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  • alleykat69
    alleykat69 Posts: 335 Member
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  • lauren_989
    lauren_989 Posts: 1,358 Member
    Wow! Everyone is on fire with their exercise minutes so far this week! It's only Tuesday and some folks are almost done!

    How many exericse minutes do you aim for each week?
  • micaroo4
    micaroo4 Posts: 3,807 Member
    Tuesday
    I finished up with the last 2 destinations.

    @lauren_989, I usually aim for 120+ minutes per day (1 30-min walk, 1 60-min walk, and 30 minutes strength training). But things interfere... I have a very BAD head cold, and I decided to take a (mostly) rest day on Tuesday (85 min).

    -Mica
  • lujainhoban
    lujainhoban Posts: 12 Member
    Here’s my progress!

    Sunday did an incline walk for 45 min and went to Toronto Canada, Cardiff Wales and Manila Philippines.

    Monday did a 30 min HIIT and went to the Paris France and Dublin Ireland.

    Tuesday did a 45 min strength training. Went to Copenhagen Denmark (I have been logging my food any way for the past month) and for Ottawa Canada my motivational quote is this:

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    Last but not least is the SMART goal for Madrid Spain:

    My goal for this month is to do a 30 min stretch every morning!

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  • frankwbrown
    frankwbrown Posts: 13,019 Member
    edited October 30
    Wednesday 166 minutes of exercise, 30 points
    🧘‍♂️yoga:35 min; 💪strength:35 min; 🤽‍♂️aqua fit:63 min; 🚶‍♂️walk:1.3 mi / 33 min; 👣10,300 steps
    I visited Oslo, Norway; San Jose, Costa Rica; & Washington, D.C.
    1. Toronto, Canada ✅ Sunday 10 points - I always drink 8 glasses/day
    2. Cardiff, Wales ✅ Sunday 10 points - deep breathing at bedtime helps me fall asleep
    3. Manila, Philipines ✅ Monday 10 points - ab crunches at the gym
    4. Paris, France ✅ Monday 10 points - morning yoga
    5. Dublin, Ireland ✅ Monday 10 points - Silver Strength class at the gym
    6. Copenhagen, Denmark ✅ Monday 10 points - logged food
    7. Ottawa, Canada ✅ Monday 10 points - posted motivational quote
    8. Madrid, Spain ✅ Monday 10 points - posted SMART goal
    9. Bern, Switzerland ✅ Monday 10 points - tai chi in the park, then walked 3 miles
    10. Nassau, Bahamas ✅ Sunday 10 points - swam in the pool. Not as nice as the beach, but refreshing nonetheless
    11. Brussels, Belgium ✅ Tuesday 10 points - 10 minutes of stretching : morning yoga
    12. Bangkok, Thailand ✅ Sunday 10 points - logged all my food today
    13. Nairobi, Kenya ✅ Tuesday 10 points - stayed within calorie goal : but could have done without the ice cream! 🫢
    14. Bucharest, Romania ✅ Tuesday 10 points - ate 5 servings of fruits and veggies today : broccoli, carrots, bell pepper, banana orange strawberry protein smoothie
    15. St. Andrews, Scotland ✅ Tuesday 10 points - spent time doing self care : sat in the stream room before & after Aquafit
    16. Seoul, South Korea ✅ Tuesday 10 points - drank 6 to 8 glasses of water : flaovored sparkling water & Gatorade
    17. Stockholm, Sweden ✅ Monday 10 points - NSV: finished Garmin's Appalachian Trail Expedition Challenge
    18. Oslo, Norway ✅ Wednesday 10 points - find a healthy recipe to try : Shrimp Stir Fry
    19. San Jose, Costa Rica ✅ Wednesday 10 points - 10 minutes of stretching : morning yoga
    20. Washington, D.C. ✅ Wednesday 10 points - You have arrived! : "are we there yet?"
  • lauren_989
    lauren_989 Posts: 1,358 Member
    60 minute body pump class today and went to:

    Costa Rica
    Sweden
    South Korea
    Kenya

    NSV: I went to body pump class tonight even though I didn't want to. I am still sore from the last 2 days, and have a lot to do tonight. I may have gone lighter on weights but still showed up! 🙂
  • frankwbrown
    frankwbrown Posts: 13,019 Member
    lauren_989 wrote: »
    Wow! Everyone is on fire with their exercise minutes so far this week! It's only Tuesday and some folks are almost done!

