2022 Move It Monday

MadisonMolly2017
MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 11,152 Member
edited January 2022 in Social Groups
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It's back and a real favorite around here....our weekly Move It Monday challenge.

Each week, we'll be participating in the Move It Monday campaign by kicking off the week with exercise. What exercise or activity you do is entirely up to you. You'll see our Monday participants enjoy a range of activities. After you've completed your Monday workout, please post here what you did and how it went for you. We can all use a round of encouragement.

Why the focus on Monday? Well, Monday is kind of a mini New Year's Day. It's a fresh start and an anything-is-possible opportunity to get back on track after what is, for many of us, an all too sedentary weekend. Plus, unlike the actual New Year's Day, we get 52 of these potent little gems sprinkled throughout the year! How great is that???

According to the Move It Monday organization, research backs up the clean-slate reputation of Mondays. It's a great catalyst for exercise and other healthy habits:

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Please join us every Monday for our Move It Monday challenge! And if you want to tap into the full potential of Mondays, sign up for the Move It Monday newsletter! [@themedalist - can you add link to the newsletter please if it’s still going...]
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  • texasgardnr
    texasgardnr Posts: 2,617 Member
    January 4: 40 minutes rebounder, 15 minutes indoor walking, 70 minutes raking leaves.

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  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 11,152 Member
    1hr49 min hilly hike
  • SummerSkier
    SummerSkier Posts: 5,132 Member
    Jan 4th. 6 mile run and 2 walk breaks from work and riding in the evening. I like to think of it as running the sun up and riding the sun down. Last nights ride the sun down was WELL worth it.

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  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 11,152 Member
    8K steps - walked 1:10 slowly
    Iced hips several times, tyok a Tylenol prior to walk & broke down & took one of my walking sticks to give the hip a break. Tomorrow will take both. Might as well help the hips our as they heal.
  • texasgardnr
    texasgardnr Posts: 2,617 Member
    @MadisonMolly2017 you did an amazing long hilly hike! That must've been a lot of fun. I do hope that your hips are starting to feel better. It is hard to have our bones/joints hurt when we love hiking/ walking kinds of exercises. Hugs πŸ’–

    @SummerSkier I liked how you wrote "I like to think of it as running the sun up and riding the sun down." That is very poetic! Beautiful pic!!

    January 11: 35 minutes rebounder, 45 minutes mix of very easy indoors walking & gazelle. (I over did the gazelle because I was caught up in watching the "a walk in" on YouTube.

    I found a "a walk in [the name of the place]" on YouTube to watch during my walk/exercise Monday morning. I began with a short walk in Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland (x2), then followed a train for part of the 'most scenic railway in Switzerland' or something close to that. On Tuesday I found a video filmed during the cable car ride to the 'Schilthorn Thrill Walk' which was super amazing, also in Switzerland.
    One of the walkers on the walk forum wrote about these YouTube videos (she recently watched "a walk in Istanbul" that was an e-borrow from her local library) for those who are walking in some way indoors. So I just started to utilize this idea while I'm using the Gazelle or just walking indoors.

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  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 11,152 Member
    Thank you for sharing these, @texasgardnr !

    Sounds awesome!
  • nebslp
    nebslp Posts: 1,665 Member
    @texasgardnr Yes, thank you for the walking tour idea. I looked up youtube virtual bike tours and there are some of those as well. I saw one that was in Sedona, AZ for 20 minutes and another was in the Alps for over an hour and I'm sure there are many more.
  • texasgardnr
    texasgardnr Posts: 2,617 Member
    January 4: 40 minutes rebounder, 15 minutes indoor walking, 70 minutes raking leaves.
    January 11: 35 minutes rebounder, 45 minutes mix of very easy indoors walking & gazelle.
    January 18: 55 minutes: rebounder, gazelle, indoor walking.
    January 25: 45 minutes: rebounder, indoor walking.

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  • nebslp
    nebslp Posts: 1,665 Member
    I'm really enjoying the virtual bike rides and have found some ranging from 20 minutes to an hour. 1/25 I rode along Canyon Road for almost 28 minutes, pretty sure it was in AZ.
  • 77tes
    77tes Posts: 8,500 Member
    Late to the party 🀣

    February 1 60 minute walk, 30 minutes dancing and 29 minutes yoga.
  • texasgardnr
    texasgardnr Posts: 2,617 Member
    @77tes glad that you are joining the πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸ’ƒ 2021 Move it Monday party πŸ€Έβ€β™€οΈβœ¨. I missed you here. Great movement combination today!!

    @nebslp the bike ride ones are also good! Sometimes I just randomly pick one from what ever pops up, or choose according to the length of video. That's how I ended up climbing around inside the volcono's crater 😲πŸ₯Ύ recently!

