March Exercise Challenge.

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  • Hi Aphil, I've seen your name on the boards before but haven't had the chance to get to know you. So anyway glad that I have the opportunity now. Happy that you are joining us, sounds as if you really have a great workout routine.

    Friday, March 7th

    710 - 40 = 670
  • Well-I go tmy 45 minutes in for the day...
    850-45+805 left for the month!
    Thanks for the welcome SEMO, I have seen you around here as well...my workout schedule is pretty varied. I do this for a few reasons...I weight train my full body on Mondays and Fridays-to allow for the minimum 48 hours of rest needed between weight training all body parts-with the exception of the abs, which can be strenght trained daily. I do a session of Pilates on Wednesdays-which is giving extra work on my abs, as well as strengthening and stretching my back-it has done wonders for me, as I used to have chronic back pain. I have an hour bellydance class each week on Tuesdays, and I practice bellydancing at home on Thursdays-I count this towards my cardio exercise. I do yoga on Saturdays and Sundays, for relaxation, extra stretching and aligning of my back, and to get more flexibility, which helps in doing certain moves in Middle Eastern dance-so it helps in many ways. Sometimes I have an extra bit of dancing in on the weekend, if I just feel like doing it, or there is an open house or such at the dance collective-or a light wal outside if it is a nice day.
    So-I exercise every day...but doing different things at different intensities-and I never get bored. The last few years I have truly made it a part of my life-which is the whole idea.
    This thread is a good idea...all of those 15 minutes here and 30 minutes there really add up!
    Aphil
  • Hi all,

    I took basically all week off this week. I just had a lazy week, but now i'm back!

    YEAH SEMO! You got 60more days to go? Are you seeing anymore changes in your body?

    I did 60mins cardio today.
    1000-60mins=940left

    Kathy
    1000/60/940left
  • 495 now
  • Hi all!
    I got in 35 minutes of strength training today...
    850 goal minutes for month/770left/80 done
    Aphil
  • 455
  • No exercise last week but I started again this week

    Mar 9 - 1 mi WATP - 20min
    Mar 10 - 10 min. warmup treadmill; 30 min. lower body; 60 min. aerobics with light weights

    895 - 120 = 775
  • Well I did 10 minutes of ab work, and I have a dance class that starts in just a bit-it is an hour long, but I'll put it as 50 minutes-for when we are learning a new move or watching someone else do something. So-60 minutes today.
    850 at start of month/710 to go/140 done
    Aphil
  • Hi all,

    I did 60mins weights today. 940-60=880left

    kathy
    1000/120/880left
  • Hi Ya'll, just a quick stop in, work is crazy and I was out of town over the weekend. 40 min for Mon and 40 for Tuesday.

    670- 80 = 590
  • Ya'll, I completely forgot to post our totals........ It's been wild around here, this is our busy time of the year. So bear with me for the next month or so....

    These are totals thru Sunday, March 9th.

    KitKat 1000/ 60/ 940
    DNW 1480/ 118/ 1362
    Kitty 680/ 185/ 495
    Chrim 1000/ (glad you're back, we missed ya)
    Aphil 850/ 45/ 805
    Semo 910/ 240/ 670

    Okay, the total thru Sunday is 648 minutes (10.8 Hrs) Let's try and beat this total by next Sunday.

    Wednesday, March 12th
    590-40=550

    KitKat, I am seeing a difference, NO MORE SHOULDER PADS, and my abs are getting better, not greatyet but better than they were. I have to get serious about my eating tho, havn't lost a pound since I started. I did start a low carb diet on Monday so we'll see how it goes. Day 37 today.
  • I got 30 minutes of Pilates in today...
    850 start/170 done/680 left
    You know-this is a really great way of looking at our exercise. I always see my 30 minutes, or 1 hour as just that. It is great to see it from a weekly and monthly point of view-to see those minutes turn into hours and hours...
    I am down another pound to 180-I am totally going to be doing a happy dance when I am in the 170's. I have been working hard, and the last couple pounds that have come off are really starting to reveal some definition in my shoulders and biceps.
    Aphil
  • 455 minus

    30 minutes on the treadmill
    40 minutes on the eliptical
    5 measly minutes on the stair stepper

    equals
    380 to go
  • Semo- congrats on the body transformation!


    60mins cardio done last night.

    880-60=820

    Kathy
    1000/180/820left
  • Good Morning Ladies. The sun is out and we are having some warm temps for a change. Amazing what a little sunshine can do for the soul.

    Aphil, congrats on the loss! You'll be in the 170's by next week. WooHoo.

    Okay, up and at 'em early this morning.

    550 - 40 = 510