PS I have managed to persuade hubby to come to play badminton with me. It won't be pretty but at least it will be exercise!!!

i started with walking 1/4 mile 7 days a week (i take the dog) and am now working on bumping it up to 1/2 mile and i am thinking of incorporating an exercise bike.

sometimes i swim for fun, and I think i would like to add gardening as well

Am 45 yrs old..My main fitness is walking/climbing stairs and some dancing..I set time of doing 2 hours and 30 min daily..My goal..since am home all day. Its working good so far!!

Happy fitness all!!

this week I stepped up my exercise and its going great!

Mon- only 30 mins on treadmill 2.5mph
Tues- 30 mins on treadmill 3.0mph
30 mins on cycling machine with rowing arms
Wed- 45 mins yoga
60 mins water aerobics (shallow water)
Today- 60 mins water aerobics (deep water)
55 mins Zumba
35 mins treadmill 2.5mph

I'm tired now but I am still taking a leisurely 1 mile walk after dinner with my mom. Approx 2.0mph

I feel awesome. proud. and exhausted, lol.

I do cardio exercise 2-3 hours a day 6 days a week and on my 7th day (Sat) only an hour usually. Typical week:

monday, wed, fri

1 hr shallow water aerobics
1 hr yoga
35 min spinning
30 min walking

tues/thurs
1 hr deep water aerobics
55 min Zumba
30 min strength training
30 min walking

sat
35 min treadmill
25 min water exercises

sun
55 min PiYo (Pilates-Yoga class)
30 min strenth training
45 min spinning
30 min walking treadmill

today the only exercise I did was a 1 mile hike. My hunny and I were so sore from yesterday's workout. Tomorrow I have a 3 and a half hour workout planned. Hope I have the strength to get through it!

I'm tired from my workout but I'm proud of myself. So glad I did it.
30 min spinning- stationary cycling
45 min yoga
1 hr deep water aerobics
30 min strength training

I have a short 1 mile hike later this evening too



*diet is going well too.

saturday-- I hiked a little, and swam an hour, and did 1 mile of alternating walking and jogging. That was the 1st time I jogged in years! It was only a half mile of jogging and a half mile walking but I'll get better!

sunday-- I had a migraine Sat nite (maybe from jogging in direct sun in the hottest part of the day 95 degrees? hmm) So I spent most of the day recooperating in the pool. Playing, mostly. But I spent 6 hours splashing, swimming, jumping, doing somersaults and handstands. Much to the delight of my 2 yr old nephew who kept shouting for more, lol. I know it burned some calories.

monday-- 30 mins strength training, 45 mins yoga, 30 mins spinning/ stationary cycling, 1 hr water aerobics. Tonight I make another attemt at jogging but I'm waiting till it cools off some.

Diet is going good but I did eat a cupcake at a birthday party over the weekend, yikes! TOM should be over late tues or early wed so I'm hoping to lose any bloating/ water retention pounds by my weigh-in on Thurs. Would love to show any loss at all.

I had my best workout ever today! Just kept pushing myself! 3 hrs cardio and 30 mins strength training.

Is anyone else still on this thread?

chubbygirl.. Wooweee! YOU are doing wonderful!! Keep it up!!

Been doing an hour of walking this week..not much more due of humidty weather..My fitness is 2 hours and 30 min daily.. I know I can do this!!

This morning..30 min walk!!

Looking forward in the Fall time to do more walking/dancing and push my cardio minutes up as well.

I will do my best to chime in here daily..

Saturday afternoon.. 1 hour walk!!! ...Total = 1 hour and 30 min!!!

I joined the gym a few weeks ago and day one i could barely handle 20 minutes of working out. Now i do 5/6 days a week. 3 days are weights with at least 30 minutes of cardio and then the days in between are just cardio, up to an hour.

I started on the recumbent bike but got bored quickly and didn't feel i was challenging myself enough so now i use the treadmill. I walk at a minimum of 2.5 and i add in intervals that i have slowly worked up to 4.0. I sweat lots and feel great afterwards! Good shoes help!

today I did 1hr and 45min of cardio because Saturday is my rest day. I feel good. I got the rest my body needed and deserves and I still had enough activity to help me work towards my goals. Feeling good about tomorrow morning's weigh-in. And tomorrow I am hoping to try a new pilates/yoga combo class they call PiYo. Looking forward to that!

Hello ladies...may I rejoin this thread?
You are doing so well with your exercise level chubby girl you must feel very proud of yourself? Hope the weigh in goes well for you today.
Lilliann 2.5 hours daily is an amazing achievement...well done.
I am now walking 2.6 miles a day at a pretty brisk pace well brisk enough to make me very pink in the cheeks. It is warm ( for Wales) and I have to wear a thick long sleeved t-shirt to avoid biting beasties so I sweat like mad!
I have tried to insert another session of exercise in to my day too.....like 30 mins on my mini trampoline but with the kids off school my routine is slightly to pot. On the up side my 7 year old boy who up til now would rather sit on his bum playing with lego has really bescome interested in the Olympics so we are holding our own Olympic Week at home!
My exercise week will look sort of like this:
Every day: 2.6 miles moderate- fast paced walking ( dependent on whether 7 year old accompanies me!)
Sun/Mon/Weds/Fri: 30 mins mini-trampoline plus 15 mins bums and tums
Tues/Thurs: Badminton with hubby.
Plus a swim somewhere in the week.
When I start studying in September I know I am going to have to be super-organised does a timetable sound over the top???
PS Well done Team USA for so many Olympic Medals!!!!!!

I am very proud of myself, mountainwalker! Thank you!

And I'm wearing all my exercise scars like a badge of honor, lol.
Let's see... I've got scratches on my legs from getting off path during a hike in the woods, I've got sensitive and sometimes itchy skin and also scalp from extra exposure to chlorine and sweat, I've got mosquito bites all over my arms from the woods and also running/walking on the hs track after dark when the bugs come out, and various bruises and marks from being clumsy and bumping into things like the weight machines.

But ir's worth it!