October Challenge – Leslie Sansone Walking Team (SWAT)

amyhac

Hi During October i have been steadily increasing my weekly miles. I am trying for 12 a week and i am averaging 10. My ultimate goal is 14 a week. I thought i would post to keep in touch with other walkers. I walk both outside and inside with Leslie's DVD. I alo do eliptical and count the miles too.

dexters_dexterity

it was pleasant here so I did 30 minutes walk outside the house but i modified it with leslie's sideways move for almost 10 meters left then right and some other moves which i know were targetting my outer and inner thighs

dexters_dexterity

Monday 3 miles 42 minutes Leslie and Latin Core. Walking with attitude!

whats latincore

Gypsymorph51

Walked 4 miles today

amyhac

walked 5.5 miles this weekend.

iloveflorida88

I just found this topic today! Too bad it's almost the end of October! Oh well, I plan to keep it up after October too!
Just have a question, how are you logging the walk on your exercise? Would you just log it as walking, brisk for __ minutes?
I'd appreciate finding out how you all do it!
Thanks and good luck to all!

AZChatterB

Another one pound gain. This is not a good. I've had gains the past two weeks. I know the first time was most likely due to my overindulgence of pastries at Wildflower Bread Co, but this past week I did not have any sweets. This included staying away from the dessert table at a work potluck last Wednesday (and it was sooooo tempting). They assigned people for what to bring and my luck, I was assigned to desserts. To make it easy, I bought a triple chocolate cake from LoneStar (they are giving 50 cents for each slice sold to the Children's Miracle Network, so I thought I would be doing a good thing for charity and for me in not having to make something that I would sample as I was making). There were four slices left and I had quite the challenge trying to get someone to take it so I wouldn't. I was thinking I would freeze the slices and just have a bit here and there, but fortunately I found someone who took the leftovers. So, even avoiding sweets I'm gaining.

On a good note, I tried Leslie's new tape, Burn Body Fat and Sculpt Your Arms. It has a one mile, a two mile, and a three mile walk all on the same DVD. On Thursday, I did the 1 mile using three and five pound weights (Leslie uses one pound and then three pound weights); on Friday, I did the 1 mile again and then added the 2 mile using just three pound weights. Boy, did my arms feel the burn. On Friday, to give my arms a break, I used the 5 Mile Slim Down.

Wish I could be as consistent with my eating as I am with my workouts! Hope you all have a good week. Welcome, Amy and Florida!

TeaBea

I just found this topic today! Too bad it's almost the end of October! Oh well, I plan to keep it up after October too!
Just have a question, how are you logging the walk on your exercise? Would you just log it as walking, brisk for __ minutes?
I'd appreciate finding out how you all do it!
Thanks and good luck to all!

There are 2 methods:

Low impact aerobics can be used. When I used my heart rate monitor (regularly) - the low impact aerobics calorie count was fairly close for Leslie Sansone workouts.

Miles per hour can also be used. Leslie Sansone is approximately 4 MPH. Her "miles" are typically 15 minutes each. I know from my treadmill experience that 4 MPH is a really brisk pace for me - anything much higher than that is jogging (for me).

Music can also help you "guesstimate" your MPH. 4 miles per hour is music in the 140's BPM (beats per minute). Jogfm.com can help you find music for your MPH pace.

Yes, you would log in ___ MPH for ___ minutes.

iloveflorida88

I just found this topic today! Too bad it's almost the end of October! Oh well, I plan to keep it up after October too!
Just have a question, how are you logging the walk on your exercise? Would you just log it as walking, brisk for __ minutes?
I'd appreciate finding out how you all do it!
Thanks and good luck to all!

There are 2 methods:

Low impact aerobics can be used. When I used my heart rate monitor (regularly) - the low impact aerobics calorie count was fairly close for Leslie Sansone workouts.

