April Exercise Challenge
 

Hop into April with extra exercise energy! :bunny:

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: April Weight Loss Challenge

Tabbycat here.
I really dropped the ball the last few months.
I have a walking 5K at the end of April, so my goal will be to get in shape for it by walking 30 minutes a day four times a week.

Monday April 1: 30 min
Saturday April 6: 30 min
Mon Apr 8: 30 min
Tues Apr 9: 30 min
Fri Apr 12: 30 min
Sun Apr 14: 30 min
Mon Apr 15: 30 min
Mon Apr 22: 30 min
Sat Apr 27: 60 min

Monday's workout was solid - 55 minutes of heavy weight-lifting, 45 minutes of cardio, 15 minutes of stretching.

Today's workout was also solid effort - 40 minutes of heavy lifting, 50 minutes of cardio, 10 minutes of abs and stretching.

I am traveling the rest of this week and won't (formally) workout, but do expect to do some leisurely walking on the weekend.

My "goal" for exercise this month is to make sure I am getting in 3 x solid workouts every week and try to add in the odd hour or 2 of walking in the evenings (now that they are getting longer and spring is coming!).

April goal: 1100 minutes

1: 30 walk; 30/1100
2: 40 walk; 70/1100
3: 45 walk; 115/1100

April goal: 1100 minutes

1: 30 walk; 30/1100
2: 40 walk; 70/1100
3: 45 walk; 115/1100
4: 10 dance & stretch; 125/1100
5: 20 yoga, 25 walk; 170/1100

Here are workout goals for April -- we have room for more!

Beeps2011: 3 workouts/week
gardenerjoy: 1100 min
Tabbycat: walk 30 min 4x/week

April goal: 1100 minutes

1: 30 walk; 30/1100
2: 40 walk; 70/1100
3: 45 walk; 115/1100
4: 10 dance & stretch; 125/1100
5: 20 yoga, 25 walk; 170/1100
6: 40 walk; 210/1100
7: 60 yardwork; 270/1100

Hi everyone. I've been off program for the past several months and just starting back again. My goal for April will be 500 min of exercise.
4/07 - 15/500

Jumping back into the exercise goals after a loooong absence.

Goal: Walk/Hike: 35 miles

Week 1: 7.3 of 35 miles
Week 2: 16.1 of 35 miles
Week 3: 17.2 of 35 miles
Week 4: 19.2 of 35 miles
Last Days: Short 15.8 miles

Here are workout goals for April -- we have room for more!

Beeps2011: 3 workouts/week
flower1: 500 min
gardenerjoy: 1100 min
Tabbycat: walk 30 min 4x/week
Thinsole: 35 miles

April goal: 1100 minutes

1: 30 walk; 30/1100
2: 40 walk; 70/1100
3: 45 walk; 115/1100
4: 10 dance & stretch; 125/1100
5: 20 yoga, 25 walk; 170/1100
6: 40 walk; 210/1100
7: 60 yardwork; 270/1100
8: 25 walk; 295/1100

04/09 - 20 min walk (35/500)

April goal: 1100 minutes

1: 30 walk; 30/1100
2: 40 walk; 70/1100
3: 45 walk; 115/1100
4: 10 dance & stretch; 125/1100
5: 20 yoga, 25 walk; 170/1100
6: 40 walk; 210/1100
7: 60 yardwork; 270/1100
8: 25 walk; 295/1100
9: 25 walk; 320/1100

Back to the gym, today. Lifted weights for about 35 minutes (my back really did poop out during my deadlifts and my T-bends. Sigh). And I did cardio-step for 50 minutes and a quick 10-minute ab/stretch at the end.

April goal: 1100 minutes

1: 30 walk; 30/1100
2: 40 walk; 70/1100
3: 45 walk; 115/1100
4: 10 dance & stretch; 125/1100
5: 20 yoga, 25 walk; 170/1100
6: 40 walk; 210/1100
7: 60 yardwork; 270/1100
8: 25 walk; 295/1100
9: 25 walk; 320/1100
10: 35 walk; 355/1100

04/11- 15 min walk (50/500)

April goal: 1100 minutes

1: 30 walk; 30/1100
2: 40 walk; 70/1100
3: 45 walk; 115/1100
4: 10 dance & stretch; 125/1100
5: 20 yoga, 25 walk; 170/1100
6: 40 walk; 210/1100
7: 60 yardwork; 270/1100
8: 25 walk; 295/1100
9: 25 walk; 320/1100
10: 35 walk; 355/1100
11: 20 dance + ST; 375/1100

04/12 - 45 min walk (95/500)

