March Exercise Challenge

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  • Week 1 3/1-3/7 Goal 350 Actual 318
    3/1C25KW9D3(30minrun,10minwarm/cool)3.17miles/15326 steps
    3/2 wk10d1 10k run(15min run 1 min walk x3 + 5min warm up & 5 min cool down 4.49 miles plus walk 15 minutes 14516 steps.
    3/3 walk 50 minutes. 14547 steps.
    3/4 slugfest, no exercise and 7130steps
    3/5 run 35 minutes, piloxing 1 hr, yoga 1 hr. 21721 steps
    3/6 stomach flu no exercise: 1600 steps
    3/7 stomach flu day 2 no exercise: 819 steps

    Wk 2 3/8-3/14 goal 350 actual 401

    3/8 residual stomach flu: 3529 steps
    3/9 5k run complete 46 min/ plus 40 minute leisurely walk 18348 steps
    3/10: piloxing 60 min. Yoga 60 min. Walk 20 min. 14526steps
    3/11: walk 40 minutes. Walk run 30 minutes. 14731steps
    3/12: walk 30 min& walk 10 min. 14605 steps
    3/13 walk 15 minutes 7268 steps.
    3/14 walk 30 min x's2 15257 steps.

    wk 3 3/15-3/21 goal 350 actual 440 minutes

    3/15 walk 20 minutes/8554 steps
    3/16 none 4676 steps
    3/17 Piloxing 60 minutes/Yoga 60 minutes 14562 steps
    3/18 Bike5 m.;weightlift15m.;run/walk 30m.;yoga50m.;walk60m/17323step
    3/19 walk 15m/C210K wk9D1 run/walk 60min/stretch 5min/21075steps
    3/20 bike5min/weightlift 20min/run 10min/walk25min 14697steps
  • 1: 30 walk, 20 abs & stretch; 50/1500
    2: 50 dance; 100/1500
    3: 40 dance, 20 stretch; 160/1500
    4: 70 shovel snow; 230/1500
    5: 40 shovel snow, 20 stretch; 290/1500
    6: 30 walk, 30 stretch; 350/1500
    7: 30 walk, 30 stretch; 410/1500

    8: 20 walk, 40 dance & stretch; 470/1500
    9: 25 walk, 35 dance & stretch; 530/1500
    10: 30 walk, 20 abs & stretch; 580/1500
    11: 25 walk, 35 stretch; 640/1500
    12: 30 walk, 30 stretch; 700/1500
    13: 30 walk; 730/1500
    14: 25 walk; 755/1500

    15: 30 walk; 785/1500
    16: 55 dance / abs / stretch; 840/1500
    17: 30 walk, 20 legs & stretch; 890/1500
    18: 30 walk, 20 arms & stretch; 940/1500
    19: 30 walk, 20 abs & stretch; 990/1500
    20: 30 walk, 20 legs & stretch; 1040/1500
  • March Goal
    55 miles
    13 workout videos

    March 1: workout video (12)
    March 2: Off

    March 3: 5.0 miles (50)
    March 4: workout video (11)
    March 5: 4.0 miles (46)
    March 6: workout video (10)
    March 7: 4.0 miles (42)
    March 8: workout video (9)
    March 9: Off

    March 10: 5.5 miles (36.5)
    March 11: workout video (8)
    March 12: 4.0 miles (32.5)
    March 13: workout video (7)
    March 14: 5.0 miles (27.5)
    March 15: 2 workout videos (5)
    March 16: 4.0 miles (23.5)

    March 17: workout video (4) AM
    March 18: 3.5 miles (20) AM
    March 19: workout video (3) AM
    March 20: 5.0 miles (15) PM
    March 21: workout video (2) AM
  • Three weeks down, one week to go! Got my run out of the way outside today in the middle of a walk with my husband and kids.

