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RangerRickL
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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes?
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day?
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank?
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day?
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank?
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I enjoy exercise.
But, inside exercise can easily become more of a chore/duty/obligation.
When the weather is nice, I love to get outside. Somehow, walking outside is not a chore, it's fun.
Walking in the desert is more like a play time.
Horseback riding is an adventure.
Cleaning the barn or picking up dead fall in the forest is refreshing.
What exercise activities are actually fun for you?
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Time differences: I wake up when @RangerRickL is about to call it a day! I don't live anywhere near a farm, so no barnclearing for me! I live in the centre of town, but a beautiful town, with a lovely old city centre and some nice parks. I love walking around town. Twice a month or so I go walkies in the countryside with some friends. I also live 20 minutes by tram from the seaside and I love walking on the beach, especially out of season.14
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Discovering a new city by foot!10
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Perfect topic for me today! I do love the outdoors and refuse to run on treadmills when the beachfront is right next to the gym. However, my favourite exercise is done indoors. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a ground based grappling martial art. I started in May 2015 and I'm a blue belt. I haven't been able to train properly since 23 February 2019 (broken arm, kidney transplant, frozen shoulder, other shoulder seized up in sympathy, twisted ankle) and I finally did a complete class tonight! I do adapted versions of some of the warm up drills, I'm very selective of who I partner with and I tap super easily, but getting back on the mat was the important big step. Now I just keep showing up and doing what I can and I'll get back to where I was and beyond.
Obviously this made today a great day. I did 30 minutes of physio, 1 hour of yoga, 30 minutes of rehab work by myself, 1:15 Jiu Jitsu class, a full days work (with no bites today) and even managed a nap at lunchtime! Good food choices and under calories even with the ice cream I have for dessert (yes, I count it as a good food choices because occasional treats are allowed in my eating plan unless I'm in comp prep or something - I've eaten well to week so a treat fits nicely.)13 -
Yes x 3.
I love being outside. Walking, cycling, canoeing, swimming. Used to like jogging - need to get back into that. Feel much calmer after yoga - sometimes I haven't realised quite how busy my mind has got until I practise some yoga.11 -
Track: Yes
Calories: Yes
Exercise: Yes
2 pass days left
I love and miss running. I’m dealing with postpartum foot pain and carpaltunel so have to take it easy. I enjoy yoga, swimming and barre classes but I’ve been struggling on doing these as my husband is away a lot and there’s no one to watch our baby. For now the exercises I enjoy are: dancing indoors with my baby, doing baby yoga with him, playing with him and going out for walks.
We are both unwell and had a bad night. I’ve carried him around all day and danced and swayed him for hours. Neither of us have much of an appetite. Hopefully tomorrow will be better.14 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes?
Yes ! Went for a jog of exactly 23 minutes before going to class this morning. Then moved around a lot and got over 10k steps. Nice.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day?
Yes ! And even managed to grab a beer with my sister who got home from her holidays in Dublin !
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank?
Yes !
I used to ice-skate as a kid, I don't have much time now and barely ever go on the rink but being on the ice is one of my favorite feelings : makes me feel free as ever !12 -
3/4
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
3/5
Met most of my goals today, but.....
Taking a hard pass day. It’s been a very emotional afternoon at work. Honor Walk for an organ donor. 😢
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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes12 -
March 5
Track: Yes
Calories: Yes
Exercise: Yes
Kitchen Closed: Yes babe, It's close for today
I enjoying walking outside. Can't wait for those sunny days to come 13 -
March 4
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, 1 hr running and bodyweight strength training
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
March 5
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, 1 hr running
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
I am so happy that I can run for an hour with little or no break. I am think of running a 5k or 10k in June. Fingers crossed ☺️
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My fun activity is dancing. This morning we had dance class for 1hr 45mins.
Exercise: 27 mins
Calories: Yes
Tracked: Yes
3️⃣ pass days left
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Exercised 25 minutes
Logged food
Undercalories10 -
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Exersized-?yes
Caleries?-yes
Logged?-yes
I like walking with my dog.or water aerobic.8 -
Great post @RangerRickL Walking anywhere is great fun for me, especially walking in nature. It often becomes a walking meditation. I love exploring cities on foot, too.
