Now that the celebration season is ramping up, with lots of tempting high fat, sugary foods and drinks it's time to pull out every trick in our arsenals to make it to the new year without added weight. and inches. It can be a very challenging time to stay focused on health and fitness.

This is the perfect time to join other Beachers in the monthly exercise challenge. What a great way to stay accountable and challenge ourselves to move just a little more this month. Regular exercise can help keep your energy up and strengthen your resolve to make it to 2012 a fit and healthy you! So come on in, whether you are a new exerciser just getting started, a regular looking for a little extra accountability this season or an experienced workout fiend you are welcome in the South Beach Exercise Challenge. Together we can make it through the holiday season.

Goal: 1200 minutes
Secondary goal: Work out at least 4x per week
Minutes so far: 1189 (missed goal by 11 mins!!!!!! UGH)

1 - off
2 - off
3 - off

4 - off (BAD Start!)
5 - 35 min weights/cardio;
6 - off
7 - 30 min 30DS; 75 min spin/walking
8 - 80 min spin/walking
9 - off
10 - off

11 - 80 min spin/walking
12 - off
13 - off
14 - 73 min spin/walking
15 - 79 min spin/cardio
16 - 37 min cardio
17 - 73 min spin/walking

18 - 71 min spin/walking
19 - 42 min cardio
20 - 68 min spin/walking
21 - 58 min yoga
22 - 47 min run/walk
23 - off (traveling)
24 - off

25 - off
26 - off (traveling)
27 - off
28 - 32 min cardio; 79 min spin/walking
29 - 69 min spin/walking
30 - 113 min spin/walking
31 - 48 min run/walk

Yup, climbing on board again.
My back injury has slowed me down....
I'll keep my usual minutes goal, but really the goal is to just do *something* every day. My PT exercises should take care of that.

Current: 450 minutes
Should be at: MORE
Goal: 1860 minutes

December 1 - 60 min yoga
2 - um, nothing, unless tottering on heels counts
3 - 60 min yoga
4 - 60 min yoga
5 -
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8 - 60 min walking
9 - 60 min walking
10 - 60 min walking
11 -
12 - 30 min walking
13 - 60 min walking

Still clawing my way back.

Emma - PT exercises were great for keeping my numbers up and that kept me on track with my PT, nice balance

This month I have no excuses other than the short trip to NY for the holiday. Time to get back on track before my busy stretch kicks in.

Goal: 1000 minutes
917/1000

1 - 45m bike
2 - 60m yoga
3 - 35m Wii Fit

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5 - 10m weights (nor much but I did something!)
6 - 45m walk
7 - 30m bike, 15m hoop
8 - 30m bike, 30m hoop
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10

11
12 - 15 minutes walking
13 - 15 minutes walking
14 - 23m bike, 20m hoop
15 - 15 minutes walking
16 - 30 minutes walking, stairs
17 - 60 minutes walking, stairs

18 - 30m walk
19 - 30m bike
20
21 - 60m walk
22 - 30m walk
23 - 60m walk
24 - 30m walk

25 - 30m walk
26 - 30m walk
27 - 30m walk
28 - 30m walk
29
30 - 30m bike
31 - 52m Wii - tennis, step aerobics, stretching

Goal: 1100 minutes
Minutes so far: 910

1 60 min spin class
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5 20 min walk- hills, 60 min strength class
6 60 min spin class
7
8 60 min spin class
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10

11
12 15 min walk, 60 min strength class
13 60 min spin class
14 35 min walk-hills
15 60 min spin class
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17

18
19 60 min strength class
20 60 min spin class
21
22 60 min spin class
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24

25
26 60 min spin class, 60 min strength class
27 60 min spin class
28
29 60 min spin class
30
31

Goal: 1200 minutes
Minutes so far: 1040 minutes

1- 40 minutes Biggest Loser Wii
2- 40 minutes Biggest Loser Wii
3- 60 minutes Walk

4- 0
5- 35 minutes BL Wii
6- 35 minutes BL Wii
7- 30 minutes Interval Training
8- 30 minutes BL Wii
9- 20 minutes Interval Training
10- 0

11- 0
12- 30 minutes BL Wii
13- 30 minutes Weights/sculpting
14- 30 minutes BL Wii
15- 30 minutes Weights/sculpting
16- 30 minutes BL Wii
17- 30 minutes Walking

18- 0
19- 30 minutes BL Wii
20- 30 minutes Weights/sculpting
21- 30 minutes BL Wii
22- 30 minutes Weights/sculpting
23- 30 minutes BL Wii
24- 60 minutes Walking

25- 60 minutes of Dance Wii
26- 30 minutes of Walking
27- 60 minutes of Walking
28- 90 minutes of Walking
29- 90 minutes of Walking
30- 30 minutes of Walking
31- 0

I don't work out as much as I used to due to scheduling conflicts, so I'm going to lower my goal back down to 2000 minutes.

Goal: 2000 minutes
Total so far: 0 minutes

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