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Old 06-30-2011, 08:14 PM   #1  
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Hey Beachers - Summer is here with its cookouts, ice cream stands and long days at the beach.
Are you ready to stay in shape and on track in the warm, sunny weather?



Join us for the July Summer Exercise challenge.


Whether you are a new exerciser working toward 10 minutes a day or an exercise pro just needing someplace to stay focused with the summer distractions, this is a great place to challenge yourself and stay accountable. So come on in and join the fun.
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Old 06-30-2011, 08:18 PM   #2  
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Wow, can't believe I almost forgot to get this up! June just flew by and my exercise numbers were pitiful Time to step it up in July.

Goal: 1500 minutes
mini goals - at least 10 minutes every day, weights 3x/ week


7/2011 1219/1500
1 - 100m mowing
2 - 40m bike ride,

3 - 50m walk
4 - 90m walk
5 -
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7 - 40m walking
8 - 125m mowing
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10 - 30m dog walking
11 - 15m weights & crunches
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13- 20m hooping
14 - 15m weights & crunches
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16 - 70m mowing

17 - 75m mowing
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20 - 10m weights
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23 - 3 hours walking around and around and around the field days in the heat

24 - 50 minute walk
25 -20m walk, 10m hoop
26 - 65m walk,
27 - 60m walk,
28 - 47m bike ride, 15m walk
29 -30m walk
30 -32m walk
31 - 30m gardening

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Old 06-30-2011, 08:37 PM   #3  
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WELL - looks like I am a disaster this month. I have been exercising - some - but not tracking it. Looking forward to August

July goal: 1860 min
Current: ???
Should be: [much higher]

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Old 06-30-2011, 08:44 PM   #4  
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Shooting for 1000 again. This time I will make it there!

Total: 900
Left to goal: 100

1 none
2 45 min yard work
3 none
4 none
5 20 min walk
6 45 min walk
7 20 min walk, 20 min wii bowling
8 10 min walk
9 none
10 120 min roller derby practice
11 none (too hot!!!)
12 60 min roller derby practice
13 10 min wii fit hula hoop, 20 min walk
14 50 min walk
15 none
16 none
17 10 min walk
18 none (oh, this heat!)
19 20 min walk
20 20 min walk
21 none
22 20 min walk
23 90 min roller derby practice, 60 min walk
24 none
25 none
26 25 min walk
27 150 min roller derby practice
28 25 min walk
29 20 min walk
30 10 min walk
31 10 min wii fit hula hoop, 20 min walk (was supposed to have 3 hour roller derby practice which would include at least 120 minutes of actual exercise (which would have given me my time) but got canceled because they all want to go to a water park instead, i have to work today so i can't go to water park )

So I only got 900 out of 1000 for July.

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Old 06-30-2011, 08:54 PM   #5  
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1000 minutes for me as well. This is my regular 5x 45min workout per week schedule with some bonus minutes added in I plan to exceed this! A mini-goal I have is to run 5k in 35 minutes by the end of July as well.

1: 30 min walk
2: 25 min walk
3: 45 min walk, 40 min run
4: 40 min run
5: 20 min run, 25 min elliptical
6: 70 min strength training, 15 min run/walk
7: 15 min walk
8: 50 min walk/run
9: 60 min walk, 10 min swim
10: 60 min strength training, 10 min run, 45 min bike ride
11: 40 min run
12: 35 min elliptical
13: 10 min run, 60 min strength training
14: 15 min run
15: OFF
16: 35 min run
17: I napped instead of exercising
18: 40 min run... and it was awesome!, 25 min bike ride
19: 40 min run
20: off
21: 50 min run
22: 10 min run, 25 min elliptical
23: off
24: 30 min run, 45 min walk
25: 25 min run

Total: 1085/1000 - GOAL MET 24/07/11!!


Mini Goal of 5k in 35:00 met on July 3. Should I make another?


