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gardenerjoy · 12-24-2019, 09:27 AM

December goal: 1200 minutes, including 8x stretch + 8x ST

1: 30 treadmill, 10 stretch; 40/1200, 1/8 stretch
2: 35 walk; 75/1200
3: 30 walk; 105/1200
4: 55 walk; 160/1200
5: 15 stretch; 175/1200, 2/8 stretch
6: 30 walk; 205/1200
7: 45 walk; 250/1200
8: 40 walk; 290/1200
9: 15 Qi Gong, 20 walk; 325/1200, 1/8 ST
10: 25 walk; 350/1200
11: 30 walk, 15 Qi Gong; 395/1200, 3/8 stretch
12: 30 walk; 425/1200
13: 20 walk; 445/1200
14: 30 walk; 475/1200
15: 20 yoga, 20 treadmill; 515/1200, 4/8 stretch
16: 20 yoga, 30 treadmill; 565/1200, 5/8 stretch
17: 50 shovel snow, 10 stretch; 625/1200, 6/8 stretch, 2/8 ST
18: 20 walk; 645/1200
19: 30 walk; 675/1200
20: 20 treadmill; 695/1200
21: 30 walk; 725/1200
22: 20 dance workout; 745/1200, 3/8 ST
23: 30 walk; 775/1200

gardenerjoy · 12-25-2019, 10:42 AM

Merry Christmas to those who celebrate! Happy Wednesday to everyone else!

December goal: 1200 minutes, including 8x stretch + 8x ST

1: 30 treadmill, 10 stretch; 40/1200, 1/8 stretch
2: 35 walk; 75/1200
3: 30 walk; 105/1200
4: 55 walk; 160/1200
5: 15 stretch; 175/1200, 2/8 stretch
6: 30 walk; 205/1200
7: 45 walk; 250/1200
8: 40 walk; 290/1200
9: 15 Qi Gong, 20 walk; 325/1200, 1/8 ST
10: 25 walk; 350/1200
11: 30 walk, 15 Qi Gong; 395/1200, 3/8 stretch
12: 30 walk; 425/1200
13: 20 walk; 445/1200
14: 30 walk; 475/1200
15: 20 yoga, 20 treadmill; 515/1200, 4/8 stretch
16: 20 yoga, 30 treadmill; 565/1200, 5/8 stretch
17: 50 shovel snow, 10 stretch; 625/1200, 6/8 stretch, 2/8 ST
18: 20 walk; 645/1200
19: 30 walk; 675/1200
20: 20 treadmill; 695/1200
21: 30 walk; 725/1200
22: 20 dance workout; 745/1200, 3/8 ST
23: 30 walk; 775/1200
24: 30 walk; 1005/1200

gardenerjoy · 12-26-2019, 10:28 AM

December goal: 1200 minutes, including 8x stretch + 8x ST

1: 30 treadmill, 10 stretch; 40/1200, 1/8 stretch
2: 35 walk; 75/1200
3: 30 walk; 105/1200
4: 55 walk; 160/1200
5: 15 stretch; 175/1200, 2/8 stretch
6: 30 walk; 205/1200
7: 45 walk; 250/1200
8: 40 walk; 290/1200
9: 15 Qi Gong, 20 walk; 325/1200, 1/8 ST
10: 25 walk; 350/1200
11: 30 walk, 15 Qi Gong; 395/1200, 3/8 stretch
12: 30 walk; 425/1200
13: 20 walk; 445/1200
14: 30 walk; 475/1200
15: 20 yoga, 20 treadmill; 515/1200, 4/8 stretch
16: 20 yoga, 30 treadmill; 565/1200, 5/8 stretch
17: 50 shovel snow, 10 stretch; 625/1200, 6/8 stretch, 2/8 ST
18: 20 walk; 645/1200
19: 30 walk; 675/1200
20: 20 treadmill; 695/1200
21: 30 walk; 725/1200
22: 20 dance workout; 745/1200, 3/8 ST
23: 30 walk; 775/1200
24: 30 walk; 1005/1200
25: 40 walk; 1045/1200

VermontMom · 12-26-2019, 10:32 AM

December goal - intentional exercise, hoping for at least 5X a week for at least 30 min. each session. If I shovel snow, I usually count those minutes at half. So, 600 minutes but hoping for more. I'm keeping my goal modest so I don't beat myself up if I don't do that great.

