*** July Exercise Challenge ***

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  • This thread is to track your exercise. I'll total up the results for June and post the Exercise Queen soon so update your June results.

    Goal: 1200 minutes
    Time so far: 1220 minutes

    July 1 - 60 minutes (three hours of animal shelter work)
    July 2 - 120 minutes (walking in a parade, swimming)
    July 3 - 60 min (three hours of animal shelter work)
    July 4 - 120 min (3 hours animal shelter and an hour of swimming)
    July 5 -
    July 6 - 60 min (stationary bike)
    July 7 -
    July 8 -
    July 9 - 120 min (Kwando, PowerFlex)
    July 10 - 40 min (animal shelter)
    July 11 -
    July 12 -
    July 13 -
    July 14 -
    July 15 -
    July 16 -
    July 17 -
    July 18 - 100 min (Pain in the Butt class, weights, stationary bike)
    July 19 -
    July 20 -
    July 21 -
    July 22 -
    July 23 - 120 (Kwando, Powerflex)
    July 24 - 60 min (3 hours of animal shelter work - ever dried baby possums? I have now!)
    July 25 -
    July 26 -
    July 27 -
    July 28 -
    July 29 -
    July 30 - 300 min (Kwando-1 hr, Powerflex-1 hr, bowling-4 hours)
    July 31 - 60 min (3 hours at animal shelter)
  • -Me again, this really helps me keep track of what's going on. I can look at the days and think "OMG, I haven't done anything in a week!"
    aerobic 3x a week, pilates 1-2x a week, weight training 2 x a week.
    haven't quite got into the habit yet. But that's what goals are for right? Or is that dreams?

    Goal: 1000 minutes
    Time so far: 1365 minutes

    July 1 - 20 minutes walk
    July 2 - 30 min walk, 40 min paddle boat, 30 min walk, 40 min paddle boat
    July 3 - 60 min paddle boat
    July 4 - 120 min walking
    July 5 - 20 min wak
    July 6 - 20 min walk
    July 7 - 20 min walk
    July 8 - 50 min walk
    July 9 - 60 min walk, run, bike
    July 10 - 40 min walk, bike
    July 11 - 40 min weights-upper body
    July 12 - 30 min walk, 15 min run, 10 min stretching
    July 13 - 45 min walk
    July 15 - 20 min walk
    July 16 - 40 min walk/run/stretch
    July 17 - 30 min eliptical/ 30 min bike
    July 18 - 40 min run/walk
    July 19 - 35 min run/walk
    July 20 - 50 min walk
    July 21 - 45 min run/walk/stretch
    July 23 - 40 min run/walk/stretch
    July 24 - 20 min weights/stretch
    July 25 - 20 min stretching/situps/pushups
    July 26 - 30 min walk/run/stretch
    July 27 - 10 min walk/60 min cleaning flooded basement
    July 28 - 45 min walk/run/stretch
    July 29 - 30 min walk
    July 30 - 40 min run/walk/stretch
    July 31 - 30 min bike, 60 min walk
  • Deal me in for another 1,000 minutes...

    Goal: 1000 minutes.. (To include adding Weights and another aerobic activity besides Walking ...) (7/20/05: Modify this goal.. I'm going to use my "packing and box moving" as some sort of weight activity, but not count it toward my Time Goal)

