Fitness Warrior Exercise Challenge, Mon Aug 17 to Oct 25 (70 days) - Join Anytime
rlshelor
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Fitness Warrior
Exercise Challenge
70 Day Challenge
Running from Monday Aug 17th to Sunday Oct 25th
The Rules are Simple:
• Decide your goal for the challenge. Whether it is minutes, miles, number of sit-ups or some other measure that is important to you. Most of us use minutes as our goal. To calculate your goal decide how many days you plan on working out and multiple by how much you expect to do each day. The challenge is a 70 days or 10 weeks. You determine your goal. Make it attainable but challenging.
• We recommend you create a little diary or Windows document to track your exercise numbers. This can include the date started, ending date, total minutes of your goal and your daily or weekly goal. This way it will be easier to reflect on how you are doing mid-challenge and even after the challenge has ended. I personally use a spreadsheet to track my workouts.
• Create a ticker to display your numbers through out the challenge. There are several places to get tickers including the NS website under the Community menu, www.tickerfactory.com, www.lilyslim.com and www.myfitnesspal.com; among others.
• Get Moving!! Any vigorous movement that is outside your daily routine counts. But be sure to make a mental note of how many minutes you did it. For example, pulling kids in wagon through park 20 mins, dancing at wedding 42 mins, sit-ups 6 mins, walking fast 30 mins, etc.
• Try to check in with the challenge group daily. Give us a short note to tell us what you did, how you feel, what worked, what didn't. And of course, tell us how many minutes you ticked off toward your total goal. When you post your minutes, please highlight them in red and bold. We also like to cheer if your activity has caused your scale to go down so feel free to tell us about your weight losses too. We are a great group for encouragement, support and advice.
• Don't forget to read everyone else's posts and to give them some love for their efforts.
• After you have posted and commented, update your ticker and notice how far it jumped toward your goal. At first it will seem like a very long distance...but suddenly, your goal will be in sight. That is the best part, watching that ticker move ever closer to your goal.
JOIN US ANYTIME!
ALL ARE WELCOME!!
NO CUT OFF TIME FOR JOINING
Thanks to Lori and Carol, who created our very first challenge back in January 2011.
Thanks to Marjorie, who kept the threads running for so long.
And thanks to everyone who participates and sweats in support of each other.
Exercise Challenge
70 Day Challenge
Running from Monday Aug 17th to Sunday Oct 25th
The Rules are Simple:
• Decide your goal for the challenge. Whether it is minutes, miles, number of sit-ups or some other measure that is important to you. Most of us use minutes as our goal. To calculate your goal decide how many days you plan on working out and multiple by how much you expect to do each day. The challenge is a 70 days or 10 weeks. You determine your goal. Make it attainable but challenging.
• We recommend you create a little diary or Windows document to track your exercise numbers. This can include the date started, ending date, total minutes of your goal and your daily or weekly goal. This way it will be easier to reflect on how you are doing mid-challenge and even after the challenge has ended. I personally use a spreadsheet to track my workouts.
• Create a ticker to display your numbers through out the challenge. There are several places to get tickers including the NS website under the Community menu, www.tickerfactory.com, www.lilyslim.com and www.myfitnesspal.com; among others.
• Get Moving!! Any vigorous movement that is outside your daily routine counts. But be sure to make a mental note of how many minutes you did it. For example, pulling kids in wagon through park 20 mins, dancing at wedding 42 mins, sit-ups 6 mins, walking fast 30 mins, etc.
• Try to check in with the challenge group daily. Give us a short note to tell us what you did, how you feel, what worked, what didn't. And of course, tell us how many minutes you ticked off toward your total goal. When you post your minutes, please highlight them in red and bold. We also like to cheer if your activity has caused your scale to go down so feel free to tell us about your weight losses too. We are a great group for encouragement, support and advice.
• Don't forget to read everyone else's posts and to give them some love for their efforts.
• After you have posted and commented, update your ticker and notice how far it jumped toward your goal. At first it will seem like a very long distance...but suddenly, your goal will be in sight. That is the best part, watching that ticker move ever closer to your goal.
JOIN US ANYTIME!
ALL ARE WELCOME!!
NO CUT OFF TIME FOR JOINING
Thanks to Lori and Carol, who created our very first challenge back in January 2011.
