Well, since I beat my goal last month of 700 minutes by 410 minutes, I'm going to try my darndest to get to 1200 this month, a goal I didn't think I'd pick for at least 6 months!

April Goal: 1200 minutes
Total minutes: 1310
Minutes left: -110

1:
2: 45 min. bike; 15 min. stretching/crunches
3: 30 min. bike (woke up sick, plus working early)
4: 45 min. bike; 15 min. stretching/crunches
5:
6: 45 min. bike; 15 min. stretching/crunches
7: 45 min. bike
8: 45 min. bike; 15 min. stretching/crunches
9: 45 min. bike
10: 45 min. bike; 15 min. stretching/crunches
11:
12: 50 min. bike
13:
14: 45 min. bike
15: 60 min. bike; 15 min. stretching/crunches; 30 min. upper body workout
16: 45 min. bike
17: 45 min. bike
18: 45 min. bike; 15 min. stretching/crunches
19: 45 min. bike
20: 45 min. bike
21: 45 min. bike
22: 45 min. bike; 15 min. stretching/crunches
23: 55 min. walk/run (5K); 5 min. stretching
24: 45 min. bike; 15 min. stretching/crunches; 30 min. upper body workout
25:
26: 53 min. walk/run (5K); 17 min. stretching
27: 45 min. bike; 15 min. stretching/crunches
28:
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30: 50 min. walk/run (5K); 15 min. stretching

Woooo!!! I destroyed last month's goal, so I am gonna try a totally different goal and go for miles that I will run/walk in the month: I want 60 miles this month.


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My goal this month is for 800 minutes. That's 30 minutes 6 days a week, 3 days cardio, 3 days WT.

Apr 1: 45 min WT
Apr 2: 80 min walk
Apr 3 30 min walk
Apr 4: 30 min walk
Apr 5: 30 min walk
Apr 6: None, rest day
Apr 7: 45 min WT
Apr 8: 15 min WT
Apr 9: 30 min walk
Apr 10: 30 min walk 45 min WT
Apr 11: 30 min walk
Apr 12: Nothing
Apr 13: 30 min walk
Apr 14: Camping
Apr 15: camping
Apr 16: 30 min walk
Apr 17: Nothing, Sick
Apr 18: 30 min walk
Apr 19: Nothing
Apr 20: Nothing
Apr 21: 60 min WT
Apr 22: Rest
Apr 23: 30 min walk
Apr 24: 30 min walk
Apr 25: Nothing
Apr 26: 30 min walk
Apr 27: 30 min walk
Apr 28: Nothing
Apr 29: 45 min WT - 35 min walk/jog
Apr 30: 40 min walk

Cardio= 545
WT= 255
Total Minutes Exercised= 800

I'm in for my first monthly Challenge!

I'll go for 1000 minutes.

minutes done: 1301
minutes to go: GOAL MET!

April 1: 80 minutes - 20 minutes stationary bike, 60 minutes treadmill
April 2: 55 minutes - walking
April 3: 35 minutes - walking
April 4: 45 minutes - walking
April 5: 85 minutes - 20 minutes stationary bike, 65 minutes treadmill
April 6: 68 minutes - 8 minutes stationary bike, 60 minutes treadmill
April 7: 35 minutes - walking

April 8: 30 minutes - walking
April 9: 75 minutes - 10 minutes stationary bike, 35 minutes treadmill, 30 minutes walking
April 10: 20 minutes - walking
April 11: 87 minutes - 7 minutes stationary bike, 35 minutes treadmill, 45 minutes walking
April 12: 30 minutes - walking
April 13: 50 minutes - walking
April 14: ---

April 15: ---
April 16: 60 minutes - walking
April 17: 25 minutes - walking
April 18: 55 minutes - walking
April 19: ---
April 20: 25 minutes - walking
April 21: 30 minutes - walking

April 22: ---
April 23: 45 minutes - walking
April 24: 55 minutes - walking
April 25: 30 minutes - walking
April 26: 72 minutes - 26 minutes stationary bike, 46 minutes treadmill
April 27: 35 minutes - walking
April 28: ---

April 29: 68 minutes - 26 minutes stationary bike, 42 minutes treadmill
April 30: 76 minutes - 26 minutes stationary bike, 50 minutes treadmill

This is my first monthly challenge so here it goes...

