It's crunch time exercisers. The holidays are here, food is plentiful and tempting, and the cold weather makes it easy to skip exercise. We all know that regular exercise not only burns calories but is a great mood lifter when the short days and holiday stress hit. What is your plan for November? Whether you're a new exerciser or a committed fitness buff (I mean you Natasha ) this is the place to stay accountable, cheer each other on and even get that occasional we all need once in awhile.

*South Beachers only please

This is it, time to get my game back.
I'm aiming for daily exercise and getting those weights back out (they need to be dusted off). I'll start off small and rebuild this month.

Goal: 1000 minutes
so far: 1110

1 - 45m Wii Fit (30 aerobic & 15 yoga)
2 - 15m walking
3 - off
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5 - 45m walk
6 - 30m walk

7 - 35m walk
8 - 67m stationary bike
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12 - 50m stationary bike
13 - 30m elliptical, 30m bike

14 - 30m walk, 20m bike
15 - 30m walk
16 - 40m Wii Fit aerobic
17 - sick
18 - sick
19 - 15m walk
20 - 30m bike

21 - 45m bike
22 - 46m Wii Fit (30 aerobic, 15 yoga)
23 - 65m treadmill
24 - 65m treadmill
25 - 60m stationary bike
26- 60m stationary bike
27 - 38m elliptical, 32m bike

28 - 30m elliptical, 20m bike
29 - 30m treadmill, 35m bike
30 - 30m elliptical, 42m bike

Goal: 1300 minutes
Minutes so far: 1447

1- 40 minutes Turbo Cardio/ 30 minutes Walk
2- 40 minutes Turbo Cardio/ 30 minutes Walk
3- 40 minutes Turbo Cardio
4- 40 minutes Turbo Cardio/ 30 minutes Walk
5- 40 minutes Turbo Cardio/ 30 minutes Walk
6- 45 minutes Turbo Jam Total Body Blast

7- 20 minutes Bike Ride/ 30 minutes Walk
8- 35 minutes Turbo Jam Total Body Blast/ 30 minutes Walk
9- 35 minutes Turbo Jam Total Body Blast/ 30 minutes Walk
10- 35 minutes Turbo Jam Total Body Blast
11- 45 minutes Turbo Jam Total Body Blast/ 30 minutes Walk
12- 35 minutes Turbo Jam Total Body Blast/ 30 minutes Walk
13- 30 minutes Walk

14- 0
15- 35 minutes KS Peak Fitness/ 30 minutes Walk
16- 35 minutes KS Peak Fitness/ 30 minutes Walk
17- 36 minutes Interval Challenge/ 30 minutes Walk
18- 30 minutes KS Walking
19- 30 minutes LS 2 Miles Walk/ 30 minutes Walk
20- 30 minutes Walk

21- 0
22- 40 minutes Turbo Cardio/ 30 minutes Walk
23- 35 minutes Turbo Cardio/ 30 minutes Walk
24- 35 minutes Turbo Cardio
25- 20 minutes Walk
26- 60 minutes Walk
27- 0

28- 28 minutes 30 Day Shred
29- 28 minutes 30 Day Shred/ 30 minutes Walk
30- 20 minutes Turbo Jam/ 25 minutes 30 Day Shred

November goal: 850 minutes
Minutes so far: 415

1 - 60 min. Zumba class
2 - 45 min. "The PB" (Strength/Cardio Circuit)
3 - REST
4 - 35 min. walk
5 - skipped
6 - skipped

7 - 30 min. walk
8 - 60 min. Zumba class
9 - 45 min. walk w/ hubs
10 - 60 min. Zumba class
11 - 45 min. "The Carrots" (cardio/strength circuit)
12 - REST
13 - 35 min. walk

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Ok, here goes!
I've never joined an exercise challenge before but I know I need to start exercising for my body and my sanity
I pledge at least 30 minutes of walking a day (and on Mondays and Tuesdays that will be during my student clinical rotations at the hospitals (which means walking ALL the time!) but no other excuses on the other days...) and 4 days a week I will do at least 15 minutes of elliptical machine in addition to walking. My husband wants me to start doing some strength training but I don't know what that means or entails so I will hold off on that for right now.


November goal: 19 hrs.
Goal so far: 2.25 hrs
Lbs so far!: 1.6


Week 1:
1- Clinical Rotation (8 hours of student nursing)
2- Clinical Rotation
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4- 15 Elliptical 30 Treadmill (5% grade @ 3.0mph)
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Week 2:
7- Clinical Rotation
8- Clinical Rotation
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Week 3:
14- Clinical Rotation
15- Clinical Rotation
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Week 4:
21- Clinical Rotation
22- Clinical Rotation
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Week 5:
28- Clinical Rotation
29- Clinical Rotation
30-

OK, I'm in and this is also my first time joining an exercise challenge. Because of my age, current health condition and the fact that I haven't been exercising, I'm going to start off slow and will build from here.