New mini goal: Go to Body Pump class twice a week

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Old 06-30-2011, 10:12 PM   #6  
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I wasnt even close to goal in June. I had big plans to catch up but a bad cold with cough and chest congestion threw me totally off track. I think this is the longest I've gone without exercising for months. I need to get back to my routine. I'm going with 1000 minutes this month.

Total: 580
1 60 min walking
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5 60 min ex bike
6 45 min ex bike
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8 50 min ex bike
9 45 min ex bike
10 50 min ex bike
11 45 min ex bike
12 45 min ex bike
13 45 min ex bike
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18 55 min ex bike
19 45 min ex bike
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22 35 min ex bike
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Old 06-30-2011, 10:31 PM   #7  
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Goal = Go outside running 20x. C25K program

[ ] 7/1 :Rest Day
[ ] 7/2 :Rest Day
[ ] 7/3 :Week #5 Day 3 Workout
[ ] 7/4 :Week #5 Day 3 Workout
[ ] 7/5 :Week #5 Day 3 Workout
[ ] 7/6 :Rest Day
[ ] 7/7 :Week #6 Day 1 Workout
[ ] 7/8 :Week #6 Day 1 Workout
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Old 07-01-2011, 12:42 AM   #8  
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Just getting back into the swing of things...so...I'm gonna shoot for 800 minutes for this month. I want to have a goal I can actually see myself attaining!

Total so far: 640

1 - 0
2 - 0

3 - 0
4 - 0
5 - 20 min
6 - 0
7 - 60 min elliptical
8 - 45 min elliptical - 15 min treadmil
9 - 0

10 - 60 min mowing lawn (I'm counting it cause I don't usually do it!)
11 - 0
12 - 0
13 - 0
14 - 0
15 - 0
16 - 0

17 - 0
18 - 0
19 - 0
20 - 0
21 - 0
22 - 45 min (jogging)
23 - 120 min (helped friend move for 5 hours, I'll count at least two hours since there was some not as active moments)

24 - 45 min yard work
25 - 0
26 - 45 min walking
27 - 75 min walk
28 - 50 min walk/jog
29 - 0
30 - 60 min gardening
31 - 0

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Old 07-01-2011, 05:56 AM   #9  
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I always forget to post mid month...I'm going to track on on my online thread posts. Let's say 5x rebounding a week, 1x yoga a week, 2x weights a week, 1x abs a week, 2x walking a week.
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Old 07-01-2011, 08:57 AM   #10  
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Goal: 1300 minutes
Minutes so far: 1185 minutes

1- 30 minutes Interval Jogging/ 20 minutes Walk
2- 30 minutes Walk

3- 60 minutes Walk
4- 60 minutes Walk
5- 30 minutes Sculpting/Weights/ 20 minutes Walk
6- 30 minutes Interval Jogging/ 30 minutes Walk
7- 30 minutes Sculpting/Weights
8- 0
9- 20 minutes Walk

10- 0
11- 30 minutes Zumba
12- 30 minutes Weights/Sculpting
13- 30 minutes Zumba
14- 30 minutes Weights/sculpting
15- 30 minutes Interval Jogging
16- 30 minutes Walk

17- 0
18- 45 minutes Zumba/ 30 minutes Walk
19- 30 minutes Weights/sculpting/ 30 minutes Walk
20- 30 minutes Zumba
21- 30 minutes Weights/sculpting
22- 30 minutes Interval Jogging/ 30 minutes Walk
23- 60 minutes Walk

24- 30 minutes Walk
25- 30 minutes Interval Jogging
26- 30 minutes Weights/sculpting/ 30 minutes Walk
27- 30 minutes Interval Jogging/ 15 minutes walk
28- 30 minutes Weights/sculpting/ 30 minutes Walk
29- 30 minutes Interval Jogging/ 15 minutes Walk
30
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Old 07-01-2011, 03:13 PM   #11  
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I haven't done this for a while I'm going to go for 1500 minutes