    Time so far: 1610 minutes ( WHOHOO Time Goal Met 7/21/05)
    miles so far: 50

    July 1 -Power walk 4 miles (90)
    July 2 -trudge trudge trudge...4 miles(90)
    July 3 - walk walk walk 4 miles (90)
    July 4 - Approx 4 hours Kayaking
    July 5 - Resting! I'm a hurtin pup today
    July 6 -20 mins walk 1 mile
    July 7 - 40 mins walk 2 mile
    July 8 - Zip Zilch Nada
    July 9 - See Above, but been busy packing..got to count for something!!!
    July 10 - 40 mins walk 2 miles
    July 11 - 20 mins 1 mile walk
    July 12 - Big GOOSE EGG
    July 13 - 80mins 5 miles walk
    July 14 - 80 mins 5 miles walk
    July 15 - 80 mins 5 miles walk
    July 16 - 20 mins 1 mile walk
    July 17 - Nil, nada, none -pack
    July 18 -Packing..moving Heavy things
    July 19 -Packing .. heavy moving
    July 20 -20 mins 1 mile walk -heavy lifting and moving
    July 21 - 20 mins 1 mile walk -packing Very Heavy lifting moving
    July 22 - 90 mins 4.5 mile walk
    July 23 - 60 mins 3 miles walk - packing , heavy lifting
    July 24 - Off.. was a Schlub allll day
    July 25 - 20 mins 1 mile walk - heavy lifting and moving
    July 26 - None - packing
    July 27 - None - packing
    July 28 - 40 mins - 2 mile walk - packing
    July 29 - 120 mins - very heavy lifting and moving ! (I'm counting this one!)
    July 30 - 60 mins - 2.5 miles walked. 120 minutes heavy lifting and moving
    July 31 -180 minutes heavy lifting and moving (updated on 7/30 since we are off to NC 8 hour drive and then unloading the truck)
  • Each of my WATP 1 mile tapes are 15mins. Since I am new to exercising My goal is to do 1 tape each day. My extra goal is to use my total gym thingy 3 times a week.

    Goal: 465 minutes
    Time so far: 105 minutes

    July 1 - 15 mins ~ WATP 1 mile for Abs!
    July 2 - 15 mins ~ WATP 1 mile for Abs! w/2 lb weights
    July 3 - Sunday
    July 4 - 15 mins ~ WATP 1 mile for Abs! w/2 lb weights
    July 5 - 15 mins ~ WATP 1 mile for Abs!
    July 6 - 15 mins ~ WATP 1 mile for Abs! w/2 lb weights
    July 7 - 15 mins ~ WATP 1 mile for Abs!
    July 8 - 15 mins ~ WATP 1 mile for Abs! w/2 lb weights
    July 9 -
    July 10 - Sunday
    July 11 - No exercise - per doc instruction
    July 12 - No exercise - per doc instruction
    July 13 - No exercise - per doc instruction
    July 14 -
    July 15 -
    July 16 -
    July 17 -
    July 18 -
    July 19 -
    July 20 -
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  • Alright Im in for.... at least 4- 5 days a week excercise!! 1500 - 2000 mins...
    July 1 -
    July 2 - My BDAY WOOHOO
    July 3 -
    July 4 -
    July 5 -
    July 6 -
  • This is a small goal so I hope you chicks don't kick me out But I've been paying for bu not going to the gym. Since About March. So, my goal is to get there 8x this month. PLUS, at least some other form of substantial exercise (lugging groceries up 3 flights of stairs doesn't count) 1x per week.

    I guess I should put a goal in terms of MINUTES on here so one hour workouts plus 30 mins of something else...Here I go:

    GOAL: 600 minutes

    July 1 - Does setting up an indoor campsite then proposing count???
    July 2 - bad Jenn
    July 3 - 30 min walk
    July 4 - 60 min volleyball
    July 5 - bad Jenn
    July 6 - 30 min walk
    July 7 - 30 min walk
    July 8 - 60 min walk
    July 9 - bad Jenn
    July 10 - bad Jenn
    July 11 - bad Jenn
    July 12 - bad Jenn
    July 13 - bad Jenn
    July 14 - bad Jenn
    July 15 - bad Jenn
    July 16 - bad Jenn
    July 17 - bad Jenn
    July 18 - 50 crunches and 30 min walk
    July 19 -
    July 20 -
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  • Hi Here we are again,didn't reach my goal last month. Hoping to get moving on my :e-bike: bike and walking tapes.


    JULY GOAL-1000 MINS

    as of 7/30 - 1325 MINS.


