*** August Exercise Challenge ***
 

This thread is to track your exercise. I'll total up the results for July and post the Exercise Queen in the first few days of Aug so update your July results.
Post your goals and then edit your post to update your exercise.

Goal: 1200 minutes
Time so far: 1035 minutes

Aug 1 - 60 min (Pain in the Butt class, stationary bike)
Aug 2 - 15 min (walking)
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Aug 4 - 75 min (Powerflex and ab classes)
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Aug 7 - 60 min (Fit Deck)
Aug 8 - 120 min (hiking nature trails and rowing a flat bottomed boat)
Aug 9 - 120 min (hiking and swimming in the ocean)
Aug 10 - 180 min (walking at the zoo)
Aug 11 - 60 min (walking at the museum and airports)
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Aug 13 - 80 min (PowerFlex, swimming)
Aug 14 - 60 min (3 hours at the animal shelter)
Aug 15 - 40 min (weights, Pain in the Butt class)
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Aug 17 - 45 min (weights, Pain in the Butt class)
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Aug 21 - 60 min (three hours of animal shelter work)
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Aug 28 - 60 min (three hours of animal shelter work)
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My Exercise Goal
 

Monthly Goal: ??? To new at keeping track of my exercising to judge an acceptable amount :?: , so as much as I can. :D
Total Minutes So Far: 290
Total Miles So Far: 15 2/3 :ebike:

Aug 1- 30 Min. Tennis approx. 1 mile of chasing balls. :p
Aug 2-100 Min. Walk 1 mile 15 min. Weights 15 min., Walk 3 1/2 mile 70 min.
Aug 3- 85 Min. Walk 1 1/3 mile 20 min. Walk 3 1/2 mile 65 min.
Aug 4- No exercise :(
Aug 5- Still no exercise
Aug 6- No formal exercise, but I painted all day long!
Aug 7- 2 more hours of painting... :dizzy:
Aug 8- Still slacking off.. sore from painting... :mad:
Aug 9- 1 1/3 mile walk 20 min.
Aug 10- 2/3 mile walk 10 min.
Aug 11- Zip
Aug 12- 2/3 mile walk 10 min.
Aug 13- None
Aug 14- None
Aug 15- 1 2/3 mile walk 20 min.
Aug 16- None
Aug 17- 1 mile walk 15 min.
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My goals for August are to :

continue with my weight training program as it is now :D

and the biggie for me, I must start to do some cardio so:

walk a total of 31 miles on the treadmill

I know 31 miles is only 1 mile a day, but its 1 mile a day more than I do now! :lol:



Goal 31 Miles

Total Miles for August : 5.6

Total Minutes for August: Cardio and strength combined : 4 hrs 40 mins

Aug 1- 20 mins upper body weight training :D + 1/2 mile on treadmill :(
Aug 2- 10 min walk to the PO.:(
Aug 3- 10 min walk to the PO.:( 20 mins lower body weights :)
Aug 4- None
Aug 5- None
Aug 6- None
Aug 7- None
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Aug 15- Upper Body Strength Training 30 mins
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Aug 28- Upper Body Weight training
Aug 29- 30 mins walk on treadmill!! Yayy!! 1.2miles
Aug 30- 30 mins walk on treadmill. 1.4 miles 20 mins lower body weight training
Aug 31- 30 mins walk outside + 30 on treadmill 20 mins upper body weight 2.4miles walking total

Total Minutes Exercise for August:

Hopefully I will barely make July's goal, so I am going to go for the same goal:

