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6 week PUSH YOURSELF challenge, WEEK 4

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  • BRFMcKay
    BRFMcKay Posts: 80 Member
    Does running around my apartment in a flurry, because a bee got in somehow, count as exercise? I planned on doing some DVDs or going for a run before work, but then I spotted a fuzzy bee trying to sit on my couch. I freaked out (I am phobia-afraid of bees) and was in a panic for about 1.5 hours. I got him stuck between my door and the screen door, and he somehow managed to escape from where he got in (Thank goodness!)

    So, unfortunately, no workout for me today! I can't help but say I am disappointed in myself a little, but my phobia took over and there is nothing stopping it sometimes.
  • MoM2LayLa09
    MoM2LayLa09 Posts: 152
    Happy Wednesday everyone!
    I am so proud of myself today - I burned 705 calories in 65 minutes on the elliptical. . . I pushed the resistance to 7 for a couple minutes and went hard the whole time so i'm happy : ) Thats the most I've burned in that amount of time!

    W4D3

    Cardio - 65minutes
    Water - 9 glasses

    Weekly Total
    Cardio - 160minutes
    Strength Training - 25minutes
    Total - 185 minutes

    : )
  • 1crazymom
    1crazymom Posts: 434 Member
    90 minutes today and 12 8oz glasses of water.
    Fell tonight while running with the stroller.(Baby's ok! He thought it was funny!) My husband thought I shattered me knee the way I went down. Twisted my ankle pretty good. I'll be sore but going to Push through!
  • TracieJ65
    TracieJ65 Posts: 645 Member
    90 minutes today and 12 8oz glasses of water.
    Fell tonight while running with the stroller.(Baby's ok! He thought it was funny!) My husband thought I shattered me knee the way I went down. Twisted my ankle pretty good. I'll be sore but going to Push through!

    Not good at all! I am glad to hea the baby is okay and sorry to heat about your knee and ankle! Maybe tomorrow do something that won't require you to be on that ankle! You don't want to make it an worse! Good job though!
  • TracieJ65
    TracieJ65 Posts: 645 Member
    I am so proud of myself today - I burned 705 calories in 65 minutes on the elliptical. . . I pushed the resistance to 7 for a couple minutes and went hard the whole time so i'm happy : ) Thats the most I've burned in that amount of time!

    Total - 185 minutes

    : )

    Way to go, yay for you! Really awesome pushing yourself harder and doing better than you ever have! THAT is wha this is all about! Good job!
  • chickadee2010
    chickadee2010 Posts: 1,389 Member
    Here is my results for day three, week four.
    - My strength training lasted 19 minutes and according to MFP I burned 72 calories.
    - My Fitness walk lasted 45 minutes and according to my treadmill I burned 319 calories.
    - I only got in 4 glasses of water.
    Total: 64 minutes. 45 minutes is cardio and 19 minutes is strength.

    chickadee's week four progress:
    Total Weekly Minutes: 198
    Total Weekly Cardio Minutes: 150
    Total Weekly Strength Minutes: 48
    Total Weekly Water Intake: 14 glasses

    chickadees total 6 week progress:
    Total Challenge Minutes: 1369
    Total Challenge Cardio Minutes: 1035
    Total Challenge Strength Minutes: 350
    Total Challenge Water Intake: 168

    I didn't finish one of my waters yesterday so I'm going to take one off my count.
  • TracieJ65
    TracieJ65 Posts: 645 Member
    Here are my results for Week 4, Day 4
    I did 75 minutes of running, with walking intervals, and burned, per my HRM, 1012 calories
    I did a 30 minutes bike ride and burned, per my HRM, 504 calories
    I did 20 minutes of circuit strength training and burned, per my HRM, 243 calories
    I did a 42 minute kettlebell class and burned, per my HRM, 617 calories

    I have had 19 glasses of water to drink today

    That puts me at 459 minutes of cardio, 57 minutes of strength training, and 37 minutes of other for 553 minutes this week, so far.
    Here are my results for Week 4, Day 3

    I did a 37 minute walk with the dogs and burned, per my HRM, 347 calories
    I did 37 minutes of strength training with my trainer and burned, per my HRM, 604 calories

    I have had 12 glasses of water, so far today, but many more to follow

    That puts me at 312 minutes of cardio, 37 minutes of strength training, and 37 minutes of other for 386 minutes this week, so far.

