Ok, so September was a month of many changes (school/work/fall/whatever) but October is coming up and it's time to get back in the game...

I've done workout challenges before, but I find it "challenging" to stay motivated on a three month plan, and to maintain records with it, so I decided that I would try a month by month challenge!

Sooooo... If you'd like to participate, copy and paste the following into your own response, fill it in, and update it (by editing your post rather than posting a new message) as you go!

Exercise Goal:

OCTOBER

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Exercise Goal:
Workout 6 days a week!
Continue C25K program (reastart at week 4) 3x/week
1h total body workout 3x/week

October

10/1 AWAY (Planned unrestful day)
10/2 AWAY (Planned unrestful day)
10/3 Oops
10/4 Oops
10/5 Oops
10/6 Oops
10/7 Oops

10/8 HAPPY THANKSGIVING CANADA!!!
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10/21 Planned Rest Day

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10/28 Planned Rest Day

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Exercise Goal:
Treadmill 5 days/week with Zombie Run app (or Cto5k app)
Start 100 pushup plan again

OCTOBER

1 break (sadness)
2 lazy....
3 lazy....
4 finally got it in gear! worked out tonight on the treadmill.
5 (Forgot about 100 pushup plan until today...) Did some stair climbing! Thanks FitBit
6 I'll be spending a few hours walking around at a festival with friends. (edit: 15,000 + steps today!)
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OCTOBER

Exercise Goals:
*Exercise at least 4 days/wk
*Squats every day!
*Weight training at least 3 days/wk
*Follow a routine!


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Exercise Goal:Exercise 5x a week.

OCTOBER

1 jogged 3.5 miles
2 30 minute boot camp, 1 hour of vinyasa yoga
3 3 mile run, restorative yoga class
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Exercise Goal: I plan to only miss 2-3 days of exercise this month. I want to get 60 mins of cardio in most days.

OCTOBER

1 30 min run, 30 min walk (60 minutes total)
2 25 min run, 10 min elliptical, 20 min walk (55 minutes total)
3 no exercise
4 30 min walk
5 30 min run, 30 min walk (60 minutes total)
6 no exercise
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12 30 min run, 35 min walk (65 minutes total)
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15 20 min run, 10 min elliptical, 30 min walk (60 minutes total)
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18 35 min run, 25 min walk (60 minutes total) . I ran 3.1 miles in 28:11. Yay
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20 35 min run, 25 min walk (60 minutes total)
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22 35 min run, 30 minute walk(65 minutes total) . I ran 3.1 miles in 27:54 minutes today :-)
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24 30 min run, 20 min walk, 10 min elliptical
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I am in!! I have just joined 3FC and you guys have severely motivated me!! I am on it!
GOALS: Cardio 3xweek, Strength 3xweek, core daily!!

1- went for a run (only 15 mins i have a horrible blister and it is killing me!) did some core!
2- weights and core, about 30 mins total
3- nothing! woops. I have been feeling very unmotivated. I guess this will be my rest day for the week!
4- 30 mins cardio and weights, core
5- about 2 hours walking, core!
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October Exercise Goals:
*Work out 5 days a week for at least 30 minutes
*Lose 10lbs
*Run at least 3 miles without stopping


10/01: Zumba~20 minutes
10/02: Cardio X~35 minutes
10/03: Upper/lower body strength/Ab Ripper X/Jogging in place~50 minutes
10/04: Kenpo X~35 minutes I have been super motivated!
10/05: Upper/Lower body strength/Ab Ripper/Jogging in place~45 minutes
10/06: Walking~ 35 minutes
10/07: Running~ 27 minutes
10/08: Planned rest day
10/09: Cardio X~ 35 minutes
10/10: Strength/Ab Ripper~ 40 minutes
10/11: Kenpo X~ 35 minutes
10/12: Strength/Ab Ripper~38 minutes
10/13: Out of town
10/14: Out of town
10/15: Running in place at 5mph pace~ 32 minutes
10/16: Cardio X~ 35 minutes
10/17: Plyometrics~ 30 minutes
10/18: Kickball~35 minutes
10/19: Mini golf~ 45 minutes
10/20: Planned rest day
10/21: Walking~ 30 minutes
10/22: Walking~ 30 minutes
10/23: Plyometrics P90X~ 32 minutes, little bit longer than last time!
10/24: 30 Day Shred/Ab Ripper X~ 40 minutes
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OCTOBER

Goals- Exercise atleast 4 days a week. One day will include 2 workout sessions. Walk 1-2 times a week if its not cold for baby.