Goal: 1200 minutes
Time so far: 1365 minutes

Aug 1 - 20 min walk/60 min H20 areobics
Aug 2 - day off
Aug 3 - 60 min H20 aerobics/ 45 min walk
Aug 4 - day off
Aug 5 - 30 min walk
Aug 6 - day off
Aug 7 - 50 min walk/30 min strength train/20 min walk
Aug 8 - 60 min walk/ 60 min jazzercise
Aug 9 - 45 min jazzercise/60 min walk
Aug 10 - 60 min walk
Aug 11 - 30 walk/30 min strength train
Aug 12 - 45 min jazzercise/60 min walk
Aug 13 - day off
Aug 14 - 60 min walk/30 strength train
Aug 15 - 30 walk
Aug 16 - 30 walk/30 strength train
Aug 17 - day off
Aug 18 - 30 walk
Aug 19 - 30 walk
Aug 20 - day off
Aug 21 - 30 walk
Aug 22 - 30 walk/60 H2O aerobics
Aug 23 - 30 walk/30 strength train
Aug 24 - day off
Aug 25 - 30 walk/30 strength train
Aug 26 - 60 H20 aerobics
Aug 27 - day off
Aug 28 - day off
Aug 29 - day off
Aug 30 - 30 walk/30 strength train
Aug 31 -

Gonna try for 1400 minutes this month...eeek!

Minutes to date: 1616

August Exercise Minutes

1st - 50 minutes treadmill
2nd - 120 + minutes mowing entire lawn and yardwork.
3rd - 40 minutes treadmill
4th - 61 minutes - Treadmill
5th - 85 minutes - Treadmill
6th - 35 minutes - Walk
7th - 60 minutes - The Firm
8th - 70 minutes - Treadmill
9th - 70 minutes - Treadmill
10th - 80 minutes - Treadmill
11th - 80 minutes - Treadmill
12th - 80 minutes - Treadmill
13th - 60 minutes - The Firm
14th - 80 minutes - Treadmill
15th - 60 minutes - The Firm
16th - 80 minutes - treadmill
17th - 30 minutes - walk
18th - 30 minutes - walk
19th - 60 minutes - The Firm
20th - 60 minutes - treadmill
21st - 30 minutes - walk
22nd - 60 minutes - The Firm, 30 minute walk (90 min total)
23rd - 65 minutes - Treadmill, 35 minute walk (100 min total)
24th - 60 minutes The Firm,
25th - 45 minutes - treadmill

Going to be conservative for August.. In the middle of moving from NJ to NC..
Lifting and moving heavy thingies will have to suffice for weight lifting.. and will try to get in at least 1 mile walking a day..
Goal: 800 minutes
Time so far: 0 minutes

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I don't really know what to put as a goal this month. Between all of the smoke in the valley and not being able to walk outside and my injured shoulder so no upper body weight training I don't know what I will be able to accomplish this month. I guess I will say 1000 min of some kind of activity.

Goal 1000 min
Total minutes for far 1071

Aug 1 - None. To much smoke to walk outside and can't seem to get motivated to do WATP tapes.

Aug 2 - 3/10 mile 12 min

Aug 3 - 4/10 mile 15 min

Aug 4 - 3/10 mile 10 min

Aug 5 - None other than a little bit of extra slow walking with aunt at nursing home

Aug 6 - 30 min yard work (pooper scooping) - to hot to mow this morning

Aug 7 - None other than nusring home

Aug 8 - Basically none :o

Aug 9 - lunch walk 3/10 mile 10 min

Aug 10 - lunch walk 4/10 mile 12 min - 16 min upper body weight training, crunches and set ups

Aug 11 - am walk 1/2 mile 15 min

Aug 12 - none

Aug 13 - 2 hours mowing yard - 1 hour packing boxes at aunt's house

Aug 14 - 1 hour running back and forth at the church on punch, coffe and cookie duty - 2 hours clothes shopping (spent whole time walking and trying on clothes so counting all of it)

Aug 15 - lunch walk 1/2 mile 15 min

Aug 16 - lunch walk 1/2 mile 15 min - evening walk with hubby and furkids 1/3 mile 15 min

Aug 17 - 45 min cleaning and throwing away things from back patio at aunt's house