    HIT MY GOAL AGAIN 7/23 & THE MONTH ISN'T OVER YET



    July 1 -WATP's30 mins/biking 30=================60 mins.
    July 2 -walked 30 mins/biking for 30 mins===========60 mins.
    July 3 -RESTING ON SUNDAY
    July 4 -walk 30 m/bike 30 m=====================60 mins.
    July 5 -walk 30 m/bike 30 m=====================60 mins.
    July 6 -walk 45 m/step 15 m=====================60 mins.
    July 7 -firm 30 m/bike 30 m======================60 mins.
    July 8 -biking 20 mins.========== =============20 mins
    July 9 -biking 60 mins.==========================60 mins.
    July 10 -RESTING ON SUNDAY
    July 11 -walk 30M/ firm 30 M=====================60 mins.
    July 12 -walk 30M/biking 30 M====================60 mins.
    July 13 -walk 20M============ ==============20 mins.
    July 14 -walk 30M/stepping 30M===================60 mins.
    July 15 -power walk 30M/biking 30M================60 mins.
    July 16 -walk 30 M/stepping 30 M==================60 mins.
    July 17 -RESTING ON SUNDAY
    July 18 -biking 20M============= ==============20 mins.
    July 19 -stepping 30M===========================30 mins.
    July 20 -biking 45 min===========================45 mins.
    July 21 -biking for 30 mins========================30 mins.
    July 22-WATPs 45/stepping 20=====================65 mins
    July 23 -walked 30 min/biking 30 mins================60 mins.
    July 24 -RESTING ON SUNDAY
    July 25 -walked 30 mins..biking 30 mins===============60 mins.
    July 26 -Marching for 30 mins/biking for 30 mins=========60 mins.
    July 27 -WATP's for 45 mins./biking for 30 mins==========75 mins.
    July 28 -Walked 30 mins/stepping for 30 mins===========60 mins.
    July 29 -walked 30 mins/biking 30 mins================60 mins.
    July 30 -walked 20 mins/biking for 40 mins==============60 mins.
    July 31 -RESTING ON SUNDAY
  • Well I don't really have a minutes goal. I've decided my goal this month is to go from 1.0 mile/day to 1.5-2.0/day. I would really like to get up to 2.0 miles/day but not sure I will make it. I also want to try to add some upper body weight training. Maybe 15 min/day on upper body weight training.

    Total minutes so far (if I added right) 1449

    July 1 - 1 mile in 25 min - 11 min upper body weight training

    July 2 - Mowed yard for 2.5 hours - Weeded flower beds for 15 min

    July 3 - 1 mile in 25 min - 2 hours grocery shopping (counting as 60 min)

    July 4 - Legs feel sore and weak today so I'm resting today. Although hubby and I did do a little exercise together

    July 5 - morning 1/2 mile 15 min - at lunch 4/10 mile 10 min

    July 6 - morning 1/2 mile 15 min - at lunch 4/10 mile 10 min

    July 7 - morning 1/2 mile 10 min - at lunch 1/2 mile 15 min - 12 min upper body weight training

    July 8 - morning 3/4 mile 22 min - at work am 4/10 mile 10 min - 12 min upper body weight training

    July 9 - mopped floors for 1 hour - mowed yard and weeded for 2 hours

    July 10 - vaccumed for 15 min but basically rested today

    July 11 - none - very, very sick

    July 12 - none - still really sick

    July 13 - none - still sick but feeling a little better

    July 14 - morning 4/10 mile 12 min - at lunch 4/10 mile 12 min - upper body weight training 7 min

    July 15 - morning 7/10 mile 22 min

    July 16 - mopped floors for 1 hour - walk/shopped in the mall for 3 hours (counting as 1 hour) - was already 80 when we got up at 7am so to freaking hot to mow the yard today

    July 17 - mostly resting today - not feeling good but went grocery shopping for 2 hours as usual (counting at 60 min)

    July 18 - WATP 10 min

    July 19 - morning walk 3/10 mile 14 min

    July 20 - None to much smoke in the valley to walk plus injured shoulder really hurting

    July 21 - WATP 15 min

    July 22 - None, zip, zilch. Still to much smoke in the valley and shoulder hurting again really bad today

    July 23 - Wow storm blow through and took all of the smoke with it. 2 hours mowing yard and 15 min of hill climbing at the rodeo

    July 24 - None shoulder really sore again.

    July 25 - am walk 4/10 mile 15 min - lunch walk 4/10 mile 11 min

    July 26 -lunch walk 1/2 mile 16 min

    July 27 -lunch walk 1/2 mile 16 min

    July 28 -lunch walk 4/10 mile 12 min

    July 29 -None

    July 30 - 2 hours mowing the yard - 2 hours misc cleaning aunts house and touring nursing homes

    July 31 - 4 hours grocery shopping (counting at 2 hours)
  • WOOHOO! A new month of exercise! Let's get goin' girls!!!

    I never usually post a minute goal....and this month is not any different. I just want to get in a good amound of exercise 5-6 days a week!

