July Walking Challenge - Bring it on!

NeuroticVirgo
NeuroticVirgo Posts: 3,671 Member
edited September 29 in Fitness and Exercise
This is continued from previous Walking Challenges, but its nice when each month has its own thread. :laugh:

*** Anyone can join in at any time, the more the merrier, lets keep each other motivated****

Walking seems like the easiest way to start getting exercise, and even if you can't track distance (or don't want to), tracking time is good too...go for a 10 min walk after dinner, or up it to 30 minutes, you'll be amazed at the end of the month how much more exercise your getting in. :)

Check in everyday with how far you walked or how long, this is just to motivate us to get in at least some exercise everyday, and keep an eye on each other.

Make a ticker and keep it in your signature to remind you of your goal, and show everyone how well your doing. Go to this website.

http://www.tickerfactory.com/ezticker/ticker_designer.php?type=8

Pick out your ticker pictures, set your miles or minutes, and your goal. Then copy all of the bbCode into your signature. :) It will look like this (but in your ticker...like mine) You use the url (from the bbCode) to update your ticker everyday (you can find this in your signature after you post the code there), just remember your pin.


Example of Tracking Miles - 1 mile everyday


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Example of tracking Minutes - 30 min everyday


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I want to try to keep this mostly to walking or walking type exercising. treadmills and ellipticals are A-OK. :laugh:

Hope to see some more faces in this challenge, we'll start tracking July 1st!

:smile: :smile: Do you need help making a ticker? Look at this link for step by step directions. :smile:

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/995/tickerfactoryticker.jpg
I just wanted to post these links again for the new comers :) Each one of these links is a mile walk. (or 12 min). With a total of 5 miles.

So if you aren't able to make it outside, (Because its summer and its :explode: HOT :explode: or don't have much time...12 minutes isn't asking a lot lol) then check them out to get in a quick walk.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGKpTIFlCQM Mile 1 of 5

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oK7Kc-s805o&feature=related Mile 2 of 5

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oi_Dl7-HF_8&feature=related Mile 3 of 5

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_NfirE_ajI&feature=related Mile 4 of 5

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6v9GEBNMa8&feature=related Mile 5 of 5

And then there is also a cool down! So don't forget to stretch!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jS6GupRk1oA&feature=related
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  • LisaCMaxwell
    LisaCMaxwell Posts: 5 Member
    Count me in!
  • pauljsolie
    pauljsolie Posts: 1,024 Member
    I'm in as well.
  • astilson33
    astilson33 Posts: 52
    I'm in :)
  • mags2504
    mags2504 Posts: 275
    Count me in.
  • descooley
    descooley Posts: 36 Member
    Awesome challenge - I am in! I had decided I was going to spend June focusing on logging my foods eaten each day, now I am going to add getting activity in during July. This will be an easy beginning for me as I can walk at work on my breaks - maybe I can try walking the stairs!
  • Sway
    Sway Posts: 100 Member
    This is exactly what I need! I'll start today, a tad early, but I need to get warmed up before July!! Thanks!! I'll make my ticker now!!
  • donnaewms
    donnaewms Posts: 2 Member
    Hi, I'm new here and this is just what I needed!! Count me in!! My goal now is 60 miles, but I might up it if we are able to use elliptical miles as well.:smile:
  • Crystal_Rudolph
    Crystal_Rudolph Posts: 632 Member
    I am in! My goal is to walk 60 miles in July!!!
  • jllipson
    jllipson Posts: 646
    Setting my goal at 75 again this month!
  • flausa
    flausa Posts: 534 Member
    I'm in again, and aiming for 75 miles this month. 5.3 miles down this morning!


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  • maxymom
    maxymom Posts: 35 Member
    I'm in too!! Sign me up for 60 miles. It's hotter than Hades here, but I've gotta do it! I'm going to try to add an exercise ticker next.
  • maxymom
    maxymom Posts: 35 Member
    I made a walking ticker at the website, but could not figure how to get it here :( Not very experienced with this kind of stuff.
  • CricketKate
    CricketKate Posts: 3,657 Member
    I'm in again. Thanks!
  • randisaucier
    randisaucier Posts: 178 Member
    Count me in as well! I having been walking outside in the evenings with my family, however my treadmill belt is suppose to arrive this afternoon so I plan on putting many many miles on it this summer!
  • CricketKate
    CricketKate Posts: 3,657 Member
    60 mintues today
  • onehecticmom
    onehecticmom Posts: 299 Member
    Count me in too. Setting my goal at 800 minutes again, I missed it last month by 40 minutes :o(
  • leahdanbury
    leahdanbury Posts: 132 Member
    Count me in for sure! I did 50 minutes today!
  • kctmw
    kctmw Posts: 23 Member
    I'm in! This is a great way to hold myself accountable. I'm gonna create an exercise ticker later today. Good luck on your goals everyone!
  • yportia
    yportia Posts: 864 Member
    Went over my 125 mile goal - actually ended with 144.5 miles = extra 19.5 miles I'll try to challenge myself this month by going for 145 miles - there is a whole extra day this month - right:tongue:
  • onehecticmom
    onehecticmom Posts: 299 Member
    30 minutes for me today
  • WyoRed
    WyoRed Posts: 64 Member
    I am in. My July goal is 75 miles.
  • randisaucier
    randisaucier Posts: 178 Member
    Walked for 72 minutes for a total of 3.2 miles.
  • bubblesburst80
    bubblesburst80 Posts: 1,130 Member
    i'm in for this too, got a 100 mile goal this time, kids off school soon so should be good

    good luck everyone!
  • mimi7grands
    mimi7grands Posts: 616
    I hit my June goal - today (July 2) :laugh: I'm happy though because I doubled my goal midway. I'll make it a little lower (half between the two goals) for this month as it's setting out to be a scorcher. I'll probably get in more swimming and a little less walking.
  • mikonei
    mikonei Posts: 291 Member
    Sounds fun to me :) I'm gonna run off and make my ticker now and start it off with the walking I did yesterday.
  • lindaj07
    lindaj07 Posts: 347 Member
    I hit my June goal - today (July 2) :laugh: I'm happy though because I doubled my goal midway. I'll make it a little lower (half between the two goals) for this month as it's setting out to be a scorcher. I'll probably get in more swimming and a little less walking.

    EXCELLENT!!!

    I seem to have lost the post I did here yesterday!??! Not sure what happened

    4.3 miles yesterday - my average working day work-out
    8.6 miles today - wandering around town and back
  • lindaj07
    lindaj07 Posts: 347 Member
    I made a walking ticker at the website, but could not figure how to get it here :( Not very experienced with this kind of stuff.

    Maxy, when you make your ticker click next at the bottom of the page...
    You come to a page which has your ticker details something like this:

    www.tickerfactory.comexerciseticker...... etc

    You have the choice of the bbcode or the html code. You want the bbcode.

    Highlight and 'copy' then add to your signature by clicking on signature tab on your homepage.After you've added to your signature it should update automatically when you add mileage etc. Hope this works for you.
  • CricketKate
    CricketKate Posts: 3,657 Member
    60 minutes today
  • Eliza1980
    Eliza1980 Posts: 303 Member
    I think I might try to track my miles instead of minutes this month, but not sure what to set my goal at yet. Also I tried to check out the youtube videos listed but they didn't work, it told me that the account was disabled?
  • auntiebk
    auntiebk Posts: 2,619 Member
    Lost track mid-way through June. Disappointing fresh start yesterday, only 3773 steps.
    Today was better, will post total tomorrow. Thanks SMVQ for leading me here!
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