Aug 18 - none

Aug 19 - none

Aug 20 - am walk with hubby and the furkids 2/3 mile 18 min - 4 hours grocery shopping (counting at 2 hours)

Aug 21 - 2 trips up and down the stairs at church to run the AV equipment

Aug 22 - lunch walk 3/10 mile 10 min

Aug 23 -am walk with hubby and furkids 6/10 mile 22 min - lunch walk 1/2 mile 15 min

Aug 24 - am walk with hubby and furkids 3/10 mile 14 min

Aug 25 -17 min upper body weight training and sit ups

Aug 26 -1 hour cleaning back patio at aunt's house

Aug 27 - 1 hour going through drawers and working on packing things at aunt's house

Aug 28 - 2.5 hours mowing our yard and aunt's yard - 1 hours moving furniture and packing up boxes at aunt's house

Aug 29 -none

Aug 30 -lunch walk 1/2 mile 15 min

Aug 31 -none

Monthly goal: 1000 minutes

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plan: run 4x, weight train 2x, pilates 1x, xtrain (bike or eliptical)-1 x a week
mini goal: full pushups-at least 20 a day every day, sit ups-at least 40 a day 5x a week
Goal: 1000 minutes
Time so far: minutes 1328 total situps: 160 total pushups: 80

Aug 1 - 20 min walk, 10 min pushups/situps
Aug 2 - 45 min walk, 30 min run/walk/stretch, 10 min pushups/situps
Aug 3 - 20 min walk, 15 min stretching, 15 min pushups/situps/upperbody
Aug 4 - 50 min walk/run/stretch, 55 min walk =270 total
Aug 5 - 45 min walk, 30 min walk
Aug 6 - 45 min run/walk/stretch
Aug 8 - 45 min run/walk/stretch 5 min pushups/situps =440 total
Aug 9 - 20 min walk-ouch my feet and knees are bothering me, too much.
Aug 11 - 45 min walk/stretch
Aug 12 - 45 min walk/stretch
Aug 13 - 45 min walk/stretch; 30 min bike =625 total
Aug 15 - 10 min walk
Aug 16 - 38 min run/walk/stretch 10 min walk=683
Aug 17 - 20 min walk
Aug 18 - 20 min walk 15 min leg exercises
Aug 19 - 20 min walk 15 min legs
Aug 20 - 40 min run/walk/stretch+ 60 min walk +15 min legs
Aug 21 - 60 min walk 15 min legs
Aug 22 - 80 min walk 15 min legs =998 min total
Aug 23 - 35 min run/walk/stretch 20 min walk 15 min legs
Aug 24 - 50 min walk= 1118 total 15 min legs
Aug 25 - 30 min run, 20 min walk =1183 total
Aug 26 - 25 min walk
Aug 27 - 75 min run/walk stretch + 45 min walk =1328 total
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Well I'm not aiming for queen, I can tell you that :lol: Since I'm JUST starting to exercise, I'll be conservative. I'm going to try to exercise 5x a week: 3 days cardio(30-40min), 2 days strength/toning(20-30min).

Goal:1000min
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my goal is just to do something either aerobics or treadmill or weights for 30 min a day

August Goal
 

Wow, you ladies are impressive. 1200 minutes? 1400 minutes?? I'm going to be conservative and aim for 3 days of 1 hour and 2 days of 40 minutes, or 3 days of Cardio Sculpt and 2 days of Ab Sculpt for those of you that speak The Firm. So that comes to roughly 1000 minutes.

So...

Goal:1000min
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I am going to try for 1200 minutes in August.