Dec. 01 - Pahla B. low impact HIIT cardio, 40 min; 40
Dec. 02 - Shoveling 30 min/count as 15; 55
Dec. 03 - 25 min. Pahla B. low impact cardio & weights; 80
Dec. 04 - 15 min. stretch/balance; 95
Dec. 05 - shoveling 30 min/15; 110
Dec. 06 - 0
Dec. 07 - shovel 60 min/30; 140
Dec. 08 - 40 min. Pahla B knee friendly cardio & weights; 180
Dec. 09 -
Dec. 10 -
Dec. 11 -
Dec. 12 -
Dec. 13 -
Dec. 14 - 22 min. Pahla B. cardio; 202
Dec. 15 - 40 min. Pahla B. cardio & weights; 20 min. add'l cardio= 60 min; 262
Dec. 16 -
Dec. 17 -
Dec. 18 - 60 min shoveling and I will count every minute! 322
Dec. 19 -
Dec. 20 -
Dec. 21 - 60 min. shoveling, pushing back snowbanks; 382
Dec. 22 -
Dec. 23 -
Dec. 24 -
Dec. 25 -
Dec. 26 - 40 min. Pahla B weighted cardio; 422
Dec. 27 -
Dec. 28 -
Dec. 29 -
Dec. 30 -
Dec. 31 -

oh boy have I fallen off the wagon!! a very bad head cold kept me feeling miserable for days. Today's the first day I've felt OK to workout. My next challenge is a new temp job, I have to be at work by 7:00 a.m., so I will have to make myself exercise once I get home.

Way to go, Gardenerjoy, for keeping committed and strong!

gardenerjoy · 12-27-2019, 10:34 AM

VermontMom: I hope that afternoon exercise proves to be a stress-reducer for you after work.

I miscalculated my exercise a few days ago, so I'm not nearly as close to goal as it looked like. Still, sixty minutes a day for the rest of the month could happen!

December goal: 1200 minutes, including 8x stretch + 8x ST

1: 30 treadmill, 10 stretch; 40/1200, 1/8 stretch
2: 35 walk; 75/1200
3: 30 walk; 105/1200
4: 55 walk; 160/1200
5: 15 stretch; 175/1200, 2/8 stretch
6: 30 walk; 205/1200
7: 45 walk; 250/1200
8: 40 walk; 290/1200
9: 15 Qi Gong, 20 walk; 325/1200, 1/8 ST
10: 25 walk; 350/1200
11: 30 walk, 15 Qi Gong; 395/1200, 3/8 stretch
12: 30 walk; 425/1200
13: 20 walk; 445/1200
14: 30 walk; 475/1200
15: 20 yoga, 20 treadmill; 515/1200, 4/8 stretch
16: 20 yoga, 30 treadmill; 565/1200, 5/8 stretch
17: 50 shovel snow, 10 stretch; 625/1200, 6/8 stretch, 2/8 ST
18: 20 walk; 645/1200
19: 30 walk; 675/1200
20: 20 treadmill; 695/1200
21: 30 walk; 725/1200
22: 20 dance workout; 745/1200, 3/8 ST
23: 30 walk; 775/1200
24: 30 walk; 805/1200
25: 40 walk; 845/1200
26: 45 walk, 10 stretch; 900/1200, 7/8 stretch