Total: 1440 / 1500

7-1 : 55 minute cycle class, 55 minute yoga
7-2: rest day
7-3: 25 mile bike ride @ family pace so I'm only claiming 90 minutes
7-4:45 minutes running 30 minutes walking
7-5: sick day
7-6: sick day booooooooo
7-8: 60 minutes walking
7-9:
7-10:
7-11: 45 minutes elliptical, 25 minutes treadmill
7-12:45 minutes elliptical
7-13:90 minutes on my bike.
7-14:50 minutes elliptical
7-15: 45 minutes cycle class, 60 minutes yoga class
7-16 : Warrior dash day!!!!! 60 minutes of blasty fun
7-17: rest day
7-18: exercise time spent in er with ds 2 booooo
7-19 : 45 cycle, 30 elliptical
7-20: 55 minutes cycle, 30 elliptical
7-21: 4 mile hill loop, 30 minutes weights = 90 minutes
7-22, 7-23, 7-24: Camping weekend with hiking , swimming and climbing I'm going to claim 90 minutes a day !!!!
7-25: rest day
7-26:45 cycle, 45 elliptical
7-27: 45 minutes cycle, 30 minutes elliptical

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Old 07-01-2011, 04:58 PM   #12  
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Well, Missouri weather has nixed any outside exercise for a while. Much harder for me to get moving when I'm stuck inside, but I'm going to try for 1400 minutes anyway.

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2 50 min brisk walking
3 50 min walking
4
5
6 56 min yoga/cardio
7 86 min yoga/walking
8 65 min yoga/walking
9 60 min walking
10
1125 min yoga
12 110 min pilates and walking
13 95 min walking/yoga
14
1540 min walking
16 48 min yoga and pilates
17 50 min podrunner intervals plus yoga
18 30 min podrunner
19 50 min yoga and pilates
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21 28 min podrunner
22 30 min walking
23 60 min walking
24 210 min beaching, walking, yoga
25 60 min walking
26 60 min walking, yoga
27 30 min podrunner
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Old 07-02-2011, 12:38 PM   #13  
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Goal: 1100 minutes
mini goals - workout at least 5 times a week, weights 2x/ week
mins so far - 820

1 - 20 m cardio
2 - 37 min walking

3 - 30 min swimming
4 - off
5 - 10 min walking
6 - off
7 - 92 min walking/spin
8 - off
9 - 61 min weights/cardio

10 -74 min spin/walking
11 - off
12 -off
13 - off
14 - off (really bad week! UGH)
15 - off
16 - 20 min walking

17 - 81 min spin/walking
18 - off
19 - 68 min weights/cardio
20 - off
21 - off
22 - 65 min weights/cardio
23 - 68 min cardio

24 - off
25 - 15 min walking
26 - 67 min weights/cardio
27 - off
28 - off
29 - 35 min cardio
30 - 77 min spin/walking
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Old 07-02-2011, 04:33 PM   #14  
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Exercise 4x/week

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Old 07-05-2011, 12:05 PM   #15  
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Exercise 5 days per week: 4x during work week, 1x on weekend.
Weight training at least once per week.
Stretch/yoga at least once per week.

1 - None
2 - 15 min Dance video

3 - Ride, hike, run w/ Miss P
4 - None
5 - Cardio - Run around complex
6 - Cardio - Run around complex + 2 small walks
7 - 15 min Yoga
8 - Weight Training (B-2)
9 - None

10 - None
11 - None
12 - Cardio - Run around complex
13 - Cardio - Run around complex
14 - None
15 - Cardio - Run around complex
16 - None

17 - None
18 - Cardio - Run around complex
19 - Cardio - Run around complex
20 - WT
21 - walk
22 - Cardio - Run around complex
23 - None

24 - None
25 - Cardio - Run around complex
26 - Cardio - Run around complex
27 - Cardio - Run around complex
28 - Cardio - Run around complex
29 - None
30 - Cardio - Dancing
31 - Cardio - Volleyball

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