April goal: 1100 minutes

1: 30 walk; 30/1100
2: 40 walk; 70/1100
3: 45 walk; 115/1100
4: 10 dance & stretch; 125/1100
5: 20 yoga, 25 walk; 170/1100
6: 40 walk; 210/1100
7: 60 yardwork; 270/1100
8: 25 walk; 295/1100
9: 25 walk; 320/1100
10: 35 walk; 355/1100
11: 20 dance + ST; 375/1100
12: 40 walk; 415/1100

04/13-25 min walk (120/500)

04/14-35 min walk (155/500)

April goal: 1100 minutes

1: 30 walk; 30/1100
2: 40 walk; 70/1100
3: 45 walk; 115/1100
4: 10 dance & stretch; 125/1100
5: 20 yoga, 25 walk; 170/1100
6: 40 walk; 210/1100
7: 60 yardwork; 270/1100
8: 25 walk; 295/1100
9: 25 walk; 320/1100
10: 35 walk; 355/1100
11: 20 dance + ST; 375/1100
12: 40 walk; 415/1100
13: 20 walk; 435/1100
14: 20 dance; 455/1100

We're half-way through the month, but I'm not half-way to my goal. I'm going to have to step it up a bit!

April goal: 1100 minutes

1: 30 walk; 30/1100
2: 40 walk; 70/1100
3: 45 walk; 115/1100
4: 10 dance & stretch; 125/1100
5: 20 yoga, 25 walk; 170/1100
6: 40 walk; 210/1100
7: 60 yardwork; 270/1100
8: 25 walk; 295/1100
9: 25 walk; 320/1100
10: 35 walk; 355/1100
11: 20 dance + ST; 375/1100
12: 40 walk; 415/1100
13: 20 walk; 435/1100
14: 20 dance; 455/1100
15: 25 walk; 480/1100

Your consistency is key, gardenerjoy....I am sure you will finish strong.

I am now back from all of the travels I had to do the first 2 weeks of April. Yesterday, I started my spring training routine - more heavy weight-lifting and less cardio.

So, going forward, my exercise schedule should look like this:

Mon/Fri - heavy weights, plus abs, plus stretch
Wed - heavy weights, plus cardio
Sat/Sun - long walks (hikes as soon as the weather permits)

I am on-track!

Mon - heavy weights plus stretch - complete
Wed - heavy weights, plus abs, plus cardio - complete

Friday I will repeat Monday. And Saturday I have a 2- to 3- hour hike with a hiking group scheduled.

04/15-30 min walk (185)
04/17-20 min (205/500)

April goal: 1100 minutes

1: 30 walk; 30/1100
2: 40 walk; 70/1100
3: 45 walk; 115/1100
4: 10 dance & stretch; 125/1100
5: 20 yoga, 25 walk; 170/1100
6: 40 walk; 210/1100
7: 60 yardwork; 270/1100
8: 25 walk; 295/1100
9: 25 walk; 320/1100
10: 35 walk; 355/1100
11: 20 dance + ST; 375/1100
12: 40 walk; 415/1100
13: 20 walk; 435/1100
14: 20 dance; 455/1100
15: 25 walk; 480/1100
16: 40 yard work; 520/1100
17: 60 yard work; 580/1100

04/18 - 50 min walk (255/500)

I had to get creative to make exercise happen on a cold, rainy day.

April goal: 1100 minutes

1: 30 walk; 30/1100
2: 40 walk; 70/1100
3: 45 walk; 115/1100
4: 10 dance & stretch; 125/1100
5: 20 yoga, 25 walk; 170/1100
6: 40 walk; 210/1100
7: 60 yardwork; 270/1100
8: 25 walk; 295/1100
9: 25 walk; 320/1100
10: 35 walk; 355/1100
11: 20 dance + ST; 375/1100
12: 40 walk; 415/1100
13: 20 walk; 435/1100
14: 20 dance; 455/1100
15: 25 walk; 480/1100
16: 40 yard work; 520/1100
17: 60 yard work; 580/1100
18: 10 dance, 10 walk, 20 stretch; 620/1100

4/19-55 min walk (310/500)

4/20-60 min walk (370/500)

I am nicely sore, today....this means my heavy-weight sessions are working! Again! This is good news.

I hope to feel the drop in my appetite from reducing my cardio. This will help with fat-loss, too.

Tomorrow is my "double day" - I have to get in all of my weight-lifting PLUS a cardio session. Doable.