gardenerjoy · 12-28-2019, 09:17 AM

December goal: 1200 minutes, including 8x stretch + 8x ST

1: 30 treadmill, 10 stretch; 40/1200, 1/8 stretch
2: 35 walk; 75/1200
3: 30 walk; 105/1200
4: 55 walk; 160/1200
5: 15 stretch; 175/1200, 2/8 stretch
6: 30 walk; 205/1200
7: 45 walk; 250/1200
8: 40 walk; 290/1200
9: 15 Qi Gong, 20 walk; 325/1200, 1/8 ST
10: 25 walk; 350/1200
11: 30 walk, 15 Qi Gong; 395/1200, 3/8 stretch
12: 30 walk; 425/1200
13: 20 walk; 445/1200
14: 30 walk; 475/1200
15: 20 yoga, 20 treadmill; 515/1200, 4/8 stretch
16: 20 yoga, 30 treadmill; 565/1200, 5/8 stretch
17: 50 shovel snow, 10 stretch; 625/1200, 6/8 stretch, 2/8 ST
18: 20 walk; 645/1200
19: 30 walk; 675/1200
20: 20 treadmill; 695/1200
21: 30 walk; 725/1200
22: 20 dance workout; 745/1200, 3/8 ST
23: 30 walk; 775/1200
24: 30 walk; 805/1200
25: 40 walk; 845/1200
26: 45 walk, 10 stretch; 900/1200, 7/8 stretch
27: 30 walk, 30 stretch + ST; 960/1200, 8/8 stretch, 4/8 ST

VermontMom · 12-28-2019, 11:01 AM

December goal - intentional exercise, hoping for at least 5X a week for at least 30 min. each session. If I shovel snow, I usually count those minutes at half. So, 600 minutes but hoping for more. I'm keeping my goal modest so I don't beat myself up if I don't do that great.

Dec. 01 - Pahla B. low impact HIIT cardio, 40 min; 40
Dec. 02 - Shoveling 30 min/count as 15; 55
Dec. 03 - 25 min. Pahla B. low impact cardio & weights; 80
Dec. 04 - 15 min. stretch/balance; 95
Dec. 05 - shoveling 30 min/15; 110
Dec. 06 - 0
Dec. 07 - shovel 60 min/30; 140
Dec. 08 - 40 min. Pahla B knee friendly cardio & weights; 180
Dec. 09 -
Dec. 10 -
Dec. 11 -
Dec. 12 -
Dec. 13 -
Dec. 14 - 22 min. Pahla B. cardio; 202
Dec. 15 - 40 min. Pahla B. cardio & weights; 20 min. add'l cardio= 60 min; 262
Dec. 16 -
Dec. 17 -
Dec. 18 - 60 min shoveling and I will count every minute! 322
Dec. 19 -
Dec. 20 -
Dec. 21 - 60 min. shoveling, pushing back snowbanks; 382
Dec. 22 -
Dec. 23 -
Dec. 24 -
Dec. 25 -
Dec. 26 - 40 min. Pahla B weighted cardio; 422
Dec. 27 -
Dec. 28 - 40 min. PB weighted cardio; 462
Dec. 29 -
Dec. 30 -
Dec. 31 -

gardenerjoy · 12-29-2019, 09:30 AM

December goal: 1200 minutes, including 8x stretch + 8x ST

1: 30 treadmill, 10 stretch; 40/1200, 1/8 stretch
2: 35 walk; 75/1200
3: 30 walk; 105/1200
4: 55 walk; 160/1200
5: 15 stretch; 175/1200, 2/8 stretch
6: 30 walk; 205/1200
7: 45 walk; 250/1200
8: 40 walk; 290/1200
9: 15 Qi Gong, 20 walk; 325/1200, 1/8 ST
10: 25 walk; 350/1200
11: 30 walk, 15 Qi Gong; 395/1200, 3/8 stretch
12: 30 walk; 425/1200
13: 20 walk; 445/1200
14: 30 walk; 475/1200
15: 20 yoga, 20 treadmill; 515/1200, 4/8 stretch
16: 20 yoga, 30 treadmill; 565/1200, 5/8 stretch
17: 50 shovel snow, 10 stretch; 625/1200, 6/8 stretch, 2/8 ST
18: 20 walk; 645/1200
19: 30 walk; 675/1200
20: 20 treadmill; 695/1200
21: 30 walk; 725/1200
22: 20 dance workout; 745/1200, 3/8 ST
23: 30 walk; 775/1200
24: 30 walk; 805/1200
25: 40 walk; 845/1200
26: 45 walk, 10 stretch; 900/1200, 7/8 stretch
27: 30 walk, 30 stretch + ST; 960/1200, 8/8 stretch, 4/8 ST
28: 20 yoga, 30 walk, 15 stretch + ST; 1025/1200, 9/8 stretch, 5/8 ST

