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Old 12-30-2019, 10:12 AM   #1  
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Arrow January Exercise Challenge

Let's dance into the new year with determination for our exercise goals.

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: January Weight Loss Challenge

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Old 12-30-2019, 10:17 AM   #2  
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I want to step it up a bit for January, so I'm adding 100 minutes to my goal.

January goal: 1300 minutes, including 8x stretch + 8x ST
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Tabbycat here.
I've fallen off the wagon after two hard falls during outdoor walking/jogging in October and November.
I'll set a goal of 900 minutes of intentional exercise in January.
That will include Leslie Sansone DVDs, Miranda Esmonde-White Classical Stretch DVDs, outdoor walking, and riding on the exercise bike.

Jan1: two Classical Stretch routines 45 min AM; 1 mi Leslie Sansone walk 20 min PM; 30 min exercise bike
Jan2: 30 min exercise bike AM; 45 min CS AM; another 30 min on bike
Jan3: 25 min exercise bike AM; 45 min CS PM
Jan4: 30 min exercise bike AM; 20 min CS AM
Jan5: 20 min exercise bike
Jan6: 25 min exercise bike
Jan7: 15 min bike AM
Jan10: 20 min bike AM
Jan11: 20 min bike AM; another 20 min bike late AM
Jan12: 20 min bike AM
Jan15: 15 min bike AM
Jan16: 15 min bike AM
Jan17: 15 min bike AM
Jan21: 15 min bike AM
Jan22: 20 min bike AM
Jan24: 5 min bike
Jan25: 20 min bike AM; 25 min bike PM
Jan26: 20 min bike AM; 20 min bike PM
Jan27: 20 min bike AM
Jan28: 20 min bike AM
Jan29: 10 min bike AM

680 min TOTAL

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I haven’t done an exercise challenge but I should. I do better with weight loss when my exercise is consistent. So I’ll plan on 5 days/week either treadmill, elliptical or yoga. I’ll check in with whatever I managed to do for the day. Treadmill I usually go for 3 miles, elliptical for 30 minutes and I just checked out the online yoga program that I should be able to do hopefully daily on the beginners level anyway.
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I will stick with my modest 600 minutes a month. I usually do youtube videos of cardio and/or weights. If I shovel snow, I usually count that at half minutes, unless it's very high intensity. Thanks for keeping us motivated, gardenerjoy!
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So I jumped on the bandwagon early. No time like the present to start good habits. 2 miles on the treadmill (chest cold, couldn't breathe), 40 min beginners yoga video (darn I'm not flexible!). 74 minutes total

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way to go etherbunny! It's so hard to make yourself do some sort of exercise when you have a cold!
and way to go gardenerjoy, for upping your already admirable goal!!

Jan. 01 - 90 min. shoveling/pushing back snowbanks; 30 min. Pahla B. cardio; 120/600

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Yesterday 20 minutes treadmill. Today 40 minutes beginners yoga. Still can’t do cardio with this cold.
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January goal: 1300 minutes, including 8x stretch + 8x ST

1: 15 qi gong, 40 walk; 45/1300, 1/8 stretch, 1/8 ST
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Jan. 01 - 90 min. shoveling/pushing back snowbanks; 30 min. Pahla B. cardio; 120/600
Jan. 02 - 30 min. Pahla B. cardio; 150/600
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January goal: 1300 minutes, including 8x stretch + 8x ST

1: 15 qi gong, 40 walk; 45/1300, 1/8 stretch, 1/8 ST
2: 30 walk, 15 qi gong; 90/1300, 2/8 stretch
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January goal: 1300 minutes, including 8x stretch + 8x ST

1: 15 qi gong, 40 walk; 45/1300, 1/8 stretch, 1/8 ST
2: 30 walk, 15 qi gong; 90/1300, 2/8 stretch
3: 35 walk; 125/1300
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Jan. 01 - 90 min. shoveling/pushing back snowbanks; 30 min. Pahla B. cardio; 120/600
Jan. 02 - 30 min. Pahla B. cardio; 150/600
Jan. 03 - 0
Jan. 04 - 30 min. hi intense shoveling; 25 min. weighted cardio; 15 min low intense shoveling; 220/600

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I found a 30-day yoga for weight loss video series on Amazon Prime. I think I'll do it every 2nd or 3rd day because I'm feeling it in my glutes after all the chair poses in yesterday's workout.

January goal: 1300 minutes, including 8x stretch + 8x ST

1: 15 qi gong, 40 walk; 45/1300, 1/8 stretch, 1/8 ST
2: 30 walk, 15 qi gong; 90/1300, 2/8 stretch
3: 35 walk; 125/1300
4: 30 yoga; 155/1300; 3/8 stretch, 2/8 ST
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Jan. 01 - 90 min. shoveling/pushing back snowbanks; 30 min. Pahla B. cardio; 120/600
Jan. 02 - 30 min. Pahla B. cardio; 150/600
Jan. 03 - 0
Jan. 04 - 30 min. hi intense shoveling; 25 min. weighted cardio; 15 min low intense shoveling; 220/600
Jan. 05 - 20 min. Pahla B cardio, 40 min. shoveling/snowbank work; 280/600

Gardenerjoy - that is a great decision. Yay for free stuff to view that helps us!

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