April goal: 1100 minutes

1: 30 walk; 30/1100
2: 40 walk; 70/1100
3: 45 walk; 115/1100
4: 10 dance & stretch; 125/1100
5: 20 yoga, 25 walk; 170/1100
6: 40 walk; 210/1100
7: 60 yardwork; 270/1100
8: 25 walk; 295/1100
9: 25 walk; 320/1100
10: 35 walk; 355/1100
11: 20 dance + ST; 375/1100
12: 40 walk; 415/1100
13: 20 walk; 435/1100
14: 20 dance; 455/1100
15: 25 walk; 480/1100
16: 40 yard work; 520/1100
17: 60 yard work; 580/1100
18: 10 dance, 10 walk, 20 stretch; 620/1100
19: 20 dance & stretch; 640/1100
20: 55 yard work; 695/1100
21: 10 dance & stretch, 25 walk; 730/1100
22: 30 walk; 760/1100
23: 20 walk 780/1100

April goal: 500 min

Gardenerjoy: I met my goal today. Can you please add a bonus goal for me of 200 minutes. Thanks for starting this thread.

4/21 - 60 min (430/500)
4/23 - 65 min walk (495/500)
4/24 - 55 min walk (550/500) - GOAL

I am confident I will end this month having met my exercise goals.

I am REALLY SORE today - so yesterday's "double day" was tougher than I had anticipated...I will have to think about how to re-design Wednesdays going forward.

April goal: 1100 minutes

1: 30 walk; 30/1100
2: 40 walk; 70/1100
3: 45 walk; 115/1100
4: 10 dance & stretch; 125/1100
5: 20 yoga, 25 walk; 170/1100
6: 40 walk; 210/1100
7: 60 yardwork; 270/1100
8: 25 walk; 295/1100
9: 25 walk; 320/1100
10: 35 walk; 355/1100
11: 20 dance + ST; 375/1100
12: 40 walk; 415/1100
13: 20 walk; 435/1100
14: 20 dance; 455/1100
15: 25 walk; 480/1100
16: 40 yard work; 520/1100
17: 60 yard work; 580/1100
18: 10 dance, 10 walk, 20 stretch; 620/1100
19: 20 dance & stretch; 640/1100
20: 55 yard work; 695/1100
21: 10 dance & stretch, 25 walk; 730/1100
22: 30 walk; 760/1100
23: 20 walk; 780/1100
24: 20 dance & stretch, 10 walk; 810/1100

Way to go, flower1!

Beeps2011: 3 workouts/week
flower1: 500 min Bonus goal: 200 min
gardenerjoy: 1100 min
Tabbycat: walk 30 min 4x/week
Thinsole: 35 miles

April goal: 1100 minutes

1: 30 walk; 30/1100
2: 40 walk; 70/1100
3: 45 walk; 115/1100
4: 10 dance & stretch; 125/1100
5: 20 yoga, 25 walk; 170/1100
6: 40 walk; 210/1100
7: 60 yardwork; 270/1100
8: 25 walk; 295/1100
9: 25 walk; 320/1100
10: 35 walk; 355/1100
11: 20 dance + ST; 375/1100
12: 40 walk; 415/1100
13: 20 walk; 435/1100
14: 20 dance; 455/1100
15: 25 walk; 480/1100
16: 40 yard work; 520/1100
17: 60 yard work; 580/1100
18: 10 dance, 10 walk, 20 stretch; 620/1100
19: 20 dance & stretch; 640/1100
20: 55 yard work; 695/1100
21: 10 dance & stretch, 25 walk; 730/1100
22: 30 walk; 760/1100
23: 20 walk; 780/1100
24: 20 dance & stretch, 10 walk; 810/1100
25: 45 dance & stretch & ST: 855/1100

April goal: 1100 minutes

1: 30 walk; 30/1100
2: 40 walk; 70/1100
3: 45 walk; 115/1100
4: 10 dance & stretch; 125/1100
5: 20 yoga, 25 walk; 170/1100
6: 40 walk; 210/1100
7: 60 yardwork; 270/1100
8: 25 walk; 295/1100
9: 25 walk; 320/1100
10: 35 walk; 355/1100
11: 20 dance + ST; 375/1100
12: 40 walk; 415/1100
13: 20 walk; 435/1100
14: 20 dance; 455/1100
15: 25 walk; 480/1100
16: 40 yard work; 520/1100
17: 60 yard work; 580/1100
18: 10 dance, 10 walk, 20 stretch; 620/1100
19: 20 dance & stretch; 640/1100
20: 55 yard work; 695/1100
21: 10 dance & stretch, 25 walk; 730/1100
22: 30 walk; 760/1100
23: 20 walk; 780/1100
24: 20 dance & stretch, 10 walk; 810/1100
25: 45 dance & stretch & ST: 855/1100
26: 40 walk, 5 stair-climbing: 900/1100

4/26 - 70 min walk (620/500)