March 1st - 45 min spin
March 2nd - 45 min hydro jog
March 3rd - 60 min Body Pump
March 4th - 45 min spin
March 5th - Rest day (14 hour day at uni, can't fit anything in!)
March 6th - 20 min aerobic workout (my friend and I gave up half way through, naughty!)
March 7th - 60 min pump, 15 mins brisk walking
March 8th - 45 mins spin 20 mins walking dog
March 9th 45 min spin
March 10th - Nothing
March 11th - Nothing
March 12th - Nothing
March 13th - Nothing
March 14th - 60 mins Pump
March 15th - 45 mins spin
March 16th - 45 mins hydro jog
March 17th - 60 mins pump + 40 mins brisk walking
March 18th - 45 mins spin + 20 mins brisk walking
March 19th - 20 mins brisk walking
March 20th - 20 mins brisk walking
March 21st - 20 mins brisk walking + 60 mins Pump
March 22nd - 45 mins spinning
March 23rd - 45 mins spin + 45 mins hydro jog
March 24th - 60 mins Pump NEW RELEASE + 15 mins brisk walking
March 25th - 45mins spin + 20 mins brisk walking + 45 min DVD workout (strength with jog/jump intervals)
March 26th - 20mins walk/jog intervals + 20 mins strength training

1150/1460 = 310 to go

Not as many as I need to do per day today, but more than the 0 I normally do on Mondays! I WILL make the target, I WILL!

March 1 - nothing
March 2 - one hour of BodyStep
March 3 - one hour of BodyPump, 30 minute brisk walk
March 4- nothing
March 5 - nothing
March 6 - 30 minutes very brisk walking outside
March 7 - 45 minutes BodyPump, 45 minutes BodyStep
March 8 - 1 hour brisk walking outside
March 9 - 1 hour of BodyStep
March 10 - 1 hour of bodypump
March 11- 30 minutes brisk walking
March 12 - 30 minutes combo of brisk walking and hauling stuff in the yard
March 13 - Nothing
March 14 - 1 hour of bodypump
March 15 - Nothing
March 16 - Nothing
March 17 - one hour of bodypump, 30 minutes of extremely brisk walking
March 18 - one hour of very brisk walking (slightly faster than 4 mph)
March 19 - 30 minutes brisk walking
March 20 - nothing
March 21 - 45 minutes BodyPump, 45 minutes BodyStep
March 22 - 30 minutes of brisk walking
March 23 - one hour of brisk walking (actually longer, but that's how I'll count it)
March 24 - one hour of BodyStep
March 25 - nothing
March 26 - one hour of bodypump, one hour of bodystep

Total for March so far: 19 hours.
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I threw in the bodypump today since I missed it on Saturday and because I'm mad at my scale. Since I can't make it move when I want to make it move, I can at least help my body get more fit.

And I'm so glad I want to bodypump today. I haven't been to this particular class since last July - right when I started and it was eye opening. There is this woman in the class who I was right near when I started. She had so much weight on the bar! I was in awe!

Well, she was in class today and she has more weight on the bar than then (I don't remember her having the 10 kgs out before) and I realized that for almost all muscle groups I use the same weights as she does now - she's up a couple on Squats and I'm up a bit on shoulders, but other than that, we are pretty much the same with weights. I couldn't believe it. I've progressed so far in that time! So while the scale is being mean, at least I can see I'm doing something positive!

I actually haven't done the bodystep yet today, but I'm all signed up for it and I've promised my little guy we would go to that gym, so I'm kind of bound to it now and I'm looking forward to it tonight. Lots of energy today, so I might as well put it to good use.

Welcome to the thread, but good grief, don't try to squeeze in 21 hours in one week! That's 3 hours a day! Pro-rate it! :) I suggest doing 5-7 hours for this last week and start fresh in April. You don't want to get burned out or injure yourself.