VermontMom · 12-29-2019, 03:15 PM

December goal - intentional exercise, hoping for at least 5X a week for at least 30 min. each session. If I shovel snow, I usually count those minutes at half. So, 600 minutes but hoping for more. I'm keeping my goal modest so I don't beat myself up if I don't do that great.

Dec. 01 - Pahla B. low impact HIIT cardio, 40 min; 40
Dec. 02 - Shoveling 30 min/count as 15; 55
Dec. 03 - 25 min. Pahla B. low impact cardio & weights; 80
Dec. 04 - 15 min. stretch/balance; 95
Dec. 05 - shoveling 30 min/15; 110
Dec. 06 - 0
Dec. 07 - shovel 60 min/30; 140
Dec. 08 - 40 min. Pahla B knee friendly cardio & weights; 180
Dec. 09 -
Dec. 10 -
Dec. 11 -
Dec. 12 -
Dec. 13 -
Dec. 14 - 22 min. Pahla B. cardio; 202
Dec. 15 - 40 min. Pahla B. cardio & weights; 20 min. add'l cardio= 60 min; 262
Dec. 16 -
Dec. 17 -
Dec. 18 - 60 min shoveling and I will count every minute! 322
Dec. 19 -
Dec. 20 -
Dec. 21 - 60 min. shoveling, pushing back snowbanks; 382
Dec. 22 -
Dec. 23 -
Dec. 24 -
Dec. 25 -
Dec. 26 - 40 min. Pahla B weighted cardio; 422
Dec. 27 -
Dec. 28 - 40 min. PB weighted cardio; 462
Dec. 29 - 28 min. dog walk; 35 min. Pahla B. Metabolic Conditioning; 525
Dec. 30 -
Dec. 31 -

with a tiny bit of effort i will make my puny 600 minute goal for this month!

gardenerjoy, yes 60 minutes a day could definitely happen for you!

gardenerjoy · 12-30-2019, 09:27 AM

Go for it, VermontMom! It will be fun to end the year with a goal met.

December goal: 1200 minutes, including 8x stretch + 8x ST

1: 30 treadmill, 10 stretch; 40/1200, 1/8 stretch
2: 35 walk; 75/1200
3: 30 walk; 105/1200
4: 55 walk; 160/1200
5: 15 stretch; 175/1200, 2/8 stretch
6: 30 walk; 205/1200
7: 45 walk; 250/1200
8: 40 walk; 290/1200
9: 15 Qi Gong, 20 walk; 325/1200, 1/8 ST
10: 25 walk; 350/1200
11: 30 walk, 15 Qi Gong; 395/1200, 3/8 stretch
12: 30 walk; 425/1200
13: 20 walk; 445/1200
14: 30 walk; 475/1200
15: 20 yoga, 20 treadmill; 515/1200, 4/8 stretch
16: 20 yoga, 30 treadmill; 565/1200, 5/8 stretch
17: 50 shovel snow, 10 stretch; 625/1200, 6/8 stretch, 2/8 ST
18: 20 walk; 645/1200
19: 30 walk; 675/1200
20: 20 treadmill; 695/1200
21: 30 walk; 725/1200
22: 20 dance workout; 745/1200, 3/8 ST
23: 30 walk; 775/1200
24: 30 walk; 805/1200
25: 40 walk; 845/1200
26: 45 walk, 10 stretch; 900/1200, 7/8 stretch
27: 30 walk, 30 stretch + ST; 960/1200, 8/8 stretch, 4/8 ST
28: 20 yoga, 30 walk, 15 stretch + ST; 1025/1200, 9/8 stretch, 5/8 ST
29: 30 walk, 30 stretch + ST; 1085/1200, 10/8 stretch, 6/8 ST

gardenerjoy · 12-30-2019, 10:18 AM

Are you making exercise resolutions for the New Year? Here's our January thread:

https://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/chi...challenge.html

VermontMom · 12-30-2019, 04:15 PM

December goal - intentional exercise, hoping for at least 5X a week for at least 30 min. each session. If I shovel snow, I usually count those minutes at half. So, 600 minutes but hoping for more. I'm keeping my goal modest so I don't beat myself up if I don't do that great.