    I really want to take a bike ride as it is so beautiful today, but I have got so much to get done around my house. So, my plan, if I don't just totally wear out, is to get the things done around the house, get dinner cooked, and maybe after dinner take a ride.
    Here is my results for Week 4, Day 2:

    I did 90 minutes of running/walk intervals and burned, per my HRM, 1033 calories
    I did 35 minutes of roller skating and burned, per my HRM, 405 calories
    I did 40 minutes of kick boxing and burned, per my HRM, 575 calories

    I have drank 17 glasses of water so far today

    That puts me at 312 minutes of cardio. I haven't gotten any strength in yet this week,but I will be getting that done tomorrow
    Here is my results for WEEK 4, DAY 1:

    I did 65 minutes of running/walk intervals and burned, per my HRM, 808 calories
    I did 22 minutes of roller skating and burned, per my HRM, 268 calories
    I did a 30 minute bike ride and burned, per my HRM, 554 calories (was pretty proud as I kept it in a high gear most of the ride)
    I did a 30 minute kettlebell DVD and burned, per my HRM, 415 calories

    That's 147 minutes of cardio, so far.

    18 glasses of water so far today but several hours left so I am sure more.
  • chickadee2010
    chickadee2010 Posts: 1,389 Member
    Here is my results for day four, week four.
    - My strength training lasted 18 minutes and according to MFP I burned 68 calories.
    - My Fitness walk lasted 20 minutes and according to my treadmill I burned 182 calories.
    - I went to Zumba today and was there for 35 minutes and according to MFP I burned 190 calories.
    - I only got in 6 glasses of water.
    Total: 73 minutes. 55 minutes is cardio and 18 minutes is strength.

    chickadee's week four progress:
    Total Weekly Minutes: 271
    Total Weekly Cardio Minutes: 205
    Total Weekly Strength Minutes: 66
    Total Weekly Water Intake: 20 glasses

    chickadees total 6 week progress:
    Total Challenge Minutes: 1442
    Total Challenge Cardio Minutes: 1090
    Total Challenge Strength Minutes: 368
    Total Challenge Water Intake: 175

    I drank one extra water yesterday that I didn't include, so I'll add it in for the total.
  • 1crazymom
    1crazymom Posts: 434 Member
    45 minutes today and 12 8oz glasses of water. Ankle is sore so I took it easy but did push myself. Hope it's better quick! At 329 minutes for the week! Keep going everyone!
  • sherrillg
    sherrillg Posts: 317 Member
    Day 23

    Cardio:35 mins
    35 mins - Get Running (wk2 run2) + extra

    Day 24 - Travel day from hell - not going to count any time although I've been "running" for close to 14 hours now! Seems ironic to call it a "rest" day!

    Week 4 Totals: 118 mins/Cardio; 15 mins/Strength; 85 mins/Other= 218 mins

    Going to have to push super hard these last 3 days to make MY goal!
  • chickadee2010
    chickadee2010 Posts: 1,389 Member
    45 minutes today and 12 8oz glasses of water. Ankle is sore so I took it easy but did push myself. Hope it's better quick! At 329 minutes for the week! Keep going everyone!

    My thighs are sore. I started a new workout on Tuesday and tomorrow's the last day of it. It's mainly leg work with a set of 2lbs dumbbells. Not a lot of weight, but I can't lift too much. You'd think I'd be able to, though, as young as I am lol. But yes, I'm sore too. I'm hoping it'll go away before I start a month's worth of new workouts on Sunday. Hope your ankle gets better soon!
  • chickadee2010
    chickadee2010 Posts: 1,389 Member
    You can do it, sherrillg!
  • TracieJ65
    TracieJ65 Posts: 645 Member
    Here are my results for Week 4, Day 5
    I did 75 minutes of walking the dogs and burned, per my HRM, 710 calories
    I did a 42 minute Hip Hop Hustle class and burned, per my HRM, 658 calories
    I did 40 minutes of intense yard work and burned, per my HRM, 563 calories

    I have had 14 glasses of water so far today, with a lot of day left

    That puts me at 501 minutes of cardio, 57 minutes of strength training, and 152 minutes of other for 710 minutes this week, so far
    Here are my results for Week 4, Day 4
    I did 75 minutes of running, with walking intervals, and burned, per my HRM, 1012 calories
    I did a 30 minutes bike ride and burned, per my HRM, 504 calories
    I did 20 minutes of circuit strength training and burned, per my HRM, 243 calories
    I did a 42 minute kettlebell class and burned, per my HRM, 617 calories

    I have had 19 glasses of water to drink today

    That puts me at 459 minutes of cardio, 57 minutes of strength training, and 37 minutes of other for 553 minutes this week, so far.
    Here are my results for Week 4, Day 3

    I did a 37 minute walk with the dogs and burned, per my HRM, 347 calories
    I did 37 minutes of strength training with my trainer and burned, per my HRM, 604 calories

    I have had 12 glasses of water, so far today, but many more to follow

    That puts me at 312 minutes of cardio, 37 minutes of strength training, and 37 minutes of other for 386 minutes this week, so far.

