Welcome to the exercise accountability thread for February 2009. Whether you walk, run, swim, cycle, bellydance, or shred, let's start off the month right and keep it up all month long!



This thread is to keep us accountable and keep us motivated and above all to keep us moving! All are welcome, and feel free to join the thread at any time. Some people post a goal for the month, some just keep track of what they do every day. It's not important how you do it, we just need to do it!!

01 - 60-min hi-low class; 60-min stability ball class
02 - 45-min Upper Body/Abs class (OMG I am dead now); 30 min HIIT on the treadmill (super dead!)
03 - 20 min on stationary bike; 60-min ashtanga yoga class
04 - 30 min or so indoor soccer with a friend's rec-league team (they were short a girl)
05 - 45-min hi-low class; 60-min yoga class
06 - 20 min HIIT on the treadmill, 45-min yoga class
07 - 15 min walk to the grocery store (rest day)
08 - 60-min hi-low class; 60-min stability ball class
09 - 45-min upper body/abs class; 3x10 min running on the treadmill
10 - 20 min on the stationary bike; 60-min yoga class
11 - 30 min HIIT on the treadmill; 45-min stability ball class
12 - 45-min hi-low class; 60-min yoga class
13 - 15 min walking during the day (rest day)
14 - 75 min yoga at home
15 - 60-min hi-low class; 25 min HIIT on the treadmill; 30 min resistance; 20 min stretching
16 - 5x10 min run, about 8K
17 - 60-min yoga class
18 - about 20 min walking (stupid meetings)
19 - 30-min sculpt class; 20 min HIIT at 3% incline
20 - 8K run, 53 min this time (there was snow on the ground, and some ice, and maybe some intermittent swearing)
21 - 30 solid minutes of strength/cardio intervals
22 - 15 min yoga; 60-min hi-low class; 30 min resistance; 15 min rowing machine; 15 min stretching
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01 - walked 3.8 miles around the hay field
02 - Played like crazy in the snow, sledding, snowball fighting, snowman making etc FUN!
03 - 7500 steps today on my pedometer== 3.55 miles total but 1.75 miles of deliberate exercise
04 - Sick-did not eat, or move.
05 - Sick like a dog- Thank god for Phenergan!!
06 - walked/shopped 1 mile
07 - walked the outlet mall twice. and tried to find some geocaches 1.5 miles
08 - driving home most of the day
09 -3.5 miles on nordic trac ski machine from H-E double hockey sticks!!! (I love this machine!!!)
10 - 3.2 miles on nordic trac ski, and upper body weight routine! I can feel the burn, and it is GOOD!
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My goal is to finish the 30 day Shred by Jillian Michaels and still due some type of cardio at the gym...I'm sooooo in!!!

But, of course, today is the 1st and Super Bowl is on, Bruce at 1/2 time...there's no way I'm getting the tv...yep, you got it - I'm the only one left who just has the tv in one room ... so, I'm starting on the 2nd. I think that still counts-LOL!

Go CARDINALS!

Only made it halfway to goal last month. I'm gonna try again for 750 minutes.


1-20 minutes treadmill
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3-25 minutes treadmill 20 minutes pilates
4-30 minutes power sculpt 45 minutes bowling
5-25 minutes treadmill 35 minutes BL yoga, 80 minute walk with the kids
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10-25 minutes treadmill 40 minutes taebo 20 minutes pilates
11-45 min pilates
12-25 min tm
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16-30 minutes treadmill
17-30 minutes power sculpt 35 minutes pilates
18-30 minutes treadmill 45 minutes bowling
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21-30 Shred dvd
22-35 minutes treadmill 20 minutes pilates
23 30 min shred, 20 minutes pilates
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1045/750

OK, I have opened this thread 6 times now and read it... then closed it... then thought about going back... and didn't...

Hi, my name is andrea and i hate exercising.

hahaha So I decided i'm never going to work out as much as i want if i don't have somebody else to keep me accoutable and call me out when i slack off. PLEASE help me!!!! whew... here goes.

My GOAL: 20 mins on my stair stepper and a circuit (20 jumping jacks, 20 lunges, 20 squats, 20 reps w/weights, 20 bicycle crunches, 10 pushups x3) or some other kind of cardio... but i don't want to do less than 20 mins on the stepper- all 5x a week. So, stepper 5x a week, other strength moves/weights 5x a week.... let's DO this!

**EDIT- I'm still doing it! Just moved the post

My goal this month is to get my muscles and endurance levels back to where they were before my travels in December.

So, here we go!

