Fall is arriving this month ushering in all the scary food related holidays. Now is the time to make sure we have those healthy habits firmly in place. Exercise won't save us from bad food choices but it will help keep us on track and focused. So grab your sneakers, bike, or gym bag and join the challenge What's your exercise plan for the crisp September days?

This is a great place for experienced exercisers and newbies so whether your goal is 3000 minutes or 300 minutes if you are a Beacher please join us. Regular exercising is the key to turning exercise into a healthy habit. This is a great place to keep track and stay accountable.

I've been struggling with balance in my life. With work and family obligations it just seems like exercise always gets left off the schedule. I am going on vacation this month though and that will be 8 whole days of biking, walking and kayaking. I'm going to go for 1500 minutes again even though I've fallen far below that all summer. Here's hoping the vacation week will balance out the long work days and I'll end the month with a net gain in exercise minutes and muscle!

*edited to a more realistic number for my current situation. Maybe if it's attainable I'll actually be less discouraged.

Goal: 1500 minutes
total so far: 1772m

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20- 210m walk (3/4 on sand), 97m bike ride
21 - 85m walk, 46m bike ride
22 - 210m walk
23 - 160m walk, 45m bike ride
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25 - 160m walk

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27 - 20m Wii step aerobics with riser
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My main goal is to keep some of the momentum I have developed this summer in terms of exercise. With school starting back up things get a bit hectic, so I really need to focus on getting my workouts in this month. I am aiming for 1,000 minutes.

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I'm in again for this month. I guess I set my goal a little too low last month, so this month I'm bumping it up to 1800 minutes. My usual routine is treadmill only in the afternoon before I go to work and then treadmill and elliptical (and I've started throwing in a little stationary bike when I feel like it) after work in the morning.

Goal: 1800 minutes
Total: 2390 minutes

Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Made Goal again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1 - 30 minutes at the gym (afternoon) + 75 minutes at the gym (morning)
2 - 30 minutes at the gym (afternoon) + 90 minutes at the gym (morning)
3 - Rest Day.
4 - 60 minutes at the gym (afternoon) + 90 minutes at the gym (morning)

5 - 70 minutes at the gym (morning)
6 - Rest Day.
7 - 30 minutes at the gym (afternoon) + 90 minutes at the gym (morning)
8 - 30 minutes at the gym (afternoon) + 50 minutes at the gym (morning)
9 - 30 minutes at the gym (afternoon) + 60 minutes at the gym (morning)
10 - 30 minutes pushing around a grocery cart full of about 150 lbs of groceries
11 - 30 minutes at the gym (afternoon)

12 - 30 minutes at the gym (afternoon) + 60 minutes at the gym (morning)
13 - 30 minutes at the gym (afternoon)
14 - 30 minutes at the gym (afternoon) + 60 minutes at the gym (morning)
15 - 30 minutes at the gym (afternoon) + 65 minutes at the gym (morning)
16 - 120 minutes geocaching + 30 minutes at the gym (afternoon) + 80 minutes at the gym (morning)
17 - 30 minutes at the gym (afternoon) + 60 minutes at the gym (morning)
18 - Rest Day.

19 - Rest Day.
20 - 30 minutes at the gym (afternoon) + 65 minutes at the gym (morning)
21 - 30 minutes at the gym (afternoon) + 65 minutes at the gym (morning)
22 - 30 minutes at the gym (afternoon)
23 - 60 minutes at the gym (morning)
24 - 30 minutes at the gym (afternoon)
25 - 120 minutes geocaching + 30 minutes at the gym (afternoon) YAY!!!! GOAL!!!

26 - 45 minutes walking around the lake
27 - 45 minutes at the gym (morning)
28 - 30 minutes at the gym (afternoon) + 65 minutes at the gym (morning)
29 - 80 minutes walking the trail behind my house + 65 minutes at the gym (morning)
30 - 150 minutes SWAT training (actually 9 hours, but really 2 1/2 hours of physical exertion) + 30 minutes walking the trail behind my house

Summer vacation is over and I'm easing back into my school year routine so I'm going to bump back up to my 2000 minute goal. *gulp* I think I can, I think I can, I think I can.....

Minutes so far: 889

9/01 - 20 min walk (It was sooooo hot!)
9/02 - 30 min wii fit plus (with the fan blowing on me! LOL)
9/03 - 30 min wii fit plus
9/04 - 30 min (walk)
9/05 - 65 min (hike)
Got distracted and didn't post.
9/10 - 62 mins (wii fit strength training, free step and island run)
9/11 - 61 mins (wii fit strength/yoga/aerobics)
9/12 - 59 mins (wii fit strength & aerobics)
9/13 - 30 mins (wii fit strength/yoga)
9/14 - 62 mins (wii fit strength & aerobics)
It takes me so long to get back into the school year routine - again I've been too busy to post my exercise.....
9/20 - 20 mins (wii fit)
9/21 - 80 mins (wii fit, walking)
9/22 - 60 mins (walking)
9/23 - 20 mins (wii fit)
9/24 - 20 mins (wii fit)
9/25 - 60 mins (walking)
9/26 - 40 mins (walking in the rain )
9/27 - 60 mins (wii fit)
9/28 - 20 mins (treadmill)
9/29 - 30 mins (treadmill)
9/30 - 20 mins (treadmill)

