December Walking Challenge

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CricketKate
CricketKate Posts: 3,657 Member
edited October 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
This is continued from previous Walking Challenges, but its nice when each month has its own thread.

*** 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.


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

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

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

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 HOT 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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  • Shirley61
    Shirley61 Posts: 7,758 Member
    Thanks for starting us in December. :bigsmile:

    Happy Friday everyone.

    Don't forget there is always Mall walking in December. :wink:
  • zsesteacher
    zsesteacher Posts: 106 Member
    I'll join...I do the leslie samsone walk at home videos...they're pretty neat!!!

    Yvette
  • annasgyal
    annasgyal Posts: 1,684 Member
    I am in! Can't make a ticker from my phone. I will when I get home to my computer.

    Walked 5 miles this morning.
    Goal: 90 miles

    Thanks for the challenge.
  • jellyfishjen
    jellyfishjen Posts: 1,787 Member
    Friday 2nd Dec = 30min walk.
  • annasgyal
    annasgyal Posts: 1,684 Member
    Walked 5 miles this evening
    Total Miles: 10 miles
    Miles left: 80

    Goal: 90 miles...
  • CricketKate
    CricketKate Posts: 3,657 Member
    Okay, now I feel really dumb. I copied all that stuff about making a ticker and forgot that they have taken our signatures away. If you want to display a ticker you need to copy the URL into your post each time. :happy:

    Happy Trails!
  • Shirley61
    Shirley61 Posts: 7,758 Member
    Saturday 1.2 miles walking
  • zsesteacher
    zsesteacher Posts: 106 Member
    so far this is how much I walked..

    12/1- 5 miles
    12/2- 2 miles
    12/3- 0 miles
    12/4- 5 miles

    total= 12 miles
  • annasgyal
    annasgyal Posts: 1,684 Member
    Walked 3 miles this morning...

    Total Miles: 13 miles
    Miles left: 77 miles

    Goal: 90 miles..
  • Shirley61
    Shirley61 Posts: 7,758 Member
    15 mins. on Monday
  • annasgyal
    annasgyal Posts: 1,684 Member
    Walked 3 miles this evening...

    Total Miles: 16 miles
    Miles left: 74 miles

    Goal: 90 miles..
  • zsesteacher
    zsesteacher Posts: 106 Member
    so far this is how much I walked..

    12/1- 5 miles
    12/2- 2 miles
    12/3- 0 miles
    12/4- 5 miles
    12/5- 1 mile

    total= 13 miles
  • CricketKate
    CricketKate Posts: 3,657 Member
    How's everyone doing? I haven't been doing much walking lately. I have been the Shred. I hope to find some balance that will allow me to do both.
  • Shirley61
    Shirley61 Posts: 7,758 Member
    210 mins of cleaning my upstairs and I know walking was involved. :bigsmile:
  • CricketKate
    CricketKate Posts: 3,657 Member
    Morning, Everyone!
  • CricketKate
    CricketKate Posts: 3,657 Member
    Anyone still walking? That's about all I manage, but it is usually laps around my kitchen or up and down the school hall while I wait for my daughter.

    Happy trails, Everyone!
  • Shirley61
    Shirley61 Posts: 7,758 Member
    I am still in this challenge but getting close to Christmas
    it is getting harder. I want to Mall walk but still haven't done it.
    I hope everyone is doing well.
  • CricketKate
    CricketKate Posts: 3,657 Member
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/433696-january-walking-challenge
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