    February 1: 50 minutes: rebounder, gazelle, ending with indoor walking cool down

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  • PKM0515
    PKM0515 Posts: 3,089 Member
    Feb 1 Move It Monday = snow shoveling!!!
  • TheresaM787
    TheresaM787 Posts: 751 Member
    Just listened to Atomic Habits. One of the suggestions was to keep pushing the goal. My first goal was to ride 6.5 miles within 30 minutes. Next it was 7 miles, 7.5 miles. I don’t know when it happened, but I stopped striving to ride harder, faster or longer.
    Solution- Each week I will evaluate my performance and set a revised goal to increase endurance.
  • 77tes
    77tes Posts: 8,500 Member
    @TheresaM787 That sounds great. I should push myself more with my yoga.

    @PKM0515 , that’s a workout I’ve never done, being a Southern California girl.

    Feb 8 Move - 45 minute walk and 25 minutes kickboxing. I plan to do some more walking and my daily yoga.
  • texasgardnr
    texasgardnr Posts: 2,617 Member
    February 8: 60+ minutes: one errand, indoor walking as needed + extra cleaning.

    I didn't do actual dedicated exercise today b/c ankles and feet have been hurting more, but I purposely kept finding things that needed to be done to keep moving, but with more sitting time in between.

    @PKM0515 yep, snow shoveling certainly is moving a lot on Monday 😳. It has been many years since that was part of my life but I do remember.

    @TheresaM787 setting a revised goal to increase your endurance after weekly evaluations is a fantastic idea πŸ‘!!

    @77tes Excellent Monday moving with a spectacular variety of exercises πŸ€Έβ€β™€οΈ for today!

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  • 77tes
    77tes Posts: 8,500 Member
    Monday February 15 - lots of walking- 90 minutes πŸƒβ€β™€οΈ and 15 minutes of yoga πŸ§˜β€β™€οΈ
  • PKM0515
    PKM0515 Posts: 3,089 Member
    @77tes and @texasgardnr

    Not "Monday," but I'll be doing more of that tomorrow/Friday. The weather has been crazy this February!
  • SummerSkier
    SummerSkier Posts: 5,132 Member
    PKM0515 wrote: Β»
    @77tes and @texasgardnr

    Not "Monday," but I'll be doing more of that tomorrow/Friday. The weather has been crazy this February!

    I think shoveling snow counts as MOVE IT WEEK!!!!!
  • 77tes
    77tes Posts: 8,500 Member
    I took 3 walks - a long, slow walk with my husband and two short, quick walks with my daughters. I also did a 30 minute HIIT workout. Yoga to come after dinner.
  • texasgardnr
    texasgardnr Posts: 2,617 Member
    @77tes Awesome moving on Monday on both the 15th and the 22nd! A lot of walking πŸƒβ€β™€οΈ and yoga πŸ§˜β€β™€οΈ, and even a HIIT πŸ€Έβ€β™€οΈπŸ€£ workout. Well done!!

    @PKM0515 snow shoveling ❄⛄ is mega exercise no matter what day of the week, it can count for posting here for sure!

    February 15: 45 minutes: gazelle, indoor walking
    February 22: 60 minutes: rebounder, gazelle, indoor walking

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  • texasgardnr
    texasgardnr Posts: 2,617 Member
    Oops I forgot to add in today's exercise to my post above πŸ™„ .

    March 1: 60 minutes: outside walking, gazelle, and a little indoor walking

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  • 77tes
    77tes Posts: 8,500 Member
    March 1 - 3 walks πŸƒβ€β™€οΈ, a strength πŸ‹οΈβ€β™€οΈ, and yoga πŸ§˜β€β™€οΈ.
  • texasgardnr
    texasgardnr Posts: 2,617 Member
    Well done @77tes πŸ‘!

    March 8: 60 minutes: gazelle, rebounder, and indoor walking

    March 15: 90 minutes: yard clean up, and 20 minutes indoor walking

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  • nebslp
    nebslp Posts: 1,665 Member
    Great going, ladies!
  • texasgardnr
    texasgardnr Posts: 2,617 Member
    March 22: 2 hours: yard work, including raking leaves.

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  • texasgardnr
    texasgardnr Posts: 2,617 Member
    March 29: 2 hours & 45 minutes: yard work, and also working on porch plants

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  • texasgardnr
    texasgardnr Posts: 2,617 Member
    April 5: 60 minutes: gazelle, rebounder, indoor walking. >2 hours deep cleaning 🧹🧼

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  • texasgardnr
    texasgardnr Posts: 2,617 Member
    April 12: 55 minutes: gazelle, rebounder, indoor walking

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  • texasgardnr
    texasgardnr Posts: 2,617 Member
    April 19: 55 minutes: gazelle, rebounder, includes 22 minutes LS Walk the Walk πŸ“€
    April 26: 2 hours errands & light cleaning

    May 3: 45 minutes: gazelle, rebounder, walk inside, + strength
    May 10: 3 hours: errands, inside walking, grocery store, + strength
    May 17: 40 minutes: cleaning, inside walking, + strength
    May 24: 2.5 hours: work in house, inside walking, + strength
    May 31: Memorial Day, Play Day

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  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 11,152 Member
    May 3: 11.5K hike
    May 10: 13.6 K hike
    May 17: 11.3K hike
    May 24: 5K walk. (Plantar fasciitis)
    May 31: 12.3K step Hike