7000 steps/day; Weights twice a week; Cardio three times a week

1: 7200 steps (35 active minutes - may as well record them)
2: 9669 steps (42 active minutes)
3: 7485 steps (40 active minutes)
4: 5532 steps (15 active minutes)
5: 7189 steps (41 active minutes)
6: 3540 steps (17 active minutes)
7: 1882 steps (0 active minutes) Read newspapers, watched F1, ate chocolate...
8: 4369 steps (0 active minutes)
9: 8578 steps (51 active minutes)
10: 7317 steps (32 active minutes)
11: 4238 steps (9 minutes) Awful travel day. The Metro was off system-wide so I ended up in the car for 1.5 hours and parked near university so no walking...
12: 2400 steps (0 minutes)
13: 2349 steps (0 minutes) I was busy yesterday sorting out clothes and books but that kind of activity doesn't translate into steps or active minutes. There was a big storm here too so I stayed indoors all day.
14: 2601 steps (0 minutes) Yet more sorting out while there's torrential rain outside
15: 4858 steps (10 minutes)
16: 7247 steps (30 minutes)
17: 7189 steps (30 minutes)
18: 6004 steps (27 minutes)
19: 1964 steps (0 minutes) Pretty stressful day on Thursday so I stayed home and ate chocolate...
20: 2545 steps (8 minutes)
21: 2672 steps (13 minutes) I've noticed something interesting on my Fitbit. In the first half of my cycle my cardio fitness goes up, then it steadily drops going towards my period, then it picks up again. Very odd.
22: 1935 steps (0 minutes)
23: 6372 steps (29 minutes)
24: 4339 steps (0 minutes)
25: 7171 steps (28 minutes)
26: 3559 steps (0 minutes) Far too many days with low steps. There's no need for it, I'm just being lazy on days when I don't have to go to university. This time last year I was doing 12000 steps/day. Weirdly I seem to do more steps in autumn/winter, probably because it's dark and no one can see me being all red-faced and panting!
27: 2062 steps (0 minutes) Despite my big words yesterday, I walked even less. Not feeling great though - TOM and too little sleep. My dad's dementia makes him very restless at night, walking around the house, so I'm often up a couple of times to try and get him to go back to bed, then I can't get back to sleep.

My mission is to use my gym membership - gym sessions in Green. Travelling in Red

Oct 1st: 9 Miles walk in mountains (including ascent and descent of 2380 ft)
Oct 2nd: Yoga class and 77 pushups
Oct 3rd: Spin class
Oct 4th: Core class
Oct 5th: Strength class
Oct 6th: Rest - pulled glute in yoga and it got worse in Strength class yesterday, so cancelled the Spin Class I was planning
Oct 7th: Working in China - 21 hrs of travel and no notable exercise!
Oct 8th: Working in China - 80 pushups
Oct 9th: Working in China - 75 pushups
Oct 10th: Working in China- hotel gym (cross trainer, bike, some weights machines)
Oct 11th: Working in China
Oct 12th: rest
Oct 13th: Trekking hills, 10 miles
Oct 14th: Yoga class
Oct 15th: Spin class
Oct 16th: Strength class. Travelling pm
Oct 17th: Working interstate
Oct 18th: Working interstate
Oct 19th: Working interstate
Oct 20th: Strength class
Oct 21st: Yoga class
Oct 22nd: Spin class
Oct 23rd: Spin class and Strength class
Oct 24th: Yoga class
Oct 25th: Core class
Oct 26th: rest
Oct 27th: Strength class and 2hrs walking
Oct 28th: Full day trek in mountains and 700m ascent/descent
Oct 29th:
Oct 30th:
Oct 31st:

