Exercise 250 hours in 2012 OR approx 21 hours in March!

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  • They have BodyVive, BodyStep and BodyPump at my gyms. I haven't tried the BodyVive. There's more classes I think, but for some reason they aren't offered.
  • There are quite a few I think. We have Pump and Attack (but attack is only on twice a week when I can't make it) I've also heard of Combat, and then RPM which Les Mills fans won't let me say is the same as Spinning!

    What is Vive? Never heard of that one!
  • March 1st - 45 min spin
    March 2nd - 45 min hydro jog
    March 3rd - 60 min Body Pump
    March 4th - 45 min spin
    March 5th - Rest day (14 hour day at uni, can't fit anything in!)
    March 6th - 20 min aerobic workout (my friend and I gave up half way through, naughty!)
    March 7th - 60 min pump, 15 mins brisk walking
    March 8th - 45 mins spin 20 mins walking dog
    March 9th 45 min spin
    March 10th - Nothing
    March 11th - Nothing
    March 12th - Nothing
    March 13th - Nothing
    March 14th - 60 mins Pump
    March 15th - 45 mins spin
    March 16th - 45 mins hydro jog
    March 17th - 60 mins pump + 40 mins brisk walking
    March 18th - 45 mins spin + 20 mins brisk walking
    March 19th - 20 mins brisk walking
    March 20th - 20 mins brisk walking
    March 21st - 20 mins brisk walking + 60 mins Pump
    March 22nd - 45 mins spinning
    March 23rd - 45 mins spin + 45 mins hydro jog
    March 24th - 60 mins Pump NEW RELEASE + 15 mins brisk walking
    March 25th - 45mins spin + 20 mins brisk walking + 45 min DVD workout (strength with jog/jump intervals)

    1110/1460 = 350 to go

    66 minutes a day to make March target, eeeekkkk!

    EDIT: Just did another 45 min workout today to try and help reach the target!

    So now, 58 minutes to go a day ha ha ha!
  • Quote: March 23 - Mixed Aerobics with weights - 60 mins

    Total for March - 945 mins
    March 24 - Power Aerobics - 60 mins
    March 25 - no exercise
    March 26 - Step n Sculpt - 60 mins, Elliptical - 15 mins

    Total for March - 1,080 mins
  • I'd like to join!
    Hello Melissa and all. I would like to join this group. I feel, exercise, is the most important piece in my journey. It helps me with A LOT of things, not just losing weight. I will commit to 21 hours for the remainder of March. Thanks.
    March 25th: 60 minutes; walking and running (mostly walking)
    20 minutes; weight training

    Thanks again for the support!
  • March 1st - 45 min spin
    March 2nd - 45 min hydro jog
    March 3rd - 60 min Body Pump
    March 4th - 45 min spin
    March 5th - Rest day (14 hour day at uni, can't fit anything in!)
    March 6th - 20 min aerobic workout (my friend and I gave up half way through, naughty!)
    March 7th - 60 min pump, 15 mins brisk walking
    March 8th - 45 mins spin 20 mins walking dog
    March 9th 45 min spin
    March 10th - Nothing
    March 11th - Nothing
    March 12th - Nothing
    March 13th - Nothing
    March 14th - 60 mins Pump
    March 15th - 45 mins spin
    March 16th - 45 mins hydro jog
    March 17th - 60 mins pump + 40 mins brisk walking
    March 18th - 45 mins spin + 20 mins brisk walking
    March 19th - 20 mins brisk walking
    March 20th - 20 mins brisk walking
    March 21st - 20 mins brisk walking + 60 mins Pump
    March 22nd - 45 mins spinning
    March 23rd - 45 mins spin + 45 mins hydro jog
    March 24th - 60 mins Pump NEW RELEASE + 15 mins brisk walking
    March 25th - 45mins spin + 20 mins brisk walking + 45 min DVD workout (strength with jog/jump intervals)
    March 26th - 20mins walk/jog intervals + 20 mins strength training