Ha ha
 

After posting, I realized, I read your original post at the beginning of March. I am going to shoot for 7 hours for the remainder of the month. Then, I will start the new challenge in April. I hope we do it in April. ;) Thanks

3/25: 60 minutes cardio; 20 minutes weight training
3/26: 60 minutes cardio; 20 minutes weight training

2 hours and 40 minutes down, 5 hourse and 20 minutes to go!

Melissa, I LOVE your Pump story, what a great motivator. It must be wonderful to see how far you've come, I can't wait to be saying the same! What weights do you lift now?

Hillary, hello and welcome :) Good luck with your week challenge, and yes there will be an April challenge for you to get involved in from the start :)

sun25 I stat bike 1hr and gazella 2o mins.i was doing 15 on my gazella and am working for 20 mins this week
mon26 already did my gazella 20 mins today

Thanks! And I did bodystep too - as I said I would. Actually today was a great exercise day as I've seen how far I have come. I was the strongest looking one in step class tonight too - which is strange as that is NOT the case with most of the step classes I take -it felt great.

I don't think my weights for pump are that impressive, but they are vastly better than where I started!

For warm up I use 3.5 kg on each end.
For squats I use 10 kg on each end.
For chest I use 5 kg on each end.
For Back I use 9.5 kg on each end.
For triceps I use 5 kg on each end and 5 lbs for kick-backs if they have them.
For lunges - it depends on what we are doing, but if we use the bar, 4.5 kg on each end.
For biceps I use 3.5 kg on each end.
For Shoulders I use 3.5 kg on each end if we use the bar and 5 lbs each hand if we are using hand weights.
I do the full abs section and planks and will use a 5 kg plate if they call for it.

I started with warming up with 1 kg on each end.
Squatted with 3.5 kg on each end.
Chest was 2 kg on each end.
Back was 2.5 kg on each end.
Triceps was 2 kg on each end
lunges I couldn't even do and that's not even using a bar
Biceps I used 1 kg each end.
Shoulders I used 1 kg each end.
And I couldn't even hold a plank position.

So, my progress has been HUGE and I hope to continue progressing.

Congtats Melissa!!!! WTG!!!!!

62 hrs so far + another 2 since sunday for a total of 64 hrs.
I have not been counting any weight training or 30 day shred so far since i do not count the calories burnt during that.. Since usually cardio machines are supposed to be a little off !! So I think for calorie counting purpose, I use that as a buffer!! But makes sense for minutes worked out... Well its been a pretty bad month on the personal front.. Usually when I have a tough time... I just seem to give every thing up...trying hard to get moving...
I can hear a voice in my head telling me to get going... But the rest of me just does not care...
Glad that I did a fair amount of hrs in jan and feb.. So lets see!!!
Great going u guys!!

Melissa Wow, what an improvement! I can see why you are proud, how long have you been doing Pump for, and how many days a week? At the moment I squat with 5s, back with 3.5s, chest and any arms on the bar with 2.5s and I've just upped to 2s when using dumbells on the shoulders/arms. I'd love to think one day I'll be strong enough to keep on upping the weights, bring it on!

Loseit I so hear you with the battle to keep going, and deciding to listen to that voice inside your head or not. Don't be disheartened, you've got a great total year to date, and by the sounds of it have done a lot more besides with your weights and 30 day shred. I hope April is a great month for you :)

As for me:

March 1st - 45 min spin
March 2nd - 45 min hydro jog
March 3rd - 60 min Body Pump
March 4th - 45 min spin
March 5th - Rest day (14 hour day at uni, can't fit anything in!)
March 6th - 20 min aerobic workout (my friend and I gave up half way through, naughty!)
March 7th - 60 min pump, 15 mins brisk walking
March 8th - 45 mins spin 20 mins walking dog
March 9th 45 min spin
March 10th - Nothing
March 11th - Nothing
March 12th - Nothing
March 13th - Nothing
March 14th - 60 mins Pump
March 15th - 45 mins spin
March 16th - 45 mins hydro jog
March 17th - 60 mins pump + 40 mins brisk walking
March 18th - 45 mins spin + 20 mins brisk walking
March 19th - 20 mins brisk walking
March 20th - 20 mins brisk walking
March 21st - 20 mins brisk walking + 60 mins Pump
March 22nd - 45 mins spinning
March 23rd - 45 mins spin + 45 mins hydro jog
March 24th - 60 mins Pump NEW RELEASE + 15 mins brisk walking
March 25th - 45mins spin + 20 mins brisk walking + 45 min DVD workout (strength with jog/jump intervals)
March 26th - 20mins walk/jog intervals + 20 mins strength training
March 27th - 30 mins walk jog intervals on hills