7000 steps/day; Weights twice a week; Cardio three times a week

1: 7200 steps (35 active minutes - may as well record them)
2: 9669 steps (42 active minutes)
3: 7485 steps (40 active minutes)
4: 5532 steps (15 active minutes)
5: 7189 steps (41 active minutes)
6: 3540 steps (17 active minutes)
7: 1882 steps (0 active minutes) Read newspapers, watched F1, ate chocolate...
8: 4369 steps (0 active minutes)
9: 8578 steps (51 active minutes)
10: 7317 steps (32 active minutes)
11: 4238 steps (9 minutes) Awful travel day. The Metro was off system-wide so I ended up in the car for 1.5 hours and parked near university so no walking...
12: 2400 steps (0 minutes)
13: 2349 steps (0 minutes) I was busy yesterday sorting out clothes and books but that kind of activity doesn't translate into steps or active minutes. There was a big storm here too so I stayed indoors all day.
14: 2601 steps (0 minutes) Yet more sorting out while there's torrential rain outside
15: 4858 steps (10 minutes)
16: 7247 steps (30 minutes)
17: 7189 steps (30 minutes)
18: 6004 steps (27 minutes)
19: 1964 steps (0 minutes) Pretty stressful day on Thursday so I stayed home and ate chocolate...
20: 2545 steps (8 minutes)
21: 2672 steps (13 minutes) I've noticed something interesting on my Fitbit. In the first half of my cycle my cardio fitness goes up, then it steadily drops going towards my period, then it picks up again. Very odd.
22: 1935 steps (0 minutes)
23: 6372 steps (29 minutes)
24: 4339 steps (0 minutes)
25: 7171 steps (28 minutes)
26: 3559 steps (0 minutes) Far too many days with low steps. There's no need for it, I'm just being lazy on days when I don't have to go to university. This time last year I was doing 12000 steps/day. Weirdly I seem to do more steps in autumn/winter, probably because it's dark and no one can see me being all red-faced and panting!
27: 2062 steps (0 minutes) Despite my big words yesterday, I walked even less. Not feeling great though - TOM and too little sleep. My dad's dementia makes him very restless at night, walking around the house, so I'm often up a couple of times to try and get him to go back to bed, then I can't get back to sleep.
28: 1953 steps (0 minutes) Still not feeling great

Wed. 10/23 - Leslie Sansone Weighted Walk and floor abs, 60 min.
Thurs. 10/24 - leaf raking, 2 hours (counted at half); 120 min.
Fri. 10/25 - Leslie Sansone Weighted Walk, 30 min; 150 min.
Sat. 10/26 - leaf raking, outdoor yard stuff 2 hours (counted at half); 210 min.
Sun. 10/27 - Shelly Dose Weighted Cardio, 32 min; Leslie Sansone abs, 7 min; 249 min.
Mon. 10/28 - Leslie Sansone Weighted Walk and abs; 37 min.; 286 min.

Late Start
 

Better late than never!
Started working out last Wed, goal is 5x/wk

wed, 10/24 - 1 hr zumba
thur, 10/25 - 1 hr zumba
mon, 10/29 - 40 min zumba
tue, 10/30 -
wed, 10/31 -

Goal - 1300 minutes of intentional exercise including 6 bike rides and 15 wt training sessions.

01: 55 min (35 bike-6.93 mi/20 wts) 55/1300 and 1/6 bike and 1/15 wts
02: 65 min (45 min walk/20 wts) - 120/1300 and 2/15 wts
03: 50 min (30 min bike-5.97 mi/20 wts) - 170/1300 and 3/15 wts and 2/6 bike
04: 20 min wts - 190/1300 and 4/15 wts
05: 40 min walk - 230/1300
06: 50 min walk - 280/1300
07: 30 min (20 walk/10 abs) - 310/1300
08: 30 min bike/5.85 mi - 340/1300 plus 3/6 bike
09: 60 min (40 min walk/20 wts) - 370/1300 plus 5/15 wts
10: 60 min (40 walk/20 wts) - 430/1300 plus 6/15 wts
11: 55 min (35 walk/20 wts) - 485/1300 plus 7/15 wts
12: 55 min (35 bike-6.83 mi/20 wts - 540/1300 plus 8/15 wts and 4/6 bike
14: 70 min walk -610/1300
15; 55 min (35 walk/20 wts) - 665/1300 and 9/15 wts
16: 55 min (35 walk/20 wts) - 720/1300 and 10/15 wts
17: 20 min wts - 740/1300 and 11/15 wts
18: 55 min (35 walk/20 wts) - 795/1300 and 12/15 wts
19: 35 min bike/6.94 mi - 830/1300 and 5/6 bike
20: 55 min (45 walk/10 abs) - 885/1300
22: 65 min (45 walk/20 wts) - 950/1300 and 13/15 wts
23: 20 min wts - 970/1300 and 14/15 wts
24: 50 min (30 bike/5.87 mi and 20 wts) - 1020/1300 and 6/6 bike and 15/15 wts
25: 50 min (30 walk/20 wts) - 1070/1300 and 16/15 wts
26: 60 min walk - 1130/1300
27: 60 min (45 walk/15 abs/stretch) 1190/1300
28: 35 min walk 1225/1300
29: 55 min (35 bike-6.91 mi/20 wts) 1280/1300 and 17/15 wts and 7/6 bike

