April Exercise Challenge - 3 Fat Chicks on a Diet Weight Loss Community

gardenerjoy · 03-31-2024, 03:56 PM

Spring into spring with energy and 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: April Weight Loss Challenge - 3 Fat Chicks on a Diet Weight Loss Community

flower1 · 03-31-2024, 11:20 PM

Since I made both my exercise goals in March I'm going to try and do a bit more in April.

April Goals: 400 minutes and 11 days of exercise of at least 20 min per session

gardenerjoy · 04-02-2024, 11:51 AM

April goals: 1800 min, 25x stretch, 10x strength-training

1: 40 walk, 10 stretch, 10 ST; 60/1800, 1/25 stretch, 1/20 ST
2: 25 dance, 15 stretch; 100/1800, 2/25 stretch
3: 30 dance, 10 stretch, 10 ST; 150/1800, 3/25 stretch

Tabbycat · 04-03-2024, 12:30 PM

Tabbycat here.
My April goal is 600 minutes of intentional exercise.

Apr3: 50 min walk
Apr4: 35 min walk AM; 25 min walk PM
Apr5: 50 min walk
Apr6: 40 min walk
Apr7: 30 min walk
Apr8: 20 min walk
Apr9: 30 min walk
Apr10: 35 min walk AM; 25 min walk PM
Apr19: 30 min walk
Apr21: 30 min walk
Apr22: 50 min walk
Apr23: 30 min walk; 20 min walk PM
Apr24: 30 min walk

TOTAL MINUTES: 530

LittleLostMe · 04-05-2024, 03:32 PM

I am trying to increase my steps.
I did barely any walking for the last 4 months so I have upped it this month and Im trying to do at least 5000 steps a day for the month to get me into the habit of doing it and then with a goal to increase it next month again. So I figured that 5,000 steps over the month (with one day off a week!) should be around 130,000 steps

April 1 - 1,515
April 2 - 12,609
April 3 - 4,957
April 4 - self care day - didn't wear Fitbit
April 5 - 5940

Total so far - 25,021

gardenerjoy · 04-08-2024, 10:38 AM

Welcome, everyone!

Glad to have you join us, LittleLostMe! Counting steps is a great way to get moving.

flower1: 400 minutes and 11 days of exercise of at least 20 min per session
gardenerjoy: 1800 min, 25x stretch, 10x strength-training
LittleLostMe: around 130,000 steps
Tabbycat: 600 minutes of intentional exercise

gardenerjoy · 04-09-2024, 02:40 PM

April goals: 1800 min, 25x stretch, 10x strength-training

1: 40 walk, 10 stretch, 10 ST; 60/1800, 1/25 stretch, 1/10 ST
2: 25 dance, 15 stretch; 100/1800, 2/25 stretch
3: 30 dance, 10 stretch, 10 ST; 150/1800, 3/25 stretch
4: 15 dance, 15 stretch; 180/1800, 4/25 stretch
5: 45 walk, 15 stretch; 240/1800, 5/25 stretch
6: 20 dance, 15 stretch, 10 ST; 285/1800, 6/25 stretch, 2/10 ST
7: 45 dance, 15 stretch; 345/1800, 7/25 stretch
8: 55 walk, 15 stretch; 415/1800, 8/25 stretch
9: 60 walk, 15 stretch; 490/1800, 9/25 stretch
10: 35 dance, 15 stretch, 20 ST; 560/1800, 10/25 stretch, 3/10 ST
11: 55 walk, 15 stretch; 630/1800, 11/25 stretch

flower1 · 04-13-2024, 12:24 AM

Everyone looks like they're doing really well with their exercise. As for me, I'm struggling to get myself motivated to get moving. I'm thinking of buying a Fitbit like LittleLostMe has done. Maybe that will help. The weather was very nice today and I managed to get walk in.

