Already the time has come to start a new exercise challenge!!! I hope to see everyone from the February Exercise challenge as well as some new faces. All you need to do is set an exercise goal for the month, post it, then keep coming back here to keep yourself accountable!!!

For myself I feel that I can't control how fast my body drops the weight, but I can control how much exercise I can do.

To keep yourself accountable you can either hit the edit button and fill in your exercise for the day, or just add to the thread.

Good luck everyone!!!

My exercise goal is going to be 1300 minutes. I will be going to the gym, swimming, and walking to reach my goal.

March 1~30 min walking
2~30 min Walking
3~30 walking
4~off
5~off
6~off
7~ 60 minutes 30 walking/20 bike/10 treadmill incline set at 5
8~off
9~75 minutes walking
10~60 minutes walking
11~60 minutes walking
12~60 minutes gym 35 tread, 15 elliptical, 10 I don't know the name of it but it made me sweat!
13~ 140minutes 60 walking 60 gym 20 stretching
14~75 minutes 30 walking, 30 elliptical, 15 stretching
15~90 minutes (hard to explain I'll just callit upper body)
16~Off day
17~30 minutes
18~90 minutes swimming
19~60 minutes (20 stationary bike, 25 SummitClimber, 15 walking)
20~90 minute hike in the woods uphill-45 minutes downhill 45 minutes
21~60 minutes pilates
22~90 minutes (another "upper body)
23~60 minutes (cardio/upper body)
24~off
25~off
26~120 minutes (60 minute pilates, 60 minute upper body, cardio mix)
27~
28~
29~
30~
31~
1310/1300

My exercise goal will be 1700. I will be doing free weights, interval trainning and Tae-Bo (the original lol)
TOTAL:2070 mins

March 1~40 mins(Tae Bo)
2~60 mins (calestectics,free weights , interval training)
3~60 mins (shovelling snow) 30 mins (walking)
4~30 mins (walking) 30 mins (interval training) 15 mins(calestectics)
5~40 mins(aerobic)
6~90 min
7~90 mins
8~60 mins
9~30 mins
10~120 mins
11~30 mins
12~60 mins
13~30 mins
14~90mins
15~75mins
16~90mins
17~60 mins
18~120 mins
19~90mins
20~30 mins
21~90 mins
22~60 mins
23~30 mins
24~90mins
25~60 mins
26~90 mins
27~90 mins
28~90 mins
29~90 mins
30~30 mins
31~

I'm in, this WILL BE a better month for me. I'll try for 4 days per week for at least 1 hr per day. Good luck all We can do it

Week one March 1- 4 2 hrs, 2 days.

Week 2 March 5 - 11

Week 3 March 12 - 18

Week 4 March 19 - 25

Week 5 March 26 -31

I usually do mine in the 20-something thread, but I don't see it up yet, and I wanted to set mine up now. So I'll join in with you guys! My goal is to do 1600 minutes of exercise in March!

*Cardio* | *Strength* | *Flexibility*

March
1 - Nothing
2 - Nothing
3 - Nothing
4 - Nothing
5 - 50 minutes Interval Training | 25 minutes Floorwork/Abs
6 - Scheduled rest day
7 - 50 minutes Interval Training | 50 minutes NYC Ballet Workout
8 -
9 - 50 minutes NYC Ballet Workout
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30 -
31 -

Total: 225/1600

MARCH 2007 GOALS:
3/15 - 137.5 lbs.
3/31 - 133.0 lbs.

