April Exercise Challenge

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  • April Goals:
    1. 1200 minutes
    2. 6 weight training sessions
    3. plank - 15 days for April (I'm going to try to work up to holding the plank for 1 minute 45 seconds)

    04/01: 25 minutes walk (25/1200)
    04/02: 180 minute hike (205/1200)
    04/03: plank - 1/15 (40 sec)
    04/04: plank - 2/15 (45 sec)
    04/06: plank - 3/15 (50 sec) and 55 min walk (260/1200)
    04/08: 70 min - bike/treadmill/stairs (330/1200)
    04/10: 160 min hike (490/1200) and plank 4/15 (50 sec)
    04/11: 50 min - treadmill/weights (540/1200) and 1/6 WT
    04/14: 75 min - bike/treadmill/weights (615/1200) and 2/6 WT and plank - 5/15 (55 sec)
    04/15: 150 min walk (765/1200)
    04/17: 130 min hike (895/1200)
    04/18: 75 min - bike/treadmill/weights (970/1200) and 3/6 WT
  • Goal: 500 minutes any kind of exercise.

    75 minutes so far! 425 to go

    April 2: Leslie Sansone's 1.0 mile happy walk: 15 minute
    April 3: Leslie Sansone's 1.0 mile happy walk: 15 minute
    April 8: 10 minute walk
    April 9: 20 minute walk
    April 18: Leslie Sansone's 1.0 mile happy walk: 15 minute
  • April goals: 1000 min, daily exercise

    1: 30 dance & stretch & ST; 30 min total
    2: 25 walk; 55
    3: 60 yardwork; 115
    4: 25 walk; 140
    5: 15 walk; 155
    6: 15 walk, 5 stretch; 175
    7: 20 walk, 5 stretch; 200
    8: 25 walk, 20 stretch & ST; 245
    9: 30 walk; 275
    10: 35 walk; 310
    11: 40 walk; 350
    12: 35 walk, 5 yoga; 390
    13: 40 walk; 430
    14: 35 walk; 465
    15: 35 walk; 500
    16: 35 walk; 535
    17: 40 walk; 575
    18: 40 walk; 615
  • I was busy helping my Mom with her taxes today, so I only had time for a shorter walk. Just goes to show, taxes are bad for your health!

    Apr 1: 40 min walk + 50 min walk
    Apr 2: 35 min walk + 15 min treadmill + 15 min elliptical
    Apr 3: 45 min walk
    Apr 4: 15 min treadmill + 15 min elliptical + 35 min walk
    Apr 5: 25 min walk
    Apr 6: 15 min treadmill + 15 min elliptical
    Apr 7: 25 min walk
    Apr 8: 15 min treadmill + 15 min elliptical + 40 min walk
    Apr 9: 40 min walk + 45 min walk
    Apr 10: 35 min walk + 25 min workout
    Apr 11: 10 min workout
    Apr 12: 50 min walk
    Apr 13: 10 min workout
    Apr 14: 35 min walk + 45 min walk
    Apr 15: 35 min walk + 15 min workout
    Apr 16: 65 min walk
    Apr 17: 75 min walk
    Apr 18: 70 min walk
    Apr 19: 45 min walk

    Total to date: 1,015 minutes
    Goal: 1,500 minutes
  • Some folks are enjoying the exercise story that I put on my blog this week: http://www.joyweesemoll.com/2016/04/...adersworkouts/

    April goals: 1000 min, daily exercise

    1: 30 dance & stretch & ST; 30 min total
    2: 25 walk; 55
    3: 60 yardwork; 115
    4: 25 walk; 140
    5: 15 walk; 155
    6: 15 walk, 5 stretch; 175
    7: 20 walk, 5 stretch; 200
    8: 25 walk, 20 stretch & ST; 245
    9: 30 walk; 275
    10: 35 walk; 310
    11: 40 walk; 350
    12: 35 walk, 5 yoga; 390
    13: 40 walk; 430
    14: 35 walk; 465
    15: 35 walk; 500
    16: 35 walk; 535
    17: 40 walk; 575
    18: 40 walk; 615
    19: 30 walk; 645
  • Another busy day today, with time only for a shorter walk.

    I enjoyed your exercise story, Joy!

