February Exercise Challenge
 

Goodness, can you believe that we are very close to going into February already? So you know what that means.....yep, another exercise challenge. Make your calculations and post the number of minutes that you are going pledge for the month of February. Remember that this month has only 28 days. (We don't want anyone to kill over from exhaustion!)

Reminder for Newbie's:
You are only competing with yourself and the challenge is to complete the minutes on or before February 28th. Please don’t be intimidated by some of the total minutes from some of our gals. (They are great and have been at this a little longer) You may post your minutes daily or weekly, it's up to you.

We try and stay with the format of listing our minutes from the previous post less what you have to subtract and then your ending balance. Example: (200 min – 35 = 165 then the next day start with 165 – 35 = 130) Makes it easier for me, if everyone uses the same format. On Mondays I will post an update of everyone's minutes through Sunday. All right, get out your pencils and tally up your minutes.



I am pledging 850 minutes – I'm uping my total by 160 minutes this month. WooHoo.

Hi All,

I'm fairly new to the forum but I'm going to go for it!

I'm pledging 720 minutes for February.

Angel
216/204/130

Hey guys...I'm new and this sounds fun! But...what exactly are minutes?
Miss Minerva

MissMinerVA, you just calculate the number of minutes that you will exercise for the whole month of February and that will be your minutes pledged. Then you will deduct the number of minutes exercised from the previous total. You can check out January's challenge to get the idea. Glad you and LKB Angel have decided to join us.

You go, Semo!

I'll stick with 1200 again this month, since it is shorter. But I intend to be all about the muscle this month. So more muscle and keep up the cardio.

Welcome LKBAngel and MissMinerva. I think this is the best motivator I have ever had. You will love it!

Well....let's see. I just started a new workout plan with a friend and after figuring the numbers I think my minutes came to about 990. I feel good, if not a little scared, about that number. But, heck, I'll give it a try as long as you good folks swear by it. Count me in for 990!

I'm pledging 1620 total minutes for February.

That takes into account 5 cardio workouts per week at 45 minutes and 2 yoga classes at 90 minutes per week. I'll be traveling some in Feb., so that might be hard to meet, but I'll try!

Hi all,

Congrats to all of you who made all your minutes last month, and good luck to all of us who didn't. We can make it this month.

I'm feeling much better than I have been all week, boy was that a bad cold!

I pledge, 900mins this month!

I did 60mins of cardio & weights circuit today.

kathy
900/60/840

Hey y'all! I did 50 minutes yesterday of cardioand weights. My friend and I have started a new strength training program that predominantly uses an exercise ball and it is soo much fun. I guess cuz the ball is bouncy and can be used as a toy the workout seems less like a workout I totally recommend it! So, 990-50=940 more to go for february.
Hey GG...I'm from Nashville too! (Well, I am in school in PA now, but raised in Nashville. I miss it so much.) Good to see someone from home! Good luck everyone!
Miss Minerva (Missie)

I didn't quite make my minutes last month. I did 890 out of the 1000 I was aiming for. I'll try for 1000 again. If I just stay consistent throughout the month I can do it.

Hi all,

Feb 1-30 mins elliptical/1 hr. muscle class

1200-90=1110

No workout yesterday (Sun), but I'll be back in the gym this afternoon.

Another 50 minutes today (skipped sunday)!!

940-50=890 more minutes to go

here's my catch-up for today and the weekend

1620 - 30 cardio (2/2) - 120 yoga (2/2) - 60 cardio (2/3) = 1410


Hey MM, glad to see another Nashville gal around here

I'm Back and Ready to Try Again Now That I have Defrosted
 

So 30 minutes 4 times week, for 480 for a month. More realistic this month.

100 minutes today.

1000 min - 10 min (warmup - recumbent bike) - 30 min (lower body weights) - 60 min. (aerobic class with light weights) = 900 min. remaining

Hi Girls, glad to see we're off to a great start. I did 45 minutes of WATP tape plus used the two pound dumb bells for the whole three miles. I'm getting stronger! Wasn't long ago that I could barely make it through the two mile tape.

850 - 45 = 805

I'll pledge 800 minutes this month.

800-40=760

Just back from the gym.

900 - 45 min. (elliptical) - 60 min (Body Flow) = 795 min. remaining

Made the gym again yesterday.