Miles per hour can also be used. Leslie Sansone is approximately 4 MPH. Her "miles" are typically 15 minutes each. I know from my treadmill experience that 4 MPH is a really brisk pace for me - anything much higher than that is jogging (for me).

Music can also help you "guesstimate" your MPH. 4 miles per hour is music in the 140's BPM (beats per minute). Jogfm.com can help you find music for your MPH pace.

Yes, you would log in ___ MPH for ___ minutes.

Awesome, thanks very much!!

I was able to do 3 miles today, hurray! I had been doing Jillian Michael's 30 day shred, but I have back problems and that has re-triggered some of my problems, I'm now sticking with Walking I think I was able to build up some more endurance from doing the 30 day shred

pmjsmom

Hi everyone! Welcome to our new walkers!

On Saturday we went to a pumpkin patch with the little guy. It was fun and we did a fair amount of walking--slower than I usually walk but it was fun! Bought a lot of winter squash for some really good prices, too!

On Sunday I walked the neighborhood in the morning and then did some grocery shopping. I have also been taking a walk after dinner with my grandson in his stroller. Sure are a lot of Halloween decorations up this year!

It was SO nice yesterday that I ended up walking to the park with my grandson. Its about 1/2 mile away because we have to go around--there are no sidewalks on the most direct way (it would be about 3 blocks that way!) and it is not a very safe road to walk on. I climbed on the play-toy (what are those things called, anyway? It is SO different from when my kids were small!) with him and we had a good time. There was a family there that had a dog and a cat (with them and he was in heaven--he just LOVES animals!

Today I have to go to Worksource because I am having trouble filing my weekly claim. More extra walking--nothing seems to be very convenient here--nothing is actually ON a bus route. I wonder why that is?

Have a good day, all!

TeaBea

Not sure when I posted last - bad weekend for walking - need to do some catching up.

Monday thru Wednesday did 1 mile at lunch

Monday PM did Big Burn

Tonight? hmmm ... I'll have to think about it.

panda742002

Hello,

Monday walked 1.4 miles
Today walked 3 miles with Leslie

Whew what a good day!

Dawn

constancemwj

yeah!
I reached my goal for this month and still have 3 days left to go, did 4 miles with BL power walk today. It was hard..... I thought I was in better shape, but I sure struggled through it. I think I'll try to do another 8 miles in the next 3 days. Hope eveyones doing great and not eating to much candy this weekend:bigsmile:
keep walking all:drinker:

pmjsmom

For the first time in AGES I have gone over my monthly goal! I am going to shoot for 60 miles in November and try to beat it--my goal is at least 15 miles a week for the Run, Walk, or Crawl Highway 50 challenge I am in.

Lots to do and I am losing my mojo (food-wise) so it is time to get on track! Got healthy choices planned for today and the candy we got for the Trick-or-Treaters isn't a big temptation for me so I should be okay with that for weekend.

Thinking of goals for the holidays--I want to lose some of what I have put back on but it is SO hard! I WILL stick with it, though. I refuse to give up!

AZChatterB

Hello, Everyone.

I took the liberty of setting up our November topic: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/381027-november-challenge-leslie-sansone-walk-team-swat

I just finished a 3 mile workout with Leslie (Burn Body Fat & Sculpt Your Arms) and made my October goal with one day to spare. I'm also happy to say that the 3.6 pound gain over the previous two weeks was met with a 3.8 loss this past week. HOORAY. I hope the scale keeps this downward trend. :bigsmile:

Congrats, Constance and PJ, for exceeding your October goals. Way to go! :drinker:

Be healthy with those Halloween treats, and I hope to see everyone in November.

AliceLMS

Worked my buns off at a Pumpkin Farm all weekend. :happy: Lots of walking there. Just 2 miles today. Unfortunately caught a cold at the punkin farm.:grumble: So I am taking it slow again.

mjativa

Fell short of my miles big time after getting the Flu this month. I will be getting back on track November 1!