    July 1 - The Firm Supercharged Sculpting plus 12 min stretch - 45 min
    July 2 - 0 minutes
    July 3 - 60 minute walking
    July 4 - 60 minutes walking
    July 5 - The Firm Ultimate Calorie Blaster plus stretch - 50 minutes
    July 6 - 0 minutes
    July 7 - The Firm Aerobic Body Shaping - 60 minutes
    July 8 - The Firm Ultimate Calorie Blaster plus stretch - 50 minutes
    July 9 - 12 hours running around a wedding...OUCH!
    July 10 - 8 hours running around a wedding....my poor feet!
    July 11 - 0 minutes - way too sore to do any exercise!
    July 12 - 50 minutes elliptical
    July 13 - 55 minutes elliptical
    July 14 - 55 minutes elliptical
    July 15 - 60 minutes elliptical
    July 16 - 90 minutes walking/lifting (working on Demo Derby car)
    July 17 - 90 minutes walking/lifting (working on DD car)
    July 18 - 60 minutes elliptical
    July 19 - 60 minutes elliptical
    July 20 - 60 minutes elliptical
    July 21 - 0 minutes
    July 22 - 0 minutes
    July 23 - 60 minutes walking
    July 24 - 12 hours at a wedding up monstrous hills!!!
    July 25 - 0 minutes
    July 26 -
    July 27 -
    July 28 -
    July 29 -
    July 30 -
    July 31 -

    TOTAL: 965 minutes + 32 hours running around weddings
  • July Exercise Goal: 1080 minutes

    July 1 - 1 hour circuit training @ the gym (weights and cardio)
    July 2 - Leslie Sansone's Walk and Kick DVD
    July 3 - Unplanned Rest
    July 4 - Activity (I just can't say what kind - 10 minutes )
    July 5 - FIRM's Body Sculpt Blaster (30 minutes)
    July 6 - Unplanned Rest
    July 7 - 30 min elliptical machine; 10 minutes stability ball work
    July 8 - 60 minutes circuit training at the gym (weights and cardio)
    July 9 - Nothing
    July 10 -Planned Rest
    July 11 - 60 minutes circuit training at the gym (weights and cardio)
    July 12 - 35 minutes FIRM Maximum Cardio Burn
    July 13 - 45 min cardio (3 machines), 5 minutes ab work
    July 14 - 20 minutes circuit training (weights only); 45 minutes cardio (3 machines)
    July 15 - 40 min cardio (3 machines), 5 minutes ab work
    July 16 - Rest
    July 17 - 30 min Tae Bo Basic (Original)
    July 18 - 45 min cardio (3 machines), 10 min ab and back work
    July 19 - 40 min Tae Bo Ripped, 25 min Core Secrets
    July 20 - 50 min cardio (3 machines), 10 min ab and back work
    July 21 - 45 min cardio (3 machines), 20 minutes circuit weight training
    July 22 - 30 min cardio (2 machines)
    July 23 -Unplanned Rest
    July 24 -Planned Rest
    July 25 -Unplanned Rest
    July 26 -30 minutes cardio (3 machines), 10 minutes ab and back work
    July 27 - 40 minutes cardio (3 machines), 10 minutes ab/core and arm work
    July 28 -
    July 29 -
    July 30 -
    July 31 -Planned Rest

    Total So Far: 880 minutes

    Good luck everyone

    Donna
  • Since I had over 1100 minutes for June I am going to bump my goal up a bit:

    Goal: 1200 minutes
    Time so far: 1225 minutes

    July 1 - 10w/2sprint/8w/3sprint/12w
    July 2 - Day off
    July 3 - 30 walk/30 strength train
    July 4 - Day off
    July 5 - 30 walk/30 strength train
    July 6 - 10w/10r/10w and 60 min. H20 aerobics
    July 7 - 30 walk/30 strength train/20 basic easy yoga
    July 8 - 10w/5sprint/5w/5sprint/10w
    July 9 - Day off
    July 10 - 30walk/30 strength train
    July 11 - 30 walk
    July 12 - 30 walk/30 strength train
    July 13 - 60 H20 aerobics
    July 14 - 30 walk
    July 15 - day off
    July 16 - 10w/5r/20w
    July 17 - day off
    July 18 - 40walk and 60 H20 Aerobics
    July 19 - 30 walk/ 30 strength train
    July 20 - 10w/10r/10w
    July 21 - day off
    July 22 - day off
    July 23 - 60 H20 aerobics
    July 24 - day off
    July 25 - 40walk/ 60H20 aerobics
    July 26 - day off
    July 27 - 30walk/60 H20 aerobics
    July 28 - 30w/30 strength train
    July 29 - day off
    July 30 - 60 min H20 aerobics
    July 31 - 30 min strength training
  • It's been too damned hot to use the treadmill and my knee is still giving me grief. I will get on the treadmill for ten minutes per day as soon as the weather cools a bit and will edit in my times then. My goal is to just do it on reasonably cool days!