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, walked 120 minutes
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes10 -
Walking for miles on the beach is one of my favorite exercises, but only get to the coast a few times a year. At home, my fitness investment this year was the Oculus Quest, my favorite exercises are now all VR; Beat Saber, BoxVR, OhShape and Synth Riders are my current favorites. I love it because it feels like play and not exercise.
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes; an hour walking and climbing stairs this morning and an hour playing VR. I didn’t close my rings at work, so I had to clear a space and suck it up, even though I wasn’t feeling it. As Patricia mentioned above, the Honor Walk for the organ donor tore us out of our frames. I haven’t cried like that at work in years.
Did I stay within calories? Yes, and even had enough to have mozzarella sticks at lunch with plenty left over.
Did I log everything I ate? Absolutely!
Passes left? 3️⃣8 -
My favorite outdoor activity is xc skiing backcountry in the Adirondacks even the Lake Placid golf course is fun however with OA in my right knee that is worse then the left it’s been awhile for my ski days kayaking is my favorite for spring summer and fall. When winter indoors calls I have my spin bike although it’s used almost every day.
Today was a walk outside at lunch and spin this evening. I logged and tracked and stayed under.9 -
Yes to all 3. Worked late so not a good work out day. I had to meet 20 minutes commitment by logging my steps those are usually extras. Oh well bring on Friday!9
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Yes x3 🚶🏼♀️10
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exercise - yes 100 min
calories - under
tracked - all9 -
It was a close one today because of a birthday party but cardio saved the day. ‘Made it just under budget. Kitchen closed.
Yes x 3
3 passes left.
Have a successful day tomorrow all! 🎉9 -
Exercise? YES
Calorie budget? YES.
Track? YES.
Ranger Rick's?
I enjoy...
...snowboarding but spendy and seasonal
...kickboxing but depends on instructor
...fox trot, ballroom dancing, east coast swing, lindy hop, etc but depends on good lead
...volleyball but difficult to round up teams with relatively equal skills
...my go to unfettered - walking everywhere - beach, trails, national parks, local parks, neighborhood, even the mall when it's raining, etc.6 -
Exercise: yes.
Calories within goal: yes.
Tracked: yes.
I enjoy running, outdoor walks in the woods, snowshoeing and rollerblading. I’m in my 60’s, so feel fortunate that I can still be active.7 -
3/5
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, leisurely walk for 60 minutes in the village sunshine
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes, and a bit under
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes6 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, a 60 minute Align and Define Yoga class.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
Favorite outdoor activity is trail running, next is bicycling, then walking.
Indoors favorite is Pilates Mat/Reformer classes, Barre classes next, followed by Yoga, weight lifting, Spinning, and Concept 2 rowing machine.5 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, I did a HIIT elliptical workout for ~26 minutes.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes, I have 854 calories left. Still trying to figure out how to eat more calories without going over my macros. I didn't exceed any of my macros today but as you see, I have a bunch more calories I should have eaten today.
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
I love your question about different types of exercise! When the weather is nice, my favorite activities are kayaking and bike riding. Kayaking especially. I can't wait to get back to it in a month or two.5 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, 42 min on the bike, warmest day this year, biking was great!
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes, no problem.
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes.6 -
@surreptitially
You don't necessarily have to stay under your macros. Assuming no specific metabolic condition (like diabetes, kidney disease, etc), generally one considers protein and fats macros minimums and carbs macros can fall anywhere (high or low). Getting enough calories is significantly more important to properly fuel your body and protect your muscles and organs while losing weight. Hope that helps.
Yes x 3 today.7 -
I appreciate all of you sharing which exercises are fun for you!
My day had a non-fun-exercise of 30 minutes on treadmill
Calories: very good and well below limit
Tracking: good7 -
Yes x3
I enjoy outdoor exercise but also enjoy fun group classes.7
