It's July, the sun is out and the days are long. It's time to put away the excuses and grab your sneakers, bike, kayak, rollerblades or bathing suit. What's your exercise plan for the beautiful July 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.


Okay, June pretty much stunk for me. Way too many days off for oh so many "good" reasons. It's time to get back on track.
Goal: 2000 minutes with at least 10 minutes every single day, weights 3X/wk

Total so far: 1321 minutes

1 - 60m treadmill
2 - 60m bike ride (10miles)
3 - 70m bike ride (13.6 miles)

4 - 33m bike ride (6.5 miles) + 70m walking
5 - whale watch
6 - too hot
7 - too hot
8 - too hot
9 - 60m walk, 20m swim
10 - 100m walk, 50m kayak

11 - 30m walk, 60m hike
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13 - 60m exercise bike
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15 - 30m walk
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17 - 90m exercise bike

18 - 50m walk
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20 - 50m walk
21 - 65m stationary bike
22 - 50m walk
23 - 55m walk
24 - 80m walk, 30m stationary bike

25 driving day
26 - 30m walk
27 - 20m walk, 43m stationary bike
28 - 55m stationary bike
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Summer is just flying by, isn't it?

Goal for July: 1200 minutes

Total so far: 60 minutes

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2--30 minutes at Curves
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Goal: Set to high for June and I have vacation this month so dropping goal to 1200
Total so far: 1380 minutes

1- 30 minutes BL Sculpting/weights/ 30 minutes Walk
2- 30 minutes BL LI Cardio/90 minutes Walk
3- 60 minutes Walk

4- 60 minutes Walk
5- 30 minutes Walk
6- 30 minutes BL Weights/30 minutes Walk
7- 30 minutes BL LI Cardio/ 30 minutes Walk
8- 30 minutes BL Weights
9- 30 minutes BL LI Cardio
10- 0

11- 0
12- 30 minutes BL LI Cardio/30 minutes Walk
13- 30 minutes BL Boot Camp/30 minutes Walk
14- 30 minutes BL HI Cardio/ 50 minutes Walk
15- 30 minutes BL Boot Camp/ 30 minutes Walk
16- 30 minutes BL HI Cardio
17- 20 minutes Walk

18- 0
19- 30 minutes Walk
20- 30 minutes BL Weights/ 30 minutes Walk
21- 30 minutes Walk
22- 30 minutes BL Weights/ 30 minutes Walk/20 minutes Bike ride
23- 30 minutes BL LI Cardio/90 minutes weeding
24- 0

25- 0
26- 30 minutes BL HI Cardio/30 minutes Walk
27- 30 minutes BL Bootcamp/30 minutes Walk
28- 30 minutes BL HI Cardio/ 30 minutes Walk
29- 30 minutes BL Bootcamp/30 minutes Walk
30- Leave for SC
31- SC

Goal is to exercise 4x per week with 2 of those days including strength training.

1- 30 minutes cybex cardio and 40 minutes strength and lifting.
2 - rest
3 - 60 minutes cybex and treadmill

4 - 13 mile rolling hills bike ride
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This is my first month joining this thread I'm almost a full month on SB and have lost 10 lbs and have developed an addiction to swimming. I want work out 5x a week for 60 mins.

Goal for July: 1200 minutes

Total so far:

1 45 mins elliptical, 15 minutes core
2 60 mins swimming
3 40 mins swimming

4 40 mins swimming
5 off
6 60 mins elliptical
7 60 mins swimming
8 60 mins swimming
9 off
10 off

11 off
12 off
13 60 mins swimming
14 30 mins swimming
15 off
16 60 mins swimming
17 off

18 30 mins elliptical
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I'm going to be traveling and vacationing for 3 weeks this month so I really need to work at fitting a good walk or something in every day. I can do this, I just have to set my mind to it.

Goal: 1000 minutes
Total so far: 1219 minutes

7/1 - 50 (walk)
7/2 - 64 (walk)
7/3 - 30 (walk)
7/4 - 25 (wii fit)
7/5 - 20 (swimming)
7/6 - 30 (walk)
7/7 - 0
7/8 - 30 (walk)
7/9 - 75 (walk)
7/10 - 45 (walk)
7/11 - 40 (walk)
7/12 - 70 (walking)
7/13 - 20 (walk)
7/14 - 20 (walk)
7/15 - 30 (walk)
7/16 - 70 (walk)
7/17 - 70 (walk)
7/18 - 55
7/19 - 20
7/20 - 15
traveling - 0
7/23 - 45
7/24 - 65
7/25 - 20
7/26 - 30
7/27 - 0
7/28 - 60
7/29 - 30
7/30 - 80
7/31 - 30

Goal is to continue my 6x per week cardio and 3x per week strength training.

Total so far: 1585 minutes

1 - 50 min run/walk avg. 4.5 mph., 20 min. strength training - arms
2 - 50 min run/walk avg. 4.5 mph.
3 - 60 min. run/walk avg. 4.5 mph

4 - bad girl!
5 - 60 min. run/walk avg. 4.5 mph, 45 min. step aerobics with integrated strength training
6 - 30 min. run/walk, 10 min. elliptical, 5 min. stair climber
7 - 45 min. run/walk avg. 4.5 mph, 20 min. strength training on balance ball
8 - 50 min. run/walk avg. 4.2 + 40% incline
9 - 60 min. run/walk avg. 4.2 + 40% incline, 20 min. strength training (balance ball + kettle bells)
10 - 60 min. run/walk
11 - rest day

12 60 min. run/walk
13 - 60 min. run/walk, 45 min. pilates
14 - 50 min. run/walk
15 - 60 min. run/walk
16 - 70 min. run/walk
17 - 30 min. walk, 30 min. strength training
18 - off

19 - 30 min. bike ride
20 - 70 min. run/walk
21 - 60 min. walk (4.2 mph pace, 50% incline)
22 - 45 min. walk
23 - 60 min. walk, 20 min. strength training
24 - off day
25 - off day

26 - 60 min. walk
27 - 60 min. run/walk, 20 min. strength training, 45 min. pilates
28 - 60 min. run/walk
29 - 65 min. interval cardio training w/ weights (butt kicking!)
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Late to the game, as I have been away, but at least I had some activity on my vacation. Same goal as last time, 1 hour/day = 1860 for July.

Goal: 1860
Current Total: 1790 ugh - I missed my goal by 70 min
But on the bright side, I never thought I'd be at the point where I consider *1790 minutes of exercise in a month* a failure



July 1
July 2 - 40 min walk
July 3
July 4 - 4 hour hike
July 5 -
July 6 - 1 hour hike
July 7 - 30 minute kayak
July 8 - 1 hour hike
July 9 - 4 hour hike
July 10
July 11
July 12 - 60 min yoga, 40 min walk
July 13
July 14 - 60 min walk
July 15 - 30 min walk
July 16 - 2 hr hike, "steep" trail
July 17
July 18 - 4 hr "strenuous" hike
July 19 - 60 min yoga
Long lapse... got busy... no excuse
July 28 - 40 min walk, 75 min yoga class, another 40 min walk
July 29 - 40 min walk, 60 min yoga class
July 30 - 2.5 hr hike. so close, so close to my goal
July 31 - 40 min walk, 60 min yoga class