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OCTOBER

Exercise Goal: 30 minutes a day/5 days a week

Week 1

10/01 - 30 minutes stationary bike
10/02 - 30 minutes stationary bike
10/03 - Rest day
10/04 - 30 minutes stationary bike
10/05 - 30 minutes stationary bike
10/06 - 30 minutes stationary bike (Getting tired of this bike. I need to find something else to do next week.)
10/07 - Rest day

Week 2

10/08 - I guess this is a rest day. I'm too tired to exercise and TOM will be here any time.
10/09 - 5 minutes on treadmill before it broke, 25 minutes stationary bike
10/10 - 30 minutes stationary bike
10/11 - 15 minute walk (got too cold to do the entire 30 minutes), 15 stationary bike
10/12 - 30 minutes stationary bike
10/13 - Traveling - cousin's wedding - lots of dancing
10/14 - Traveling - rest day

Week 3

10/15 - Rest day - I hate Mondays. I was really worn out today. Didn't feel like doing any exercise.
10/16 - Rest day - No more rest days this week.
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10/18 -
10/19 -
10/20 -
10/21 -

Week 4

10/22 -
10/23 - (I need to get back on track.)
10/24 -
10/25 -
10/26 -
10/27 -
10/28 -

Week 5

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10/30 -
10/31 -

October was a failure. I need to work through some personal stuff and will try another exercise challenge in month or two.

Couch 2 5K start week 5 day 1- 3 times a week
Lift 6 times a week
Atleast 30 minutes a day

October

10/1 C25K wk 5 day 1 lifted chest/tri/abs 45 min
10/2 Walk 1 hr. lifted bi/back/abs. Short interval jog
10/3 run to gym, lifted legs/shoulders walked home
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Exercise Goal: I want to finally finish the 30 day shred!! So many times I've started and given up. Not this time. DON'T LET ME!!

OCTOBER

1 30 Day Shred! (I think I'm going to die.)
2 30 Day Shred (Definitely going to die.)
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Another challenge to help with my OCD cra cra ways.

Exercise Goal: Improve Run Time Like whoa...back to the basics with c25k. (It's great interval training.)

OCTOBER

1 - c25k: w2d1
2 - Off
3 - c25k: w2d2
4 - Off
5 - c25k: w2d3 & helping my bff move
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8 - c25k: w3d1 + weights
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10 - c25k: w3d2 + weights
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12 - swim
13 - c25k: w3d3 + weights
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15 - off
16 - c25k: w3d1 + weights
17 - swim
18 - c25k: w3d2
19 - rest
20 - Run Like He|| 5k
21 - off

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27 - sick
28 - off

29 - off =/
30 - off =/
31 - off =/

1 25 minutes cardio
2 sick no exercise
3 dance workout x 2 - yeaahh
4 dance
5 cardio + kettlebells
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7 45m cycle

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I'm in!

Exercise Goal:
***Main goal: Work out 5 days a week***
-Continuous cardio: 30-60 minutes/session
-Strength training (at least 3 days a week): Focus on arms, back/sides (hyperextensions), and abs
-Bonus at home: Try out circuit weight training, squats, and lunges (Things I don't want to try to figure out at the gym in front of other people)


OCTOBER

1 - Gym. 45 minutes X Trainer. Worked arms.
2 - Gym. 60 minutes X Trainer. Worked arms & back.
3 - Gym, 60 minutes X Trainer & arms. At home, abs & lunges.
4 - Gym, 60 minutes X Trainer & arms. At home, girly pushups (30) & lunges.
5 - Gym, 50 minutes X Trainer & arms. Nothing at home (my abs were really sore today for some reason, and I have a wedding to go to tomorrow. Don't want to be sore when dancing!)
6 - Planned rest day for a wedding!
7 - No exercise
Hit my goals for week #1!
8 - At the gym, 60 minutes X Trainer & arms. At home, abs & lunges. Abs were surprisingly painful...side note to go easy on those.
9 - No exercise. Plus...Oreos. :/ Tomorrow will be better!!
10 - 60 minutes Cross trainer & arms, nothing at home.
11 - No exercise, babysat & made food for the potluck @ work tomorrow.
12 - 60 minutes cross trainer, arms, back & sides.
13 - No exercise
14 - No exercise
Didn't meet weekly goals.

15 - 30 minutes cross trainer on a higher resistance, full body strength training
16 - 60 minutes cardio, no strength training because a trainer sort of chewed me out and said I needed to wait a couple of days in between. Fine...
17 - 30 minutes cardio on a higher resistance, full body training. I need to make sure the 30 minutes doesn't become a habit!!!
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20 - Circuit training/strength training
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Didn't meet weekly goal for cardio.

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