    July 1 - lots of walking at Fairground for Kiddies' Canada Day Party
    July 2 and 3 - 4 gardening hours - weeding and lugging out to compost heap
    July 4 - treadmill - 10 minutes in morning
  • I don't know why I find goal setting so difficult!
    So, I'm aiming for 780 minutes of aerobic exercise plus 13 days of weight training (3 times a week).

    Current Total: 150 min

    July 1 - 30 min treadmill
    July 2 - 1.5 hrs house cleaning, 3 hours walking around Costco and Home Depot (don't really count that...but at least I was active!)
    July 3 -RESTING ON SUNDAY 30 min walk with hubby...nice day of rest activity
    July 4 - spent all day painting, tiling and generally getting our house ready to sell. I'm couting that as 60 min of exercise...even though I'm sure it was more.
    July 5 - 30 min treadmill
    July 6 -
    July 7 -
    July 8 -
    July 9 -
    July 10 -RESTING ON SUNDAY
    July 11 -
    July 12 -
    July 13 -
    July 14 -
    July 15 -
    July 16 -
    July 17 -RESTING ON SUNDAY
    July 18 -
    July 19 -
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    July 24 -RESTING ON SUNDAY
    July 25 -
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    July 31 -RESTING ON SUNDAY
  • I beat my goal by quite a bit last month, so I don't think I aimed high enough. I think I'll up it to 800 minutes for this month.

    Goal: 800 minutes
    Time so far: 335 minutes
    Minutes to goal: 465 minutes

    July 1 -
    July 2 - 30 minute run/walk
    July 3 - 30 minute walk
    July 4 - 60 minute run/walk (approx. 2mi run)
    July 5 -
    July 6 -
    July 7 -
    July 8 - 90 minute walk
    July 9 -
    July 10 -
    July 11 -
    July 12 - 40 minute walk/run (approx. 1.5mi run)
    July 13 -
    July 14 -
    July 15 -
    July 16 -
    July 17 - 40 minute walk
    July 18 -
    July 19 -
    July 20 -
    July 21 -
    July 22 -
    July 23 -
    July 24 - 45 minute walk/run (run 1mi.)
    July 25 -
    July 26 -
    July 27 -
    July 28 -
    July 29 -
    July 30 -
    July 31 -
  • I hope to do better this month. Thanks for starting this up again. They are motivating. I need it.

    Goal: 1000 minutes
    Time so far: 1195 minutes

    July 1 - Walking 30 minutes
    July 2 - Walking 30 minutes
    July 3 - None - Soaked in the pool
    July 4 - Abs Stability Ball & Yoga 60 minutes Happy 4th July
    July 5 - Walk Aerobic 6 miles 80 minutes
    July 6 - Mall Walk early this morning with a group of walkers 50 minutes
    July 7 - Walk - Walk 60 minutes
    July 8 - Walking 70 minutes
    July 9 - Aerobic 30 & 60 minutes walking
    July 10 - REST
    July 11 - Walk 70 minutes & Aerobic tape w/weights 40 min. = 110
    July 12 - Walk 70 min. & Yoga 45 min. = 115
    July 13 - Mall Walk 60 min.
    July 14 - Walkblaster 30 min.
    July 15 - walk 20 min.
    July 16 - 4 miles Fat Burning Walk w/L.S. 60 min.
    July 17 - 60 min. walk
    July 18 - 75 min. walk
    July 19 - 70 min. walk
    July 20 - none
    July 21 - ditto
    July 22 - ditto
    July 23 - ditto
    July 24 - nada
    July 25 - 40 min. walk
    July 26 - 0
    July 27 - 0
    July 28 - 0
    July 29 - 0
    July 30 - 0
    July 31 - Pilates 40 min. & WATP Express 3 miles 45 = 85