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Week 2 Challenge: Boston

ajff

13.1 miles
860 steps
beans

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ajff

So.... any apps that will track steps? I dread the thought of counting stair steps on vacation!

Mjtckwnow

ajfuelling wrote: »

So.... any apps that will track steps? I dread the thought of counting stair steps on vacation!

They said that I flight equals 12 steps on average so to make it easier count 72 flights. There's a free app called Pedometer that you can download to your phone too. Also only count steps up not steps down as this is a climbing challenge.

Mjtckwnow

Just a heads up team....My quad pain is getting worse and it's now been 4 weeks

Heading to the doctor today and hoping for good news and maybe a cortisone shot to help it.

I'm probably for sure out for the steps challenge but still should be able to get the 13.1 miles with just daily activity although I'd rather run it! Plus I'm good for the beans challenge too.

If I'm off all weight bearing exercises I'll just log a bunch of time doing core work and lifting free weights on my exercise ball.

Since this is such as short leg, I think the winning team will come from the bonus points of going over mileage so I won't slack off time wise

Good luck to everyone this week...I'll check in after my Dr.'s appointment this afternoon. Send me good thoughts!!!!!

rusgolden

Anyone have any ideas for the bean challenge? I'm guessing this is supposed to be something more than a side of green beans, like a main dish? Can do salsa chicken or something like similar that has beans in them, or what? Seems vague to me but I don't want to ask on the main Q&A thread if I'm the only one who is thinking about this too much...

BirdParrott

I'm just gonna make my favorite bean snack. I'm taking these challenges as personalizable to some extent because of the vagueness. The less I have to conform or abide by rules in my life the better

Jaeek

I was thinking of making some sort of veggie burger but yeah, I think anything with beans in it would count. All of the bean dishes I can think of are vegetarian

I've done 360 stairs today. Decided to split it into sets of 10 climbs so 120 stairs in each set. Makes it seem a smaller number

Meowler

@highlandshoppa I'm sorry to hear you've been in pain. I hope it's nothing serious and fingers crossed it goes well with the doctor.

@rusgolden For some reason baked beans on toast screams at me but it doesn't seem very creative, haha! I was browsing some options today and will probably do something with chickpeas (garbanzo beans). This recipe appealed to me.

Personally not sure how I'm going to tackle the step challenge as there aren't really any tall, public places with stairs that I could visit. Despite living in an apartment I don't think my neighbours would appreciate me running up and down our creaky stairs hundreds of times. Will probably have to step on and off a stool 860 times - better check it with Q&A first though. Atleast my quads and glutes will get a great exercise.

2016summerfun

I'm going with the beans on toast ( i'm English lol ) .... The 13.1 mile and 859 steps should be doable for me.

Meowler

@2016summerfun Go for it! I used to put a thick layer of butter on the toast and then mix cheese in to the beans. That was of course before I started counting calories - I try to avoid butter these days and opt for something more nutritious/filling. Was delicious though... good on chips too. Got me started now!

rusgolden

Thanks all... mileage and steps won't be an issue for me this week. I work on the 27th floor, and only need to average about 172 steps UP a day during work days. I think this will be a good lunchtime exercise so I don't have to worry about the hot or rainy weather. I'm not going to worry about counting mileage from my fitness tracker though since it will be difficult to pull the amount of steps from the stairs from my total and I have 4 runs scheduled this week, so won't have an issue reaching the 13.1 miles with just those.

rusgolden

Here's a tip for tracking your stairs throughout the week... I'm using the Insert Note feature on the spreadsheet and entering the number of stairs I did for the day.

ajff

I had a great day today!

a jog, a walk, (6.25 miles) and a garden session

Husband showed me that my iphone has a step (elevation) counter on it. I rarely carry it in my pocket, but I will give it a whirl tomorrow and see how it works! We have a 2 level house and a set of stairs that leads from our 2nd floor walk out to our garden. Today I did a measly 58 stairs. This is going to be a hard challenge for me, I think!

As to beans, I am posting my quinoa/bean salad on our other team board.

Mrscanmore

I just went up and down 250 stairs at my fiends house in between episodes of game of thrones

KatKat1209

Sometimes I can't believe how clumsy I am... Tripped this morning while going down the stairs, managed to hold my balance but hurt my little toe doing that. It's swollen and hurts.. But hopefully it's not broken.. Can still walk (like a penguin) and move the toe a little. Trying to figure out which cardio exercises I can manage to do with that to be able to gather some minutes. Kickboxing is out for this week.
Think the stationary bike will be manageable to get minutes and I can swim I think. But the stairs and walking challenge is probably out..
For the beans - do you think a read bean bun (bun filled with sweet red bean paste) counts for beans?

littlebarry

Managed to hike 6.4 Miles today with 1047 ft of climbing. Unfortunately, none of that included stairs.

