No more fooling around - shorts, bathing suit, sun dress season is right around the corner. Are you ready? I know I need some serious toning. So come on in and join the South Beach Diet exercise challenge.

Whether you are new to regular exercise or into serious working out this is a great place to keep yourself on track and stay accountable.

April exercise Goal: 1500 minutes (stupid doctor)
Minutes so far: 1558

1 - 40 minute light walk
2 - no
3 - 90m walk, lots of gardening

4 - 62m walk
5 - 55m walk
6 - 60m stationary bike
7 - 60m walk
8 - 79m walk
9 day off
10 - 85m walk

11 - 60m walking & mountain top bird watching, 10m arms w/5 lb weights, 20m Wii Fit strength
12 - 35m walk, 30m Wii Step Aerobics
13 - 50m bike, 10m arms w/5 lb weights
14 - 60m mini-hike, 30m Wii Fit yoga & strength
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18 - 32m Wii Active Step Aerobics, 42m serious walk , 10m arms w/5lb weights
19 - 62m treadmill
20 - 60m walk
21 - 50m walk
22 - 45m walk
23 - 130m dog walk and counting
24 - 100m dog walking, 60m parent walking (actually about twice that but slow)

25 - 35m dog walk
26 - 46m walk, no dog
27 - off (dr.)
28 - off (dr.)
29 - off (dr.)
30 - 50m walk

Goal: 1500
Total so far: 645

4/1 - 84 (2 awesome walks)
4/2 - 28 (wii fit strength routine)
4/3 - 64 (great walk with my mom )
4/4 - 80 (walking)
4/5 - 20 (wii fit yoga)
4/6 - 72 (walking)
4/7 - 20 (wii fit aerobics)
4/9 - 64 (wii fit aerobics & strength routine)
4/10- 66 (walking)
4/12 -32 (walking)
4/14 -35 (walking)
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I've been so wrapped up in what's been going on with my Dad that I forgot about posting in this thread. I'll get back on track now, but I'm not going to try to go back and fill in.

4/26 - 40 (wii fit)
4/27 - 30 (wii fit)

I so want to kick some butt this month but have no idea what I will be able to do with my darn shoulder the way it is. Unless I hear great news soon, I will probably sit another month out from the challenge but I will still be doing what I can to work out. Sigh.

Cyndi is right! Thanks for that Now that I know I don't need surgery I am in! I'm going to count my itty bitty shoulder exercises too. I'm shooting for 60 minutes a day.

Goal: 1800
Total so far: 2350

1 - 80 minutes (walking and shoulder pt)
2 - 80 minutes (elliptical and shoulder)
3 - 80 minutes (walking and shoulder pt)
4 - 95 minutes (elliptical and shoulder and walk)

5 - 65 minutes (elliptical and shoulder)
6 - 105 minutes (walking and shoulder pt)
7 - 80 minutes (elliptical and shoulder)
8 - 80 minutes (elliptical and shoulder)
9 - 100 minutes (walking and strength training)
10 - 115 minutes (elliptical and shoulder)
11 - 80 minutes (elliptical and shoulder)

12 - 65 minutes (elliptical and shoulder)
13 - 65 minutes (elliptical and shoulder)
14 - 110 minutes (walking and strength training)
15 - 90 minutes (elliptical and shoulder)
16 - 90 minutes (elliptical and walk)
17 - 65 minutes (walking and shoulder)
18 - 125 minutes (elliptical, walking, and shoulder)

19 - 80 minutes (elliptical, walk,and shoulder)
20 - 105 minutes (elliptical and shoulder)
21 - 100 minutes (walking and strength training)
22 - none - travel day
23 - 90 minutes walking on the beach
24 - 90 minutes (walking)
25 - 45 minutes (walking)

26 - 80 minutes (elliptical and shoulder)
27 - 85 minutes (elliptical and shoulder)
28 - 85 minutes (elliptical and shoulder)
29 - 80 minutes (elliptical and shoulder)
30 - 105 minutes (elliptical and strength training)

Karen- FWIW, how about setting a smallish goal, like 500 minutes? That way even if your shoulder really limits you there will still be walking or other lower body, low impact exercise. I know that I can really start to feel sorry for myself when I have limitations (I am so not good with limitations!) and that can lead to no exercise and comfort eating. Just a thought