OK, I did great for June and July, but fell off the wagon for August, so here's me climbing back on again...1 hour/day x 30 days = 1800 minutes

Goal: 1800
Current total: 2110 (Goooooooooooooooooool!)
Should be at: 1800

Sep 1 - brisk walk to gym & back, 40 min. Another walk, 30 min. Abs class 30 min, yoga 60 min. = 160 min. Off to a good start.
Sep 2 - brisk walk to the gym & back, 40 min. Yoga class, 60 min = 100 min.
Sep 3 - weights @ gym = 30 min
Sep 4 - brisk walk to the gym & back, 40 min. Yoga class, 60 min = 100 min.
Sep 5 - small hike, ~ 30 min
Sep 6 - a little here and there, not worth counting
Sep 7 - brisk walk to the gym & back, 40 min. Yoga class, 60 min = 100 min.
Sep 8 - brisk walk, 60 min
Sep 9 - brisk walk to the gym & back, 40 min. Yoga class, 60 min = 100 min.
Sep 10 - weightlifting @ the gym - 30 min
Sep 11 - brisk walk to the gym & back, 40 min. Yoga class, 60 min = 100 min.
Sep 12 - small hike, ~ 30 min
Sep 13 - XXX
Sep 14 - brisk walk, 30 min
Sep 15 - brisk walk to the gym & back, 40 min. Yoga class, 60 min = 100 min. ANOTHER 90 minutes walking = 190 min.
Sep 16 - brisk walk to the gym & back, 40 min. Pilates class, 60 min = 100 min.
Sep 17 - walking 60 min. weights @ the gym - 30 min. = 90 min
Sep 18 - brisk walk to the gym & back, 40 min. Yoga class, 60 min = 100 min.
Sep 19 - XXX
Sep 20 - brisk walk to the gym & back, 40 min. Yoga class, 60 min = 100 min
Sep 21 - XXX
Sep 22 - brisk walk to the gym & back, 40 min. Yoga class, 60 min = 100 min
Sep 23 - brisk walk to the gym & back, 40 min. Pilates class, 60 min = 100 min
Sep 24 - brisk walking with a heavy bag - 60 min
Sep 25 - brisk walk to the gym & back, 40 min. Yoga class, 60 min = 100 min
Sep 26 - XXX
Sep 27 - weightlifting - 35 min
Sep 28 - brisk walk to the gym & back, 40 min. Yoga class, 60 min = 100 min
Sep 29 - weightlifting - 15 min
Sep 30 - brisk walking, 90 min. Yoga class, 60 min = 150 min

I've completely gone off track the last few days. But a new month and new goals! I'm shooting for only 900 minutes all month. That's 30 minutes a day, is that low? It's more than I'm doing now and I want to get myself in a good routine.

Goal: 900 minutes
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2 - 30 minutes cardio, 15 minutes doing various exercises on the wii fit (yoga poses, leg lifts, jack knife)
3 - 30 minutes eliptical, 35 minutes (1 lazy mile while my DD peddled her tricycle)
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Ok...I'm in!


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I'll shoot for 780 min. Sometimes I can't get in a workout on Fridays, but hopefully this will motivate me!

Cin

My goal is to start exercising regularly again. Period. In terms of minutes - 800.

240/800

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same goal: 6x/week cardo, 3x/week strength

1 - 3.1 mile run, 15 mile bike
2 - 15 mile bike, 1.3 mile walk,strength training (main focus on arms, light lower body/core)
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5 - off
6 - 4 mile run
7 - 4 mile run

Goal: 1250 minutes
Total: 1480 minutes so far

1 - 30 minutes Weights/sculpting/ 30 minutes Walk
2 - 25 minutes Turbo Cardio Jam/ 60 minutes Walk
3 - 30 minutes Weights/sculpting/ 60 minutes Walk
4 - 90 minutes Walk

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7 - 30 minutes Weights/sculpting/ 30 minutes Walk
8 - 45 minutes Turbo Cardio Jam/ 30 minutes Walk
9 - 30 minutes Weights/sclupting/ 30 minutes Walk
10 -25 minutes Turbo Cardio Jam
11 -90 minutes Walk

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15 - 25 minutes Turbo Cardio Jam/ 30 minutes Walk
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17 - 25 minutes Turbo Cardio Jam/ 30 minutes Walk
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19 - 30 minutes Cardio
20 - 25 minutes Turbo Cardio Jam
21 - 30 minutes Weights/sculpting/ 30 minutes Walk
22 - 25 minutes Turbo Cardio Jam/ 30 minutes Walk
23 - 30 minutes Weights/sculpting/ 30 minutes Walk
24 - 25 minutes Turbo Cardio Jam
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26 - 15 minutes Bike ride
27 - 35 minutes BL LI Cardio/ 30 minutes Walk
28 - 35 minutes BL Weights/ 30 minutes Walk
29 - 35 minutes BL LI Cardio
30 - 35 minutes BL Weights/ 30 minues Walk
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Hi all,
My goal is 1400 minutes for September.

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SW 131.2
GW 127
CW 131.2

1 - 34 Chalean Extreme - 10 ABS - 25 Shred JM
2 - 52 Run - 10 ABS- 25 Shred JM
3 - 35 Chalean Extreme- 25 shred JM Total 216
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