December Exercise Challenge

  •   #1  
    gardenerjoy's Avatargardenerjoy , 11-30-2023 08:25 AM
    Let's throw some of our celebratory energy into 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: December Weight Loss Challenge
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    flower1's Avatarflower1 , 11-30-2023 09:33 PM
    I'm feeling more motivated since I made my goal last month. I'm going to increase my goal to 450 minutes of exercise. I'm also going to add 2 other goals: I'm going to try to exercise 12 days in December to work on being more consistent with exercising and I'm also going to try to do 4 interval training sessions in December.

    December goals: 450 min of exercise; exercise at least 12 days; interval training sessions x 4
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    Tabbycat's AvatarTabbycat , 12-01-2023 08:42 AM
    Tabbycat here.
    Care-giving trips threw a monkey wrench in my plan in November. I expect to be making more trips this month. My modest goal for December is 500 minutes of intentional exercise.

    Dec1: 30 min exercise bike
    Dec2: 50 min walk
    Dec4: 50 min walk
    Dec6: 25 min walk
    Dec8: 50 min walk
    Dec9: 40 min walk

    TOTAL MINUTES: 245
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    flower1's Avatarflower1 , 12-03-2023 10:13 PM
    December goals: 450 min; exercise at least 12 days; interval training sessions x 4

    12/03: 50 walk; 1/12 days; 5 interval repeats-1/4 interval sessions (50/450 min)
    12/05: 45 walk; 2/12 days (95/450)
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    gardenerjoy's Avatargardenerjoy , 12-04-2023 03:22 PM
    Welcome, everyone!

    December goals: 1800 min, 25x stretch, 20x strength-training

    1: 30 dance, 15 stretch, 15 ST; 60/1800, 1/25 stretch, 1/20 ST
    2: 45 dance, 15 stretch; 120/1800, 2/25 stretch, 2/20 ST
    3: 25 walk, 40 dance, 15 stretch; 200/1800, 3/25 stretch, 3/20 ST
    4: 50 dance, 15 stretch, 15 ST; 280/1800, 4/25 stretch, 4/20 ST
    5: 30 dance, 15 stretch, 15 ST; 340/1800, 5/25 stretch, 5/20 ST
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    gardenerjoy's Avatargardenerjoy , 12-06-2023 09:33 AM
    Thanks for joining us! We have room for more, if anyone wants to hop in later in the month.

    flower1: 450 min; exercise at least 12 days; interval training sessions x 4
    gardenerjoy: 1800 min, 25x stretch, 20x ST
    Tabbycat: 500 min
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    gardenerjoy's Avatargardenerjoy , 12-07-2023 10:23 AM
    December goals: 1800 min, 25x stretch, 20x strength-training

    1: 30 dance, 15 stretch, 15 ST; 60/1800, 1/25 stretch, 1/20 ST
    2: 45 dance, 15 stretch; 120/1800, 2/25 stretch, 2/20 ST
    3: 25 walk, 40 dance, 15 stretch; 200/1800, 3/25 stretch, 3/20 ST
    4: 50 dance, 15 stretch, 15 ST; 280/1800, 4/25 stretch, 4/20 ST
    5: 30 dance, 15 stretch, 15 ST; 340/1800, 5/25 stretch, 5/20 ST
    6: 10 dance, 15 stretch, 15 ST; 380/1800, 6/25 stretch, 6/20 ST
    7: 45 walk, 15 stretch; 440/1800, 7/25 stretch
    8: 30 dance, 15 stretch; 485/1800, 8/25 stretch
    9: 45 dance, 15 stretch; 545/1800, 9/25 stretch
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    flower1's Avatarflower1 , 12-08-2023 12:26 AM
    December goals: 450 min; exercise at least 12 days; interval training sessions x 4

    12/03: 50 walk w/5 interval repeats; 1/4 interval sessions; 1/12 days (50/450 min)
    12/05: 45 walk; 2/12 days (95/450)
    12/07: 30 walk; 3/12 days (125/450)
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    flower1's Avatarflower1 , 12-10-2023 09:29 PM
    December goals: 450 min; exercise at least 12 days; interval training sessions x 4

    12/03: 50 walk w/5 interval repeats; 1/4 interval sessions; 1/12 days (50/450 min)
    12/05: 45 walk; 2/12 days (95/450)
    12/07: 30 walk; 3/12 days (125/450)
    12/10: 20 walk & 20 bike w/4 interval repeats; 2/4 interval sessions; 4/12 days (165/450)
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    gardenerjoy's Avatargardenerjoy , 12-11-2023 11:07 AM
    flower1: you're making great progress! It looks like you're right on schedule to meet your goals.

    I'm pleased that I'm about a third of the way to my goals, especially given that I dealt with a tooth extraction last week.