    3/1: c25k w1d1 - 10 minute walking warmup, (60 second run / 90 second walk) x 8, 10 minute walking cooldown
    3/2:
    3/3: 1 hour walk with toddler - sloooooooooooooow
    3/4: c25k w1d2 - 35m walk, (60 second run / 90 second walk) x 8, 30m walk
    3/5:
    3/6:
    3/7:
    3/8: c25k w1d3 - 10m walk, (60 second run / 90 second walk) x 8, 35m walk
    3/9: 3.5 mile walk, very slow
    3/10: c25k w2d1 - 35m walk, (90 second run / 2 minute walk) x 6, 15m walk
    3/11:
    3/12: c25k w2d2 - 10m walk, (90 second run / 2 minute walk) x 6, 34m walk
    3/13: hill walking at gym - 20m 3.0mph, 40m 3.5mph, 5m 3.0mph
    3/14: c25k w2d3 - 10m walk, (90 second run / 2 minute walk) x 6, 10m walk
    3/15:
    3/16:
    3/17: c25k w3d1 - 10m walk, (1/4 mile run, 1/4 mile walk, 1/8 mile run, 1/8 mile walk) x2, 31 m walk
    3/18: 65 minutes walk, steep incline
    3/19: c25k w3d2 - 10m walk, (1/4 mile run, 1/4 mile walk, 1/8 mile run, 1/8 mile walk) x2, 31 m walk
    3/20:
    3/21: c25k w3d3 - 20m walk, (90s run, 90s walk, 3m run, 3m walk) x 2, 30-40m walk
  • Week 1 3/1-3/7 Goal 350 Actual 318
    3/1C25KW9D3(30minrun,10minwarm/cool)3.17miles/15326 steps
    3/2 wk10d1 10k run(15min run 1 min walk x3 + 5min warm up & 5 min cool down 4.49 miles plus walk 15 minutes 14516 steps.
    3/3 walk 50 minutes. 14547 steps.
    3/4 slugfest, no exercise and 7130steps
    3/5 run 35 minutes, piloxing 1 hr, yoga 1 hr. 21721 steps
    3/6 stomach flu no exercise: 1600 steps
    3/7 stomach flu day 2 no exercise: 819 steps

    Wk 2 3/8-3/14 goal 350 actual 401

    3/8 residual stomach flu: 3529 steps
    3/9 5k run complete 46 min/ plus 40 minute leisurely walk 18348 steps
    3/10: piloxing 60 min. Yoga 60 min. Walk 20 min. 14526steps
    3/11: walk 40 minutes. Walk run 30 minutes. 14731steps
    3/12: walk 30 min& walk 10 min. 14605 steps
    3/13 walk 15 minutes 7268 steps.
    3/14 walk 30 min x's2 15257 steps.

    wk 3 3/15-3/21 goal 350 actual 440 minutes

    3/15 walk 20 minutes/8554 steps
    3/16 none 4676 steps
    3/17 Piloxing 60 minutes/Yoga 60 minutes 14562 steps
    3/18 Bike5 m.;weightlift15m.;run/walk 30m.;yoga50m.;walk60m/17323step
    3/19 walk 15m/C210K wk9D1 run/walk 60min/stretch 5min/21075steps
    3/20 bike5min/weightlift 20min/run 10min/walk25min 14697steps
    3/21 c210k wk9d2 run walk 60 min will update steps later.
  • I just saw an ENT who told me that I have a chronic ear infection and my ear has been infected for a long time. I surely felt it this month. Hoping to feel better for the rest of the month that I can get a little bit exercise in.

