January Fitness Challenges

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  • b3achy
    b3achy Posts: 2,142 Member
    And this is why I'm so poor at structured challenges...as much as I want to do them, life gets in the way. Have been uber busy since Friday. I did manage to do an hour of cleaning tonight (vacuuming and wiping down the kitchen counters and appliances), but it was hit or miss for the list/day. I might just have to use the list as just that...my list of cleaning to do's...maybe not in any specific order though...we'll see if I can eventually get back on track.
  • GrandmaJackie
    GrandmaJackie Posts: 36,853 Member
    GrandmaJackie wrote: »
    Day 1 completed
    Day 2 completed
    Day 3 completed
    Day 4 rest
    Day 5 completed
    Day 6 completed
    Day 7 completed
    Day 8 rest
    Day 9 completed

  • ShaleSelkies
    ShaleSelkies Posts: 251 Member
    edited January 2017
    JH Arm Challenge:
    Day 9 - ✔️
    Arm Challenge:
    Day 9 - ✔️
    Thigh Challenge:
    Day 9 - ✔️
    JH Sun Salutation Challenge:
    Days 9 - ✔️
  • Skipper111
    Skipper111 Posts: 392 Member
    Day 10 arm and leg challenge ✔️

    I have been slack with my cleaning and will catch up :-D
  • lbenson2006
    lbenson2006 Posts: 3,372 Member
    Day 10 thighs complete!!
  • MiamiSeoul
    MiamiSeoul Posts: 1,809 Member
    Joanna2012B wrote: »
    Sick all weekend :s

    So I have caught up on my Thigh Challenge for up to today. I will catch up on the rest tonight. Still feeling crappy!! :(


    Hoping you feel better soon! Sending a virtual hug!

  • maicap22
    maicap22 Posts: 433 Member
    Day 9-10 arms, thigh and yoga done :)
  • alipsie19
    alipsie19 Posts: 705 Member
    Jan 1: 2x Sun Salutations
    Jan 2: 2x Sun Salutations
    Jan 3: 4x Sun Salutations
    Jan 4: 4x Sun Salutations
    Jan 5: 4x Sun Salutations
    Jan 6: 4x Sun Salutations
    Jan 7: 4x Sun Salutations
    Jan 8: Rest
    Jan 9: 12x Sun Salutations
    Jan 10: 6x Sun Salutations
  • ShaleSelkies
    ShaleSelkies Posts: 251 Member
    JH Arm Challenge:
    Day 10 - ✔️
    Arm Challenge:
    Day 10 - ✔️
    Thigh Challenge:
    Day 10 - ✔️
    JH Sun Salutation Challenge:
    Days 10 - ✔️
  • klove808
    klove808 Posts: 346 Member
    1-10 : finally got caught up today. Will have to group the next few days all together on Sunday or Monday.

    Sun salutations get me out of bed in the morn. Good on those daily.

    Happy challenges all, seeing some dedication! Have fun and carry on!
  • GrandmaJackie
    GrandmaJackie Posts: 36,853 Member
    GrandmaJackie wrote: »
    Day 1 completed
    Day 2 completed
    Day 3 completed
    Day 4 rest
    Day 5 completed
    Day 6 completed
    Day 7 completed
    Day 8 rest
    Day 9 completed
    Day 10 completed


  • Skipper111
    Skipper111 Posts: 392 Member
    Day 11 arms and legs ✔️

    Happy Hump Day guys!!!
  • Skipper111
    Skipper111 Posts: 392 Member
    To the Sun Salutations Troops... I have never done yoga and was thinking of trying a few of the exercises out. Not as part of the challenge, just to see if I can personally really.

    I'm really inflexibly and some of the moves looks... well TERRIFYING! Does anyone have any pointers for newbies to yoga??

    Thank you :-D
  • klove808
    klove808 Posts: 346 Member
    Hi skipper. Nice to see you are curious to try yoga. It is very rewarding and noncompetitive. You only do what your body is comfortable with and the poses start to change for you over time. There are definitely modifications to full poses that you can do to start you off. You could also break a sun salutation up into its individual poses for awhile before putting them althogether.

    This link has a great description of all I just said and more. It looks really good.

    http://www.sublimelyfit.com/sun-salutations-for-beginners/

    If there is any beginner yoga or hatha yoga class in your area that has a seasoned teacher it may be good and fun to try. :).
  • Skipper111
    Skipper111 Posts: 392 Member
    klove808 wrote: »
    Hi skipper. Nice to see you are curious to try yoga. It is very rewarding and noncompetitive. You only do what your body is comfortable with and the poses start to change for you over time. There are definitely modifications to full poses that you can do to start you off. You could also break a sun salutation up into its individual poses for awhile before putting them althogether.

    This link has a great description of all I just said and more. It looks really good.

    http://www.sublimelyfit.com/sun-salutations-for-beginners/

    If there is any beginner yoga or hatha yoga class in your area that has a seasoned teacher it may be good and fun to try. :).

    Thanks so much klove808 this is such a help!

    I think i'm going to give it a go and see how my poor body deals.

    I shall keep you posted :-D
  • lbenson2006
    lbenson2006 Posts: 3,372 Member
    Day 11 thighs done.
  • MiamiSeoul
    MiamiSeoul Posts: 1,809 Member
    Skipper111 wrote: »
    To the Sun Salutations Troops... I have never done yoga and was thinking of trying a few of the exercises out. Not as part of the challenge, just to see if I can personally really.