    How many exercise minutes do you aim for each week?

    I'm an exercise fanatic. I hate to think what I'd weigh if I was less active. I generally get 2 to 3 hours per day (sometimes 4). Looking back, I logged 4,480+ minutes in October. That's an average of:
    4,480 minutes ➗ 60 minutes/hour ➗ ~4.2 weeks/month 🟰 17.8 hours/week.

    My week usually goes something like this:
    • Aquafit - 60 minutes x 5 days/week
    • swimming - ~20-30 minutes x 2-3 days/week
    • "Silver Strength" strength/cardio class - 60 minutes x 3 days/week
    • tai chi - 60 minutes x 3 days/week (used to be 2 times/week)
    • walking (or hiking, when opportunity arises) - ~20-60 minutes daily
    • yoga - ~15-45 minutes daily
    • strength training - ~30 minutes x 2-3 days/week

    I'd like to start doing one or both of the following, but I'll need to reduce some of my Aquafit, Silver Strength and walking because
    • cycling - 40-60 minutes daily (started in July, didn't ride in October, need a working bike)
    • racketball or pickleball
  • alleykat69
    alleykat69 Posts: 335 Member
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  • lauren_989
    lauren_989 Posts: 1,358 Member
    No exercise today. Busy at work and now waiting for trick or treaters! 🎃
  • alleykat69
    alleykat69 Posts: 335 Member
    so....I went from office work back to caregiver. private duties. so I needed to find my scrubs. found them ans tried them on to make sure they still fit. omg! they were so big! I haven't realized how much weight that I have lost. that is my nsv. my scrubs being too big.
  • alleykat69
    alleykat69 Posts: 335 Member
    edited November 1
    my new healthy pancake recipe

    one cup of pancake mix
    one scoop of your favorite meal replacement shake
    one cup of water
    top with your favorite toppings

    I like to try out different flavors of meal replacement shake. this makes 3 pancakes.
  • alleykat69
    alleykat69 Posts: 335 Member
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    I made it to DC!
  • lauren_989
    lauren_989 Posts: 1,358 Member
    I went for a 30 minute walk on lunch today.

    Smart goal: to lose 5 pounds this month by tracking my calories and exercise a minimum of 3 days a week.

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    Some days I tell myself just walk 5 minutes, then you can stop. Most of the time, I will walk 30 minutes. A few times I have done just 5 minutes and stopped.
  • lauren_989
    lauren_989 Posts: 1,358 Member
    I did 45 minutes on the elliptical this morning and got to Washington, DC!

    How is everyone else doing?
  • micaroo4
    micaroo4 Posts: 3,807 Member
    I made it to Washington DC on Tuesday
  • jessicakrall8
    jessicakrall8 Posts: 5,458 Member
    Thank you to @lauren_989 for such a great challenge this week and covering for me. I'm not back to 100%, but am feeling better and managing the pain/swelling. Thank you very much, Lauren!

    The November Week 1 Group Challenge is open and ready to begin tomorrow, Sunday, November 3rd. Please join us for the Just Too Much Challenge! Here's your link:

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10926723/november-week-1-group-challenge-just-too-much-challenge#latest

    See you in the chat thread!
    Jessica
  • lujainhoban
    lujainhoban Posts: 12 Member
    Challenge update!

    On Wednesday I did a 45 min strength training class, so I went to Bern Switzerland, Nassau Bahamas and Brussels Belgium.

    On Thursday I did a 1 hour yoga session. Went to Bangkok Thailand, Nairobi Kenya, Bucharest Romania and St. Andrews Scotland (mine was hair and skin care at home while enjoying a book ❤️)

    On Saturday went hiking for about 1 hr 20 min. Went to Seoul South Korea, Stockholm Sweden (My NSV was carrying my 25 lbs toddler parts of the way while hiking without feeling like dying lol), and for Oslo Norway I tried a roasted cauliflower recipe with tahini sauce. It was delicious!! Finally went to San Jose Costa Rica this morning and now I’m back to Washington DC! Yay 😊

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