I am following a 10-week ½ marathon training program (April 1 starts my week 2) and The Body Sculpting Bible for Women weight training program so I have filled in what I want to do on each day. I will update each day with a smiley if I complete it. Also, by doing all this I hope to work out 1,200 minutes this month.


April 1: Rest /Recover (that was easy)
April 2: Run 3 miles
April 3: cardio + weight training (ran 3 mi to make up prev day) = 90 minutes
April 4: Run 4 miles (39:05) + Walk 1 mile + Abs = 74 minutes
April 5: Run 3 miles + weight training = 66 min
April 6: cardio - 60 minutes + 10 min abs = 70 min
April 7: Run 5 miles + weight training...56 min + 44 min = 100 min
April 8: Rest / Recover
April 9: Run 3 miles 28 min + 20 min walking + 10 min abs = 58 min
April 10: 25 min cardio + 51 min weight training = 76 min
April 11: Run 4 miles 42 min + 13 min abs = 55 min
April 12: Run 3 miles 31 min + 54 min weight training = 85 min
April 13: weight training = 40 min
April 14: Run 6 miles = 56 min
April 15: Rest/Recover
April 16: weight training = 50 min
April 17: cardio + weight training
April 18: Run 3 miles 30 min + Weight Training 40 min = 70 min
April 19: Run 5 miles = 52 min
April 20: Run 3 mi 30 min + Walked 5 min + Weight Training 35 min + abs 15 min = 85 min
April 21: Mtn Bike Riding = 60 minutes
April 22: Run 8 miles = 82 minutes
April 23: Weight training = 40 minutes
April 24: Rest/Recover
April 25: Run 5 miles + weight training Ugghhh
April 26: Run 4 miles = 42 min
April 27: Run 5 miles = 50 min
April 28: Weight training 55 min + Run 3 miles 29 min = 84 minutes
April 29: Weight training = 55 min
April 30: Rest/Recover

GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE!!

Well, I was doing good the first part of March, hopefully I can get through ALL of April =)

April:

1: 45 minutes (walk)
2: 20 minutes (treadmill)
3: 65 minutes (Yoga Booty Ballet, Run/Walk Intervals on Treadmill)
4: 30 minutes (YBB)
5: Day Off
6: 70 minutes (Gazelle, YBB)
7: 30 minutes (Gazelle)
8: Day Off
9: 30 minutes (Gazelle)
10: 30 minutes (Gazelle)
11: Day Off
12: Day Off
13: 40 minutes (YBB)
14: 30 minutes (YBB)
15: Day Off
16: 40 minutes (YBB)
17: 40 minutes (YBB)
18: Day Off
19: 40 minutes (YBB)
20: 0 minutes
21: 0 minutes
22: 0 minutes
23: 0 minutes (are we sensing a trend..)
24: 0 minutes
25: 0 minutes
26: 0 minutes
27: 0 minutes
28: 0 minutes
29: 40 minutes... whoo hooo gettin back on track
30: 20 minutes


Total: 570 minutes/700 minutes

Well, I didn't get there, but I did better than I have in months past... What I NEED is to stay consistant. I was doing well for awhile, and then it dropped off. I need to keep going consistently for the entire month!

April 1~
April 2~
April 3~
April 4~
April 5~
April 6~
April 7~
April 8~
April 9~
April10~
April11~
April12~
April13~
April14~
April15~
April16~
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April18~
April19~
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April24~
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April26~
April27~
April28~
April29~
April30~

Total Minutes: 1080 minutes
Total Miles: 40 miles

i surpassed my 1200 - so to make it a bit challenging - lets go with 1400!

1-1400 april fools - so lame - nada today

OK I am going to muster up the courage to try this.

