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July Exercise Challenge
Let the energy of flashing fireworks and heady independence motivate our exercise in July!
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: July Weight Loss Challenge |
Right, i'm going to join you this month. I've not done an exercise challenge before - that's because I haven't been doing any exercise! Time to change.
I normally take the dog out twice a day for 20-30min each (or hubby does it occasionally if i'm away), so dog walking isn't included in my monthly exercise because that's a 'normal' activity. My target's for July are: 1) Do knee strengthening exercises that i got from physio, at least 5 days out of 7 2) Do at least 2x cardio sessions per week in first two weeks of July, and 3x per week in second two weeks of July 3) Start regular push-ups/core exercises Think the cardio is going to have to be bike riding initially as I don't want to stress out the knee too much. |
Good to see you here, ange! Looks like a great, well-rounded exercise challenge you've set for yourself this month.
I'll definitely be in for this month too, just gotta figure out what to make my plan. I'll likely need to do my DVD's but I'm still considering other options... |
Tabbycat here.
My goal will be 1000 minutes of intentional exercise. July1: 50 min swim/water walk AM July2: 45 min swim/water walk AM July5: 45 min swim/water walk July6: Somehow I just lost everything between July5 and July 16! I remember that my total was 605, but my record-keeping has vanished! Makes me mad! July18: 45 min water walking July19: 90 min water walk/swim July20: 40 min water July 21: 65 min water July 22: 55 min water AM; 55 min water PM July 23: 40 min water July 24: 50 min water *** GOAL MET *** July 25: 60 min swim/water walk TOTAL: 1105 |
I'm aiming for 1200 minutes of exercise in July.
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My goal will be 19 DVD workouts. I'll also continue keeping my workday steps high, but I won't be tracking that part here.
Good luck, everyone! :exercise: :strong: :bike2: :swim: :running: :yoga: |
My goal is 650 minutes of exercise for July. This will mostly be dedicated to marathon training, and I'm not going to count steps/walking throughout the day, mowing the lawn, yard work, recreational swimming and other incidental exercise. My willpower for exercise while working isn't great, I convince myself I'm too tired. Hoping this challenge will help light a fire under me.
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Hello Everyone!
I'm going to join you :) My goal is to do something every day in July. Some days it may be a workout DVD or Zumba class and some days it will be just 10 minutes of stretching. I am still searching for workout classes I enjoy that are close enough to my house! Goal for the month ~ do something every day in July 7/1 ~ Intro class at Club Pilates 7/2 ~ 7/3 ~ 7/4 ~ 7/5 ~ 7/7 ~ 7/7 ~ |
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First day down and a start has been made! Dusted off the bike and cycled to Centennial Park and did a lap and cycled back. Probably took around 40min. Ooohh a bit hurty from the saddle! I can tell it's been a while... |
Great job Ang! I'll get home late tomorrow. It will be a quick stretch and I'll post again Tuesday :)
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Goal 19 DVD workouts
:D = Completed 01: :D 02: :D 03: 04: 05: 06: 07: 08: 09: 10: 11: 12: 13: 14: 15: 16: 17: 18: 19: |
Hi everyone. I fell off the wagon last month and didn't get any exercise in. This month I'll set my goal for 800 min.
02: 35 min walk 35/800 |
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July 2nd: Physio exercises, 2x dog walk Was on the verge of going out for an exercise-walk with a friend last night, but then I canned it because my knee was hurting again. Not sure whether that's due to the bike ride or the ramped-up physio, but want to treat it gently right now. Turns out that it was belting it down with rain all the time that we would've been out, so I definitely wasn't wishing I was out there, although it's never as bad when you're actually out as you think it would be when you're snug inside. |
July goal -- 1200 minutes
1: 20 walk, 20 stretch; 40/1200 2: 20 walk, 20 ST & stretch; 80/1200 |
July Exercise Goal:
Walk 40 Miles Lift Weights: twice a week Week One: Day 1: - 0 Day 2: .50 miles Day 3: - 0 Day 4: - 2.0 miles Day 5: -0 Day 6: -0 Day 7: 1.25 Miles Week Two: Day 1: 0 Day 2: .50 Day 3: 0 Day 4: .50 Day 5: .50 Day 6: .50 Day 7: .50 Week Three: Day 1: 0 Day 2: .50 Day 3: Day 4: Day 5: Day 6: Day 7: |
Joining in a bit late but I just missed my goal last month due to travel so this month's goal will be the same. 1000 minutes!