    1150/1460 = 310 to go

    Not as many as I need to do per day today, but more than the 0 I normally do on Mondays! I WILL make the target, I WILL!
  • March 1 - nothing
    March 2 - one hour of BodyStep
    March 3 - one hour of BodyPump, 30 minute brisk walk
    March 4- nothing
    March 5 - nothing
    March 6 - 30 minutes very brisk walking outside
    March 7 - 45 minutes BodyPump, 45 minutes BodyStep
    March 8 - 1 hour brisk walking outside
    March 9 - 1 hour of BodyStep
    March 10 - 1 hour of bodypump
    March 11- 30 minutes brisk walking
    March 12 - 30 minutes combo of brisk walking and hauling stuff in the yard
    March 13 - Nothing
    March 14 - 1 hour of bodypump
    March 15 - Nothing
    March 16 - Nothing
    March 17 - one hour of bodypump, 30 minutes of extremely brisk walking
    March 18 - one hour of very brisk walking (slightly faster than 4 mph)
    March 19 - 30 minutes brisk walking
    March 20 - nothing
    March 21 - 45 minutes BodyPump, 45 minutes BodyStep
    March 22 - 30 minutes of brisk walking
    March 23 - one hour of brisk walking (actually longer, but that's how I'll count it)
    March 24 - one hour of BodyStep
    March 25 - nothing
    March 26 - one hour of bodypump, one hour of bodystep

    Total for March so far: 19 hours.
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    I threw in the bodypump today since I missed it on Saturday and because I'm mad at my scale. Since I can't make it move when I want to make it move, I can at least help my body get more fit.

    And I'm so glad I want to bodypump today. I haven't been to this particular class since last July - right when I started and it was eye opening. There is this woman in the class who I was right near when I started. She had so much weight on the bar! I was in awe!

    Well, she was in class today and she has more weight on the bar than then (I don't remember her having the 10 kgs out before) and I realized that for almost all muscle groups I use the same weights as she does now - she's up a couple on Squats and I'm up a bit on shoulders, but other than that, we are pretty much the same with weights. I couldn't believe it. I've progressed so far in that time! So while the scale is being mean, at least I can see I'm doing something positive!

    I actually haven't done the bodystep yet today, but I'm all signed up for it and I've promised my little guy we would go to that gym, so I'm kind of bound to it now and I'm looking forward to it tonight. Lots of energy today, so I might as well put it to good use.
  • Quote: Hello Melissa and all. I would like to join this group. I feel, exercise, is the most important piece in my journey. It helps me with A LOT of things, not just losing weight. I will commit to 21 hours for the remainder of March. Thanks.
    March 25th: 60 minutes; walking and running (mostly walking)
    20 minutes; weight training

    Thanks again for the support!
    Welcome to the thread, but good grief, don't try to squeeze in 21 hours in one week! That's 3 hours a day! Pro-rate it! I suggest doing 5-7 hours for this last week and start fresh in April. You don't want to get burned out or injure yourself.
  • Ha ha
    After posting, I realized, I read your original post at the beginning of March. I am going to shoot for 7 hours for the remainder of the month. Then, I will start the new challenge in April. I hope we do it in April. Thanks

    3/25: 60 minutes cardio; 20 minutes weight training
    3/26: 60 minutes cardio; 20 minutes weight training

    2 hours and 40 minutes down, 5 hourse and 20 minutes to go!
  • Melissa, I LOVE your Pump story, what a great motivator. It must be wonderful to see how far you've come, I can't wait to be saying the same! What weights do you lift now?

    Hillary, hello and welcome Good luck with your week challenge, and yes there will be an April challenge for you to get involved in from the start
  • sun25 I stat bike 1hr and gazella 2o mins.i was doing 15 on my gazella and am working for 20 mins this week
    mon26 already did my gazella 20 mins today
  • Quote: Melissa, I LOVE your Pump story, what a great motivator. It must be wonderful to see how far you've come, I can't wait to be saying the same! What weights do you lift now?

    Hillary, hello and welcome Good luck with your week challenge, and yes there will be an April challenge for you to get involved in from the start
    Thanks! And I did bodystep too - as I said I would. Actually today was a great exercise day as I've seen how far I have come. I was the strongest looking one in step class tonight too - which is strange as that is NOT the case with most of the step classes I take -it felt great.