April goal: 400 min and exercise 11 days for at least 20 min per session

12: 40 walk (40/400); 1/11 days

gardenerjoy · 04-13-2024, 12:15 PM

flower1: A Fitbit definitely helped me with motivation at one time. It turns getting steps into a game -- fun and motivating!

April goals: 1800 min, 25x stretch, 10x strength-training

1: 40 walk, 10 stretch, 10 ST; 60/1800, 1/25 stretch, 1/10 ST
2: 25 dance, 15 stretch; 100/1800, 2/25 stretch
3: 30 dance, 10 stretch, 10 ST; 150/1800, 3/25 stretch
4: 15 dance, 15 stretch; 180/1800, 4/25 stretch
5: 45 walk, 15 stretch; 240/1800, 5/25 stretch
6: 20 dance, 15 stretch, 10 ST; 285/1800, 6/25 stretch, 2/10 ST
7: 45 dance, 15 stretch; 345/1800, 7/25 stretch
8: 55 walk, 15 stretch; 415/1800, 8/25 stretch
9: 60 walk, 15 stretch; 490/1800, 9/25 stretch
10: 35 dance, 15 stretch, 20 ST; 560/1800, 10/25 stretch, 3/10 ST
11: 55 walk, 15 stretch; 630/1800, 11/25 stretch

flower1 · 04-14-2024, 12:12 AM

Gardenerjoy: Hopefully it will help with the motivation like it did for you. Fitbit will probably have a sale on for Mother's Day so I think I will buy one then.

April goal: 400 min and exercise 11 days for at least 20 min per session

12: 40 walk (40/400); 1/11 days
13: 45 walk (85/400); 2/11 days

gardenerjoy · 04-14-2024, 10:46 AM

flower1: Yay for two days in a row!

April goals: 1800 min, 25x stretch, 10x strength-training

1: 40 walk, 10 stretch, 10 ST; 60/1800, 1/25 stretch, 1/10 ST
2: 25 dance, 15 stretch; 100/1800, 2/25 stretch
3: 30 dance, 10 stretch, 10 ST; 150/1800, 3/25 stretch
4: 15 dance, 15 stretch; 180/1800, 4/25 stretch
5: 45 walk, 15 stretch; 240/1800, 5/25 stretch
6: 20 dance, 15 stretch, 10 ST; 285/1800, 6/25 stretch, 2/10 ST
7: 45 dance, 15 stretch; 345/1800, 7/25 stretch
8: 55 walk, 15 stretch; 415/1800, 8/25 stretch
9: 60 walk, 15 stretch; 490/1800, 9/25 stretch
10: 35 dance, 15 stretch, 20 ST; 560/1800, 10/25 stretch, 3/10 ST
11: 55 walk, 15 stretch; 630/1800, 11/25 stretch
12: 35 walk, 15 stretch; 680/1800, 12/25 stretch
13: 55 walk, 15 stretch, 10 ST; 760/1800, 13/25 stretch, 4/10 ST
14: 55 walk, 15 stretch; 830/1800, 14/25 stretch

gardenerjoy · 04-16-2024, 11:38 AM

I'm pleased to be at least half-way on all of my goals, at the half-way point of the month. I had to work for that in the last week, due to some lackluster days earlier in the month.

April goals: 1800 min, 25x stretch, 10x strength-training

1: 40 walk, 10 stretch, 10 ST; 60/1800, 1/25 stretch, 1/10 ST
2: 25 dance, 15 stretch; 100/1800, 2/25 stretch
3: 30 dance, 10 stretch, 10 ST; 150/1800, 3/25 stretch
4: 15 dance, 15 stretch; 180/1800, 4/25 stretch
5: 45 walk, 15 stretch; 240/1800, 5/25 stretch
6: 20 dance, 15 stretch, 10 ST; 285/1800, 6/25 stretch, 2/10 ST
7: 45 dance, 15 stretch; 345/1800, 7/25 stretch
8: 55 walk, 15 stretch; 415/1800, 8/25 stretch
9: 60 walk, 15 stretch; 490/1800, 9/25 stretch
10: 35 dance, 15 stretch, 20 ST; 560/1800, 10/25 stretch, 3/10 ST
11: 55 walk, 15 stretch; 630/1800, 11/25 stretch
12: 35 walk, 15 stretch; 680/1800, 12/25 stretch
13: 55 walk, 15 stretch, 10 ST; 760/1800, 13/25 stretch, 4/10 ST
14: 55 walk, 15 stretch; 830/1800, 14/25 stretch
15: 45 walk, 15 stretch, 10 ST; 900/1800, 15/25 stretch, 5/10 ST
16: 45 walk, 15 stretch; 960/1800, 16/25 stretch