1180/1460 = 280 to go

Today WILL be the day I get back on track with making this month's target! No work, no uni (lots and lots to do at home but I can take a break from that to enjoy some of this beatiful weathr and exercise!)

March 27 - Walking - 15 mins
March 28 - Elliptical - 15 mins, Power Aerobics - 60 mins

Total for March - 1,170 mins

I'm almost there! Yippee! :carrot:

Slim CB WTG on almost being there! It feels great thinking I might actually make the target this month!

March 1st - 45 min spin
March 2nd - 45 min hydro jog
March 3rd - 60 min Body Pump
March 4th - 45 min spin
March 5th - Rest day (14 hour day at uni, can't fit anything in!)
March 6th - 20 min aerobic workout (my friend and I gave up half way through, naughty!)
March 7th - 60 min pump, 15 mins brisk walking
March 8th - 45 mins spin 20 mins walking dog
March 9th 45 min spin
March 10th - Nothing
March 11th - Nothing
March 12th - Nothing
March 13th - Nothing
March 14th - 60 mins Pump
March 15th - 45 mins spin
March 16th - 45 mins hydro jog
March 17th - 60 mins pump + 40 mins brisk walking
March 18th - 45 mins spin + 20 mins brisk walking
March 19th - 20 mins brisk walking
March 20th - 20 mins brisk walking
March 21st - 20 mins brisk walking + 60 mins Pump
March 22nd - 45 mins spinning
March 23rd - 45 mins spin + 45 mins hydro jog
March 24th - 60 mins Pump NEW RELEASE + 15 mins brisk walking
March 25th - 45mins spin + 20 mins brisk walking + 45 min DVD workout (strength with jog/jump intervals)
March 26th - 20mins walk/jog intervals + 20 mins strength training
March 27th - 30 mins walk jog intervals on hills
March 28th - 60mins Pump + 40 mins brisk walking (20mins each way to and from the gym, I love the good weather and light nights making that possible!)

1280/1460 = 180 to go

3 hours to go, and I've got 2.5 hours of gym classes booked, and I need to do two 30 minute couch to 5K sessions too, plus some home strength training, so I really should make it, yippee!

Congrats everyone! That is awesome! I feel this is the first fitness goal that I am going to achieve and it's only been a week :). I'm going to keep going in April though.
3/28: 60 minutes: Cardio
20 minutes: Strength training

3 hours to go!!

March 1 - nothing
March 2 - one hour of BodyStep
March 3 - one hour of BodyPump, 30 minute brisk walk
March 4- nothing
March 5 - nothing
March 6 - 30 minutes very brisk walking outside
March 7 - 45 minutes BodyPump, 45 minutes BodyStep
March 8 - 1 hour brisk walking outside
March 9 - 1 hour of BodyStep
March 10 - 1 hour of bodypump
March 11- 30 minutes brisk walking
March 12 - 30 minutes combo of brisk walking and hauling stuff in the yard
March 13 - Nothing
March 14 - 1 hour of bodypump
March 15 - Nothing
March 16 - Nothing
March 17 - one hour of bodypump, 30 minutes of extremely brisk walking
March 18 - one hour of very brisk walking (slightly faster than 4 mph)
March 19 - 30 minutes brisk walking
March 20 - nothing
March 21 - 45 minutes BodyPump, 45 minutes BodyStep
March 22 - 30 minutes of brisk walking
March 23 - one hour of brisk walking (actually longer, but that's how I'll count it)
March 24 - one hour of BodyStep
March 25 - nothing
March 26 - one hour of bodypump, one hour of bodystep
March 27 - Nothing
March 28 - 45 minutes of bodypump, 45 minutes of bodystep

Total for March so far: 20.5 hours

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30 minutes to go woohoo! Tonight was tough - while I felt so strong on Monday - I was fighting fatigue today. I guess every day is different, huh?