02/01 - no workout
02/02 - 60 min yoga class, 20 min interval cardio
02/03 - 60 min yoga class, 25 min treadmill (3 min run, 1 min walk)
02/04 - 10 min treadmill intervals, 38 min treadmill 5k, 10 min stretches
02/05 - 20 min 30DS3
02/06 - 60 min yoga class, 39 min treadmill 5k, 5 min stretches
02/07 - no workout
02/08 - 50 min yoga at home
02/09 - 60 min yoga class, 30 min treadmill (2.3 miles)
02/10 - 60 min yoga class, 20 min treadmill
02/11 - 40 min outdoor run (2.5 miles)
02/12 - no workout
02/13 - no workout
02/14 - 30 min track (intervals), 60 min Pilates DVD
02/15 - 30 min track (intervals), 45 min yoga
02/16 - 30 min track (steady/sprints), 30 min yoga
02/17 - 60 min yoga, 10 min arc trainer HIIT
02/18 - no workout
02/19 - 60 min yoga, 30 min treadmill (steady, 2.5 miles)
02/20 - 60 min yoga, 30 min treadmill (steady, 2.5 miles)
02/21 - 30 min track (steady, 2 miles), 30 min yoga (targeted poses)
02/22 - no workout
02/23 - 60 min yoga class, 15 min treadmill
02/24 - no workout
02/25 - no workout
02/26 - 60 min yoga class, 30 min treadmill (2.6 miles)
02/27 - no workout
02/28 - 30 min track (2 miles), 40 min Pilates

Goal is to get at least an hour of exercise in at least 5 days per week.
1- 1 hour walking with a bit of jogging thrown in, 30 minutes push ups, weights, crunches, etc.
2- 20 min. yoga, 30 min. treadmill, 30 min. various (crunches, leg lifts, etc.)
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4- 37 min on treadmill, 20 min arm work with weight
5- 30 min on treadmill
6- 20 min general stuff, lef lifts, crunches, etc
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8- 2 mile walk/jog
9- 30 min yoga
10- 2 mile walk, 20 min on exercise ball, 20 min arm work with weight
11- 2 1/4 mile walk, 30 min yoga
12- 2 mile walk and some crunches
13- 30 min general exercises, 15 min exercise ball, 40 min walk
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17- 2 1/2 mile walk
18- 2 1/4 mile walk, 25 minutes arm work and general exercises, 10 min. hall walk at work
19- 1 hour yoga
20- 2 mile walk
21- nada
22- 40 min with exercise ball, arm work, crunches, etc.
23- 45 min including yoga, crunches, leg lifts, etc.
24- 45 min walk, 20 min crunches, leg work, etc, 15 boxing w/punching bag
25- 50 min walk, another walk, 1 hr but longer distance than the first, walked faster than I normally do
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My goal for Feb is 900 minutes

Feb 1 Aquacize 46 minutes
Feb 2 Aquacize class 50 minutes

dustcatcher

My goal is in my signature: 26.2 miles running, 112 miles on the bike, 169 laps swimming. So far so good, tomorrow I think I'll run.

1- 10 miles on the bike, 16 laps
2- 10 miles on the bike, 20 laps
3- 3 miles running, 26 laps
4- 2 miles running, 35 minutes circuit training.
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02 - 45-min Upper Body/Abs class (OMG I am dead now); 30 min HIIT on the treadmill (super dead!)

01 - day off
02 - 1 hour weights

01- 20 min. eliptical/20 min. bike/4 min. alk/6 min. run/abs
02- 30 min. eliptical/15 min. bike/sprint 1/4 mile/strength workout
03- 15 min. treadmill/60 minutes Bootcamp Class
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"You wanna quit? Let me see you try!" -Jillian Michaels

My goal is to learn to make exercise a priority for at least 30 mins each day.
No excuses allowed!!
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(WEEK#1= 60 min/stretch) (WEEK#2= 60 min/stretch, 120 min/tone, 330 min/ cardio) WEEK#3= 0 min/stetch, 180 min/tone, 330 min/cardio

01- no workout
02- 60 min. power pilates class
03- no workout
04- no workout
05- no workout
06- no workout
07- no workout
08- no workout
09- 30 min. Jillian 30-Day Shred (I) & 60 min. power pilates class
10- 30 min. Leslie Sansone Walk & Tone
11- 60 min. Treadmill walk/run (3.5 miles)
12- 60 min. Treadmill walk/run (3.5 miles)
13- 60 min. Firm - Hard Core Fusion {Wasn't thrilled w/workout very dull}
14- 30 min. Leslie Sansone 3 mile walk, 30 min. Treadmill incline walk (1.5 miles)
15- 60 min. Treadmill walk/run (4 miles), 30 min Treadmill incline walk (1.5 miles)
16- 60 min. Treadmill incline walk (3 miles)
17- 60 mins. GILAD "Sculpt & Tone"
18- No workout (upset stomach most of the day)
19- 45 min. Firm - Hi-Def Sculpt & 60 min. Treadmill walk/run (4 miles)
20- 30 min. Slim in 6 "Tone Up", 60 min. Leslie Sansome 5 mile walk
21- 60 min. Treadmill incline walk/run (3.5 miles)
22- 45 min Firm - Hi-Def Sculpt & 90 min Treadmill incline walk (4 miles)
23- 15 min. Core Rhythms, 45 min WATP Express (3 mile) & 60 min. Power Pilates Class
24- 50 min. "Fit to Strip", 10 min. TBL (Level 3 Cardio)
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