Thanks to Marjorie, who kept the threads running for so long.
And thanks to everyone who participates and sweats in support of each other.
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Roger
Goal: June 24, 2012
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Count me in for another, Roger... Will be back for my goal challenge minutes...0
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8/17 - 10 minutes (walking) & 60 minutes (jazzercise)
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Thanks, Roger, I'm in, too.
GOOD LUCK everyone!!!
GOAL: 7500 minutes (increased by 1500 minutes from last Challenge)
8/17 95 minutes
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120 minutes 8/18
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mariska9664 wrote: »8/18 - 25 minutes (walking) & 30 minutes (bowling)
And so bowling league begins... It's such a loooong 30 minutes of exercise, but I like it and it's moving. Takes about 3 hours for us to get through 3 games, but when you melt it down, it's about 30 minutes of actual bowling and walking up and down the steps to the lanes.
Flo - I upped my minutes, as well. Didn't make my challenge last time, but mostly because I had a slow start and had too many "rest" days because I just didn't feel like exercising or was traveling. And my walking shoes at work are working well. Bought a pair of slip on sketchers and really love the comfort. Although slipping in and out of my shoes to go outside sorta makes me feel like "Mrs. Rodgers". Now all I need is a sweater and my own "neighborhood"!!! But it's definitely better than walking in my sandals or other work shoes with more heel than you should have for walking...
Happy Wednesday to both of you! Looks like it might just be us in the challenge...
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I was wondering if it was actual Bowling or Wii bowling. You will have a good workout!
Yeah, I knew you had a slow start last Challenge. You did a great job trying to catch up though. KUDOS to you, M.
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I keep losing my post, third times the charm.
Too many side projects are getting me behind. I set my challenge goal to 2000 minutes. Increased from last challenge since I blew past that goal. But I'm getting behind already. I am determined to get a workout in today.
Roger
Goal: June 24, 2012
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8/19 - 15 minutes (walking) & 75 minutes (yoga)
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8/19 140 minutes
8/20 120 minutes
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8/19
35 Mins - Rehab
8/20
50 Mins - Rehab
Roger
Goal: June 24, 2012
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140 minutes 8/21
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8/20 - rest day & massage
8/21 - 60 minutes (jazzercise)
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Mary, do you get a massage every week? That sounds heavenly.0
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Flo, I get a massage once a month. Added it earlier this year with a yoga practice after working through a pinched nerve in my neck and having some lower back issues. Have arthritis in both...0
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Ouch! I hope this helps you. Sorry, hon.
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80 minutes 8/22
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8/22 - 60 minutes (yoga)
The massages are nothing fancy and I get them through the hospital at Mercy Integrative Medicine. I feel like yoga and the massages have made a difference in working out tension.
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175 minutes 8/23
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8/23 - rest
8/24 - 55 minutes (jazzercise)
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75 minutes 8/24
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8/24
52 Mins - Rehab
I've been having some back issues. Rested it over the weekend. But it flared up again last night. Resting it again. My chiropractor is out of town and the other one in the office with him just isn't as effective, I'll just wait till he comes back next week.
Roger
Goal: June 24, 2012
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8/25 - 15 minutes (walking) & 30 minutes (bowling)
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Sorry about the back, Roger. Hoping you feel better tomorrow.
180 minutes 8/25
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Sorry about your back, Roger, and hope it improves quickly. It's been a challenging year for you with lots of pain. Love the George Patton quote, by the way... Haven't seen that one before...0
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Back is feeling better. I was very busy at work night and it held up. I'm going to get a workout in today for sure. I will need to get it in today and tomorrow because I have to work 12 hour shifts Friday, Saturday and maybe Sunday.
Mary: Really wasn't sure what motivated the challenge title this time. I think part of it was gearing up for football season. :-) But I have a coworker that did the Spartan Race this year. She wasn't sure about doing the race because she had never done anything like that and I helped to motivate her. So I have been feeding off of that mantra for inspiration and it shows in my motivational posts.
Roger
Goal: June 24, 2012
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8/26 - 15 minutes (walking) & 75 minutes (yoga)
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I bet you're ready for some football! : - ) Long time between those seasons, that's for sure... Glad back is better... What's a spartan race?0
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200 minutes 8/26
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