Daily Exercise Challenge - April 2013
 

You pick and choose as you like, aim for 30 to 60 minutes a day. Walk, run, box, yoga, do cartwheels, dance, at home, at classes, with dvd's...as you please.

Check in daily and report in how stronger/sleeker/faster/calmer/healthier you're getting.

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I just completed Ripped in 30 today (I previously completed 30 Day Shred). I am now embarking on my own "plan" and I have mapped out the rest of April. This will be great to keep me on track!

I'm in!

April 1: C25K week 2, day 1
April 2: 30 minutes of strength; 20 minutes of stairmaster
April 3: C25K week 2, day 2; abs
April 4: strength; about an hour of walking in addition to my usual
April 5: yoga
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I would like to join as well. As of last week I started my 'reintroduce exercise to my life' plan. My goal is to do C25K 12x, Pedaling 8x, Arms & Abs 8x, and Legs & Butt 8x.

April 1- C25K (1/12), Arms & Abs (1/8)
April 2- Legs & Butt (1/8)
April 3- C25K (2/12)
April 4- Pedal 40 min (1/8), Arms & Abs (2/8)
April 5- C25K (3/13)
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April 7- UNPLANNED DAY OFF.
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April 1: Walked to work & home again (1 hour total); 50 crunches; 50 side crunches; 100 leg lifts

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April 1 - 8am: Insanity (Fit Test, Speed & Agility, Relief; 1:30hrs) + 8pm: 30 minutes elliptical

April 2 - 8pm: 3x5 minute rounds of muay thai shadow boxing, TRX (chest/triceps), Tabata drills, 5x5 shadow boxing. About 1 hour & 30 minutes total.

April 3 - 15k walk/jog

April 4 - Weights (back, biceps)

April 5 - Muay Thai training (5x5 shadow boxing, 5x5 pads, 5x5 bag, 30 minutes stretching)

April 6 - Weights (legs, shoulders), Insanity Speed & Agility

April 7 - 15k walk/jog

April 8 - off

April 9 - Muay Thai training (5x5 shadow boxing, 5x5 pads, 5x5 bag, 30 minutes stretching), 30 minutes elliptical

April 10 - Weights (back, chest), Insanity Speed & Agility

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I'd like to join in too (Im in new zealand so already the 2/4)

April 1 - 30 mins of Wii Fit
April 2 - 1 hour and 15 min walk. :jig:
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I'm in!

April 1: C25K week 3, day 2
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Good morning everyone...and
Welcome :)

Hi, everyone! Looks like you have all gotten off to a great start this month. I'd love to join this challenge. :)


April 1: Walked 3.2 miles
(Really enjoyed it, it was a beautiful afternoon & the walk seemed to go by fast.)
April 2: Walked 3.2 miles
(So didn't want to go on a walk but my fiance talked me into it & I'm glad I did. Been walking this distance most days for about a week now & kind of feel like I should be doing more at this point, but hard to motivate myself to kick it up a notch ...)
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April 1: Walked to work & home again (1 hour total); 50 crunches; 50 side crunches; 100 leg lifts

April 2: 1 hour walk, 20 minutes on the stairmaster....and W1D1 of C25K! (I felt like a million bucks when I was done! :D)

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April 2: 3 mi run
April 3: 2.5 mi run

I am in.
April 1: 30 min walk. No exercises because I was on IF
April 2: 30 min walk up/downstairs (12 story building).
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April 1: Walked to work & home again (1 hour total); 50 crunches; 50 side crunches; 100 leg lifts

April 2: 1 hour walk, 20 minutes on the stairmaster....and W1D1 of C25K! (I felt like a million bucks when I was done! )

April 3: Walked to work and back home (1 hour); 30 minutes of Pilates
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April 1: Burn Fat, Boost Metabolism - 40 mins
April 2: Free Weight Workout (body building bible for women)
April 3: REST
April 4: 30 Day Shred - Level 2 (with some add'l weight lifting added)
April 5: REST
April 6: Burn Fat, Boost Metabolism - 40 mins
April 7: Free Weight Workout (body building bible for women)
April 8: Walking - 30 mins
April 9: OFF
April 10: Zumba - 30 mins
April 11: No More Trouble Zones - 40 mins
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releasing my walk-a-holic
 

distance and weight
April 1 - 4.5 188.8
April 2 - 0
April 3 - 2.94
April 4 - 1.47 187.9 feeling motivated!
April 5 - 2.94 188.2
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April 10 working 2 jobs for a short bit. hard to fit in exercise. on the plus side, even with eating out every day over the weekend, i am now at 188. AND my blood pressure is down to 117/68. i can muster up the self discipline to walk/run, i need to get just as serious about my calorie intake!
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April 1: Weight-training class