    I really want to take a bike ride as it is so beautiful today, but I have got so much to get done around my house. So, my plan, if I don't just totally wear out, is to get the things done around the house, get dinner cooked, and maybe after dinner take a ride.
    Here is my results for Week 4, Day 2:

    I did 90 minutes of running/walk intervals and burned, per my HRM, 1033 calories
    I did 35 minutes of roller skating and burned, per my HRM, 405 calories
    I did 40 minutes of kick boxing and burned, per my HRM, 575 calories

    I have drank 17 glasses of water so far today

    That puts me at 312 minutes of cardio. I haven't gotten any strength in yet this week,but I will be getting that done tomorrow
    Here is my results for WEEK 4, DAY 1:

    I did 65 minutes of running/walk intervals and burned, per my HRM, 808 calories
    I did 22 minutes of roller skating and burned, per my HRM, 268 calories
    I did a 30 minute bike ride and burned, per my HRM, 554 calories (was pretty proud as I kept it in a high gear most of the ride)
    I did a 30 minute kettlebell DVD and burned, per my HRM, 415 calories

    That's 147 minutes of cardio, so far.

    18 glasses of water so far today but several hours left so I am sure more.
  • chickadee2010
    chickadee2010 Posts: 1,389 Member
    Hip Hop Hustle sounds like a fun class, Tracie.
  • BRFMcKay
    BRFMcKay Posts: 80 Member
    Well, no farming Thursday but I spent an hour in the gym! I ran for 33 minutes (new Couch to 5K interval!), did the stairmaster for 12, did some lifting and some stretching. I burned 550 calories!

    Then I went for a run outside today, for about 43 minutes. Burned 416 calories. I am trying so hard to work toward my next 5K! The hills where I live kill me, though.

    Totals:
    243 minutes
    2246 calories

    My HRM is still acting up. I might ask for a new one for my 2 year anniversary. =)
  • BRFMcKay
    BRFMcKay Posts: 80 Member
    Oh, I wanted to ask. We are going to New York City on Sunday, for two days. I obviously can't work out while I am there, because we have such minimal time, BUT we obviously will be walking EVERYWHERE.

    Any suggestions on how I should factor this into my goals? Should I wear my heart rate monitor under my clothes?
  • chickadee2010
    chickadee2010 Posts: 1,389 Member
    Vegan, I think wearing your HRM would definately be helpful. Have fun in NYC!
  • 1crazymom
    1crazymom Posts: 434 Member
    50 minutes today and 12 8oz glasses of water.
  • 1crazymom
    1crazymom Posts: 434 Member
    50 minutes today and 12 8oz glasses of water.
  • TracieJ65
    TracieJ65 Posts: 645 Member
    It is a very fun class! Dance like zumba but instead of the instructor just doing the dance and you have to pick up on it she teaches a couple steps a a time, you do them several times, and then she teaches more and you put them all together and so on.
    Hip Hop Hustle sounds like a fun class, Tracie.
  • TracieJ65
    TracieJ65 Posts: 645 Member
    HRM for sure! I did that when I was in Vegas, for two days, last year, and was amazed at the calorie burn from all the walking! If we would stop for a while I would pause my HRM and when we would get moving again I would restart it.
    Oh, I wanted to ask. We are going to New York City on Sunday, for two days. I obviously can't work out while I am there, because we have such minimal time, BUT we obviously will be walking EVERYWHERE.

    Any suggestions on how I should factor this into my goals? Should I wear my heart rate monitor under my clothes?
  • TracieJ65
    TracieJ65 Posts: 645 Member
    Way to go!
    50 minutes today and 12 8oz glasses of water.
  • sherrillg
    sherrillg Posts: 317 Member
    Day 25

    Cardio: 90 mins - Elliptical

    Week 4 Totals: 208 mins/Cardio; 15 mins/Strength; 85 mins/Other= 308 mins

    Happy Friday!
  • TracieJ65
    TracieJ65 Posts: 645 Member
    Wow, great job on the elliptical! Way to go!
    Day 25

    Cardio: 90 mins - Elliptical

    Week 4 Totals: 208 mins/Cardio; 15 mins/Strength; 85 mins/Other= 308 mins

    Happy Friday!
  • chickadee2010
    chickadee2010 Posts: 1,389 Member
    That sounds way less complicated than Zumba. I have a hard time figuring out the footing sometimes. Then it seems like once I get it, we move on to a different step lol.
    It is a very fun class! Dance like zumba but instead of the instructor just doing the dance and you have to pick up on it she teaches a couple steps a a time, you do them several times, and then she teaches more and you put them all together and so on.
    Hip Hop Hustle sounds like a fun class, Tracie.
  • chickadee2010
    chickadee2010 Posts: 1,389 Member
    Here is my results for day five, week four.
    - My strength training lasted 10 minutes and according to MFP I burned 38 calories.
    - I was playing with the programs on my treadmill that I've never used, and did part of one walk. It lasted 9 minutes and according to my treadmill, I burned 67 calories.
    - I walked on the treadmill for 11 minutes at 3.0 and according to my treadmill I burned 71 calories.
    - I only got in 6 glasses of water.
    Total: 30 minutes. 20 minutes is cardio and 10 minutes is strength.