    I'm really inflexibly and some of the moves looks... well TERRIFYING! Does anyone have any pointers for newbies to yoga??

    Thank you :-D


    Check YouTube for:
    Yoga with Adriene
    Fightmaster Yoga &
    Floating Yoga School

    Best!



  • Skipper111
    Skipper111 Posts: 392 Member
    MiamiSeoul wrote: »
    Skipper111 wrote: »
    To the Sun Salutations Troops... I have never done yoga and was thinking of trying a few of the exercises out. Not as part of the challenge, just to see if I can personally really.

    I'm really inflexibly and some of the moves looks... well TERRIFYING! Does anyone have any pointers for newbies to yoga??

    Thank you :-D


    Check YouTube for:
    Yoga with Adriene
    Fightmaster Yoga &
    Floating Yoga School

    Best!



    Thanks so much for the advice! I am going to try this out tomorrow morning I think :-D
  • ladyreva78
    ladyreva78 Posts: 4,080 Member
    Hello my dears, Still around, still doing my leg challenge.

    Dropped the cleaning because I can be a rather lazy *kitten*...
  • 135terry
    135terry Posts: 432 Member
    Day 1 thru 11 thigh and arm challenge complete.

    I am confident that by end of day tomorrow, I will be caught up on the cleaning challenge as well. We'll see :)
  • klove808
    klove808 Posts: 346 Member
    Fun= every *kitten* that pops up I go thru all the "bad" words I know and really random ones to see how they all play out. MFP madlibs.
  • maicap22
    maicap22 Posts: 433 Member
    Day 11 arms, thigh and yoga done :)
  • GrandmaJackie
    GrandmaJackie Posts: 36,853 Member
    Day 1 ✅
    Day 2 ✅
    Day 3 ✅
    Day 4 rest
    Day 5 ✅
    Day 6 ✅
    Day 7 ✅
    Day 8 rest
    Day 9 ✅
    Day 10 ✅
    Day 11 ✅
  • ShaleSelkies
    ShaleSelkies Posts: 251 Member
    JH Arm Challenge:
    Day 11 - ✔️
    Arm Challenge:
    Day 11 - ✔️
    Thigh Challenge:
    Day 11 - ✔️
    JH Sun Salutation Challenge:
    Days 11 - ✔️
  • lbenson2006
    lbenson2006 Posts: 3,372 Member
    Day 12 thighs done.

    To plug another challenge that just started sign ups for a beginning date of 1/23, please see the below information I have copied from another challenge I'm in...thanks @b3achy!! In this January challenge, there are some others who were in the previous challenge as well...@MiamiSeoul, @Joanna2012B, @GrandmaJackie and possibly many more.

    On a separate note...the Amazing Race has posted their Winter Challenge announcement and is actively taking sign-ups!!! 8 weeks of challenging fun! 6 Teams of over 20 people each compete against each other to virtually get to various locations across the global. Check out/Join the following group: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/118329-amazing-race-winter-blitz

    If you sign up, you'll recognize a few names from here (and I'm listing their teams from the last race, which should be our teams for this upcoming race):
    @120maggie was on Team 1
    @lbenson2006 was on Team 2
    @b3achy was on Team 5
    (are there other racers here?)

    When you sign up, you can request to be on teams, but they do have to balance them out, so there are no guarantees you will get the team you requested. Last race, they had to implement a waiting list because it was so popular. Most, but not all, got in the game in the early weeks, as people had dropped out. So, sign up early if you are interested in participating! It was a lot of fun, and will push you to try new things. I was exhausted at the end of the 8 weeks (probably because I more than doubled my usual exercises minutes per week during the race).
  • Joanna2012B
    Joanna2012B Posts: 1,448 Member
    MiamiSeoul wrote: »
    Joanna2012B wrote: »
    Sick all weekend :s

    So I have caught up on my Thigh Challenge for up to today. I will catch up on the rest tonight. Still feeling crappy!! :(


    Hoping you feel better soon! Sending a virtual hug!

    Thank you @MiamiSeoul ! I think I'm back in the land of the living now. Have some challenges to catch up on. I will be all caught up by the end of the weekend!!

    @lbenson2006 will you be a team captain again?
  • Joanna2012B
    Joanna2012B Posts: 1,448 Member
    Day 7 & 8 of the arm challenge and Day 10 of the thigh challenge done.

    I cannot believe how a few days of sickness and no fitness make this so much harder! :s
  • lbenson2006
    lbenson2006 Posts: 3,372 Member
    Joanna2012B wrote: »
    MiamiSeoul wrote: »
    Joanna2012B wrote: »
    Sick all weekend :s

    So I have caught up on my Thigh Challenge for up to today. I will catch up on the rest tonight. Still feeling crappy!! :(


    Hoping you feel better soon! Sending a virtual hug!

    Thank you @MiamiSeoul ! I think I'm back in the land of the living now. Have some challenges to catch up on. I will be all caught up by the end of the weekend!!

    @lbenson2006 will you be a team captain again?

    @Joanna2012B - Glad you are back with it. And yes, as long as they will have me!! Lol. I absolutely loved being a captain. :)
  • lbenson2006
    lbenson2006 Posts: 3,372 Member
    Joanna2012B wrote: »
    Day 7 & 8 of the arm challenge and Day 10 of the thigh challenge done.

    I cannot believe how a few days of sickness and no fitness make this so much harder! :s

    Isn't it absurd how even though you think you are in pretty decent shape that a little skipping, for whatever the reason, makes you feel like you've skipped a year!! Lol.
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