    01: None, still feeling sick
    02: 3.3 mile walk 60 min; 60 min
    03: Sick
    04: Sick
    05: Sick
    06: 4.7 mile treadmill walk 60 min; weight lifting 45 min; swim 45 min; 210
    07: 4.6 mile treadmill walk 60 min; 270
    08: Weights 45 min, swim 45 min; 360
    09: 4.2 mile walk 70 min; step aerobics 60 min; 490
    10: 4.2 mile walk 70 min; 560
    11: Nada
    12: Nada
    13: Nada
    14: Nada
    15: 3.3 mile walk 60 min; 620
    16: 4.7 mile walk 60 min; weights 45 min; swim 45 min; 770
    17: Ear Infection, nada
    18: Ear Infection, nada
    19: Ear Infection, nada
    20: Ear Infection, nada
    21: 4.7 mile treadmill walk 60 min; 830
  • My goal for March is to complete weeks 9-12 of Bob Greene's 12 week body makeover.
    So this means I need to do 3 sets of strength exercises, 6 sets of functional and 6 cardio, 5 regular (30 mins) and 1 double (60 mins) per week.

    Week 9 - complete

    Week 10 - complete

    Week 11 -
    March 17 - 1 functional, 1 cardio, walk at work, 1.75 miles 34 mins
    March 18 - 1 functional, 1 strength, 2 cardio, 31 min 1.75 mile walk, 30 mins exercise bike
    March 19 - 1 functional, 1 cardio, 30 mins exercise bike 8.3 miles
    March 20 - 1 cardio, 30 min 1.75 mile walk- power went out, darkness
    March 21 - 1 functional, 1 strength, 1 cardio, 30 mins 2.1 miles treadmill, jogged 20 mins!
  • 1: 30 walk, 20 abs & stretch; 50/1500
    2: 50 dance; 100/1500
    3: 40 dance, 20 stretch; 160/1500
    4: 70 shovel snow; 230/1500
    5: 40 shovel snow, 20 stretch; 290/1500
    6: 30 walk, 30 stretch; 350/1500
    7: 30 walk, 30 stretch; 410/1500

    8: 20 walk, 40 dance & stretch; 470/1500
    9: 25 walk, 35 dance & stretch; 530/1500
    10: 30 walk, 20 abs & stretch; 580/1500
    11: 25 walk, 35 stretch; 640/1500
    12: 30 walk, 30 stretch; 700/1500
    13: 30 walk; 730/1500
    14: 25 walk; 755/1500

    15: 30 walk; 785/1500
    16: 55 dance / abs / stretch; 840/1500
    17: 30 walk, 20 legs & stretch; 890/1500
    18: 30 walk, 20 arms & stretch; 940/1500
    19: 30 walk, 20 abs & stretch; 990/1500
    20: 30 walk, 20 legs & stretch; 1040/1500
    21: 30 walk, 20 arms & stretch; 1090/1500
  • March Exercise Goals: Treadmill - 15.00 miles; 16 Exercise Days

    01. Treadmill - 1.20 miles
    02. Treadmill - 1.20 miles
    03. none
    04. none
    05. none
    06. none
    07. Kundalini Yoga
    08. none
    09. none
    10. Kundalini Yoga
    11. Kundalini Yoga
    12. Treadmill - 1.94 miles; Kundalini Yoga
    13. Treadmill - 2.24 miles; Kundalini Yoga
    14. none
    15. Treadmill - 2.26 miles
    16. none
    17. Treadmill - 2.40 miles; Chalean Extreme Burn Circuit 1
    18. Cathe High Step Circuit
    19. Treadmill - 2.50 miles; Chalean Extreme Burn Circuit 2
    20. rest day
    21. Treadmill - 2.48 miles; Chalean Extreme Burn Circuit 3
    22: Insanity Core Cardio & Balance

    Treadmill Goal: 16.22 of 15.00 miles completed
    Exercise Days Goal: 13 of 16 days completed

    Made my treadmill miles goal! Yay!
  • Okay, ear is being healed and I am feeling better. Here we come exercise