Wed. 10/24 - Leslie Sansone Weighted Walk and floor abs, 60 min.
Thurs. 10/25 - leaf raking, 2 hours (counted at half); 120 min.
Fri. 10/26 - Leslie Sansone Weighted Walk, 30 min; 150 min.
Sat. 10/27 - leaf raking, outdoor yard stuff 2 hours (counted at half); 210 min.
Sun. 10/28 - Shelly Dose Weighted Cardio, 32 min; Leslie Sansone abs, 7 min; 249 min.
Mon. 10/29 - Leslie Sansone Weighted Walk and abs; 37 min.; 286 min.
Tues. 10/30 - Shelly Dose Weighted Cardio 32 min; 318 min.

7000 steps/day; Weights twice a week; Cardio three times a week

1: 7200 steps (35 active minutes - may as well record them)
2: 9669 steps (42 active minutes)
3: 7485 steps (40 active minutes)
4: 5532 steps (15 active minutes)
5: 7189 steps (41 active minutes)
6: 3540 steps (17 active minutes)
7: 1882 steps (0 active minutes) Read newspapers, watched F1, ate chocolate...
8: 4369 steps (0 active minutes)
9: 8578 steps (51 active minutes)
10: 7317 steps (32 active minutes)
11: 4238 steps (9 minutes) Awful travel day. The Metro was off system-wide so I ended up in the car for 1.5 hours and parked near university so no walking...
12: 2400 steps (0 minutes)
13: 2349 steps (0 minutes) I was busy yesterday sorting out clothes and books but that kind of activity doesn't translate into steps or active minutes. There was a big storm here too so I stayed indoors all day.
14: 2601 steps (0 minutes) Yet more sorting out while there's torrential rain outside
15: 4858 steps (10 minutes)
16: 7247 steps (30 minutes)
17: 7189 steps (30 minutes)
18: 6004 steps (27 minutes)
19: 1964 steps (0 minutes) Pretty stressful day on Thursday so I stayed home and ate chocolate...
20: 2545 steps (8 minutes)
21: 2672 steps (13 minutes) I've noticed something interesting on my Fitbit. In the first half of my cycle my cardio fitness goes up, then it steadily drops going towards my period, then it picks up again. Very odd.
22: 1935 steps (0 minutes)
23: 6372 steps (29 minutes)
24: 4339 steps (0 minutes)
25: 7171 steps (28 minutes)
26: 3559 steps (0 minutes) Far too many days with low steps. There's no need for it, I'm just being lazy on days when I don't have to go to university. This time last year I was doing 12000 steps/day. Weirdly I seem to do more steps in autumn/winter, probably because it's dark and no one can see me being all red-faced and panting!
27: 2062 steps (0 minutes) Despite my big words yesterday, I walked even less. Not feeling great though - TOM and too little sleep. My dad's dementia makes him very restless at night, walking around the house, so I'm often up a couple of times to try and get him to go back to bed, then I can't get back to sleep.
28: 1953 steps (0 minutes) Still not feeling great
29: 3619 steps (5 minutes)

Well, i'm extremely happy with my efforts this month.
I've done 19 classes at the gym (and have worked away for 8 days), and had three rest days.
I feel much fitter and stronger and really happy! (did I mention that?!)
Enjoying it too.
Two weeks holiday from tomorrow, but squeezing in a spin class and a yoga class before heading to the airport!

Oct 1st: 9 Miles walk in mountains (including ascent and descent of 2380 ft)
Oct 2nd: Yoga class and 77 pushups
Oct 3rd: Spin class
Oct 4th: Core class
Oct 5th: Strength class
Oct 6th: Rest - pulled glute in yoga and it got worse in Strength class yesterday, so cancelled the Spin Class I was planning
Oct 7th: Working in China - 21 hrs of travel and no notable exercise!
Oct 8th: Working in China - 80 pushups
Oct 9th: Working in China - 75 pushups
Oct 10th: Working in China- hotel gym (cross trainer, bike, some weights machines)
Oct 11th: Working in China
Oct 12th: rest
Oct 13th: Trekking hills, 10 miles
Oct 14th: Yoga class
Oct 15th: Spin class
Oct 16th: Strength class. Travelling pm
Oct 17th: Working interstate
Oct 18th: Working interstate
Oct 19th: Working interstate
Oct 20th: Strength class
Oct 21st: Yoga class
Oct 22nd: Spin class
Oct 23rd: Spin class and Strength class
Oct 24th: Yoga class
Oct 25th: Core class
Oct 26th: rest
Oct 27th: Strength class and 2hrs walking
Oct 28th: Full day trek in mountains and 700m ascent/descent
Oct 29th: Core class and Yoga class
Oct 30th: Spin class
Oct 31st: Strength class

Gardenerjoy: I met my goal of 1300 min this month plus the bike rides and wt training goals this month.