April 2: Rest Day

April 3: WATP 3 Miles, Pilates (Legs) and weight-training class

April 4: WATP 2 Miles & Pilates (Core/Abs)

April 5: Upper body day - 30 min. weights & Pilates (Arms & Back) - also powerwalked outside for 1.5 miles

April 6: WATP 4 Miles and Pilates (Legs)

April 7: Rest Day

April 8: Weight-training class & Pilates (Core/Abs)

April 9: Pilates (Legs) & Jessica Smith 10 min. walking vid

April 10: Weight-training class

April 11: WATP 4 Miles and ab workout

April 12: Chalean Extreme, WATP 5 miles and Pilates (arms and back)

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April 1: Walked to work & home again (1 hour total); 50 crunches; 50 side crunches; 100 leg lifts

April 2: 1 hour walk, 20 minutes on the stairmaster....and W1D1 of C25K! (I felt like a million bucks when I was done! )

April 3: Walked to work and back home (1 hour); 30 minutes of Pilates

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April 1: Walked to work & home again (1 hour total); 50 crunches; 50 side crunches; 100 leg lifts

April 2: 1 hour walk, 20 minutes on the stairmaster....and W1D1 of C25K! (I felt like a million bucks when I was done! )

April 3: Walked to work and back home (1 hour); 30 minutes of Pilates

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I'm joining a little bit late, but this is exactly the accountability that I was looking for - trying to get at least 4 x per week.

April 6: WATP 2 mile brisk walk
April 7: WATP 3 mile advanced walk with toning band

April 8: WATP 2 mile brisk walk
April 9: WATP 4 miles fast and firm -- now 188.6 lbs! -- first WeightWatchers goal of 5% complete!
April 10: Rest Day
April 11: WATP 2 mile brisk walk
April 12: WATP 2 mile brisk walk
April 13: Rest day -- fiance' visiting from out of town
April 14: Rest day -- fiance' visiting from out of town

April 15: Rest day -- too exhausted from work to move
April 16: WATP 2 mile brisk walk & 25 min of Zumba - 186.4lbs!
April 17: WATP 3 miles with boosted walking
April 18: WATP 2 mile brisk walk with toning band
April 19: WATP 2 mile brisk walk with toning band
April 20: WATP 3 miles (Miles 1,2,3 of the 4 fast and firm miles)
April 21: Rest Day

April 22: WATP 1 mile Easy Walk & 40 min Zumba Activate DVD; 30 day squat challenge day 1 (50)
April 23: 30DSC Day 2 (55) & 20 min Zumba Rush DVD - 185.4 lbs today!
April 24: 30DSC Day 3 (60)
April 25: 30 min WATP 2 mile brisk walk with toning band & 30DSC Day 4 (rest day), upper body weights
April 26: 30 min WATP 2 mile brisk walk with toning band & 30DSC Day 5 (70)
April 27: 30DSC Day 6 (75)
April 28: 50 min WATP 4 miles fast and firm & 30DSC Day 7 (80), push up challenge day 1 (30)

April 29: 55 min WATP 4 mild super challenge, PUC day 2 (35), 30DSC Day 8 (rest day)
April 30: PUC day 3 (40), 30DSC Day 9 (100)

April 1: Walked to work & home again (1 hour total); 50 crunches; 50 side crunches; 100 leg lifts

April 2: 1 hour walk, 20 minutes on the stairmaster....and W1D1 of C25K! (I felt like a million bucks when I was done! )

April 3: Walked to work and back home (1 hour); 30 minutes of Pilates

April 4: Walked to work (30 minutes)

April 5: W1D2 of C25K

April 6: 30 minute walk, 50 crunches, 50 side crunches, 50 leg lifts

April 7: W1D3 of C25K; 20 minutes on the stairmaster plus a brisk 10-minute walk back home.

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April 1: Walked to work & home again (1 hour total); 50 crunches; 50 side crunches; 100 leg lifts

April 2: 1 hour walk, 20 minutes on the stairmaster....and W1D1 of C25K! (I felt like a million bucks when I was done! )

April 3: Walked to work and back home (1 hour); 30 minutes of Pilates

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April 6: 30 minute walk, 50 crunches, 50 side crunches, 50 leg lifts

April 7: W1D3 of C25K; 20 minutes on the stairmaster plus a brisk 10-minute walk back home.

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Joining this 10 days too late but here goes...