Feb 3-30 mins elliptical/60 min muscle class

1110-90=1020

Good Morning everyone!

I'm back to my evening workouts. I really tried to get up in the mornings and do my tapes,but i'm just not a morning person, so back to evenings I go!

Semo, congrats on your progress!

I did 60mins weights last night. 60-840=780left

Kathy
900/120/780

Morning To All. 40 minutes last night. I've switched from mornings to evenings as well. Still feel better by getting up early and getting it over with, but I've got to many irons in the fire to get that done these days. Gotta be flexible, right?

805 - 40 = 765

1410- 50 cardio (2/4) - 90 yoga (2/4) - 45 cardio (2/5) = 1225

Hey Gringa, seems like you are really into the yoga. How's that workin' for ya??

Jan 4-45 mins treadmill

1020-45=975

Seems like the time is going down in a hurry this month!

I'm still goin'!

40 cardio (2/4) and 50 cardio/strength (2/5)!!

890-90=800 more minutes!
Whew, I might need to up my dosage, lol!! Having a workout partner has really helped me to stay motivated, especially cuz we like to have fun!

KEEP IT UP EVERYONE!!
(GG, my mom really likes yoga. She plays tennis and does yoga. She's lost nearly 50 pounds since last summer! She says she'll beat me to 130..haha, we'll see about that)

Feb 5th - 40 min

765 - 40 = 725

760-80=780

Feb. 5-20 mins. bike/1 hr. muscle class

975-80=895

I hate the bike. It just feels like a waste of time to me. I didn't even brake a sweat, but it was the only piece of equipment open and I only had 20 mins. before class.

Feb 5th 30mins cardio - 780mins= 750left

Kathy
900/150/750

hey guys, I am totally into the yoga right now. decided to take a break from weight training a few months ago, and was just doing cardio and a couple of lunch time yoga classes. recently found a new yoga teacher who i absolutely adore. she teaches evening classes and i'm totally addicted to it. i swear i can see my body reshaping week by week, even though the scale hasn't been budging. i try and make it to at least three intense classes a week, but i have been known to go up to 6 times a week.

1225 - 90 yoga (2/5 ) - 35 cardio (2/6) = 1100

Thursday, Feb 6th ~ 45 min

725 - 45 = 680

Gringa, I like yoga too, I took a class last year but the teacher wasn't very good so I didn't sign up for the next session. I live in a rural area so she is the only teacher available.

795 - 40 lower body weights - 45 elliptical = 710

1100-60 min cardio (2/7) = 1040

Feb 6-treadmill 45 mins.

895-45=850

Sculping tape tonight - 30 minutes

680 - 30 = 650

1 mi WATP - 20 min
abs & lower back with stability ball - 20 min.
2 mi WATP - 30 min

710 - 70 = 640

780-60=720

Sat 45 cardio and Sun. 30 weights

650 - 75 = 575

2/5--30 minutes elliptical, 20 minutes ball strength training
2/7--30 minutes elliptical, 20 minutes ball strength training
2/8--40 minutes elliptical
2/10-40 minutes elliptical, 20 minutes ball strength training

800-200= 600 more minutes! (I need to rethink this number I think...)

Hello and hope you're having a great Monday.

Feb. 8-45 mins. treadmill
Feb. 9-20 mins. treadmill

850-65=785

Hi Ya'll, we're making tracks, even if it is in the snow! I tell ya we're off to a great start. Okay here are the totals for our first week in February. Totals are thru Sunday, February 9th

I know you get sick of hearing this, but for any newbies out there you can join in at anytime. Just post the number of minutes you are going to exercise from today until the end of the month.

LKB 720/
MissMinerva 990/ 330/ 660
FlyingFit 1200/ 415/ 785
Gringa 1620/ 820/ 800
KitKat 900/ 150/ 750
Chrim32 1000/ 360/ 640
DNW 480/
SkyBlue 800/ 180/ 620 (check 2/6 total)
Semo 850/ 275/ 575

Drum roll Please.......

:flow1: Total minutes 2,530 :flow1: or 42.166 Hours:flow1:
Think we can beat this with next weeks total. We did every week in January!


ps, anytime I have mis-calculated on someones total please speak up. :dizzy: Sometimes I do weird things. Please check these, having problems getting it straight today.