Goal - 1300 minutes of intentional exercise including 6 bike rides and 15 wt training sessions.

01: 55 min (35 bike-6.93 mi/20 wts) 55/1300 and 1/6 bike and 1/15 wts
02: 65 min (45 min walk/20 wts) - 120/1300 and 2/15 wts
03: 50 min (30 min bike-5.97 mi/20 wts) - 170/1300 and 3/15 wts and 2/6 bike
04: 20 min wts - 190/1300 and 4/15 wts
05: 40 min walk - 230/1300
06: 50 min walk - 280/1300
07: 30 min (20 walk/10 abs) - 310/1300
08: 30 min bike/5.85 mi - 340/1300 plus 3/6 bike
09: 60 min (40 min walk/20 wts) - 370/1300 plus 5/15 wts
10: 60 min (40 walk/20 wts) - 430/1300 plus 6/15 wts
11: 55 min (35 walk/20 wts) - 485/1300 plus 7/15 wts
12: 55 min (35 bike-6.83 mi/20 wts - 540/1300 plus 8/15 wts and 4/6 bike
14: 70 min walk -610/1300
15; 55 min (35 walk/20 wts) - 665/1300 and 9/15 wts
16: 55 min (35 walk/20 wts) - 720/1300 and 10/15 wts
17: 20 min wts - 740/1300 and 11/15 wts
18: 55 min (35 walk/20 wts) - 795/1300 and 12/15 wts
19: 35 min bike/6.94 mi - 830/1300 and 5/6 bike
20: 55 min (45 walk/10 abs) - 885/1300
22: 65 min (45 walk/20 wts) - 950/1300 and 13/15 wts
23: 20 min wts - 970/1300 and 14/15 wts
24: 50 min (30 bike/5.87 mi and 20 wts) - 1020/1300 and 6/6 bike and 15/15 wts
25: 50 min (30 walk/20 wts) - 1070/1300 and 16/15 wts
26: 60 min walk - 1130/1300
27: 60 min (45 walk/15 abs/stretch) 1190/1300
28: 35 min walk 1225/1300
29: 55 min (35 bike-6.91 mi/20 wts) 1280/1300 and 17/15 wts and 7/6 bike
30: 20 min wts - 1300/1300 and 18/15 wts and 7/6 bike
31: 55 min (35 bike-6.95 mi/20 wts) 1355/1300 and 19/15 and 8/6 bike

7000 steps/day; Weights twice a week; Cardio three times a week

1: 7200 steps (35 active minutes - may as well record them)
2: 9669 steps (42 active minutes)
3: 7485 steps (40 active minutes)
4: 5532 steps (15 active minutes)
5: 7189 steps (41 active minutes)
6: 3540 steps (17 active minutes)
7: 1882 steps (0 active minutes) Read newspapers, watched F1, ate chocolate...
8: 4369 steps (0 active minutes)
9: 8578 steps (51 active minutes)
10: 7317 steps (32 active minutes)
11: 4238 steps (9 minutes) Awful travel day. The Metro was off system-wide so I ended up in the car for 1.5 hours and parked near university so no walking...
12: 2400 steps (0 minutes)
13: 2349 steps (0 minutes) I was busy yesterday sorting out clothes and books but that kind of activity doesn't translate into steps or active minutes. There was a big storm here too so I stayed indoors all day.
14: 2601 steps (0 minutes) Yet more sorting out while there's torrential rain outside
15: 4858 steps (10 minutes)
16: 7247 steps (30 minutes)
17: 7189 steps (30 minutes)
18: 6004 steps (27 minutes)
19: 1964 steps (0 minutes) Pretty stressful day on Thursday so I stayed home and ate chocolate...
20: 2545 steps (8 minutes)
21: 2672 steps (13 minutes) I've noticed something interesting on my Fitbit. In the first half of my cycle my cardio fitness goes up, then it steadily drops going towards my period, then it picks up again. Very odd.
22: 1935 steps (0 minutes)
23: 6372 steps (29 minutes)
24: 4339 steps (0 minutes)
25: 7171 steps (28 minutes)
26: 3559 steps (0 minutes) Far too many days with low steps. There's no need for it, I'm just being lazy on days when I don't have to go to university. This time last year I was doing 12000 steps/day. Weirdly I seem to do more steps in autumn/winter, probably because it's dark and no one can see me being all red-faced and panting!
27: 2062 steps (0 minutes) Despite my big words yesterday, I walked even less. Not feeling great though - TOM and too little sleep. My dad's dementia makes him very restless at night, walking around the house, so I'm often up a couple of times to try and get him to go back to bed, then I can't get back to sleep.
28: 1953 steps (0 minutes) Still not feeling great
29: 3619 steps (5 minutes)
30: 7554 steps (52 minutes) This is what I need to be doing every day!