    I don't think my weights for pump are that impressive, but they are vastly better than where I started!

    For warm up I use 3.5 kg on each end.
    For squats I use 10 kg on each end.
    For chest I use 5 kg on each end.
    For Back I use 9.5 kg on each end.
    For triceps I use 5 kg on each end and 5 lbs for kick-backs if they have them.
    For lunges - it depends on what we are doing, but if we use the bar, 4.5 kg on each end.
    For biceps I use 3.5 kg on each end.
    For Shoulders I use 3.5 kg on each end if we use the bar and 5 lbs each hand if we are using hand weights.
    I do the full abs section and planks and will use a 5 kg plate if they call for it.

    I started with warming up with 1 kg on each end.
    Squatted with 3.5 kg on each end.
    Chest was 2 kg on each end.
    Back was 2.5 kg on each end.
    Triceps was 2 kg on each end
    lunges I couldn't even do and that's not even using a bar
    Biceps I used 1 kg each end.
    Shoulders I used 1 kg each end.
    And I couldn't even hold a plank position.

    So, my progress has been HUGE and I hope to continue progressing.
  • Congtats Melissa!!!! WTG!!!!!
  • 62 hrs so far + another 2 since sunday for a total of 64 hrs.
    I have not been counting any weight training or 30 day shred so far since i do not count the calories burnt during that.. Since usually cardio machines are supposed to be a little off !! So I think for calorie counting purpose, I use that as a buffer!! But makes sense for minutes worked out... Well its been a pretty bad month on the personal front.. Usually when I have a tough time... I just seem to give every thing up...trying hard to get moving...
    I can hear a voice in my head telling me to get going... But the rest of me just does not care...
    Glad that I did a fair amount of hrs in jan and feb.. So lets see!!!
    Great going u guys!!
  • Melissa Wow, what an improvement! I can see why you are proud, how long have you been doing Pump for, and how many days a week? At the moment I squat with 5s, back with 3.5s, chest and any arms on the bar with 2.5s and I've just upped to 2s when using dumbells on the shoulders/arms. I'd love to think one day I'll be strong enough to keep on upping the weights, bring it on!

    Loseit I so hear you with the battle to keep going, and deciding to listen to that voice inside your head or not. Don't be disheartened, you've got a great total year to date, and by the sounds of it have done a lot more besides with your weights and 30 day shred. I hope April is a great month for you

    As for me:

    March 1st - 45 min spin
    March 2nd - 45 min hydro jog
    March 3rd - 60 min Body Pump
    March 4th - 45 min spin
    March 5th - Rest day (14 hour day at uni, can't fit anything in!)
    March 6th - 20 min aerobic workout (my friend and I gave up half way through, naughty!)
    March 7th - 60 min pump, 15 mins brisk walking
    March 8th - 45 mins spin 20 mins walking dog
    March 9th 45 min spin
    March 10th - Nothing
    March 11th - Nothing
    March 12th - Nothing
    March 13th - Nothing
    March 14th - 60 mins Pump
    March 15th - 45 mins spin
    March 16th - 45 mins hydro jog
    March 17th - 60 mins pump + 40 mins brisk walking
    March 18th - 45 mins spin + 20 mins brisk walking
    March 19th - 20 mins brisk walking
    March 20th - 20 mins brisk walking
    March 21st - 20 mins brisk walking + 60 mins Pump
    March 22nd - 45 mins spinning
    March 23rd - 45 mins spin + 45 mins hydro jog
    March 24th - 60 mins Pump NEW RELEASE + 15 mins brisk walking
    March 25th - 45mins spin + 20 mins brisk walking + 45 min DVD workout (strength with jog/jump intervals)
    March 26th - 20mins walk/jog intervals + 20 mins strength training
    March 27th - 30 mins walk jog intervals on hills

    1180/1460 = 280 to go

    Today WILL be the day I get back on track with making this month's target! No work, no uni (lots and lots to do at home but I can take a break from that to enjoy some of this beatiful weathr and exercise!)