SWaT Team Challenge - WEEK 1

rjm8185
rjm8185 Posts: 81 Member
edited September 21 in Fitness and Exercise
THIS IS IT FOLK'S !! WEEK 1.

Good luck everyone, lets do our best, push ourselves a little bit more, and we'll get there.

Please post on this thread, your effects, your ideas, your encouragement and your thoughts.

There are now 40 walkers taking on the Challenge - Walking A total of of 1721 Mles this month.

Thank you everyone- THIS IS FANTASTIC !!!!!!
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  • jewelsb
    jewelsb Posts: 1
    Hi. I'm very new to Fitness Pal. What's the SWat Challenge? I can't seem to find anything out about it. Thanks.
  • aholly70
    aholly70 Posts: 577 Member
    Hi Everyone and Good luck

    Jewelsb-it's a walking challenge just let rjm8185 know how miles you will walk this month and it starts today,and welcome to the group. Holly
  • rjm8185
    rjm8185 Posts: 81 Member
    Hi. I'm very new to Fitness Pal. What's the SWat Challenge? I can't seem to find anything out about it. Thanks.
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    Hi As hunIbun said, its a walking challenge to walk as much as you can this month using Leslie Sansone Walk at Home DVD's or just walking in the park etc etc.

    Just set yourself a miles target for the month and let me know, thats it!

    We'll all try and Encourage each other by posting on thIS thread.

    We are called the SWaT Team because it stands for SANSONE WALK TEAM. ] Good Luck, Its never too late to join in!!
  • megamom
    megamom Posts: 920 Member
    I am ready to start walking away the pounds. I have surgery the beginning of next month so better start trucking now.
  • GingerSnark
    GingerSnark Posts: 153
    My videos are still not in from the library yet :( Can I do this challenge just by walking around my neighborhood??
  • hemcwhorter
    hemcwhorter Posts: 22 Member
    I am joining you also and I plan on walking 100 miles in a month! I bought the 5 mile dvd and plan on doing it 5 days a week. I am excited to get home and do my first 5 miles today. :smile:
  • hemcwhorter
    hemcwhorter Posts: 22 Member
    I am joining you also and I plan on walking 100 miles in a month! I bought the 5 mile dvd and plan on doing it 5 days a week. I am excited to get home and do my first 5 miles today.
  • Families_R_Forever
    Families_R_Forever Posts: 630
    :drinker: YAY:drinker:

    I have been waiting all weekend to get this thing started! I am going to the track tonight, I hope, but I will also do one of her video's! I figure in order for me to reach my 50 mile goal I have to do 12.5 miles a week...so I have to do 2. 5 a day...YIKES! Not sure what I have gotten myself into but, I am going to make this goal!!!

    GOOD LUCK TO ALL!!!
  • jaxi
    jaxi Posts: 6
    Morning Rob, all! Welcome to all the newcomers, what a group we have now. I will be doing my first 5-mile walk this afternoon and can hardly wait. Good luck to everyone!

    Jaxi :flowerforyou:
  • maynard46
    maynard46 Posts: 134
    GOOD MORNING EVERYONE! I've been looking forward to starting this challenge all weekend. I just wanted to wish everyone GOOD LUCK. Can't wait to read some of the posts.

    How does the ticker from TickerFactory get updated? Do we go in daily and manually do it?
  • rjm8185
    rjm8185 Posts: 81 Member
    My videos are still not in from the library yet :( Can I do this challenge just by walking around my neighood

    Absolutely you can, no problems, just try to keep a track of your mile.

    You also watch and download a Full Leslie Sansone 1 mile walk from Youtube,com

    here's the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndVjwkaLGDk
  • rjm8185
    rjm8185 Posts: 81 Member
    GOOD MORNING EVERYONE! I've been looking forward to starting this challenge all weekend. I just wanted to wish everyone GOOD LUCK. Can't wait to read some of the posts.

    How does the ticker from TickerFactory get updated? Do we go in daily and manually do it?

    I was wondering the same thing, I've no idea how to update mine lol.
  • hemcwhorter
    hemcwhorter Posts: 22 Member
    How do I add the ticker from tickerfactory to my page. I went there and picked out the one I wanted but did not know how to get it on my fitness pal.
  • rjm8185
    rjm8185 Posts: 81 Member
    How do I add the ticker from tickerfactory to my page. I went there and picked out the one I wanted but did not know how to get it on my fitness pal.