Goal: 600 minutes of walking
So far: 923 minutes

Week One
1 = 20
2 = 20
3 = 20 - My legs are talking to me!
4 = 20
5 = 30 - You go girl!
6 = 25 - Huffin and puffin and sweatin!
Week two
7 = 25 - On a rainy day! Talk about commitment!
8 = 30
9 = 40 - 15 around hospital grounds and 25 at home later
10 = 30
11 = 25
12 = 25
13 = 28
Week three
14 = 30
15 = 90 (60 pounding sidewalks window shopping plus claiming 30 more out of 120 instore and grocery shopping)
16 = 28
17 = 33 (I conquered the hill )
18 = 32 (Still making it up and over the hill)
19 = 34 (ditto)
20 = 35 (raining here and I so wanted to use that as an excuse not to walk but I didn't!!!!!)
Week four
21 = 33 (OMG I didn't want to walk this morning and apparently my legs didn't either as they felt so heavy...but I'm sooo glad that I did as I have met and am now exceeding my goal! )
22 = 31
23 = 39 (walking in the fog today, it was so quiet)
24 = 20 (10 walking and 10 beginning yoga which was a funny)
25 = 34
26 = 40
27 = 34 (in the rain again)
Week five
28 = 40
29 = 15 (Way too busy and didn't have exercise as my #1 priority)
30 = 20 (Whew! Never thought I would be able to do it!)

I'm really hoping to do Tae-Bo every evening and walk most days! I will be so proud of myself if I do!


1 45 min walking, Tae-Bo
2 30 biking, Tae-Bo
3 rest
4 Tae-Bo
5 sick
6 sick
7 walk
8 walk
9 Tae-bo
10 Tae-bo
11 rest
12 lazy
13 Tae-bo
14 bike ride
15 walk
16 yard work -leaves!
17 walk Tae-bo
18 Bike ride
19 Walk 1 hr
20 Tae-Bo
21 Tae-Bo
22 Walk 30 min, Tae-bo
23 Walk 45 min
24 Stairs 15 min, Tae-bo
25 Tae-Bo
26 Shopping, Tae-Bo
27 Tae-Bo
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29 Stairs 35 min
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Goal: 1500 minutes
Minutes so far: 813

Nov. 1 - 67 mins (hooping/wii fit plus)
Nov. 2 - 73 mins (wii fit plus, hooping)
Nov. 3 - 20 mins (wii fit plus)
Nov. 4 - 68 mins (wii fit plus)
Nov. 6 - 20 mins (hooping)
Nov. 8 - 20 mins (walking)
I was too distracted to post my exercise while I was in PA, and I didn't do enough of it anyway.... so I'll just go on from here.

Nov. 16 - 90 mins (hooping & wii fit plus)
Nov. 17 - 63 (wii fit)
Nov. 18 - 20 (hooping)
Nov. 19 - 20 (hooping)
Nov. 20 - 44 (wii fit)
Nov. 21 - 33 (walking
Nov. 22 - 0
Nov. 23 - 40 (hooping)
Nov. 24 - 20 (walking)
Nov. 25 - 20 (hooping)
Nov. 26 - 0
Nov. 27 - 55 (hooping)
Nov. 28 - 20 (hooping)
Nov. 29 - 67 (wii fit)
Nov. 30 - 63 (hooping)

Not setting a goal. Just keeping track. I can never trouble myself to do the math at the end of the month

1 65 min (30 cardio, 15 arms, 20 minutes ab yoga [with cat attacking me])
2 52 min cardio
3 35 min (15 arms, 20 ab yoga)
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5 15 min arms
6 30 min cardio

7 50 min (30 cardio, 20 ab yoga)
8 50 min cardio (might do some strength training later)
9 57 min (32 cardio, 15 arms, 10 abs)
10 52 min (32 cardio, 20 yoga)
11 30 min cardio
12 35 min (15 arms, 20 abs yoga)
13 60 min yoga

14 65 min (30 cardio, 15 arms, 20 abs yoga)
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17 30 minutes Hooping (new toy and so much fun)
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22 55 min (35 cardio and hooping, 20 min ab yoga)
23 55 min (40 cardio and hooping, 15 min arms)
24 34 min cardio
25 20 minutes ab yoga (hope to add more)
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29 67 minutes (25 abs and arms, 42 walking and hooping)
30 55 minutes (40 min hooping, 15 min bb disco)

Same goal as last month...until I can meet/exceed it.

Goal - 620 minutes

1 - 0
2 - 60 minutes - Zumba
3 - 0
4 - 20 minute Power Blast - 60 minutes Zumba
5 - 0
6 - 0

7 - 0
8 - 25 minutes Insanity
9 - 40 minutes Insanity; 60 minutes Zumba
10 - 40 minutes Insanity
11 - 35 minutes Insanity
12 - 40 minutes Insanity
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Awwww, I feel so special!!! Tee hee!!! Thanks, Cyndi.

My goal for this month will be 2000 minutes again.

Goal: 2000 minutes
Total: 2750 minutes
GOAL MET!!!

1 - 30 minutes at the gym (afternoon) + 70 minutes at the gym (morning)
2 - 30 minutes at the gym (afternoon) + 70 minutes at the gym (morning) + 30 minutes cleaning house
3 - 30 minutes at the gym (afternoon) + 70 minutes at the gym (morning)
4 - Rest Day.
5 - 100 minutes walking around Downtown Charleston
6 - 150 minutes walking around the fair (and to and from it!!!)

