May Cardio Challenge: 360 Minutes/Week!

Dragonfly11

Hi Everybody,
The goal is to get in 360 minutes of sweaty, heart pumping cardio every week!! You can mix it up however you want to so that it fits into your schedule. Choose whatever exercise works for you ~ all are welcome here!! The point is to move our bodies more in May so lets pump it up!!!!

Plan on either latin dance or a walk/jog when I get home from work!

Hope to hear from everybody!!
Janet

cpatt

Sounds like a plan! I am in

OnieBee

count me in... I also have a goal of 100 miles for the month of May so this will be very helpful.

shanerylee

im in as well and this is just the kick I need.

starkiss100

Sure, I will give it a whirl! I need something to help motivate to get back to working out more.

Happyoceangirl

Woohooo!!!!! I'm REALLY gonna need this - went so far off track this weekend it's scary!!!!:ohwell: Thanks for starting the thread - I'll report back in later tonight.

biggieshorty

I'm in. I think I can do it. I'm doing 1 hour of Zumba tonight. I wanted to modify my workout plan this month anyway. I'm doing just cardio. No strength training. My scale hasn't moved this month and I'm hoping this will make a difference.

nisijam5

OK, I found it...

I couldn't work out today...I worked a 12 hour shift and died when I got home

So, tomorrow already signed up for a class at the gym...have to squeeze in something as we are having an egress window put in and a new furnace, hot water tank and air conditioner...I hate having to be home all day.

Good luck everyone,

Kim

Happyoceangirl

Woohooo!!!!! I'm REALLY gonna need this - went so far off track this weekend it's scary!!!!:ohwell: Thanks for starting the thread - I'll report back in later tonight.

I didn't do it yet. Guess that makes today my "off" today and I"ll get something done tomorrow. I'm determined. I will do it.

OnieBee

accomplished 60 minutes on the elliptical as well as 30 mins (cool down) on the tredmill

shanerylee

54 minutes for me

6 on the eliptical (it had something wrong with it and I couldnt deal)
rest on the stationary bike.

starkiss100

I got 53 in, between the elliptical and stationary bike!

UCONNCOED

I wanna try this!!! 360 min goal for the week would be awesomeee!!!
Ok last night..... I did 75 Min (bike, treadmill, swim).

nisijam5

Hi all, have lots of house renovating going on today (major renovating) and I worked yesterday (12 hours). I can totally make up for it the rest of the week. I am excited about who is the winner for the month. Winner can pick the next challenge. What torture can it be...hopefully, not the 30 day shred, he, he

Dragonfly11

Happy Tuesday Challengers!!
OMG Look at all of us willing to do this ~ FANTASTIC!! Looking forward to getting to know you all and continuing on the mission with my Peeps from the other thread!!

WELCOME ALL:
Cassie
OnieBee
Shanerylee
Starkiss
Smiles
Kim
Biggie
Uconncoed
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Okay, So last night was a total bust : got home, loved and fed the 4 dogs, took out trash, cooked dinner, got coffee and vitamens ready for this morning and by now 730p. Popped the samba reggae dvd in and it wasn't working - infact NONE of my dvds were reading!! Yes, it's an old dvd player but bad time to conk out, right? So I'm all in my w/o gear and so I start jumping up and down - trying to get my heart rate up and it's just not working... at all.:grumble: I was mixing like every w/o i use and could never quite land. I did 25 min but only burned 97 cals - talk about defocused!! I ended up at Wally World and got a cheap dvd player - Which I used this morning.!!
So far 20 min cardio boot camp in -for 147 cals!
I am def going for a walk/jog when I get home ~ hope you all are having a fantastic day!!
Janet

Happyoceangirl

Thanks for the welcome. I'm looking forward to getting to know everyone too!
Bummer that your DVD conked out - but hilarious you ended up going to get one the very same night. For those of you who don't know yet, Janet doesn't fool around!

Thanks to this challenge - I think I'm back on board after a few days of sluggishness. I went for a run /walk this afternoon. 47 minute jog, 11 minute walk - HRM says I torched 608. Felt good to get moving again.