Dec. 01 - Pahla B. low impact HIIT cardio, 40 min; 40
Dec. 02 - Shoveling 30 min/count as 15; 55
Dec. 03 - 25 min. Pahla B. low impact cardio & weights; 80
Dec. 04 - 15 min. stretch/balance; 95
Dec. 05 - shoveling 30 min/15; 110
Dec. 06 - 0
Dec. 07 - shovel 60 min/30; 140
Dec. 08 - 40 min. Pahla B knee friendly cardio & weights; 180
Dec. 09 -
Dec. 10 -
Dec. 11 -
Dec. 12 -
Dec. 13 -
Dec. 14 - 22 min. Pahla B. cardio; 202
Dec. 15 - 40 min. Pahla B. cardio & weights; 20 min. add'l cardio= 60 min; 262
Dec. 16 -
Dec. 17 -
Dec. 18 - 60 min shoveling and I will count every minute! 322
Dec. 19 -
Dec. 20 -
Dec. 21 - 60 min. shoveling, pushing back snowbanks; 382
Dec. 22 -
Dec. 23 -
Dec. 24 -
Dec. 25 -
Dec. 26 - 40 min. Pahla B weighted cardio; 422
Dec. 27 -
Dec. 28 - 40 min. PB weighted cardio; 462
Dec. 29 - 28 min. dog walk; 35 min. Pahla B. Metabolic Conditioning; 525
Dec. 30 - 65 min snow shoveling, counting at full! It was sweaty and laborious. EDIT - 45 min. more shoveling in the evening! 635
Dec. 31 -

gardenerjoy · 12-31-2019, 08:46 AM

December goal: 1200 minutes, including 8x stretch + 8x ST

1: 30 treadmill, 10 stretch; 40/1200, 1/8 stretch
2: 35 walk; 75/1200
3: 30 walk; 105/1200
4: 55 walk; 160/1200
5: 15 stretch; 175/1200, 2/8 stretch
6: 30 walk; 205/1200
7: 45 walk; 250/1200
8: 40 walk; 290/1200
9: 15 Qi Gong, 20 walk; 325/1200, 1/8 ST
10: 25 walk; 350/1200
11: 30 walk, 15 Qi Gong; 395/1200, 3/8 stretch
12: 30 walk; 425/1200
13: 20 walk; 445/1200
14: 30 walk; 475/1200
15: 20 yoga, 20 treadmill; 515/1200, 4/8 stretch
16: 20 yoga, 30 treadmill; 565/1200, 5/8 stretch
17: 50 shovel snow, 10 stretch; 625/1200, 6/8 stretch, 2/8 ST
18: 20 walk; 645/1200
19: 30 walk; 675/1200
20: 20 treadmill; 695/1200
21: 30 walk; 725/1200
22: 20 dance workout; 745/1200, 3/8 ST
23: 30 walk; 775/1200
24: 30 walk; 805/1200
25: 40 walk; 845/1200
26: 45 walk, 10 stretch; 900/1200, 7/8 stretch
27: 30 walk, 30 stretch + ST; 960/1200, 8/8 stretch, 4/8 ST
28: 20 yoga, 30 walk, 15 stretch + ST; 1025/1200, 9/8 stretch, 5/8 ST
29: 30 walk, 30 stretch + ST; 1085/1200, 10/8 stretch, 6/8 ST
30: 30 Qi Gong, 30 treadmill; 1145/1200, 11/8 stretch, 7/8 ST

VermontMom · 12-31-2019, 04:04 PM

December goal - intentional exercise, hoping for at least 5X a week for at least 30 min. each session. If I shovel snow, I usually count those minutes at half. So, 600 minutes but hoping for more. I'm keeping my goal modest so I don't beat myself up if I don't do that great.