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July goal: 1000 minutes
7-1 No workout-travelling 7-2 No workout-travelling 7-3 27 min Boot camp hub strength/cardio mix+10 minutes working in garden+40 minutes picking blueberries(77 min) |
Welcome back, momtopands!
Sorry about the knee, ange. I hope the pain dissipates. :hug: ........................... Hoo boy, I'm so sleepy. I did a full body workout with weights. The combo of the long workout and shower did me in--I'm so relaxed I might conk out. I've been avoiding the sun on doctor's orders. I think living like a vampire is also screwing with my circadian rhythm. The workout was tough! It reminded me how weak I am in every part of my body other than my legs. :lol: It wasn't as hard as back when I first bought it years ago though, so that does tell me that all the exercise over the years left a lasting improvement. That workout was about 50 minutes. I also did a 10 minute workout that's my favorite. It's a mixture of body weight exercises and cardio. I've made a rule with myself though that I'll only count that one as a workout when I do it twice in one day since it's so short. So I'm only counting the longer one for today, and the short one was just for the fun of it. ;) Goal 19 DVD workouts :D = Completed 01: :D 02: :D 03: :D 04: 05: 06: 07: 08: 09: 10: 11: 12: 13: 14: 15: 16: 17: 18: 19: |
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July 2nd: Physio exercises, 2x dog walk July 3rd: Pilates beginner class! Physio exercises, 2x dog walk Tried a bit of youtube pilates tonight. Good. It will be repeated..... Nice work on the workout Chunks Good to see you here momtopands |
Great job everyone! I signed up for a Yoga class Wednesday morning, so that's the plan :)
Goal for the month ~ do something every day in July 7/1 ~ Intro class at Club Pilates 7/2 ~ Full body stretch 7/3 ~ Full body stretch 7/4 ~ signed up for a 9:15am Yoga class! 7/5 ~ 7/7 ~ 7/7 ~ |
Welcome, one and all! Did I miss anyone? Did I spell your username correctly? Did I state your goal the way that you want?
ange82much: follow exercise plan Chunkahlunkah: 19 DVD workouts flower1: 800 min gardenerjoy: 1200 min momtopands: 1000 min PERUNNING: 40 miles Rainbow123: daily exercise SnowMama: 650 min Tabbycat: 1000 min |
Morning everyone!
Yoga class is done. Stretching at home tomorrow. Have a great 4th of July! Goal for the month ~ do something every day in July 7/1 ~ Intro class at Club Pilates 7/2 ~ Full body stretch 7/3 ~ Full body stretch 7/4 ~ Yoga class at my local studio 7/5 ~ 7/7 ~ 7/7 ~ |
gardenerjoy- thank you for setting up this exercise challenge!
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July 2nd: Physio exercises, 2x dog walk July 3rd: Pilates beginner class! Physio exercises, 2x dog walk July 4th: Physio exercises Not much on the exercise front. I had a long day at work which is 80km away through the other side of the city (=traffic), so hubby walked dog. I was stood up doing stuff in the lab most of the day at work, but in-amongst that was a lot of sitting down I have to admit. |
July goal: 1000 minutes
7-1 No workout-travelling 7-2 No workout-travelling 7-3 27 min Boot camp hub strength/cardio mix+10 minutes working in garden+40 minutes picking blueberries(77 min) 7-4 30 min Boot camp hub interval(107 min) |
July goal -- 1200 minutes
1: 20 walk, 20 stretch; 40/1200 2: 20 walk, 20 ST & stretch; 80/1200 3: 40 walk; 120/1200 4: 10 walk, 30 dance & stretch; 160/1200 |
July goal: 1000 minutes
7-1 No workout-travelling 7-2 No workout-travelling 7-3 27 min Boot camp hub strength/cardio mix+10 minutes working in garden+40 minutes picking blueberries(77 min) 7-4 30 min Boot camp hub interval(107 min) 7-5 26 min Boot camp hub strength/cardio mix(133 min) |
Hi Everyone!
