5/4:
S, 5/5:

May goal: 1100 minutes of intentional exercise

01: 40 min walking (40/1100)

May goal: 1100 minutes

1: 30 walk; 30/1100

May goal: 850 min

5-1 Boot camp hub strength/cardio mix(25 min)
5-2 Boot camp hub African dance interval(31 min)

Huge congrats to those who surpassed their impressive goals last month! Big, BIG thanks to gardenerjoy for leading us and also thanks to those who participate!

I am keeping it modest, my goal is 700 minutes of intentional exercise, and I will add gardening minutes at a half rate.

May 01 - 48 min. weighted cardio and abs; 3 hours raking and gardening=90 min; 128/700
May 02 - 4 hours raking/gardening/hauling water=120 min; 248/700

May goal: 1100 minutes of intentional exercise

01: 40 min walking (40/1100)
02: 105 min walking (145/1100)

GOAL 1: 13 DVD workouts

(1) Tues, 5/1: Done :D

(2) Sun, 5/6:
(3) Mon, 5/7:
(4) Tues, 5/8:


GOAL 2: 6,000+ steps on workdays

5/02: 7,425 :D
5/03:
5/04:
5/05:

May goal: 850 min

5-1 25 min Boot camp hub strength/cardio mix(25 min)
5-2 31 min Boot camp hub African dance interval(56 min)
5-3 29 min Boot camp hub strength-coach Heather(85 min)

Huge congrats to those who surpassed their impressive goals last month! Big, BIG thanks to gardenerjoy for leading us and also thanks to those who participate!

I am keeping it modest, my goal is 700 minutes of intentional exercise, and I will add gardening minutes at a half rate.

May 01 - 48 min. weighted cardio and abs; 3 hours raking and gardening=90 min; 128/700
May 02 - 4 hours raking/gardening/hauling water=120 min; 248/700
May 03 - Leslie Sansone weighted cardio, 30 min; 278/700

GOAL 1: 13 DVD workouts

(1) Tues, 5/1: Done :D

(2) Sun, 5/6:
(3) Mon, 5/7:
(4) Tues, 5/8:


GOAL 2: 6,000+ steps on workdays

5/02: 7,425 :D
5/03: 10,526 :D (Highly unusual for me!)
5/04:
5/05:

May goal: 1100 minutes of intentional exercise and bike 4x

01: 40 min walking (40/1100)
02: 105 min walking (145/1100)
03: 25 min walking (170/1100)

May goal: 1100 minutes

1: 30 walk; 30/1100
2: 30 walk; 60/1100
3: 20 dance & stretch; 80/1100

GOAL 1: 13 DVD workouts

(1) Tues, 5/1: Done :D

(2) Sun, 5/6:
(3) Mon, 5/7:
(4) Tues, 5/8:


GOAL 2: 6,000+ steps on workdays

5/02: 7,425 :D
5/03: 10,526 :D (Highly unusual for me!)
5/04: 6,048 :D
5/05:

I managed to crash my head on the nightstand when I was aiming for the pillow in the wee hours of Friday morning. So, I kept yesterday's exercise at the minimum. I'll aim to get a bit more in today, but nothing with forward bends because it makes my face hurt. Fortunately, it looks worse than it feels this morning.

May goal: 1100 minutes

1: 30 walk; 30/1100
2: 30 walk; 60/1100
3: 20 dance & stretch; 80/1100
4: 10 dance & stretch; 90/1100

I am keeping it modest, my goal is 700 minutes of intentional exercise, and I will add gardening minutes at a half rate.

May 01 - 48 min. weighted cardio and abs; 3 hours raking and gardening=90 min; 128/700
May 02 - 4 hours raking/gardening/hauling water=120 min; 248/700
May 03 - Leslie Sansone weighted cardio, 30 min; 278/700
May 04 - 0
May 05 - Cardio Force dvd weighted cardio and abs, 30 min; 308/700

Oh no gardenerjoy!! sorry about your noggin!! yes definitely take it easy until you don't feel pain.

I didn't make my steps goal yesterday, was about 2,000 under. At first, I was going to consider my steps goal lost for the month. Then I realized that was inflexible and counterproductive and that it would be smarter and healthier to simply reorganize. :) I'm going to revise my goal and make it a workweek average of 6,000 steps. It's unlikely that I'll ever be able to hit 6,000 steps on my Saturday shift. That one starts earlier than all of the others, so I can't fit in a walk before my shift starts that day. Without that walk, it's unrealistic that I can meet 6,000. So changing the goal to a workweek average will help me compensate for my low-step Saturdays on my other workdays.

gardenerjoy - Ouch, sorry about your injury! I hope you feel good as new soon.

GOAL 1: 13 DVD workouts

(1) Tues, 5/1: Done :D

(2) Sun, 5/6: Done :D
(3) Mon, 5/7:
(4) Tues, 5/8:


GOAL 2: Workweek average of 6,000+ steps

5/02: 7,425 :D
5/03: 10,526 :D (Highly unusual for me!)
5/04: 6,048 :D
5/05: 4,025
Workweek Average: 7,006 :D

Welcome, everyone!
 

Chanticleer: 1100 minutes
Chunkahlunkah: 13 DVD workouts, average 6000 steps/day in workweeks
flower1: 1100 minutes
gardenerjoy: 1100 minutes
kelijpa: 12x Strength Train and yoga
momtopands: 850 minutes
Tabbycat: 500 minutes
VermontMom: 700 minutes

Chunkahlunkah: I like the way you re-imagined your goal to make it work for you this month. I think that's a really useful skill.