    01: None, still feeling sick
    02: 3.3 mile walk 60 min; 60 min
    03: Sick
    04: Sick
    05: Sick
    06: 4.7 mile treadmill walk 60 min; weight lifting 45 min; swim 45 min; 210
    07: 4.6 mile treadmill walk 60 min; 270
    08: Weights 45 min, swim 45 min; 360
    09: 4.2 mile walk 70 min; step aerobics 60 min; 490
    10: 4.2 mile walk 70 min; 560
    11: Nada
    12: Nada
    13: Nada
    14: Nada
    15: 3.3 mile walk 60 min; 620
    16: 4.7 mile walk 60 min; weights 45 min; swim 45 min; 770
    17: Ear Infection, nada
    18: Ear Infection, nada
    19: Ear Infection, nada
    20: Ear Infection, nada
    21: 4.7 mile treadmill walk 60 min; 830
    22: 3.3 mile walk pup 60 min; weights 45 min; swim 45 min; 980
  • Decided to mix it up a little today and tried a spinning class instead of walking. It was haaaaaaaaaard! Whaaaah! My butt is so sore. I think I'm gonna try to do that more often on my non-c25k days since walking every day is starting to get a little boring.

    3/1: c25k w1d1 - 10 minute walking warmup, (60 second run / 90 second walk) x 8, 10 minute walking cooldown
    3/2:
    3/3: 1 hour walk with toddler - sloooooooooooooow
    3/4: c25k w1d2 - 35m walk, (60 second run / 90 second walk) x 8, 30m walk
    3/5:
    3/6:
    3/7:
    3/8: c25k w1d3 - 10m walk, (60 second run / 90 second walk) x 8, 35m walk
    3/9: 3.5 mile walk, very slow
    3/10: c25k w2d1 - 35m walk, (90 second run / 2 minute walk) x 6, 15m walk
    3/11:
    3/12: c25k w2d2 - 10m walk, (90 second run / 2 minute walk) x 6, 34m walk
    3/13: hill walking at gym - 20m 3.0mph, 40m 3.5mph, 5m 3.0mph
    3/14: c25k w2d3 - 10m walk, (90 second run / 2 minute walk) x 6, 10m walk
    3/15:
    3/16:
    3/17: c25k w3d1 - 10m walk, (1/4 mile run, 1/4 mile walk, 1/8 mile run, 1/8 mile walk) x2, 31 m walk
    3/18: 65 minutes walk, steep incline
    3/19: c25k w3d2 - 10m walk, (1/4 mile run, 1/4 mile walk, 1/8 mile run, 1/8 mile walk) x2, 31 m walk
    3/20:
    3/21: c25k w3d3 - 20m walk, (90s run, 90s walk, 3m run, 3m walk) x 2, 30-40m walk
    3/22: 45m spinning class, plus long walk later with family

    Glad you're feeling better, Sum! That sounds awful.
  • Week 1 3/1-3/7 Goal 350 Actual 318
    3/1C25KW9D3(30minrun,10minwarm/cool)3.17miles/15326 steps
    3/2 wk10d1 10k run(15min run 1 min walk x3 + 5min warm up & 5 min cool down 4.49 miles plus walk 15 minutes 14516 steps.
    3/3 walk 50 minutes. 14547 steps.
    3/4 slugfest, no exercise and 7130steps
    3/5 run 35 minutes, piloxing 1 hr, yoga 1 hr. 21721 steps
    3/6 stomach flu no exercise: 1600 steps
    3/7 stomach flu day 2 no exercise: 819 steps

    Wk 2 3/8-3/14 goal 350 actual 401

    3/8 residual stomach flu: 3529 steps
    3/9 5k run complete 46 min/ plus 40 minute leisurely walk 18348 steps
    3/10: piloxing 60 min. Yoga 60 min. Walk 20 min. 14526steps
    3/11: walk 40 minutes. Walk run 30 minutes. 14731steps
    3/12: walk 30 min& walk 10 min. 14605 steps
    3/13 walk 15 minutes 7268 steps.
    3/14 walk 30 min x's2 15257 steps.