We all are doing so great this month! Way to go everyone! Do you think having longer days with sunlight and warmer weather helps you? It's definitely helping me!

Takingcontrol Yah, my improvement is huge. Tonight I wasn't the one with the heaviest stuff on the bar, but I was pushing myself. It felt harder today - probably because my body is still repairing from Monday.

slimcb Thanks for the encouragement and glad to see you are doing so well!

loseit I can't believe you don't count weight training and 30 day shred in your exercise total. You do realize that is exercise and probably even more valuable than the cardio, right?

hillary32 You for a great start and to ending March strong! And yep, we sure will have an April thread!

March 1st - 45 min spin
March 2nd - 45 min hydro jog
March 3rd - 60 min Body Pump
March 4th - 45 min spin
March 5th - Rest day (14 hour day at uni, can't fit anything in!)
March 6th - 20 min aerobic workout (my friend and I gave up half way through, naughty!)
March 7th - 60 min pump, 15 mins brisk walking
March 8th - 45 mins spin 20 mins walking dog
March 9th 45 min spin
March 10th - Nothing
March 11th - Nothing
March 12th - Nothing
March 13th - Nothing
March 14th - 60 mins Pump
March 15th - 45 mins spin
March 16th - 45 mins hydro jog
March 17th - 60 mins pump + 40 mins brisk walking
March 18th - 45 mins spin + 20 mins brisk walking
March 19th - 20 mins brisk walking
March 20th - 20 mins brisk walking
March 21st - 20 mins brisk walking + 60 mins Pump
March 22nd - 45 mins spinning
March 23rd - 45 mins spin + 45 mins hydro jog
March 24th - 60 mins Pump NEW RELEASE + 15 mins brisk walking
March 25th - 45mins spin + 20 mins brisk walking + 45 min DVD workout (strength with jog/jump intervals)
March 26th - 20mins walk/jog intervals + 20 mins strength training
March 27th - 30 mins walk jog intervals on hills
March 28th - 60mins Pump + 40 mins brisk walking (20mins each way to and from the gym, I love the good weather and light nights making that possible!)
March 29th - 45mins spin + 10 mins non stop jog :D + 5 mins arm strength work

1340/1460 = 120 to go

It's great we're all so close :)

64 hr so far + 1 hr yesterday and 1 1/2 today for a total of 66.5 hrs

2 hours of deep cleaning today!!!! and my house is spotless. I feel amazing! 1 hour to go for the month of March.

March 29 - Mixed Aerobics - 60 mins, Elliptical - 15 mins, Abs - 10 mins

Total for march - 1,255 mins :carrot:

March 1st - 45 min spin
March 2nd - 45 min hydro jog
March 3rd - 60 min Body Pump
March 4th - 45 min spin
March 5th - Rest day (14 hour day at uni, can't fit anything in!)
March 6th - 20 min aerobic workout (my friend and I gave up half way through, naughty!)
March 7th - 60 min pump, 15 mins brisk walking
March 8th - 45 mins spin 20 mins walking dog
March 9th 45 min spin
March 10th - Nothing
March 11th - Nothing
March 12th - Nothing
March 13th - Nothing
March 14th - 60 mins Pump
March 15th - 45 mins spin
March 16th - 45 mins hydro jog
March 17th - 60 mins pump + 40 mins brisk walking
March 18th - 45 mins spin + 20 mins brisk walking
March 19th - 20 mins brisk walking
March 20th - 20 mins brisk walking
March 21st - 20 mins brisk walking + 60 mins Pump
March 22nd - 45 mins spinning
March 23rd - 45 mins spin + 45 mins hydro jog
March 24th - 60 mins Pump NEW RELEASE + 15 mins brisk walking
March 25th - 45mins spin + 20 mins brisk walking + 45 min DVD workout (strength with jog/jump intervals)
March 26th - 20mins walk/jog intervals + 20 mins strength training
March 27th - 30 mins walk jog intervals on hills
March 28th - 60mins Pump + 40 mins brisk walking (20mins each way to and from the gym, I love the good weather and light nights making that possible!)
March 29th - 45mins spin + 10 mins non stop jog + 5 mins arm strength work
March 30th - 20 minutes home workout