Did my stretching today and Friday will be a Club Pilates class. :) Goal for the month ~ do something every day in July 7/1 ~ Intro class at Club Pilates 7/2 ~ Full body stretch 7/3 ~ Full body stretch 7/4 ~ Yoga class at my local studio 7/5 ~ Full body stretch 7/7 ~ 7/7 ~ |
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July 2nd: Physio exercises, 2x dog walk July 3rd: Pilates beginner class! Physio exercises, 2x dog walk July 4th: Physio exercises July 5th: Bush trek 1hr, physio exercises, 2x dog walk Went out with the local walking club last night, but opted to turn around after 30min as that's about the max my knee's up for at the moment. Great to be out again, but definitely not strong enough to do the full walk yet. Think that's going to have to count as my second cardio session of the week, since the knee feels like it would be better rested than pushed for another session right now. This leaves me with two more days to do a core session. Other targets met for Week 1 :) |
July goal -- 1200 minutes
1: 20 walk, 20 stretch; 40/1200 2: 20 walk, 20 ST & stretch; 80/1200 3: 40 walk; 120/1200 4: 10 walk, 30 dance & stretch; 160/1200 5: 35 walk; 195/1200 |
July goal: 1000 minutes
7-1 No workout-travelling 7-2 No workout-travelling 7-3 27 min Boot camp hub strength/cardio mix+10 minutes working in garden+40 minutes picking blueberries(77 min) 7-4 30 min Boot camp hub interval(107 min) 7-5 26 min Boot camp hub strength/cardio mix(133 min) 7-6 31 min African dance interval(164min)+30 min picking blueberries(194 min) |
July goal: 800 minutes of intentional exercise
02: 35 min walk 35/800 03: 40 min walk 75/800 04: 25 min walk 100/800 06: 50 min walk 150/800 |
Hi Everyone!
Ang - you are doing great! How did you find your walking club? Stretch for me on Saturday! Goal for the month ~ do something every day in July 7/1 ~ Intro class at Club Pilates 7/2 ~ Full body stretch 7/3 ~ Full body stretch 7/4 ~ Yoga class at my local studio 7/5 ~ Full body stretch 7/7 ~ Pilates class 7/7 ~ |
July goal -- 1200 minutes
1: 20 walk, 20 stretch; 40/1200 2: 20 walk, 20 ST & stretch; 80/1200 3: 40 walk; 120/1200 4: 10 walk, 30 dance & stretch; 160/1200 5: 35 walk; 195/1200 6: 40 walk; 235/1200 |
Hi Everyone!
For me: stretch on Sunday and treadmill on Monday! Goal for the month ~ do something every day in July 7/1 ~ Intro class at Club Pilates 7/2 ~ Full body stretch 7/3 ~ Full body stretch 7/4 ~ Yoga class at my local studio 7/5 ~ Full body stretch 7/7 ~ Pilates class 7/7 ~ Full body stretch |
July goal: 800 minutes of intentional exercise
02: 35 min walk 35/800 03: 40 min walk 75/800 04: 25 min walk 100/800 06: 50 min walk 150/800 07: 45 min walk 195/800 |
July goal -- 1200 minutes
1: 20 walk, 20 stretch; 40/1200 2: 20 walk, 20 ST & stretch; 80/1200 3: 40 walk; 120/1200 4: 10 walk, 30 dance & stretch; 160/1200 5: 35 walk; 195/1200 6: 40 walk; 235/1200 7: 35 walk; 270/1200 |
Goal 19 DVD workouts
:D = Completed 01: :D 02: :D 03: :D 04: :D 05: :D 06: 07: 08: 09: 10: 11: 12: 13: 14: 15: 16: 17: 18: 19: |
Completed my stretch today and will stretch or treadmill Tuesday. If not, Wednesday is treadmill day!
Goal for the month ~ do something every day in July 7/1 ~ Intro class at Club Pilates 7/2 ~ Full body stretch 7/3 ~ Full body stretch 7/4 ~ Yoga class at my local studio 7/5 ~ Full body stretch 7/7 ~ Pilates class 7/7 ~ Full body stretch 7/8 – Full body stretch 7/9- skip – medical reasons |
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Hi, my doctor says I have a torn meniscus, my knee & not to exercise but I can have occupational therapy until I decide to have surgery.
That doesn't make much sense to me. Some days it hurts to walk & other days I feel normal unless I bend it. Other than walking, do you have any 'gentle exercise' ideas that any of you have done? Thanks & have a Great week! |
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