    December goals: 1800 min, 25x stretch, 20x strength-training

    1: 30 dance, 15 stretch, 15 ST; 60/1800, 1/25 stretch, 1/20 ST
    2: 45 dance, 15 stretch; 120/1800, 2/25 stretch, 2/20 ST
    3: 25 walk, 40 dance, 15 stretch; 200/1800, 3/25 stretch, 3/20 ST
    4: 50 dance, 15 stretch, 15 ST; 280/1800, 4/25 stretch, 4/20 ST
    5: 30 dance, 15 stretch, 15 ST; 340/1800, 5/25 stretch, 5/20 ST
    6: 10 dance, 15 stretch, 15 ST; 380/1800, 6/25 stretch, 6/20 ST
    7: 45 walk, 15 stretch; 440/1800, 7/25 stretch
    8: 30 dance, 15 stretch; 485/1800, 8/25 stretch
    9: 45 dance, 15 stretch; 545/1800, 9/25 stretch
    10: 35 dance, 10 stretch, 10 ST; 600/1800, 10/25 stretch, 7/20 ST
    11: 35 walk, 15 stretch, 15 ST; 665/1800, 11/25 stretch, 8/20 ST
    12: 55 walk, 15 stretch, 15 ST; 750/1800, 12/25 stretch, 9/20 ST
    13: 10 dance, 15 stretch, 15 ST; 790/1800, 13/25 stretch, 10/20 ST
    14: 35 walk, 15 dance, 10 stretch; 850/1800, 14/25 stretch, 11/20 ST
    15: 25 walk, 10 stretch; 885/1800, 15/25 stretch
    16: 30 dance, 15 stretch; 930/1800, 16/25 stretch
    17: 40 dance, 15 stretch; 985/1800, 17/25 stretch
    18: 65 dance, 15 stretch, 15 ST; 1080/1800, 18/25 stretch, 12/20 ST
    19: 30 walk, 15 stretch, 15 ST; 1140/1800, 19/25 stretch, 13/20 ST
    20: 35 walk, 15 stretch, 15 ST; 1205/1800, 20/25 stretch, 14/20 ST
    21: 45 walk, 15 stretch, 10 ST; 1275/1800, 21/25 stretch, 15/20 ST
    22: 30 dance, 15 stretch 15 ST; 1335/1800, 22/25 stretch, 16/20 ST
    23: 35 walk, 15 stretch; 1385/1800, 23/25 stretch
    24: 65 walk, 15 stretch; 1465/1800, 24/25 stretch
    25: 20 dance, 15 stretch, 15 ST; 1515/1800, 25/25 stretch, 17/20 ST
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    flower1's Avatarflower1 , 12-26-2023 08:30 PM
    HI everyone - I've been sick for the past 2 weeks and felt too weak to exercise. Today was my first day back and I'm still feeling a bit weak.

    December goals: 450 min; exercise at least 12 days; interval training sessions x 4

    12/03: 50 walk w/5 interval repeats; 1/4 interval sessions; 1/12 days (50/450 min)
    12/05: 45 walk; 2/12 days (95/450)
    12/07: 30 walk; 3/12 days (125/450)
    12/10: 20 walk & 20 bike w/4 interval repeats; 2/4 interval sessions; 4/12 days (165/450)
    12/26: 30 walk; 5/12 days (195/450)
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    gardenerjoy's Avatargardenerjoy , 12-27-2023 03:21 PM
    flower1: So sorry that you've been sick. There's a lot of that going around! Starting back slowly works well for me.

    I've tweaked my upper trapezius, so I'm going easy on yoga and weights for a few days.

    December goals: 1800 min, 25x stretch, 20x strength-training

    1: 30 dance, 15 stretch, 15 ST; 60/1800, 1/25 stretch, 1/20 ST
    2: 45 dance, 15 stretch; 120/1800, 2/25 stretch, 2/20 ST
    3: 25 walk, 40 dance, 15 stretch; 200/1800, 3/25 stretch, 3/20 ST
    4: 50 dance, 15 stretch, 15 ST; 280/1800, 4/25 stretch, 4/20 ST
    5: 30 dance, 15 stretch, 15 ST; 340/1800, 5/25 stretch, 5/20 ST
    6: 10 dance, 15 stretch, 15 ST; 380/1800, 6/25 stretch, 6/20 ST
    7: 45 walk, 15 stretch; 440/1800, 7/25 stretch
    8: 30 dance, 15 stretch; 485/1800, 8/25 stretch
    9: 45 dance, 15 stretch; 545/1800, 9/25 stretch
    10: 35 dance, 10 stretch, 10 ST; 600/1800, 10/25 stretch, 7/20 ST
    11: 35 walk, 15 stretch, 15 ST; 665/1800, 11/25 stretch, 8/20 ST
    12: 55 walk, 15 stretch, 15 ST; 750/1800, 12/25 stretch, 9/20 ST
    13: 10 dance, 15 stretch, 15 ST; 790/1800, 13/25 stretch, 10/20 ST
    14: 35 walk, 15 dance, 10 stretch; 850/1800, 14/25 stretch, 11/20 ST
    15: 25 walk, 10 stretch; 885/1800, 15/25 stretch
    16: 30 dance, 15 stretch; 930/1800, 16/25 stretch
    17: 40 dance, 15 stretch; 985/1800, 17/25 stretch
    18: 65 dance, 15 stretch, 15 ST; 1080/1800, 18/25 stretch, 12/20 ST
    19: 30 walk, 15 stretch, 15 ST; 1140/1800, 19/25 stretch, 13/20 ST
    20: 35 walk, 15 stretch, 15 ST; 1205/1800, 20/25 stretch, 14/20 ST
    21: 45 walk, 15 stretch, 10 ST; 1275/1800, 21/25 stretch, 15/20 ST
    22: 30 dance, 15 stretch 15 ST; 1335/1800, 22/25 stretch, 16/20 ST
    23: 35 walk, 15 stretch; 1385/1800, 23/25 stretch
    24: 65 walk, 15 stretch; 1465/1800, 24/25 stretch
    25: 20 dance, 15 stretch, 15 ST; 1515/1800, 25/25 stretch, 17/20 ST
    26: 35 dance, 15 stretch; 1565/1800, 26/25 stretch
    27: 45 walk, 15 stretch; 1625/1800, 27/25 stretch
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    flower1's Avatarflower1 , 12-27-2023 07:55 PM
    December goals: 450 min; exercise at least 12 days; interval training sessions x 4