April exercise Goal: 1250 minutes
Minutes so far: 859

1 57 minutes cardio
2 67 minutes cardio/dancing
3 87 minutes strength / cardio

4 off
5 30 minutes walking/45 minutes cardio
6 sick
7 sick
8 off
9 83 minutes strength/cardio
10 22 minutes walking/jogging

11 sick
12 sick
13 sick
14 47 minutes cardio
15 off
16 off
17 73 minutes cardio

18 off
19 47 minutes cardio
20 off
21 off
22 57 minutes run/walk/abs
23 64 minutes cardio
24 off

25 off
26 62 minutes strength/cardio
27 off
28 52 minutes cardio
29 66 minutes strength/cardio
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Count me in! I could definitely use some toning!

Good luck everyone!

April Goal: 1,000 minutes

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I'm in! I definitely need to get more on track with my exercise!

April exercise Goal: 1000 minutes
Minutes so far: 370

1 45 minute incline walk on treadmill
2 90 minute bikeride
3 None
4 30 minute walk
5 30 minute treadmill
6 30 minute walk

7 15 minute walk
8 50 minute treadmill
9 None
10 None
11 None
12 30 minute treadmill
13 None

14 25 minute treadmill
15 45 minutes kayaking
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My Goal: 1100 Minutes


1- 60 minutes, walking in Cherry Blossoms!
2- 90 minutes, walking from downtown DC to upper Dupont Circle!
3- 10 minutes, walk from ATM to haircut (had DW drop me off).
4- 15 minutes, walking
5- 5 minutes, short walk to get outside the office
6- 30 minutes

7- 15 minutes
8- 0 minutes
9- 35 minutes
10- 35 minutes
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12- 30 minutes
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I'd like to join in!
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My goal is to do something physical every day and record it here. I'm not big on challenges and competitions so will simply post what I did, be it gym, gardening , home treadmill or dog walking.
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1 - gardening at Church
2 - garden cleanup at Fairgrounds and village walk with Disney
3 - walked down for groceries
4 - walked to Church and then down to pond at the farm with the dogs
5 - 20 mins treadmill
6 - loaded several batches of firewood into Moel's tractor trailer
7 - 90 minutes at teh gym
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Your goal sounds reasonable, Ruth, and much more suitable for me, too. I've been pretty consistent with working out every day with the wii and my bike, but now that the weather is warming up, I'd like to move outdoors with my exercise and include gardening and other activities. So my exercise goal is to perform some type of physical activity at least 60 minutes, 5 days a week.

April 1 - 60 minutes (wii aerobics, bike, gardening)
2 -

My goal is to do something physical 5 days a week, I'm currently doing three, if I work out more, that's great.
Amie

April Goal: 1,200 minutes

Minutes so far: 1568

1- 60 minutes Cardio
2- 30 minutes Swimming
3- 120 minutes Walking

4- 0 drive home from FL
5- 0
6- 30 minutes Interval training
7- 30 minutes Interval training, 30 minutes Weights/sculpting
8- 30 minutes Interval training
9- 30 minutes Interval training, 30 minutes Weights/sculpting
10- 0

11- 26 minutes 30 day Shred Level 1/ 60 minutes Walking
12- 26 minutes 30 day Shred Level 1/ 120 minutes Walking
13- 26 minutes 30 day Shred Level 1/ 30 minutes Walking
14- 26 minutes 30 day Shred Level 1/ 30 minutes Walking
15- 26 minutes 30 day Shred Level 1/ 30 minutes Walking
16- 26 minutes 30 day Shred Level 1
17- 0

18- 26 minutes 30 day Shred Level 1/ 60 minutes Walking
19- 26 minutes 30 day Shred Level 1/ 30 minutes Walk
20- 26 minutes 30 day Shred Level 1/ 30 minutes Walk
21- 26 minutes 30 day Shred Level 1/ 30 minutes Walk
22- 26 minutes 30 day Shred Level 1/ 30 minutes Walk
23- 26 minutes 30 day Shred Level 1/ 60 minutes Cardio
24- 0

25- 0
26- 26 minutes 30 day Shred Level 1/ 30 minutes Walk
27- 26 minutes 30 day Shred Level 1/ 30 minutes Walk
28- 26 minutes 30 day Shred Level 1/ 50 minutes Walk
29- 26 minutes 30 day Shred Level 1/ 30 minutes Walk
30- 26 minutes 30 day Shred Level 1/ 30 minutes Walk