I surpassed my minutes goal while I was gone. I'll need two DVD workouts today to meet my other goal. That's happened once or twice before, so I might make it happen today. Especially since it's raining and I won't want to exercise outdoors anyway.

October goal -- 1200 minutes, including 12 DVD workouts

1: 35 yoga; 35/1200, 1/12 DVDs
2: 20 yoga; 55/1200, 2/12 DVDs
3: 30 walk; 85/1200
4: 30 walk; 115/1200
5: 30 walk, 15 qi gong; 160/1200, 3/12 DVDs
6: 35 walk; 195/1200
7: 30 walk; 225/1200
8: 35 walk; 260/1200
9: 30 walk, 20 yoga; 310/1200, 4/12 DVDs
10: 30 walk; 340/1200
11: 25 walk; 365/1200
12: 40 qi gong; 405/1200, 5/12 DVDs
13: 35 walk; 440/1200
14: 35 walk; 475/1200
15: 25 walk; 500/1200
16: 30 walk, 20 yoga; 550/1200, 6/12 DVDs
17: 25 walk, 20 yoga; 595/1200, 7/12 DVDs
18: 45 walk; 640/1200
19: 25 walk, 20 yoga; 685/1200, 8/12 DVDs
20: 50 yoga; 735/1200, 9/12 DVDs
21: 20 walk, 35 yoga; 790/1200, 10/12 DVDs
22: 40 walk; 830/1200
23: 20 walk; 850/1200
24: 90 yard work; 940/1200
25: 25 walk; 965/1200
26: 20 walk; 985/1200
27: 60 walk; 1045/1200
28: 45 walk, 15 stretch; 1105/1200
29: 80 walk, 15 stretch; 1200/1200
30: 35 walk; 1235/1200

Way to go, ange82much, flower1, and me!

Welcome, ferretgirl!

ange82much: use the gym
ceejay52: 600 min
Chunkahlunkah: 16 workouts
ferretgirl: 5x/week
flower1: 1300 min, 6 bike rides, 15 weight training sessions
gardenerjoy: 1200 min, 12 DVD workouts
momtopands: 600 min
Newlyn: 7000 steps/day + 3x/week cardio
Tabbycat: 600 min

Here's our November challenge thread: November Exercise Challenge

I met my second goal!

October goal -- 1200 minutes, including 12 DVD workouts

1: 35 yoga; 35/1200, 1/12 DVDs
2: 20 yoga; 55/1200, 2/12 DVDs
3: 30 walk; 85/1200
4: 30 walk; 115/1200
5: 30 walk, 15 qi gong; 160/1200, 3/12 DVDs
6: 35 walk; 195/1200
7: 30 walk; 225/1200
8: 35 walk; 260/1200
9: 30 walk, 20 yoga; 310/1200, 4/12 DVDs
10: 30 walk; 340/1200
11: 25 walk; 365/1200
12: 40 qi gong; 405/1200, 5/12 DVDs
13: 35 walk; 440/1200
14: 35 walk; 475/1200
15: 25 walk; 500/1200
16: 30 walk, 20 yoga; 550/1200, 6/12 DVDs
17: 25 walk, 20 yoga; 595/1200, 7/12 DVDs
18: 45 walk; 640/1200
19: 25 walk, 20 yoga; 685/1200, 8/12 DVDs
20: 50 yoga; 735/1200, 9/12 DVDs
21: 20 walk, 35 yoga; 790/1200, 10/12 DVDs
22: 40 walk; 830/1200
23: 20 walk; 850/1200
24: 90 yard work; 940/1200
25: 25 walk; 965/1200
26: 20 walk; 985/1200
27: 60 walk; 1045/1200
28: 45 walk, 15 stretch; 1105/1200
29: 80 walk, 15 stretch; 1200/1200
30: 35 walk; 1235/1200
31: 30 yoga, 15 qi gong; 1280/1200, 12/12 DVDs