Welcome!

...To the April exercise thread! We're trying to make exercise a habit, give ourselves some accountability, and get healthier in the process!

In this thread, we're setting the number of MINUTES we want to exercise for the month -- whether it's walking or swimming or sweaty housework! Early in the month (or before it starts) set your own goal! If you're just getting started, feel free to start with a smaller number of minutes (I did!), maybe just a few hundred. It seems easier for many of us to build on the habit rather than meet a very high goal right away.

We're also tracking how many minutes we have exercised as a group! In 2006 we came close to 200,000 minutes. I'd love to see us surpass that goal this year.

To start, please first post your goals and then add your minutes (for yourself and the group) and get some support and accountability!

If you want to join us during the month -- GREAT! Just let us know how many minutes you want to exercise in what's left of the month!

Finally, if you're new to this, pay attention to how to add your minutes to the group... people get confused if they can't easily see our new total. I recommend showing the previous total, then your minutes, then the new total (which should be the sum of the other 2 numbers). For example, if the group had done 500 minutes already and you did 30, here's what you would do:

Group total ~ 500 + 30 = 530 minutes

Let's continue to make 2007 great by more moving and shaking!!

It will be a struggle for me to make my goal for March, but I will stick with 600 as my goal for April. I missed a week of exercise in the early part of the month due to some oral surgery I had....a gum graft. YOWCHIE!

I will make my goal 1000 minutes! YEEHAW!!!!

Hi, I'm setting a goal at 1,500, walking and aerobics/dancing or gardening, depending on the weather! lol
xxxxsharon

Wow!

I did so well with March that I'm scared to mess up April.....




For April I am also adding CC and I think I will set my minutes for April to 350.

I don't know that I will make my March goal, but I know I won't have as much time in April, so I'm setting a goal of 1200 minutes.

I think I'm ready for this challenge!

But I don't want to get in over my head the first time out, so I'll set my goal at 500 minutes.

I have been doing horrible with exercise. But I think I am ready to do this again. I am going to start low. My goal will be 480 minutes.

Still going for 700. I've been very active this month, just not necessarily with the gym. I spent a week at Disney World for spring break, where I didn't do any "exercise", but after walking around literally all day, I wouldn't have been able to. This month I shouldn't have as many "distractions", so I should be able to make it this time!

i will set my goal at 500 mins

OK, April should be okay for exercise so am gonna up mine a bit and go for 1,000 minutes!!

WahoOO!!!!!!!!!!

Hmm...first time setting a goal! OK, as it's my first month back to any activity (gym, work, etc) since basically summer, I'm going to aim low. My goal for April will be 240 minutes.

I am doing so good this month I am going to up my minutes to 1350!

Hello! I'm new here (or returning after a LONG absence) and I want to jump right back into things!

I'd love to join the April exercise challenge with a goal of 500 minutes.