Kim - I like the idea of the winner picking the next challenge. That's motivating.... I keep plotting what evil torture we can follow up with in June..:laugh:

OnieBee

Thank you for your welcome and encouragement.... Today I did the elliptical for 30 and did strength training for 30 minutes.

kdsmith

Can I join in?!! I could be doing a lot of cardio for the rest of the week though as I only did 35 minutes yesterday and none today!
Kim S.

UCONNCOED

Thanks for the welcome! And the challenge. Its great!

I did 29 mins of Run (and a little walking) outside in the insane MIAMI HEAT! So total for the week so far: 104 mins

Dragonfly11

Hi Peeps,
Welcome Kim S. -of course you're welcome; glad you're here!!
Warrior Kim -Love the idea of winner pick the next challenge - the shred .... you're just brutal!! :laugh:
Smiles - look who's talkin' - you don't play either girl with your smokin' 600+ cals !! Outstanding!!
Uconn- great job on the 29 min run in the HEAT!! I'm impressed!!

As for me, I walked/jogged 3miles after work 40 min Yea !! and topped it off with 15 min of jump rope and jumping jax for a 300 cal burn - that make 487 cals for me today!

Hope all had a great day and will be checking in tommorrow!!

Janet

ljackson1228

I am also in. I already do 50 minutes of cardio. I do both the elliptical and the treadmill (walk/run) at an incline. I usually burn 500-600 calories on cardio alone each workout. I try to work out 5 days a week.....no less than 4.

shanerylee

may I ask what you do specificially. I would love to burn that many cals?

shanerylee

Wednesday.

10 Eliptical
24 walking at incline and fast pace
5 minutes of jogging quickly (this was major for me)===========gaaaaaaaaassssssssssppppp

Dragonfly11

Hey Everybody,
Nothing but running around the office like crazy , so far but Turbo Jam Punch, Kick and Jam (60min) on for after work! Possibly something else - i am running way low for our challenge - I've only done 60 minutes ... didn't count Monday's catastrophe:laugh: !!

I was thinking about my diet today and I was wondering if any of you restrict or limit your carbs at dinner or have a kitchen cut off time

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any thoughts?

Have a great day all,
Janet

OnieBee

I got in 60 minutes on the elliptical... going to try and switch it up tomorrow.
I have a cut off time for my kitchen and it is around 7pm.... I try to give myself 4hrs of no eating before I crash. I also soon will be trying the "no white at night" to see if that helps my progress at all. I've heard its a good idea to limit carbs at night.

asltiffm

Count me in. So far this week I've done 136 minutes on the bike and 40 minutes walking. So 176 so far.

asltiffm

Just got back from a mix of walking/running the dogs and biking carrying a 55 lb dog in a 25 lb trailer, up hills...so I think that it should count as double minutes. lol...but I won't cheat. I took 20 minutes off to allot for sniffing/bathroom/water breaks and a few minutes of walking the injuried dog from the trailer (had to have knee surgery 5 weeks ago). So 60 minutes of mixed cardio, though I can't say it was all heart pounding work, the biking part and the running part really got my heart going but not the walking.

Total this week is 236 minutes.

I don't have a kitchen cut off time. I actually have trouble eating enough calories on the raw/living food "diet" I've been on for the last 5 weeks. So I eat until bed time almost. In fact, it's 10:41 and I'm about to have my last snack of the day before I conk out.

OnieBee

that is amazing!!! hopefully one day I can post the same workout!

JessHealthKick

I'll join too I have been bad the past 3 weeks from University exam and a terrible cold, so I need some motivation!
I did about 40 minutes of cardio today, though I go VERY hard (180 heart rate) then did close to an hour of different weights and exercises (mostly arms and stomach and a bit on my quads and bum) - I sweat a lot when I do weights (does anyone else?)

I'm planning on another session tomorrow afternoon, and I can't wait!

Though 360 minutes - say 6 sessions - is a lot to fit in, though I'm sure we can all do it

edit: I did interval training on the treadmill for 20mins, about 15 mins level 8 - 17 on the bike (standing is painful :[ ) and 5 mins on the crosstrainer - overall the machines said about 350 calories which was pleasing

UCONNCOED

I did another 60 Mins of cardio yesterday! Mix of run/walk/bike/swim! 164 minutes so far!!! This is going to be a tough goal. I really want to try tho!!

asltiffm

What do you mean, Oniebee? If you're talking about my workouts, you already have me beat. You workout for 90 minutes.