7 - 45 minutes walking on the beach
8 - 30 minutes at the gym (afternoon)
9 - 30 minutes walking in my neighborhood (afternoon) + 60 minutes at the gym (morning)
10 - 30 minutes pushing around a grocery cart full of about 100 lbs of groceries + 30 minutes bike ride + 75 minutes at the gym (morning)
11 - 55 minutes walking in my neighborhood (afternoon) + 15 minutes walking to and from the airport terminal
12 - Rest Day.
13 - 30 minutes at the gym (afternoon)

14 - Rest Day.
15 - 30 minutes at the gym (afternoon) + 70 minutes at the gym (morning)
16 - 30 minutes at the gym (afternoon) + 50 minutes DanceFit class + 70 minutes at the gym (morning)
17 - 30 minutes at the gym (afternoon) + 70 minutes at the gym (morning)
18 - 55 minutes walking in my neighborhood + 70 minutes at the gym (morning)
19 - 40 minute walk around my neighborhood + 70 minutes at the gym (morning)
20 - 120 minutes walking at the Mistletoe Market

21 - 240 minutes painting the study
22 - 30 minutes at the gym (afternoon) + 150 minutes painting the study GOAL!!!
23 - 30 minutes at the gym (afternoon) + 70 minutes at the gym (morning)
24 - 30 minutes at the gym (afternoon)
25 - 40 minute walk around my neighborhood
26 - 30 minutes at the gym (afternoon)
27 - 220 minutes walking around the UGA Campus (up and down hills and stairs)

28 - Rest Day.
29 - 30 minutes at the gym (afternoon) + 70 minutes at the gym (morning)
30 - 50 minutes DanceFit class + 75 minutes at the gym (morning)

My goal is 1500 minutes. This month is difficult because I will be spending so much time on the Eastern Slope where exercise has traditionally not been so "automatic".

Total so far: 120 min

1-120 min(water yoga)
2-0 pool closed (boo!)
3-

YES! I need this challenge. I didn't set a goal last time and it showed... So for now (subject to change), my goal is 1800 minutes - an hour a day - of something somewhat strenuous, whether it be walking briskly, yoga, pilates or weight-lifting. I am still trying to start running again, so we'll see if that can come about or not

Goal: 1800 min
Current: 1055 min
Should be at: 1800 oof! slightly behind schedule

Nov 1 - XXX
Nov 2 - 30 min run/walk
Nov 3 - 60 min brisk walking
Nov 4 - 20 min brisk walking, 60 min yoga
Nov 5 - 90 min walking (with a heavy bag!)
Nov 6 - XXX really, nothing?? wow.
Nov 7 - 40 min brisk walking, 60 min yoga (woot! less than 10K minutes to go for my year goal, haha)
Nov 8 just like 15 min walking with backpack
Nov 9 - 60 min+ walking with backpack
Nov 10 - XXX
Nov 11 - 40 min brisk walking, 60 min yoga
Nov 12 - 60 min brisk walking with backpack/groceries
Too busy to even leave the house...
Nov 18 - 40 min brisk walking, 60 min yoga
Nov 19 - 30 min lifting weights at the gym
Nov 20 - 60 min walking
Fell OFF the wagon ... ACK, I have lost my "habit" of exercising...
Nov 25 - 60 min walking
Nov 29 - 60 min walking
Nov 30 - 60 min yoga class, 90 min walking

I have had serious gym issues as of late...but I am going to really try and get it in gear, especially since there is a major roadblock this month!

Goal: NONE. Baselining this month to see how much I am slacking. I used to hit 1000 - 1200 per month!
Minutes so far: 951

1- off
2- off
3- 48 min cardio
4- off
5- 20 min walking
6- 75 min strength/cardio

7- 52 minutes cardio
8- 20 min walking
9- 77 min strength/cardio
10- off
11- 35 min cardio
12- off
13- 73 min strength/cardio

14- off
15- 47 min cardio
16- 26 min yoga
17- 32 min cardio; 61 min strength/cardio
18- off
19- 53 min cardio
20- off

21- 80 min strength/cardio
22- off
23- 52 min cardio
24- off
25- off
26- 72 min weights/cardio
27- off

28- 36 min yoga
29- off
30- 37 min cardio; 55 min cardio/weights

11/1-nothing
11/2 -nothing
11/3- walk 30 mins
11/4-walk 30 mins
11/5-walk 30 mins
11/6 - nothing
11/7-walk 45 mins., 6 mins shake weight
11/8-25 mins yoga, 20 mins rowing machine, 6 mins shake weight
11/9 - 25 mins yoga, 45 minutes brisk walking (divided into 3 15 minute segments), 6 mins shake weight
11/10 - 20 mins yoga, 20 minutes rowing machine
11/11 - 25 mins yoga
11/12 - 20 mins yoga
11/13 - 40 minutes walking
11/14 - 30 minutes walking
11/15 - 20 minutes yoga