April 9: took stairs to 6th floor at work, 15 mins bike followed by 30 mins elliptical (slow day :( )
April 10: 15 mins bike, 30 mins elliptical, CORE exercises !! (O yea :carrot: ) and the stairs but obviously!
April 11: JM's 30DS day 1 :dizzy: (early morning sweat session), stairs at work, 20 mins bike, 30 mins elliptical, 10 mins of core exercises (down n dirty)
April 12: 20 mins bike, 30 mins elliptical, CORE exercises (should have tried to fit in 30DS D2 :( )
April 13: 20 mins bike, 30 mins elliptical (no core, no 30DS - weekend blues :/ - ordered INSANITY - gulp!)
April 14: 20 mins bike, 30 mins elliptical - rest of the day off Sunday :D
April 15: stairs to work, 20 mins treadmill, 30 mins elliptical ( TOM bleh :( )
April 16: 20 mins bike, 40 mins elliptical, stairs up 6 floors -> (felt powerful :carrot::) )
April 17: 15 mins bike, 40 mins elliptical, CORE exercises, stairs at work !! (self doubt - is this even possible? :?: )
April 18: 15 mins bike, 40 mins elliptical, CORE exercises, stairs at work !! (mentally @#$%ed :dizzy: - need to stop thinking & just do ! )
April 19: 20 mins bike, 30 mins elliptical, stairs at work ( i think i am getting into a rut :/ )
April 20: 20 min bike, 40 mins elliptical (increased the level on elliptical.. got a bad *** workout), swept n mopped the apartment.. am sure i lost a lot more cals today! :D
April 21: 20 mins bike, 40 mins elliptical level 4, no more - it's sunday !! (though a guy at the gym did walk up to me n told me to do a few things differently. he lost 80 pounds and i am sure to follow his tips starting tomorrow!)
April 22: stairs at work, 15 mins treadmill and 40 mins elliptical (felt like a slug.. blah)
April 23: (tried something new at the gym thanks to a kind man who decided to show me some effective exercises) 20 mins treadmill, 30 mins elliptical, stretching - (I ran today!! :carrot: )
April 24: ran again today! ( I love the feeling - cos I have never ran in my life!!! ) 20 mins treadmill, 30 mins elliptical, went on to weight machines!! :carrot: felt good but apprehensive. DBF told me to put the scale away and just concentrate on workouts! & that's what I am going to do !!
April 25: omg i am starting to love running!! 20 mins on treadmill, 30 mins elliptical, followed by the rotary torso, outer / inner thigh weights and the abs machine (which isn't so easy :( but I'll get there!) Feeling good :carrot: :D
April 26: ran again - 20 mins treadmill, 30 mins elliptical, weights!! :carrot:
April 27: 20 mins treadmill, 30 mins elliptical, weights --> do till u hurt :carrot:
April 28: didn't do sh*t today. first day off !! :^: (on the bright side, bf came back from 3 weeks out of town & he said he can notice a difference in my body :carrot: one month down, 5 more to go!!)
April 29: late gym tonight (8pm) but hey, better late than never !! 20 mins treadmill, 30 mins elliptical, torso, abductors and adductors!! (no abs!!)
April 30: pretty fun night! 20 mins treadmill, 15 mins bike, 20 mins treadmill again!! + weights (abdomen, adductors, abductors and torso)

You've been a good month April!! On to May !!!:carrot:

April 1: Walked to work & home again (1 hour total); 50 crunches; 50 side crunches; 100 leg lifts

April 2: 1 hour walk, 20 minutes on the stairmaster....and W1D1 of C25K! (I felt like a million bucks when I was done! )

April 3: Walked to work and back home (1 hour); 30 minutes of Pilates

April 4: Walked to work (30 minutes)

April 5: W1D2 of C25K

April 6: 30 minute walk, 50 crunches, 50 side crunches, 50 leg lifts

April 7: W1D3 of C25K; 20 minutes on the stairmaster plus a brisk 10-minute walk back home.

April 8: Walked to work and home again (1 hour)

April 9: Walked to work and home again (1 hour); W2D1 of C25K

April 10: Half hour walk (walked home from a doctor's appointment)
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Can I join


April 1 - 1 hour callanetics
April 2 - traveling
April 3 - 1 hour callanetics
April 4 - 1 hour callanetics
April 5- 1 hour callanetics
April 6- 1 hour callanetics
April 7 day off
April 8- 1 hour callanetics
April 9- 1 hour callanetics
April 10- 1 hour callanetics
April 11- 1 hour callanetics
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I'm getting a ellipiticall today so I'll do that as well. Btw callanetics is awesome you should google it.

I hope everyone is doing well with their workouts so far this month! :)

Keep up the good work everyone!!! We are halfway through the month!

April 18: 20 minutes elliptical
April 19: 30 minutes elliptical
April 20: 30 more minutes on the elliptical with intervals
April 21: 30 minutes elliptical intervals
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Keep it moving ladies! Tomorrow is the last day of the month! Finish strong!!!!

ZetaMD2Be - please create a new thread for May! Can't wait to power through May !!! :carrot:

Ooh there is one already created on the same lines May Exercise Challenge