    wk 3 3/15-3/21 goal 350 actual 440 minutes

    3/15 walk 20 minutes/8554 steps
    3/16 none 4676 steps
    3/17 Piloxing 60 minutes/Yoga 60 minutes 14562 steps
    3/18 Bike5 m.;weightlift15m.;run/walk 30m.;yoga50m.;walk60m/17323step
    3/19 walk 15m/C210K wk9D1 run/walk 60min/stretch 5min/21075steps
    3/20 bike5min/weightlift 20min/run 10min/walk25min 14697steps
    3/21 c210k wk9d2 run walk 60 min. steps: 17269

    Wk 4 3/22-3/28 goal 350 actual 112
    3/22: 7min bike/weightlift 15min/walk-run 30min/walk 60min 18597steps
  • Sum38: glad you're healing!

    BigChiefHoho: great that you're willing to go back to your spinning class!

    I did yardwork for the first time this season. Lots of raking (aka lunges) and digging (I don't know what the gym-equivalent is of that).

    1: 30 walk, 20 abs & stretch; 50/1500
    2: 50 dance; 100/1500
    3: 40 dance, 20 stretch; 160/1500
    4: 70 shovel snow; 230/1500
    5: 40 shovel snow, 20 stretch; 290/1500
    6: 30 walk, 30 stretch; 350/1500
    7: 30 walk, 30 stretch; 410/1500

    8: 20 walk, 40 dance & stretch; 470/1500
    9: 25 walk, 35 dance & stretch; 530/1500
    10: 30 walk, 20 abs & stretch; 580/1500
    11: 25 walk, 35 stretch; 640/1500
    12: 30 walk, 30 stretch; 700/1500
    13: 30 walk; 730/1500
    14: 25 walk; 755/1500

    15: 30 walk; 785/1500
    16: 55 dance / abs / stretch; 840/1500
    17: 30 walk, 20 legs & stretch; 890/1500
    18: 30 walk, 20 arms & stretch; 940/1500
    19: 30 walk, 20 abs & stretch; 990/1500
    20: 30 walk, 20 legs & stretch; 1040/1500
    21: 30 walk, 20 arms & stretch; 1090/1500

    22: 80 yardwork; 1170/1500
  • 01: None, still feeling sick
    02: 3.3 mile walk 60 min; 60 min
    03: Sick
    04: Sick
    05: Sick
    06: 4.7 mile treadmill walk 60 min; weight lifting 45 min; swim 45 min; 210
    07: 4.6 mile treadmill walk 60 min; 270
    08: Weights 45 min, swim 45 min; 360
    09: 4.2 mile walk 70 min; step aerobics 60 min; 490
    10: 4.2 mile walk 70 min; 560
    11: Nada
    12: Nada
    13: Nada
    14: Nada
    15: 3.3 mile walk 60 min; 620
    16: 4.7 mile walk 60 min; weights 45 min; swim 45 min; 770
    17: Ear Infection, nada
    18: Ear Infection, nada
    19: Ear Infection, nada
    20: Ear Infection, nada
    21: 4.7 mile treadmill walk 60 min; 830
    22: 3.3 mile walk pup 60 min; weights 45 min; swim 45 min; 980
    23: 4.7 mile treadmill walk 60 min; 3.3 mile pup walk 60 min; 1100
  • 55 miles
    13 workout videos

    March 1: workout video (12)
    March 2: Off

    March 3: 5.0 miles (50)
    March 4: workout video (11)
    March 5: 4.0 miles (46)
    March 6: workout video (10)
    March 7: 4.0 miles (42)
    March 8: workout video (9)
    March 9: Off

    March 10: 5.5 miles (36.5)
    March 11: workout video (8)
    March 12: 4.0 miles (32.5)
    March 13: workout video (7)
    March 14: 5.0 miles (27.5)
    March 15: 2 workout videos (5)
    March 16: 4.0 miles (23.5)

    March 17: workout video (4) AM
    March 18: 3.5 miles (20) AM
    March 19: workout video (3) AM
    March 20: 5.0 miles (15) PM
    March 21: workout video (2) AM
    March 22: 5.0 miles (10)