May goal: 1100 minutes

1: 30 walk; 30/1100
2: 30 walk; 60/1100
3: 20 dance & stretch; 80/1100
4: 10 dance & stretch; 90/1100
5: 40 walk; 130/1100
6: 20 yard work; 150/1100

5-1 25 min Boot camp hub strength/cardio mix(25 min)
5-2 31 min Boot camp hub African dance interval(56 min)
5-3 29 min Boot camp hub strength-coach Heather(85 min)
5-4 Skipped a day
5-5 18 min Boot camp hub interval-coach Heather(103 min)
5-6 Rest day
5-7 34 min Boot camp hub interval-coach Jonathan(137 min)+ 43 min outside walk(180 min)

gardenerjoy - Thanks, these challenges are such useful practice for learning how not to make the perfect the enemy of the good. I've decided it's all about improving from the baseline. I appreciate that you set these challenges up each month! :) They're great learning experiences.

The extra steps are really helping. My weight is going down quicker than it usually does this month. Goes to show how sedentary I was before! :o


GOAL 1: 13 DVD workouts

(1) Tues, 5/1: Done :D

(2) Sun, 5/6: Done :D
(3) Mon, 5/7: Done :D
(4) Tues, 5/8:


GOAL 2: Workweek average of 6,000+ daily steps

5/02: 7,425 :D
5/03: 10,526 :D (Highly unusual for me!)
5/04: 6,048 :D
5/05: 4,025
Workweek Average: 7,006 :D

May goal: 1100 minutes

1: 30 walk; 30/1100
2: 30 walk; 60/1100
3: 20 dance & stretch; 80/1100
4: 10 dance & stretch; 90/1100
5: 40 walk; 130/1100
6: 20 yard work; 150/1100
7: 40 yard work; 190/1100

I am keeping it modest, my goal is 700 minutes of intentional exercise, and I will add gardening minutes at a half rate.

May 01 - 48 min. weighted cardio and abs; 3 hours raking and gardening=90 min; 128/700
May 02 - 4 hours raking/gardening/hauling water=120 min; 248/700
May 03 - Leslie Sansone weighted cardio, 30 min; 278/700
May 04 - 0
May 05 - Cardio Force dvd weighted cardio and abs, 30 min; 308/700
May 06 - 0
May 07 - 0
May 08 - Leslie Sansone weighted cardio & abs; 20 min; 328/700

Had a very stressful day today but I managed to push myself to do my workout and even a walk at 7:30 pm! :D

5-1 25 min Boot camp hub strength/cardio mix(25 min)
5-2 31 min Boot camp hub African dance interval(56 min)
5-3 29 min Boot camp hub strength-coach Heather(85 min)
5-4 Skipped a day
5-5 18 min Boot camp hub interval-coach Heather(103 min)
5-6 Rest day
5-7 34 min Boot camp hub interval-coach Jonathan(137 min)+ 43 min outside walk(180 min)
5-8 26 min Boot camp hub strength/cardio mix-coach Jonathan(206 min)+ 16 min outside walk(222 min)

May goal: 1100 minutes of intentional exercise and bike 4x

01: 40 min walking (40/1100)
02: 105 min walking (145/1100)
03: 25 min walking (170/1100)
07: 25 min walking (195/1100)

I am keeping it modest, my goal is 700 minutes of intentional exercise, and I will add gardening minutes at a half rate.

May 01 - 48 min. weighted cardio and abs; 3 hours raking and gardening=90 min; 128/700
May 02 - 4 hours raking/gardening/hauling water=120 min; 248/700
May 03 - Leslie Sansone weighted cardio, 30 min; 278/700
May 04 - 0
May 05 - Cardio Force dvd weighted cardio and abs, 30 min; 308/700
May 06 - 0
May 07 - 0
May 08 - Leslie Sansone weighted cardio & abs; 20 min; 328/700
May 09 - Shelly Dose Quick Cardio, weighted, 12 min; 340/700

momtopands - that is GREAT!! that is a true test, making the time to still fit exercise into a stressful and time-sensitive day :carrot:

May goal: 1100 minutes

1: 30 walk; 30/1100
2: 30 walk; 60/1100
3: 20 dance & stretch; 80/1100
4: 10 dance & stretch; 90/1100
5: 40 walk; 130/1100
6: 20 yard work; 150/1100
7: 40 yard work; 190/1100
8: 45 walk; 235/1100

GOAL 1: 13 DVD workouts

(1) Tues, 5/1: Done :D

(2) Sun, 5/6: Done :D
(3) Mon, 5/7: Done :D
(4) Tues, 5/8: Done :D

(5) Sun, 5/13:
(6) Mon, 5/14:
(7) Tues, 5/15:

GOAL 2: Workweek average of 6,000+ daily steps

5/02: 7,425 :D
5/03: 10,526 :D (Highly unusual for me!)
5/04: 6,048 :D
5/05: 4,025
Workweek Average: 7,006 :D

5/09: 8,091 :D
5/10: 8,082 :D
5/11: 5,338
5/12:
Workweek Average:

5-1 25 min Boot camp hub strength/cardio mix(25 min)
5-2 31 min Boot camp hub African dance interval(56 min)
5-3 29 min Boot camp hub strength-coach Heather(85 min)
5-4 Skipped a day
5-5 18 min Boot camp hub interval-coach Heather(103 min)
5-6 Rest day
5-7 34 min Boot camp hub interval-coach Jonathan(137 min)+ 43 min outside walk(180 min)
5-8 26 min Boot camp hub strength/cardio mix-coach Jonathan(206 min)+ 16 min outside walk(222 min)
5-9 31 min Boot camp hub African dance interval-coach Kukuwa(253 min)+38 min outside walk(291 min)

May goal: 1100 minutes of intentional exercise and bike 4x

01: 40 min walking (40/1100)
02: 105 min walking (145/1100)
03: 25 min walking (170/1100)
07: 25 min walking (195/1100)
08: 40 min walking (235/1100)