Dec. 01 - Pahla B. low impact HIIT cardio, 40 min; 40
Dec. 02 - Shoveling 30 min/count as 15; 55
Dec. 03 - 25 min. Pahla B. low impact cardio & weights; 80
Dec. 04 - 15 min. stretch/balance; 95
Dec. 05 - shoveling 30 min/15; 110
Dec. 06 - 0
Dec. 07 - shovel 60 min/30; 140
Dec. 08 - 40 min. Pahla B knee friendly cardio & weights; 180
Dec. 09 -
Dec. 10 -
Dec. 11 -
Dec. 12 -
Dec. 13 -
Dec. 14 - 22 min. Pahla B. cardio; 202
Dec. 15 - 40 min. Pahla B. cardio & weights; 20 min. add'l cardio= 60 min; 262
Dec. 16 -
Dec. 17 -
Dec. 18 - 60 min shoveling and I will count every minute! 322
Dec. 19 -
Dec. 20 -
Dec. 21 - 60 min. shoveling, pushing back snowbanks; 382
Dec. 22 -
Dec. 23 -
Dec. 24 -
Dec. 25 -
Dec. 26 - 40 min. Pahla B weighted cardio; 422
Dec. 27 -
Dec. 28 - 40 min. PB weighted cardio; 462
Dec. 29 - 28 min. dog walk; 35 min. Pahla B. Metabolic Conditioning; 525
Dec. 30 - 65 min snow shoveling, counting at full! It was sweaty and laborious. EDIT - 45 min. more shoveling in the evening! 635
Dec. 31 - 90 minutes shoveling; 725.

exceeded my modest goal but it was only because of having to shovel very heavy, chunky snow. A hollow victory

but on the very positive side, 59 yrs. old and not sore the next day at all

gardenerjoy · 01-01-2020, 11:01 AM

VermontMom: no soreness after shoveling snow is a definite achievement!

December goal: 1200 minutes, including 8x stretch + 8x ST

1: 30 treadmill, 10 stretch; 40/1200, 1/8 stretch
2: 35 walk; 75/1200
3: 30 walk; 105/1200
4: 55 walk; 160/1200
5: 15 stretch; 175/1200, 2/8 stretch
6: 30 walk; 205/1200
7: 45 walk; 250/1200
8: 40 walk; 290/1200
9: 15 Qi Gong, 20 walk; 325/1200, 1/8 ST
10: 25 walk; 350/1200
11: 30 walk, 15 Qi Gong; 395/1200, 3/8 stretch
12: 30 walk; 425/1200
13: 20 walk; 445/1200
14: 30 walk; 475/1200
15: 20 yoga, 20 treadmill; 515/1200, 4/8 stretch
16: 20 yoga, 30 treadmill; 565/1200, 5/8 stretch
17: 50 shovel snow, 10 stretch; 625/1200, 6/8 stretch, 2/8 ST
18: 20 walk; 645/1200
19: 30 walk; 675/1200
20: 20 treadmill; 695/1200
21: 30 walk; 725/1200
22: 20 dance workout; 745/1200, 3/8 ST
23: 30 walk; 775/1200
24: 30 walk; 805/1200
25: 40 walk; 845/1200
26: 45 walk, 10 stretch; 900/1200, 7/8 stretch
27: 30 walk, 30 stretch + ST; 960/1200, 8/8 stretch, 4/8 ST
28: 20 yoga, 30 walk, 15 stretch + ST; 1025/1200, 9/8 stretch, 5/8 ST
29: 30 walk, 30 stretch + ST; 1085/1200, 10/8 stretch, 6/8 ST
30: 30 Qi Gong, 30 treadmill; 1145/1200, 11/8 stretch, 7/8 ST
31: 30 walk, 25 stretch + ST; 1200/1200, 12/8 stretch, 8/8 ST