    Apr 1: 40 min walk + 50 min walk
    Apr 2: 35 min walk + 15 min treadmill + 15 min elliptical
    Apr 3: 45 min walk
    Apr 4: 15 min treadmill + 15 min elliptical + 35 min walk
    Apr 5: 25 min walk
    Apr 6: 15 min treadmill + 15 min elliptical
    Apr 7: 25 min walk
    Apr 8: 15 min treadmill + 15 min elliptical + 40 min walk
    Apr 9: 40 min walk + 45 min walk
    Apr 10: 35 min walk + 25 min workout
    Apr 11: 10 min workout
    Apr 12: 50 min walk
    Apr 13: 10 min workout
    Apr 14: 35 min walk + 45 min walk
    Apr 15: 35 min walk + 15 min workout
    Apr 16: 65 min walk
    Apr 17: 75 min walk
    Apr 18: 70 min walk
    Apr 19: 45 min walk
    Apr 20: 25 min walk

    Total to date: 1,040 minutes
    Goal: 1,500 minutes
  • April goal 1500 minutes

    4/1-walk 56 mins 56/1500
    4/2-walk NYC 70 mins 126/1500
    4/3-walk 70 mins 196/1500
    4/4- walk 30 226/1500
    4/5-weights 25 mins 251/1500
    4/6-off 251/1500
    4/7-walk 40 mins 291/1500
    4/8-walk 70 mins 361/1500
    4/9-walk 70 mins 431/1500
    4/10-walk 72 mins 503/1500
    4/11-walk 24 mins 527/1500
    4/12-walk 60 mins 587/1500
    4/13-walk 57 mins 644/1500
    4/14-walk 67 mins 711/1500
    4/15-walk 70 mins 781/1500
    4/16-off 781/1500
    4/17-walk 36 mins 817/1500
    4/18-walk, yoga, weghts, 75, 20, 25 mins 937/1500
    4/19-walk, yoga and abs, 54, 25 mins 1,016/1500
    4/20-c25k, yoga and abs, 63, 25 mins 1,104/1500
    4/21-yoga, wts, walk, 20, 25, 62 mins 1,211/1500
    4/22-yoga, abs, bowling 25, 60 mins 1,296/1500
    4/23-yoga, wts, walk, 20, 25, 99 1,440/1500
    4/24-yoga, abs, hike 25, 60 1,525/1500 - goal!


    best to all
  • April goals: 1000 min, daily exercise

    1: 30 dance & stretch & ST; 30 min total
    2: 25 walk; 55
    3: 60 yardwork; 115
    4: 25 walk; 140
    5: 15 walk; 155
    6: 15 walk, 5 stretch; 175
    7: 20 walk, 5 stretch; 200
    8: 25 walk, 20 stretch & ST; 245
    9: 30 walk; 275
    10: 35 walk; 310
    11: 40 walk; 350
    12: 35 walk, 5 yoga; 390
    13: 40 walk; 430
    14: 35 walk; 465
    15: 35 walk; 500
    16: 35 walk; 535
    17: 40 walk; 575
    18: 40 walk; 615
    19: 30 walk; 645
    20: 30 dance & stretch & ST; 675
  • On track to make April’s goal…

    Apr 1: 40 min walk + 50 min walk
    Apr 2: 35 min walk + 15 min treadmill + 15 min elliptical
    Apr 3: 45 min walk
    Apr 4: 15 min treadmill + 15 min elliptical + 35 min walk
    Apr 5: 25 min walk
    Apr 6: 15 min treadmill + 15 min elliptical
    Apr 7: 25 min walk
    Apr 8: 15 min treadmill + 15 min elliptical + 40 min walk
    Apr 9: 40 min walk + 45 min walk
    Apr 10: 35 min walk + 25 min workout
    Apr 11: 10 min workout
    Apr 12: 50 min walk
    Apr 13: 10 min workout
    Apr 14: 35 min walk + 45 min walk
    Apr 15: 35 min walk + 15 min workout
    Apr 16: 65 min walk
    Apr 17: 75 min walk
    Apr 18: 70 min walk
    Apr 19: 45 min walk
    Apr 20: 25 min walk
    Apr 21: 35 min walk + 10 min workout

    Total to date: 1,085 minutes
    Goal: 1,500 minutes
  • April Goals:
    1. 1200 minutes
    2. 6 weight training sessions
    3. plank - 15 days for April (I'm going to try to work up to holding the plank for 1 minute 45 seconds)

    04/01: 25 minutes walk (25/1200)
    04/02: 180 minute hike (205/1200)
    04/03: plank - 1/15 (40 sec)
    04/04: plank - 2/15 (45 sec)
    04/06: plank - 3/15 (50 sec) and 55 min walk (260/1200)
    04/08: 70 min - bike/treadmill/stairs (330/1200)
    04/10: 160 min hike (490/1200) and plank 4/15 (50 sec)
    04/11: 50 min - treadmill/weights (540/1200) and 1/6 WT
    04/14: 75 min - bike/treadmill/weights (615/1200) and 2/6 WT and plank - 5/15 (55 sec)
    04/15: 150 min walk (765/1200)
    04/17: 130 min hike (895/1200)
    04/18: 75 min - bike/treadmill/weights (970/1200) and 3/6 WT
    04/21: 85 min - bike/walk/stairs (1055/1200) and 4/6 WT plus 6/15 plank (1 min)
  • Goal: 500 minutes any kind of exercise.