    chickadee's week four progress:
    Total Weekly Minutes: 301
    Total Weekly Cardio Minutes: 225
    Total Weekly Strength Minutes: 77
    Total Weekly Water Intake: 26 glasses

    chickadees total 6 week progress:
    Total Challenge Minutes: 1472
    Total Challenge Cardio Minutes: 1110
    Total Challenge Strength Minutes: 378
    Total Challenge Water Intake: 181

    I was only going to do strength since I had another headache. Then for another challenge I'm doing we're supposed to exercise 30 minutes everyday, so I decided to go walk 20 on the treadmill. Headache was gone afterwards; I was surprised.
  • 1crazymom
    1crazymom Posts: 434 Member
    57 minutes in so far today and probably won't get back on to post until tomorrow night. Have a great weekend everyone! Keep pushing!!!
  • TracieJ65
    TracieJ65 Posts: 645 Member
    Here are my results for Week 4, Day 6
    I did 53 minutes of walking and burned, per my HRM, 530 calories

    I have drank 10 glasses of water, so far today, with a lot of day left

    That puts me at 501 minutes of cardio, 57 minutes of strength training, and 205 minutes of other for 763 minutes this week, so far
    Here are my results for Week 4, Day 5
    I did 75 minutes of walking the dogs and burned, per my HRM, 710 calories
    I did a 42 minute Hip Hop Hustle class and burned, per my HRM, 658 calories
    I did 40 minutes of intense yard work and burned, per my HRM, 563 calories

    I have had 14 glasses of water so far today, with a lot of day left

    That puts me at 501 minutes of cardio, 57 minutes of strength training, and 152 minutes of other for 710 minutes this week, so far
    Here are my results for Week 4, Day 4
    I did 75 minutes of running, with walking intervals, and burned, per my HRM, 1012 calories
    I did a 30 minutes bike ride and burned, per my HRM, 504 calories
    I did 20 minutes of circuit strength training and burned, per my HRM, 243 calories
    I did a 42 minute kettlebell class and burned, per my HRM, 617 calories

    I have had 19 glasses of water to drink today

    That puts me at 459 minutes of cardio, 57 minutes of strength training, and 37 minutes of other for 553 minutes this week, so far.
    Here are my results for Week 4, Day 3

    I did a 37 minute walk with the dogs and burned, per my HRM, 347 calories
    I did 37 minutes of strength training with my trainer and burned, per my HRM, 604 calories

    I have had 12 glasses of water, so far today, but many more to follow

    That puts me at 312 minutes of cardio, 37 minutes of strength training, and 37 minutes of other for 386 minutes this week, so far.

    I really want to take a bike ride as it is so beautiful today, but I have got so much to get done around my house. So, my plan, if I don't just totally wear out, is to get the things done around the house, get dinner cooked, and maybe after dinner take a ride.
    Here is my results for Week 4, Day 2:

    I did 90 minutes of running/walk intervals and burned, per my HRM, 1033 calories
    I did 35 minutes of roller skating and burned, per my HRM, 405 calories
    I did 40 minutes of kick boxing and burned, per my HRM, 575 calories

    I have drank 17 glasses of water so far today

    That puts me at 312 minutes of cardio. I haven't gotten any strength in yet this week,but I will be getting that done tomorrow
    Here is my results for WEEK 4, DAY 1:

    I did 65 minutes of running/walk intervals and burned, per my HRM, 808 calories
    I did 22 minutes of roller skating and burned, per my HRM, 268 calories
    I did a 30 minute bike ride and burned, per my HRM, 554 calories (was pretty proud as I kept it in a high gear most of the ride)
    I did a 30 minute kettlebell DVD and burned, per my HRM, 415 calories

    That's 147 minutes of cardio, so far.

    18 glasses of water so far today but several hours left so I am sure more.
  • BRFMcKay
    BRFMcKay Posts: 80 Member
    I'm also bringing my new Brita water bottle so I can get my water intake in! I usually have to use the bathroom a lot when I drink lots, but I hope walking all day will prevent that!

    The Brita bottle filters the water right there in the bottle, so I can get free water. =)
  • chickadee2010
    chickadee2010 Posts: 1,389 Member
    I'm also bringing my new Brita water bottle so I can get my water intake in! I usually have to use the bathroom a lot when I drink lots, but I hope walking all day will prevent that!

    The Brita bottle filters the water right there in the bottle, so I can get free water. =)
    I saw those advertised on TV recently.
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