At month end... 15 hrs. minumum/wk. - Preferably:
6 hrs Capoeira/wk
3 hrs Toning/wk
1 hr Yoga/wk
3 hrs Cardio/wk

Date - lbs - Capoeira (h:mm)/Toning (h:mm)/Yoga (h:mm)/Cardio (h:mm)

3/01 - 142.0 - 2:00/0:00/0:00/0:50
3/02 - 141.0 - 2:00/0:00/0:00/0:00
3/03 - 141.5 - 2:00/0:00/0:00/0:00
3/04 - 143.5 - 2:00/1:00/0:00/0:30
3/05 - 143.5 - 2:00/0:00/0:00/0:00
3/06 - 142.5 - 0:00/2:00/0:00/0:30
3/07 - 142.5 - 2:00/0:00/0:00/0:45

Weekly Totals - 12:00/3:00/0:00/2:35
Average Weekly Weight - 142.36 lbs.

3/08 - 142.5 - 2:00/0:00/0:00/0:00
3/09 - 142.5 - 2:00/0:00/0:00/0:00
3/10 - NOT HOME - 2:00/0:00/0:00/0:00
3/11 - FORGOT - 2:00/0:00/0:00/0:00
3/12 - FORGOT - 2:00/0:00/0:00/0:00
3/13 - Didn't Happen - 0:00/2:00/0:00/0:15
3/14 - Didn't Happen - 0:00/0:00/0:00/0:00

Weekly Totals - 10:00/2:00/0:00/0:15
Average Weekly Weight - 142.5 lbs.

3/15 - 000.0 - 0:00/0:00/0:00/0:00
3/16 - 000.0 - 0:00/0:00/0:00/0:00
3/17 - 000.0 - 0:00/0:00/0:00/0:00
3/18 - 000.0 - 0:00/0:00/0:00/0:00
3/19 - 000.0 - 0:00/0:00/0:00/0:00
3/20 - 000.0 - 0:00/0:00/0:00/0:00
3/21 - 000.0 - 0:00/0:00/0:00/0:00

Weekly Totals - 0:00/0:00/0:00/0:00
Average Weekly Weight -

3/22 - 000.0 - 0:00/0:00/0:00/0:00
3/23 - 000.0 - 0:00/0:00/0:00/0:00
3/24 - 000.0 - 0:00/0:00/0:00/0:00
3/25 - 000.0 - 0:00/0:00/0:00/0:00
3/26 - 000.0 - 0:00/0:00/0:00/0:00
3/27 - 000.0 - 0:00/0:00/0:00/0:00
3/28 - 000.0 - 0:00/0:00/0:00/0:00

Weekly Totals - 0:00/0:00/0:00/0:00
Average Weekly Weight -

3/29 - 000.0 - 0:00/0:00/0:00/0:00
3/30 - 000.0 - 0:00/0:00/0:00/0:00
3/31 - 000.0 - 0:00/0:00/0:00/0:00

MONTHLY TOTALS - 22:00/5:00/0:00/2:50
Average Monthly Weight - 142.39

JPennies - what's Capoeira?

LaBonita - Capoeira is pronounced: “KAH-POO-AIR-AH” and is an Afro-Brazilian martial art, which has dance-like movements and is known by some as the origin of breakdancing due to the floor movements. Unlike other martial arts, there is a lot more culture that is still intact… the commands given are still in Brazilian-Portuguese and there is a musical background included in the art form as well… songs are sung in Brazilian-Portuguese while playing berimbau (a bow like one-stringed instrument hit with a stick aka baquetta, and it changes pitch by placing a stone/coin aka dobrao on or taking it away from the string). Other accompanying instruments include atabaque (similar to a conga drum) and pandero (tambourine). The majority of songs they sing are a verse - chorus - verse - chorus that continues and keeps the energy up while people play one-on-one in the center of the roda (said: HO-DAH) which is a circle including musicians, singers and other players. The game is played one-on-one and people can buy in to play with one of the current players.
The art form consists of offensive and defensive movements consisting of acrobatics, kicks and floor movements. The floor movements use a great deal of upper body strength and the kicks are trained so you can respond quickly.
The berimbau (the instrument mentioned above) is said to be the soul of capoeira… it sets the tone for what kind of game will be played and how fast or slow the capoeiristas play.
You can find some clips on utube.com which I find shows a vast spread of the art form. You will see some groups emphasize the floor movements more than others but that’s the beauty of it. I hope I was able to help shed some light on what it is…
Another site w info is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capoeira
My group I play with is:
http://www.nyccapoeira.com/

I'm aiming for 1800 minutes.