flower1 · 04-17-2024, 04:29 PM

Gardenerjoy: great job on being half-way to your goals already

April goal: 400 min and exercise 11 days for at least 20 min per session

12: 40 walk (40/400); 1/11 days
13: 45 walk (85/400); 2/11 days
15: 35 walk (120/400); 3/11 days
17: 40 walk, 10 stretch (170/400) 4/11 days

gardenerjoy · 04-18-2024, 04:22 PM

Thanks, flower1! You're almost there, too!

April goals: 1800 min, 25x stretch, 10x strength-training

1: 40 walk, 10 stretch, 10 ST; 60/1800, 1/25 stretch, 1/10 ST
2: 25 dance, 15 stretch; 100/1800, 2/25 stretch
3: 30 dance, 10 stretch, 10 ST; 150/1800, 3/25 stretch
4: 15 dance, 15 stretch; 180/1800, 4/25 stretch
5: 45 walk, 15 stretch; 240/1800, 5/25 stretch
6: 20 dance, 15 stretch, 10 ST; 285/1800, 6/25 stretch, 2/10 ST
7: 45 dance, 15 stretch; 345/1800, 7/25 stretch
8: 55 walk, 15 stretch; 415/1800, 8/25 stretch
9: 60 walk, 15 stretch; 490/1800, 9/25 stretch
10: 35 dance, 15 stretch, 20 ST; 560/1800, 10/25 stretch, 3/10 ST
11: 55 walk, 15 stretch; 630/1800, 11/25 stretch
12: 35 walk, 15 stretch; 680/1800, 12/25 stretch
13: 55 walk, 15 stretch, 10 ST; 760/1800, 13/25 stretch, 4/10 ST
14: 55 walk, 15 stretch; 830/1800, 14/25 stretch
15: 45 walk, 15 stretch, 10 ST; 900/1800, 15/25 stretch, 5/10 ST
16: 45 walk, 15 stretch; 960/1800, 16/25 stretch
17: 45 walk, 15 stretch; 1020/1800, 17/25 stretch
18: 45 walk, 15 stretch; 1080/1800, 18/25 stretch
19: 35 walk, 15 stretch; 1130/1800, 19/25 stretch
20: 45 dance, 15 stretch; 1190/1800, 20/25 stretch
21: 50 walk, 15 stretch, 10 ST; 1265/1800, 21/25 stretch, 6/10 ST
22: 45 walk, 15 stretch; 1325/1800, 22/25 stretch
23: 25 dance, 15 stretch, 20 ST; 1385/1800, 23/25 stretch, 7/10 ST
24: 45 walk, 15 stretch; 1445/1800, 24/25 stretch

flower1 · 04-18-2024, 10:11 PM

April goal: 400 min and exercise 11 days for at least 20 min per session

12: 40 walk (40/400); 1/11 days
13: 45 walk (85/400); 2/11 days
15: 35 walk (120/400); 3/11 days
17: 40 walk, 10 stretch (170/400) 4/11 days
18: 40 walk (210/400) 5/11 days
19: 30 walk (240/400) 6/11 days
20: 20 water walking & pool exercises (260/400); 7/11 days
21: 40 walk & 5 stretch (305/400); 8/11 days
23: 25 walk (330/400) 9/11 days