I don't think I'm gonna make my goal either but that's okay. I still am getting more exercise in than last month!

I am glad I am not the only one. I am no where near where I wanted to be. LIKE NO WHERE NEAR!! I haven't had much time to myself this month, plus I was SICK for 2 weeks. Oh well I will try my best to finish with a bang!! Then next month here I come!!!!

Wow. I just spent some time going back through the thread and everyone is doing great on their exercise. I am in complete awe of those who are consistently doing 50 or 60 min or more of exercise a day. I rebel against minutes myself. I have had to set distance goals to feel like I'm accomplishing anything.

One silly question - JMC: What is shovelglove? I have never heard of that and it sounds interesting.

The other thing I realized is that counting today there are still 12 days left in the month. For some reason I wasn't paying attention to the fact that there is almost a whole week after x-mas. I think I'll be able to make my swimming goal, but walking is probably going to fall short.

Here's to keeping moving for the next 12 days!!!!

The question is not as silly as the exercise. It's swinging around a sledgehammer (see http://www.shovelglove.com ) in certain "useful movements." So it's a weightbearing exercise that provides compound movements.

Sledgehammers apparently come in different weights (who knew???) There's 8lb, 12 lb, 16 lb, 20 lb, maybe a 10 lb. I've been weightlifting a while but began with an 8 lb sledge. The 8 lber nearly kills me. The extra force needed to lift something with one heavy end is amazing.

The guy who developed this idea also has developed a diet. No-S. Its entire plan is 14 short words: NO Snacks, NO Sweets, NO Seconds. Except (sometimes) on days that start with "S." (The S- days are Saturday, Sunday, Special days like birthdays, Christmas, etc.) http://www.nosdiet.com/

Anyway, the exercise is fun. It's simple and it's practical. Plus you can buy your weightlifting equipment at a hardware store. How cool is that? (My parents added on to your house when I was an impressionable young thing so I've had a lifelong love of hardware & lumber stores. Weird I know.)

jmc

That is so cool JMC I have a couple sledgehammers in the garage now. I have used them in the past and they are definately ackwardly heavy. I will have to check this exercise out!! Thanks for sharing. I'm always looking for fun ways to get exercise.

You're most welcome. I'd recommend a couple of things: go slow the first time & stick w/ the 14 minute max (most people totally overdo it -- this is deceptively hard) and go w/ a lighter hammer than you think you can swing.

Sledgehammers also come w/ varying handle lengths. The best length is probably the longest -- 36" if memory serves. And many of us prefer wood handles over the fiberglass but use whatever you have. Unless it's a 16 or 20 pounder! Then buy yourself a new one.

If you start swinging a hammer, let me know!

jmc

Okay ladies, well I didn't quite get to my goal, Okay I didn't get even close. I am going to score high for January though. I hope to see everyone on the January thread!

Great job everyone!! Although I made it barely by the chin of my chinny chin chin, I think I over did my goal this month but will adjust for the January goal. We have no holidays to contend with this month do we?