The Exercists (August Challenge) closed group

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  • wvualum
    wvualum Posts: 428
    Today's challenge is to do 100 jumping jacks. These don't have to be done all at one time, you can break them up into manageable chunks! Also remember this part:

    Week One Weekly Team Challenge

    Each team member in order to get the weekly team bonus points must all log every day and not go over
    their target calories and log at least 64 oz. of water each day. If each team member does this all 6 days
    your team will be awarded 5 Bonus Points.

    so make sure you log log log and drink drink drink!! :bigsmile:

    Good luck to everyone today. As always if you have any questions, please ask them here, chances are if you have a question someone else does too!
  • gracefullyjenn
    gracefullyjenn Posts: 148
    How do you record the jumping jacks under exercise?
  • wvualum
    wvualum Posts: 428
    How do you record the jumping jacks under exercise?

    It is actually listed in the mfp database. Just look up jumping jacks, it will ask for time, so you'll have to put in however many minutes it took to do them.
  • wvualum
    wvualum Posts: 428
    How is everyone doing today? Ready to kick the crap out of August???
  • gracefullyjenn
    gracefullyjenn Posts: 148
    I am pysched, motivated and ready to rock and roll. Here is my question though. I CANT do a single situp or crunch. I have tried many times and it is just not physcially possibly right now. I have a weak lower back with problems, no core strength and all of my weight is around my middle. How do I handle that challenge?
  • DelightfullyWifed
    DelightfullyWifed Posts: 70
    YAY thanks for adding me gracefullyjenn ! I just added you as well. I LOVE blogging! i just started mid-June and have been going strong with it ever since. I blog Monday-Friday everyday and I try to do it at least once on the weekends. It really has been a useful tool for me on my journey! I hope yours helps you again on yours. :wink:

    Let's go Team The Exercists!!!
  • scapez
    scapez Posts: 2,018 Member
    I started kicking the crap out of August with day one of Jillian Michael's "Ripped in 30". Will be doing my jumping jacks later tonight. As I'll be traveling out of town tonight for work (and won't be home till tomorrow night) I'll be missing some of my normal Zumba classes -- grrr. But no worries, I'll get at that as soon as I'm able to. Actually, I'll have to do day 2 of Ripped later tomorrow night, which I can' t stand (would rather do in the morning) - but I ain't lettin' down TEAM EXERCISTS!

    Good luck everyone!!!
  • scante60
    scante60 Posts: 106 Member
    Feeling good about all this!!! I did my 100 jumping jacks this morning, and will do the rest of my workout a little later today. Go team!
  • phawley13
    phawley13 Posts: 80 Member
    I can't wait to go home and do the jumping jacks, I just wish I had the set up to do more at home, since we just moved stuff my elliptical is not set up yet and the only tv in the house is being used almost all day so I can't get my wii up, and there is rain coming threw today so I can't go to my favorite trail to walk/run.

    This means I am going to try and set up my laptop and do one of the very few dvd's I have....or I will walk/run in the rain...

    gotta keep motivated...
  • murelzgirl
    murelzgirl Posts: 112 Member
    I'm feeling good and motivated today. I'm about to do my jumping jacks now, then when my husband gets home from work we're heading to the gym.

    Go team The Exercists!
  • wvualum
    wvualum Posts: 428
    don't forget to plan ahead for tomorrows challenge. walk/run 1 mile (more than usual)
  • murelzgirl
    murelzgirl Posts: 112 Member
    I just did my jumping jacks. I did 75, stopped for a couple seconds, and then did 25 more. It took about 3 minutes and MFP says that burns only 34 calories. Does that sound right to you all?
  • nb9251
    nb9251 Posts: 151 Member
    I burned about 50, but I had just gotten done Insanity and the ellipttical so my heart rate was already up. If you just did the jumping jacks that sounds about right to me.
  • Isawau
    Isawau Posts: 45 Member
    yeah sounds right i did it with my HRM on and it said I burned 9 cal. in 1 min. 40 doing 100 jumping jacks:-)
  • murelzgirl
    murelzgirl Posts: 112 Member
    Good. Thanks! :)
  • phawley13
    phawley13 Posts: 80 Member
    So happy I got my jumping jacks done and now I have to find something else I can do. Need like 30 more min of working out to make me happy
  • wvualum
    wvualum Posts: 428
    Day 2 Exercise Challenge – Walk, Run or Jog 1 Mile (extra)

    Go Team!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • CassandreNoreen
    CassandreNoreen Posts: 158 Member
    I'll do my job late tonight, but I'll get it done!

    Now to just drink all that water! ;)
  • tweez8976
    tweez8976 Posts: 94 Member
    Got some stationary bike in this morning - will get a couple miles in tonight extra. :happy:
  • nb9251
    nb9251 Posts: 151 Member
    I don't know if you guys have noticed but some teams are doing some extra challenges. Any takers? Maybe we could do the previous day's challenge in addition to the current day? They are current'y challenging the jumping jacks in addition to the mile. And then tomorrow we could do the mile in addition to the crunches? If you're down then let's do this! No trash talking here we're just gonna kick *kitten* quietly. Like Stealth. Lol
  • wvualum
    wvualum Posts: 428
    I saw that teams had challenged each other to do extra. I think the Curvettes challenged Weapons of Mass Reduction. Anyone have a friend on a different team we can challenge? That way we do it and challenge them to do it. It would be fun to challenge each other back and forth. :bigsmile:
  • phawley13
    phawley13 Posts: 80 Member
    Got my food under, all of my water, and more running than I have done in like 2 months. I am still going to try and get another 30 min in before bed. And I am up for doing other challenges, though when the challenges get harder it might be really hard for some people... Including me.
  • CassandreNoreen
    CassandreNoreen Posts: 158 Member
    How do we post that we did sit-ups. Not that I've done them yet, but I noticed they're not in Cardio, so they don't pop up on your profile. Do we just post it in strength training and tell you that we've done them?
  • wvualum
    wvualum Posts: 428
    How do we post that we did sit-ups. Not that I've done them yet, but I noticed they're not in Cardio, so they don't pop up on your profile. Do we just post it in strength training and tell you that we've done them?

    Maybe Calisthenics
  • wvualum
    wvualum Posts: 428
    Hey guys, We have two members who have never responded with their weights and goals. I think we should replace them, does anyone have anyone that wants to get in on it. Make sure they are dedicated, we want to kick some serious butt!!! :bigsmile:
  • libs41223
    libs41223 Posts: 87 Member
    I found the crunches in the strength list. :smile:
  • cbinnd
    cbinnd Posts: 178 Member
    I'm up for more challenges! The walk felt so good yesterday, I walked to work today (in the rain!!).
  • nb9251
    nb9251 Posts: 151 Member
    Hey guys, We have two members who have never responded with their weights and goals. I think we should replace them, does anyone have anyone that wants to get in on it. Make sure they are dedicated, we want to kick some serious butt!!! :bigsmile:

    Hey can you add daddyzgrrl28 to our team?! She would love to join! She will check in with you as soon as you add her! THx!
  • phawley13
    phawley13 Posts: 80 Member
    I'm up for more challenges! The walk felt so good yesterday, I walked to work today (in the rain!!).

    I wish I could walk to work, but it takes me an hour to drive to work, so it would take all day to walk to work....
  • wvualum
    wvualum Posts: 428
    I'm up for more challenges! The walk felt so good yesterday, I walked to work today (in the rain!!).

    I wish I could walk to work, but it takes me an hour to drive to work, so it would take all day to walk to work....

    Mine is an hour and ten minutes, I feel ya.

    I will add daddyzgrrl28 to the team.
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