1360/1460 = 100 to go

Nooooooo today it all went wrong! I got home from uni, was getting my stuff ready for hydro jogging and a pre session conventional jog around the park, when my mum called. They're on holiday in their campervan at the moment, and managed to lock themselves out with the keys and dog inside. So I had to drive an hour away to meet my dad who got a lift with a friend staying at the same site.

So, I missed my class, by the time I got home it was dark and I was starving, so I forced myself to do a hard 20 minutes here, then ate and now I'm exhausted!

I have an hour pump tomorrow, and will set my alarm to do my C25K before it, and add an extra 10 minutes in somewhere, I WILL MAKE THIS TARGET!!!

66.5 hrs + 1.5 hrs today= 68 hours so far!

Ok I had to let my 'net go for a couple of weeks, but I kept up with my minutes in a notebook. This was almost entirely on the treadmill, some at the park, walking and running. I've done 3 5K's this month (on the treadmill)...I NEVER thought I could achieve that!

March 1st - 120
March 2nd- 130
March 3rd- 120
March 4th - 0
March 5th - 0
March 6th - 120
March 7th - 120
March 8th - 120
March 9th - 120
March 10th - 0
March 11th - 0
March 12th - 120
March 13th - 0
March 14th - 120
March 15th - 120
March 16th - 200 (to celebrate being 200 lbs for what I hope was the last time)
March 17th - 120 (crossover to ONEderland!)
March 18th - 0
March 19th - 135
March 20th - 180
March 21st - 135
March 22nd - 120
March 23rd - 120
March 24th - 160
March 25th - 120
March 26th - 160
March 27th - 0
March 28th - 180
March 29th - 120
March 30th - 120

Total minutes: 3080 (i think...math at 2 am is not my strong point)

Sevencallmemom Whoop to your 3 5ks!!!! I'm in 5K training at the moment, and can't wait for the sense of achievement that will come with completing my first one :)

March 1st - 45 min spin
March 2nd - 45 min hydro jog
March 3rd - 60 min Body Pump
March 4th - 45 min spin
March 5th - Rest day (14 hour day at uni, can't fit anything in!)
March 6th - 20 min aerobic workout (my friend and I gave up half way through, naughty!)
March 7th - 60 min pump, 15 mins brisk walking
March 8th - 45 mins spin 20 mins walking dog
March 9th 45 min spin
March 10th - Nothing
March 11th - Nothing
March 12th - Nothing
March 13th - Nothing
March 14th - 60 mins Pump
March 15th - 45 mins spin
March 16th - 45 mins hydro jog
March 17th - 60 mins pump + 40 mins brisk walking
March 18th - 45 mins spin + 20 mins brisk walking
March 19th - 20 mins brisk walking
March 20th - 20 mins brisk walking
March 21st - 20 mins brisk walking + 60 mins Pump
March 22nd - 45 mins spinning
March 23rd - 45 mins spin + 45 mins hydro jog
March 24th - 60 mins Pump NEW RELEASE + 15 mins brisk walking
March 25th - 45mins spin + 20 mins brisk walking + 45 min DVD workout (strength with jog/jump intervals)
March 26th - 20mins walk/jog intervals + 20 mins strength training
March 27th - 30 mins walk jog intervals on hills
March 28th - 60mins Pump + 40 mins brisk walking (20mins each way to and from the gym, I love the good weather and light nights making that possible!)
March 29th - 45mins spin + 10 mins non stop jog + 5 mins arm strength work
March 30th - 20 minutes home workout
March 31st - 60 mins pump + 20 mins jog + 20 mins brisk walk with HEAVY shopping bags!