March 1- none.
2- none.
3- 15 min aerobics, 5 min core
4- 30 mins walking
5- 60 min walking
6- 20 min elliptical
7- 20min elliptical, 60 min walking
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Hi ladies I look forward to this new month. I lost 9 lbs. last month and went a pant size down! So I am ready, I found myself pushing a lot last month to complete my goals but it was well worth it and it really helped me mentally!

My plan for this month, will be basically the same as last month except that I will add 60 minutes of toning per week ( some stretching included in time for flexiblility). I will also incorporate at least 2 more aerobic sessions per month (ankle withstanding aerobics). My shedule will look as follows:

goal 1 - walking ( 4x per week at 40 min. OR a min. of 160 min. per week)
goal 2 - aerobics (10x this month, approx. 30 min. sessions)
goal 3 - upper body s.t (3x per week, approx 12-15 min)
goal 4 - toning and stretching (2x per week, approx. 30 minute sessions)

Last monts minutes equated to 1,065 and with this months current additions, I will be adding approx. 300 minutes. Good luck everyone let's get ready for nice weather! p.s- I need to break up my workouts by the week at this point.

3/1 40 minutes walk
3/2 not feeling well
3/3 30 minutes, walk
15 min. (upper bod toning)
3/4 30 min. (aerobics)
3/5
3/6
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I will run a combined total of 90 miles for March. (If I'm feeling froggy ... that'll go up to 100 miles). Good luck everyone !!

Will continue to add smiles for every five miles run.

That sounds really interesting JPennies! I've never even heard of that. And here I thought I knew of every kiind of exercise form out there..LOL. Just goes to show how many things are actually out there.

I REALLY fell back in the February Exercise Challenge... but I am totally going to remedy that with this one.

My plan is simple: Exercise 18 days in March. That's roughly 4 days a week, which is what I had been doing up until February... and I need to get back in that habit!

March 1- 30 mins recumbent bike @ lunch
2- nothing
3- 1 hour of racquetball!!
4- nothing
5- nothing
6- 45 minutes cardio, 10 minutes upper-body strength training
7- 30 mins cardio @ lunch
8- nothing
9- nothing
10- 30 mins. cardio, 15 mins. weight training (all over - ow!) - PLUS two hours' worth of yard work!!!
11- day off
12- day off (stupid time change screwed me up!)
13- 60 mins (30 cardio, 30 upper-body/core weight training)
14-nothing
15- 30 mins on the elliptical
16- 45 mins raquetball
17- I was icebound in my house!!
18- nothing
19- nothing
20- 30 mins. HARD cardio
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30-
31-

Total days: 9

I'm in for 1300 Minutes!!!!!!!!!

3/1 - 50 minutes - treadmill, arms
3/2 - 60 minutes - treadmill, legs
3/3
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110 Down / 1190 to Go!

Hi!

I'm new in this thread but sounds really good, I'm not much in for excercise as it's really hard for me, and I also have a knee problem, so the Doc recommenden walking, I'm walking 42 min dayly (almost) and I wiil try to add up 2 more minutes every week, hope I can do it

I aim for at least 1333 min of walking in March!

1- 42 min
2-
3- 45 min
4-
5- 30 min
6- 44 min
7-
8-74 min
9-
10- 46 min
11-
12-3 hr of house cleaning count? :P
13- 46 min
14- 61 min
15- 46 min
16- 46 min
17- 46 min
18- house cleaning...
19- 47 min
20- 47 min
21- Rained all day :O
22- 22 min still rained
23- 47 min
24- houe cleaning
25- more house cleaning no walking ToT
26-
27-
28-
29-
30-
31-

Total so far: 689 min.

wish me luck!