    On page you made your new ticker is a box with a long code in it, you need to copy that code and then paste it into the box on the SIGNATURE page of this website, then save it, it will then appear at the bottom of each post you make.

    It can be updated by going back to that original page, where you created the ticker and put in the new millage.

    I've already updated mine, but I havn't actually walked the miles yet, but I promise I will. lol
  • Families_R_Forever
    Families_R_Forever Posts: 630
    I am joining you also and I plan on walking 100 miles in a month! I bought the 5 mile dvd and plan on doing it 5 days a week. I am excited to get home and do my first 5 miles today.

    (¯`*•.¸,¤°´`°¤,¸.•*´¯)WOW!!!(¯`*•.¸,¤°´`°¤,¸.•*´¯)100 miles that is a GREAT goal! As for me I am trying for 50 and I thought that was a lot! I have 4 kids so finding time is hard. Maybe by september I will try for 100, when the kids are back in school! I wish you the best of luck, keep us posted. (¯`*•.¸,¤°´`°¤,¸.•*´¯)
  • need_to_lose
    need_to_lose Posts: 88
    Is it too late to join? If not I will like to be in the group. I plan on walking at least 5 days a week. My goal is 50 miles.
  • rjm8185
    rjm8185 Posts: 81 Member
    The more the merrier, great. Good luck Rob
  • megamom
    megamom Posts: 920 Member
    Question, I did the 5 mile walk dvd minus the last half mile because my knee gave out. My pedometer only says I did 1.94 miles though but total between the aerobic and steps is 11,991. So figure 2000 steps equal a mile I should be at my 5 miles or over. How do I figure this? By the steps, the DVD or the miles measured on the pedometer?
  • rjm8185
    rjm8185 Posts: 81 Member
    The 5 mile DVD must take over an hour to complete, So if you march/walk at the same pace or beat of the DVD which usually varies between 3.5 to 4.5 mph, you should effectively walk 5 mles

    1 mile DVD's are about 15 plus a cooldown
    2 mile DVD's are 30 plus cooldown
    3 mile DVD's are 45 plus cooldown etc, etc

    I hope this helps! Are you walking to the same beat as the music and Leslie ? sorry if thats a stupid question !
  • megamom
    megamom Posts: 920 Member
    my pedometer and the clock says I worked out for 56 mins
  • megamom
    megamom Posts: 920 Member
    Yes, I am doing the same pace but can't do the run forward and back due to the knee. Otherwise the pace is the same. I forgot to change the time when I put down my calories burned. Oh, and I did a 5 minute warm up and 5 minute cool down plus I used 4 pound weights.
  • rjm8185
    rjm8185 Posts: 81 Member
    Could it be the pedometer is not picking up all your steps, maybe because we stand still when doing our workouts. I did once try to use my pedometer and it hardly picked up any of my marched steps. Maybe you could check it out by marching 20 steps on the spot and seeing if it picks up all your steps.

    If its not that, I'm sorry, I don't know what to say, maybe someone else has some answers.

    Rob
  • blondie76
    blondie76 Posts: 552 Member
    Morning Rob

    Thanks for starting this!!

    Any walkers on this team feel free to add me as a friend to keep each other in check we can do this! So happy to see such a high number of walkers! And Goals!

    Cheers Sherri :)
  • blondie76
    blondie76 Posts: 552 Member
    checking to see if my ticker works lol!
  • need_to_lose
    need_to_lose Posts: 88
    I just walked 4 mles for the day.
  • flwyland
    flwyland Posts: 142
    1.5 miles walking the mall this morning!
  • rjm8185
    rjm8185 Posts: 81 Member
    Well done Ladies, that's great, I'm just about to do my 2 miles for today. Rob
  • maynard46
    maynard46 Posts: 134
    Im sure one of us will figure it out and pass the info on. Getting ready to do my walk now!:happy:
  • aholly70
    aholly70 Posts: 577 Member
    Welcome everyone,I havent walked yet today but i will,i walk alot at my job so i'm going to get a pedometer to track how much i walk there.Feel free to add me if you like. Holly
  • Families_R_Forever
    Families_R_Forever Posts: 630
    3 miles down...47 to go!
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