    105 minutes! 395 to go

    April 2: Leslie Sansone's 1.0 mile happy walk: 15 minute
    April 3: Leslie Sansone's 1.0 mile happy walk: 15 minute
    April 8: 10 minute walk
    April 9: 20 minute walk
    April 18: Leslie Sansone's 1.0 mile happy walk: 15 minute
    April 21: Leslie Sansone's 2 mile walk with weights: 30 min
  • April week 4
    15 min, 5x - 7x per week, 450 min total

    April 22: 30 min walk outside
    April 23: 15 min walk
    April 24:
    April 25: 15 min walk
    April 26: 15 min walk
    April 27: 30 min walk in the park
    April 28:
    April 29: 15 min walk -reached my 450 total minutes goal
    April 30: 60 min walking tour
  • April goals: 1000 min, daily exercise

    1: 30 dance & stretch & ST; 30 min total
    2: 25 walk; 55
    3: 60 yardwork; 115
    4: 25 walk; 140
    5: 15 walk; 155
    6: 15 walk, 5 stretch; 175
    7: 20 walk, 5 stretch; 200
    8: 25 walk, 20 stretch & ST; 245
    9: 30 walk; 275
    10: 35 walk; 310
    11: 40 walk; 350
    12: 35 walk, 5 yoga; 390
    13: 40 walk; 430
    14: 35 walk; 465
    15: 35 walk; 500
    16: 35 walk; 535
    17: 40 walk; 575
    18: 40 walk; 615
    19: 30 walk; 645
    20: 30 dance & stretch & ST; 675
    21: 15 walk; 690
  • What's everyone doing for exercise this weekend? We need to mow the lawn, so I may pick up sticks for exercise -- lots of squats and lunges!

    April goals: 1000 min, daily exercise

    1: 30 dance & stretch & ST; 30 min total
    2: 25 walk; 55
    3: 60 yardwork; 115
    4: 25 walk; 140
    5: 15 walk; 155
    6: 15 walk, 5 stretch; 175
    7: 20 walk, 5 stretch; 200
    8: 25 walk, 20 stretch & ST; 245
    9: 30 walk; 275
    10: 35 walk; 310
    11: 40 walk; 350
    12: 35 walk, 5 yoga; 390
    13: 40 walk; 430
    14: 35 walk; 465
    15: 35 walk; 500
    16: 35 walk; 535
    17: 40 walk; 575
    18: 40 walk; 615
    19: 30 walk; 645
    20: 30 dance & stretch & ST; 675
    21: 15 walk; 690
    22: 30 walk; 720
  • I'm doing my usual this weekend: treadmill/elliptical in the morning when it's too cold to go outside, plus an afternoon walk, weather permitting. Our weather hasn't permitted much of anything of late. I'm getting tired of that four-letter word: SNOW.

    Hopefully, it will warm up soon, because I can't wait to get back into my garden again!

    Apr 1: 40 min walk + 50 min walk
    Apr 2: 35 min walk + 15 min treadmill + 15 min elliptical
    Apr 3: 45 min walk
    Apr 4: 15 min treadmill + 15 min elliptical + 35 min walk
    Apr 5: 25 min walk
    Apr 6: 15 min treadmill + 15 min elliptical
    Apr 7: 25 min walk
    Apr 8: 15 min treadmill + 15 min elliptical + 40 min walk
    Apr 9: 40 min walk + 45 min walk
    Apr 10: 35 min walk + 25 min workout
    Apr 11: 10 min workout
    Apr 12: 50 min walk
    Apr 13: 10 min workout
    Apr 14: 35 min walk + 45 min walk
    Apr 15: 35 min walk + 15 min workout
    Apr 16: 65 min walk
    Apr 17: 75 min walk
    Apr 18: 70 min walk
    Apr 19: 45 min walk
    Apr 20: 25 min walk
    Apr 21: 35 min walk + 10 min workout
    Apr 23: 15 min treadmill + 15 min elliptical + 45 min walk

    Total to date: 1,160 minutes
    Goal: 1,500 minutes