1460/1460 = O minutes to go, yippeeee!

It's been far from a perfect month, but I'm so excited to have got my minutes back on track for the year, even though I had a lazy wobble in the middle of the month!

Thanks Melissa for setting up an exercise challenge that is just perfect for spurring me on :)

Bring on the April challenge :D

March 1 - nothing
March 2 - one hour of BodyStep
March 3 - one hour of BodyPump, 30 minute brisk walk
March 4- nothing
March 5 - nothing
March 6 - 30 minutes very brisk walking outside
March 7 - 45 minutes BodyPump, 45 minutes BodyStep
March 8 - 1 hour brisk walking outside
March 9 - 1 hour of BodyStep
March 10 - 1 hour of bodypump
March 11- 30 minutes brisk walking
March 12 - 30 minutes combo of brisk walking and hauling stuff in the yard
March 13 - Nothing
March 14 - 1 hour of bodypump
March 15 - Nothing
March 16 - Nothing
March 17 - one hour of bodypump, 30 minutes of extremely brisk walking
March 18 - one hour of very brisk walking (slightly faster than 4 mph)
March 19 - 30 minutes brisk walking
March 20 - nothing
March 21 - 45 minutes BodyPump, 45 minutes BodyStep
March 22 - 30 minutes of brisk walking
March 23 - one hour of brisk walking (actually longer, but that's how I'll count it)
March 24 - one hour of BodyStep
March 25 - nothing
March 26 - one hour of bodypump, one hour of bodystep
March 27 - Nothing
March 28 - 45 minutes of bodypump, 45 minutes of bodystep
March 29 - nothing
March 30 - nothing
March 31 - 1 hour of BodyPump

Total for March so far: 21.5 hours

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Made it with 30 minutes to spare! Was super exhausted the last few days from lack of sleep, but I think I'm caught up and back on track.

You all are doing great! Keeping me on my toes! I'll start the April challenge tonight or tomorrow morning.

Well, I haven't been on here for a while, life has been chaotic, hard to find time to exercise, even harder to record it. I think I'm back on track now. I estimate that I have done a total of 53 hours from January-March. I'm thinking that I may actually have done more if I count all of the times I did a major deep cleaning or gardening without recording it. I may drop it down to 50 just to be safe that I'm not overestimating, but I think it is fairly accurate. So, I guess I'm only about 10 hours short. Not too bad. Hopefully, April will be a better month and I can catch up.

MARCH

03/01 weightlifting - 45 mins
03/02 cycling - 60 mins
03/03 cycling - 60 mins
03/04 hike - 60 mins

03/05 weightlifting - 45 mins
03/06 stairmaster - 45 mins
03/07 cycling - 45 mins
03/08 weightliftig - 45 mins
03/09 /
03/10 weightlifting - 60 mins
03/11 /

03/12 stairmaster - 45 mins
03/13 weightlifting - 45 mins
03/14 cycling - 50 mins
03/15 /
03/16 eliptical - 45 mins
03/17 eliptical - 45 mins
03/18 /

03/19 stairmaster - 45 mins
03/20 weightlifting - 45 mins
03/21 cycling - 60 mins + hike 2 hours
03/22 /
03/23 eliptical - 45 mins + relaxing jog 30 mins
03/24 /
03/25 /

03/26 cycling - 60 mins
03/27 weightlifting - 45 mins
03/28 stairmaster - 50 mins + hike - 2 hours
03/29 weightlifting - 50 mins
03/30 eliptical - 45 mins
03/31 /

Total: 26, 1360 mins / 22,7 hours

Please join us on the April board of this year long challenge!!!

http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/exer...ils-fools.html

March 30 - Power Aerobics - 60 mins

Total for March - 1,315 mins