April Goal: 1000 minutes
Total Minutes Completed: 555 minutes

Apr 1: 30 minutes (upper body/abs)

Apr 2: 60 minutes (40 cardio/ 20 abs)
Apr 3: 50 minutes (30 cardio/ 20 strength)
Apr 4: none
Apr 5: 45 minutes (35 cardio/ 10 abs)
Apr 6: none
Apr 7: none
Apr 8: none

Apr 9: 55 minutes (45 cardio/ 10 abs)
Apr 10: 50 minutes (20 machine cardio/ 20 brisk walk/ 10 arms and abs)
Apr 11: 40 minutes (30 cardio/ 10 abs)
Apr 12: 30 minutes (cardio)
Apr 13: none
Apr 14: none
Apr 15: none

Apr 16: 50 minutes (cardio)
Apr 17: 20 minutes (strength)
Apr 18: 35 minutes (cardio)
Apr 19: 25 minutes (cardio)
Apr 20: none
Apr 21: none
Apr 22: 25 minutes (strength)

Apr 23: 40 minutes (30 cardio/ 10 arms/abs)
Apr 24: Sick
Apr 25: 20 minutes cardio
Apr 26:
Apr 27:
Apr 28:
Apr 29:

Apr 30:

My first fitness challenge! I am too broke for a gym membership and in a neighborhood a little too yucky for early/late jogging, so most of my exercise consists of workout videos and mall jogging. My goal is 1000 minutes!

April 1: Day off
April 2: 40 min cardio
April 3:
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Total Minutes Exercised:


Good luck everyone!

April 02 - 10 min walk on break
April 03 - 10 min walk on break, 10 minute walk on 2nd break, 60 min gym
April 04 - 10 min walk on break, 10 min walk on 2nd break
April 05 - 10 minute walk on break
April 09 - 50 mins Cardio, 10 mins stretch
April 11 - 10 mins walk on break
April 13 - 20 mins walk from train to transit station
April 16 - 10 mins walk on break
April 18 - 10 mins walk on break, 10 mins walk on second break
April 19 - 10 mins walk on break, 10 min walk lunch, 10 min walk on 2nd break
April 20 - 10 min walk on break, 5 min walk lunch
April 22 - 10 mins weights
April 23 - 10 min walk on break

Ok I better stay in this one until the end.

April goal: 1200 minutes

April 1: Off
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Total:

I've tried this before, only I measured miles instead of minutes. I think this time I'll look at minutes. My goal is 1240 minutes for the month (40 minutes a day).

Minutes done:
Minutes to go: 1240

April 1: 0 - OOPS, didn't start yet.
April 2:
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my goal is to do 1500-1800 mins of exercise for the month of april..
4-1: 50min.
4-2: 50min.
4-3: 50min.
4-4: 50min. (can you tell im using dvd workouts? lol)
4-5: 50min.
4-6: 50min.-i cant wait til next week. workout change up!
4-7: 50min.
4-8: 50min.-i started stability ball work...stuff is tough! i like it a lot though.
4-9: 53min. - i measured myself today. im down 1/2 inch on all my measurements! whoo!!
4-10: 53min. -506 minutes thus far..994 to go.
4-11: 53min.
4-12: 53min.
4-13: 53min. plus about an hour of tilling dirt with my friend stacy. i won't count that though.
4-14: 53min. the 12th was officially a month since i started being healthy this time around. since i measured myself last week, ive lost a full inch off of my hips, waist, and thighs. whoo!
4-15: 53min.
4-16: 53min. im getting a whole lot better at this stability work. ive moved on to advanced movements for most of the exercises. one week left of stability training..then i think ill whip out the belly dancing tapes.
4-17: 53min.
4-18: 53min. 930mins down..570 to go.
4-19: 53min.
4-20: 53min.
4-21: 53min. tomorrow i switch to belly dancing.
4-22: 50min- belly dancing is a lot more difficult than i remember it being. i had a blast laughing at myself, too.
4-23: 50min.
4-24: 50min.
4-25: 50min
4-26: 50min.
4-27: 50min
4-28: 50min
4-29: 50min.
4-30: 50mins

I met my goal with a total of 1539 mins! whoo!