    12/03: 50 walk w/5 interval repeats; 1/4 interval sessions; 1/12 days (50/450 min)
    12/05: 45 walk; 2/12 days (95/450)
    12/07: 30 walk; 3/12 days (125/450)
    12/10: 20 walk & 20 bike w/4 interval repeats; 2/4 interval sessions; 4/12 days (165/450)
    12/26: 30 walk; 5/12 days (195/450)
    12/27: 40 walk; 5 stretch; 6/12 days (240/450)
    12/28: 20 walk & 20 bike w/4 interval repeats & 10 stretch; 3/4 interval sessions; 7/12 days (290/450)
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    gardenerjoy's Avatargardenerjoy , 12-29-2023 12:40 PM
    December goals: 1800 min, 25x stretch, 20x strength-training

    1: 30 dance, 15 stretch, 15 ST; 60/1800, 1/25 stretch, 1/20 ST
    2: 45 dance, 15 stretch; 120/1800, 2/25 stretch, 2/20 ST
    3: 25 walk, 40 dance, 15 stretch; 200/1800, 3/25 stretch, 3/20 ST
    4: 50 dance, 15 stretch, 15 ST; 280/1800, 4/25 stretch, 4/20 ST
    5: 30 dance, 15 stretch, 15 ST; 340/1800, 5/25 stretch, 5/20 ST
    6: 10 dance, 15 stretch, 15 ST; 380/1800, 6/25 stretch, 6/20 ST
    7: 45 walk, 15 stretch; 440/1800, 7/25 stretch
    8: 30 dance, 15 stretch; 485/1800, 8/25 stretch
    9: 45 dance, 15 stretch; 545/1800, 9/25 stretch
    10: 35 dance, 10 stretch, 10 ST; 600/1800, 10/25 stretch, 7/20 ST
    11: 35 walk, 15 stretch, 15 ST; 665/1800, 11/25 stretch, 8/20 ST
    12: 55 walk, 15 stretch, 15 ST; 750/1800, 12/25 stretch, 9/20 ST
    13: 10 dance, 15 stretch, 15 ST; 790/1800, 13/25 stretch, 10/20 ST
    14: 35 walk, 15 dance, 10 stretch; 850/1800, 14/25 stretch, 11/20 ST
    15: 25 walk, 10 stretch; 885/1800, 15/25 stretch
    16: 30 dance, 15 stretch; 930/1800, 16/25 stretch
    17: 40 dance, 15 stretch; 985/1800, 17/25 stretch
    18: 65 dance, 15 stretch, 15 ST; 1080/1800, 18/25 stretch, 12/20 ST
    19: 30 walk, 15 stretch, 15 ST; 1140/1800, 19/25 stretch, 13/20 ST
    20: 35 walk, 15 stretch, 15 ST; 1205/1800, 20/25 stretch, 14/20 ST
    21: 45 walk, 15 stretch, 10 ST; 1275/1800, 21/25 stretch, 15/20 ST
    22: 30 dance, 15 stretch 15 ST; 1335/1800, 22/25 stretch, 16/20 ST
    23: 35 walk, 15 stretch; 1385/1800, 23/25 stretch
    24: 65 walk, 15 stretch; 1465/1800, 24/25 stretch
    25: 20 dance, 15 stretch, 15 ST; 1515/1800, 25/25 stretch, 17/20 ST
    26: 35 dance, 15 stretch; 1565/1800, 26/25 stretch
    27: 45 walk, 15 stretch; 1625/1800, 27/25 stretch
    28: 20 dance, 15 stretch, 15 ST; 1675/1800, 28/25 stretch, 18/20 ST
    29: 35 dance, 15 stretch; 1725/1800, 29/25 stretch
    30: 25 walk, 15 stretch; 1765/1800, 30/25 stretch
    31: 40 dance, 10 stretch, 15 ST; 1830/1800, 31/25 stretch, 19/20 ST
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  •   #15  
    gardenerjoy's Avatargardenerjoy , 12-29-2023 12:55 PM
    Are you planning ahead to 2024?

    Here's our thread: January Exercise Challenge
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