Total minutes so far - 1335

Aug 1 - 40 mins. elliptical and 35 mins. treadmill
Aug 2 - 30 mins. curves
Aug 3 - 30 mins. WATP and 30 mins. elliptical
Aug 4 - 30 mins. curves
Aug 5 - 60 mins. fast walk pushing baby in stroller :D
Aug 6 - 30 mins. curves
Aug 7 - day off
Aug 8 - 35 mins. elliptical and 35 mins. treadmill
Aug 9 - 30 mins. curves
Aug 10 - 45 mins. WATP abs
Aug 11 - 30 mins. curves and 40 mins. treadmill
Aug 12 - 45 mins. WATP w/weights
Aug 13 - 30 mins. curves
Aug 14 - day off
Aug 15 - 45 mins. WATP abs
Aug 16 - 30 mins. curves and 30 mins. elliptical
Aug 17 - 45 mins. WATP w/weights
Aug 18 - 30 mins. curves and 45 mins. treadmill
Aug 19 - 45 mins. WATP w/weights 3 hrs painting and 5 hrs. housework
(would'nt normally count this but I am going to this time because it was very hard work. I am only going to count it as 3 hrs. though)
Aug 20 - day off
Aug 21 - 60 mins. treadmill
Aug 22 - 30 mins. WATP w/weights
Aug 23 - 30 mins. curves
Aug 24 - day off
Aug 25 - 30 mins. curves
Aug 26 - 45 mins. WATP abs
Aug 27 - 30 mins. curves
Aug 28 - 45 mins. WATP w/weights
Aug 29 - day off
Aug 30 - 30 mins. curves
Aug 31 - 40 mins. elliptical
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Again, I have to be overly ambitious b/c I have a high weight loss goal before the end of the month.

Goal:1800min
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Beach Bums August Exercising Log

AUG GOAL========1000 mins.

TOTAL MINS.as of AUG 31ST=2185M.

HIT MY AUG GOAL AS OF AUG.20th


Aug 1 -walked 30 M./biking 30 M.===============60 M.
Aug 2 -WATP"S 30 M./biking for 30 M.============60 M.
Aug 3 -walked 30 M./biking for 30 M.=============60 M.
Aug 4 -walked 30 M/biking for 30 M.==============60 M.
Aug 5 -walked 40 M/WATPS tape for 30 M.=========70 M.
Aug 6 -walked 30 M/biking for 30 mins.============60 M.
Aug 7 -RESTING ON SUNDAY
Aug 8 -walked 30 M/biking 45 M===================75 M.
Aug 9 -WATP's 45 M/stepping 30 M================75 M.
Aug 10 -March to Fitness Taper 30 M/biking 45 M======75 M.
Aug 11 -Power walked for 50 M/biking for 30 m==== :cb: ====80 M.
Aug 12 -RESTING==============================0 M.
Aug 13 -WATP's 45 M/Biking 45 M========== :cb: ====80 M.
Aug 14 -RESTING ON SUNDAY
Aug 15 -Walked 30 M/Biking for 40 M================70 M
Aug 16 -Walked 30 M/Biking for 40 M================70 M
Aug 17 -Walked 30 M/Biking for 40 M================70 M
Aug 18 -Walked 20 M :o: March 30M/Biking 30M===:cb:===80 M
Aug 19 -Walked 30 M/biking 30 M======== :o =========60 M
Aug 20 -Walked 30 M/biking for 40 M=================70 M
Aug 21 -RESTING ON SUNDAY
Aug 22 -WATP's 2M for 30M/biking for 40M=============70 M
Aug 23 -Walked 30 M/biking for 40 M=================70 M
Aug 24 -walked 20 M/biking for 40 M======== :o ========60 M
Aug 25 -Walked for 30 M/biking for 40=================70 M
Aug 26 -Walked for 30 M/WATP for 45 M==============75 M
Aug 27 -Walked for 35 M/Biking for 45 M======:cb:===== 80 M
Aug 28 -RESTING ON SUNDAY
Aug 29 -WATP 45 M/Biking for 40 M=========:cb:======85 M
Aug 30 -Fat Burn Tape 45M/biking for 45M=====:cb:=====85 M
Aug 31 -Walked for 40 M/biking for 40 M====== :cb:=====80 M