Did manage 256 stair/steps in house.

Cardiotrainer is a great free app. It tracks all sorts of exercises. I use it for hiking. It tracks your hike on a google map (satellite if you want), and keeps a history. It also totals all of your history, and you can see how far you've gone since you started. I just reached Minnesota, from Southern CA. (it has taken several years). It uses the GPS in your phone, so it's pretty accurate.

2016summerfun

@KatKat1209 Ouch get a pack of frozen peas on it to bring out the bruise it will ease the pain.
BTW. It took me 8 mins to do your energizing morning workout thanks for posting it x

iheartcookies2

@KatKat1209 Ouch, that sounds painful!

Are we supposed to walk/jog those 13.1 miles at once, or can it be divided? I thought I saw no partials, but just want to make sure I didn't misunderstand that. I have no idea what I will make with beans, maybe some kind of bean sallad.

2016summerfun

@ iheartcookies2. its over the week. also the steps.

iheartcookies2

2016summerfun wrote: »

@ iheartcookies2. its over the week. also the steps.

Thank you

Mjtckwnow

Ok so turns out my daily life only gives me 62 stairs...going to have to put some actual effort into this!
I laid off all cardio due to my leg yesterday (Ortho appointment on Thursday morning) but did a very, very sweaty fullbody + weights workout on the exercise ball. It kicked by butt

& I only completed 2 of the 3 circuits - something to work towards improving on.
I completed the beans challenge yesterday with a "Baja" Cobb salad & I'll post that and another one of my favorite bean salads on the team thread on the main page.
Have a great one High-Flying Team 5!

osche731

So excited... one trip down or up the stairs at work is 81 steps!!! I'll be to 860 in no time!

rusgolden

Well, I just completed the stair challenge by mistake... lol. I had miscalculated the steps yesterday... was only counting 1 flight of 10 stairs per floor and there are 2 flights per floor. I did 22 floors yesterday and another 21 today. Yea, me!

rusgolden

osche731 wrote: »

So excited... one trip down or up the stairs at work is 81 steps!!! I'll be to 860 in no time!

Awesome! Just remember only steps UP count for the challenge.

osche731

Yep, I remember. Was just amazed how many steps I could take in a day!!

BirdParrott

KatKat1209 wrote: »

Sometimes I can't believe how clumsy I am... Tripped this morning while going down the stairs, managed to hold my balance but hurt my little toe doing that. It's swollen and hurts.. But hopefully it's not broken.. Can still walk (like a penguin) and move the toe a little. Trying to figure out which cardio exercises I can manage to do with that to be able to gather some minutes. Kickboxing is out for this week.
Think the stationary bike will be manageable to get minutes and I can swim I think. But the stairs and walking challenge is probably out..
For the beans - do you think a read bean bun (bun filled with sweet red bean paste) counts for beans?

For cardio when walking and such is out focus on abs! There is a lot of ab work that also uses legs, for example, scissors, bicycle, etc. You can do thirty minutes of abs by changing the type of abdominal work you are doing and taking rests. If you want more help, let me know... I taught an ab class once and have an arsenal of tools!

BirdParrott

I got my whole office group to join me on steps today!

littlebarry

Climbed 1,135 steps and walked / hiked 7.1 miles. I'm gonna feel it in the morning...

KatKat1209

2016summerfun wrote: »

@KatKat1209 Ouch get a pack of frozen peas on it to bring out the bruise it will ease the pain.
BTW. It took me 8 mins to do your energizing morning workout thanks for posting it x

happy that you like it - didn't do it this morning but after doing 2days in a row I really felt my butt

BirdParrott wrote: »

For cardio when walking and such is out focus on abs! There is a lot of ab work that also uses legs, for example, scissors, bicycle, etc. You can do thirty minutes of abs by changing the type of abdominal work you are doing and taking rests. If you want more help, let me know... I taught an ab class once and have an arsenal of tools!

Thanks for offering! I will try the stationary bike today but if you don't mind you could share the abs workout?

2016summerfun

Could you post the Abdominal workout please

iheartcookies2

According to my fitbit I have climbed 8 floors on Monday and 28 on Tuesday. I live in a building with no elevator and at my workplace the only reason for using the elevator is if you broke your leg. Can someone help me converting that to steps?