Jumping Jacks Challenge?

liveforfit
liveforfit Posts: 39
edited October 1 in Fitness and Exercise
Would anybody be interested in a jumping jacks challenge? The challenge would be to do 1000 jumping jacks a day (split them up into 10 sets of 100 throughout the day) so that you burn 7000 total by the end of the week. The logic is that since you burn 1 calorie for every 2 jumping jacks, by the end of the week you'll have burned 3500 calories, hence, losing a pound (of course you'll have to eat healthy and drink plenty of water.) I'm going to try to do this on top of running on a treadmill for 30 minutes 5 or 6 days out of the week, hopefully losing at least a pound (goal being a pound and a half) by the jumping jacks and the running. If enough people are willing to test out the theory, we'd start on Monday, August 15. Anybody in?
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  • leezanicole
    leezanicole Posts: 96
    I definitely would like to try this! Hopefully my knee is feeling better by Monday.
  • MiniMichelle
    MiniMichelle Posts: 801 Member
    I am totally in!!! I just added it to my goals for August :-D
  • hm_day
    hm_day Posts: 857 Member
    I'd definitely like to try this! Maybe it will get me more into the whole jumping jacks thing. Usually I want to pass out after 25 :P
  • Jacksonsmomma2211
    Jacksonsmomma2211 Posts: 52 Member
    I'm willing to try...
  • nicakk01
    nicakk01 Posts: 71 Member
    I am will to try - 8/15 here we come!
  • JayBear13
    JayBear13 Posts: 37 Member
    i'm in, i do 100 jumping jacks a day this shouldn't be hard
  • luckystar8131
    luckystar8131 Posts: 21
    I will try to do it. I remember doing jumping jacks as a kid thinking how easy they were...I do them now and feel like I'm going to DIE! LOL! I hope it works!
  • heatherjo27
    heatherjo27 Posts: 6 Member
    I'm in! An extra pound loss due to doing something fun & different, heck yeah!
  • liveforfit
    liveforfit Posts: 39
    Okay, that's great. (: Don't forget to write down (I'd recommend a tally mark) for every 50 jumping jacks you do, or else it's really easy to forget where you are, especially if you do the jumping jacks during commercial breaks!
  • frats
    frats Posts: 96 Member
    I will do anything right about now to lose a pound! Count me in. I might not wait until Monday though, if that is OK.
  • soontobeskinnysara
    soontobeskinnysara Posts: 177 Member
    count me in!
  • kiku76
    kiku76 Posts: 352 Member
    I'd like to give it a try. Mondays are my rest days (the hubby is off) but I'm going to give it my all Tues- Sat. That would still be 5000 jumping jacks. holy cow that's a lot!
  • zombiexmama13
    zombiexmama13 Posts: 5 Member
    Ill do it ;) starting Monday lmfao!
  • hottiemush
    hottiemush Posts: 18 Member
    I am in!
  • francena84
    francena84 Posts: 99
    Count me in
  • jeffrife
    jeffrife Posts: 15 Member
    I am definitely in for this. I remember in martial arts once our master told us to do 1001 jumping jacks, that way if anyone asks how many we could do, we could say "over a thousand"....of course I like the idea of splitting it up into 10 different sets throughout the day! But I think I'll make the last set 101 in his honor.
  • MiniMichelle
    MiniMichelle Posts: 801 Member
    I am starting early. No time like the present.
  • jbeauchamp1
    jbeauchamp1 Posts: 195 Member
    I'm in!
  • kimsciolino
    kimsciolino Posts: 240 Member
    I am up for a challenge. This is a really cool idea. Thanks
  • ahizzel
    ahizzel Posts: 28 Member
    BUMP
  • soonermommy3
    soonermommy3 Posts: 36
    I'm in.
  • jamie1076
    jamie1076 Posts: 3
    I want to try :)
  • jennmoore3
    jennmoore3 Posts: 1,013 Member
    I will try to do it. Now, I have had kids so... I may have to keep legs closed. lol I did some a few weeks ago and I wanted to die! How do you know we burn 1 calorie per 2 j.j? I have never heard of that before... Just curious... I will do my best though and post back here!
  • chorgi
    chorgi Posts: 221
    Count me in. I'll start tomorrow. :)
  • Pammie1000
    Pammie1000 Posts: 365 Member
    I'll give it a shot! Count me in.
  • curvygirl512
    curvygirl512 Posts: 423 Member
    Willing to give it a shot! I could stand to lose a pound, or two!
  • liveforfit
    liveforfit Posts: 39
    Anybody who has heart rate monitors, starting tomorrow if you could tell us how many calories you burned from the 1000 jumping jacks, that'd be great so we could have a rough estimate. :)
  • lee155
    lee155 Posts: 120
    count me in!
  • pammyedmunds
    pammyedmunds Posts: 608 Member
    I will try to do it. Now, I have had kids so... I may have to keep legs closed. lol I did some a few weeks ago and I wanted to die! How do you know we burn 1 calorie per 2 j.j? I have never heard of that before... Just curious... I will do my best though and post back here!

    I used to do 5 minutes of Jump Jackings when I was doing Muay Thai Kickboxing and after having 3 kids naturally I was having bladder issues. Its hard. I had a friend who wore a panty liner for the incontinence issues. My dr told me that to fix this it would involve surgery and that its because your pelvic wall has dropped. Oh the joys of being a mother.

    Have fun everyone!
  • chorgi
    chorgi Posts: 221
    Did my 1000 for today!
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