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May Monthly Challenge: Calorie Burning Hours!

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  • Naruto4ever
    Naruto4ever Posts: 112
    Saturday, 17.05 : walking @4mph 75 minutes
    Minutes left in the challenge: 420/1440:smile:
    Jasneet@ decided not to step on weighing scale this month as i was getting to obssessed with the numbers... And was beginning to to think of excercise as a punishment.... But this month am really enjoying my walks and excercise.... :wink:
  • jasneet12
    jasneet12 Posts: 239 Member
    @Naruto true exercise should be fun! :)

    im taking a two day rest break due to excess work pressure and related late nights.
  • Naruto4ever
    Naruto4ever Posts: 112
    Hi guys... Today went hiking... 60 minutes
    Minutes left:360/1440:smile:
  • Naruto4ever
    Naruto4ever Posts: 112
    Excercise on monday: strength training : 75 minutes.
    Minutes left this month: 285/1440
    Minutes done: 1165/1440:smile:
  • jasneet12
    jasneet12 Posts: 239 Member
    I hate skipping my exercise! :mad: 3rd day of rest today! totally unwanted and unplanned! :cry: :cry: :cry:
  • yogeshsarkar
    yogeshsarkar Posts: 119 Member
    1312 minutes done, 488 minutes remaining.
  • Naruto4ever
    Naruto4ever Posts: 112
    @ yogesh... Gr8 going....
    @ jasneet... Three days rest will help u work hard next 4 days... Enjoy ur break guilt free..... That makes it worth it....
    By the way have u tried resistance band excercises for strength training....
  • anjalimangala
    anjalimangala Posts: 4 Member
    315 mins to go....:smile: out of 450:tongue: ...small steps but im keeping it sustainable this time around :smile:
  • jasneet12
    jasneet12 Posts: 239 Member
    @Anjali love the DP! Its soo fantastically in your face! :love: :love:

    @Naruto Yup true! going to push myself the rest of this week. 45 minutes done today! :happy:

    Ive just bought resistance bands for the days when im travelling and have to work out in hotel rooms but I still have to try them out. (still to receive delivery of the handle) i went with SKLZ. so this is what i will soon have:
    http://www.liveyoursport.com/products/sklz-life-line-tripple-grip-handle-resistance-tube (handle)
    http://www.flipkart.com/sklz-training-cable-pro-20-resistance-tube/p/itmdmterfnebb9ke?pid=RTBDMTEH6UT6EXWF&otracker=from-search&srno=t_4&query=sklz&ref=02c0fc73-1be3-4362-bbe6-f5958f3ba0cf ( i bought combo 4 ie tubes with resistance of 10 lbs, 20 & 40)

    have you worked with resistance bands? how different is it from dumbbells? and how effective?
  • Naruto4ever
    Naruto4ever Posts: 112
    Took unscheduled rest yesterday...
    Today: walking:35 minutes n strength training: 85 minutes..
    Total for today: 120 minutes
    Minutes left this month:165/1440...

    @jasneet : haven't tried resistance bands yet... Searching for good videos... Will let u know...
  • jasneet12
    jasneet12 Posts: 239 Member
    I was feeling just too lethargic this morning! Pushed for 35 minutes only..,

    324 minutes to go! the clock is ticking away!
  • yogeshsarkar
    yogeshsarkar Posts: 119 Member
    Thanks Naruto.

    Done with 1452 minutes this month, another 348 minutes to go.
  • Okay. Advance apologies to the moderator and everyone.
    New on the group.
    Where do I introduce myself and stuff?
    Also, half may is gone. So, I pledge 30 minutes daily for whatever time is left,
    Cheers. :-D
  • jasneet12
    jasneet12 Posts: 239 Member
    Welcome Torsha...no apologies needed; just hop on board and counting your minutes :happy:
  • Did 40 minutes swimming in the pool.
    But since I was just splashing the kids during play time,probably should count only 35.
    What did everyone else do?
  • Naruto4ever
    Naruto4ever Posts: 112
    Minutes done today: 75 minutes.. Walking@4mph..
    Minutes left this month: 90/1440....

    Started c25k today.... With old sport injury of the knee... Find running difficult... Anyone else runs for excercise...:smile:
  • jasneet12
    jasneet12 Posts: 239 Member
    Upper body strength training today... 40 minutes done!

    284 to go!
  • @naruto- I run once a week. So, not much. Trying to take that number up slowly. Flat foot combined with heavy weight giving me a hard time.
    @jasneet- do you train at home or in the gym?
  • jasneet12
    jasneet12 Posts: 239 Member
    @Torsha I workout at home. Naruto has got me hooked on www.fitnessblender.com and then there is youtube and the zillion other websites & apps.
  • Wow. I would really like to start strength training at home since my weight loss has practically stalled after the initial 20 kgs. The gym seems a little intimidating for now, frankly.
    I'll check out the site. Thanks.
    What equipments, if any, did you guys buy?
  • Naruto4ever
    Naruto4ever Posts: 112
    Today was fun walking..... 75minutes@4mph... Walk in rain... Everything seems so alive in rains...
    Torsha@ hubby is a big fitness buff... So we have many dumbell plates at home... So i use them... But me n jasneet have our eye on powerblock adjustable dumbells.... Am saving up money for them...
    Minutes done this month: 1405/1440.,,
    Minutes left: 15/1440:smile: :
  • yogeshsarkar
    yogeshsarkar Posts: 119 Member
    1557 minutes done, 243 minutes remaining. Sadly my weight loss seems to be slowing down, only lost 600gms this week, compared to 1+ kg/week for past 4-5 weeks.
  • jasneet12
    jasneet12 Posts: 239 Member
    202 minutes to go! and i dont even want to talk weight loss! my weighing scale has been taken over by demons!
  • jasneet12
    jasneet12 Posts: 239 Member
    Wow. I would really like to start strength training at home since my weight loss has practically stalled after the initial 20 kgs. The gym seems a little intimidating for now, frankly.
    I'll check out the site. Thanks.
    What equipments, if any, did you guys buy?

    I have 1kg and 3 kg dumbbells. I have also bought sklz resistance tubes and handles (the links are up somewhere in this thread) but I am yet to work with those.
  • It rained here in Kolkata and my swimming pool was swarming with insects. Couldn't get my workout in either yesterday or today.
    :-/ Will go walking tomorrow for sure.
    I am thinking of buying dumbbells too.
  • Naruto4ever
    Naruto4ever Posts: 112
    Hi... Hiking with backpack today: 90 minutes.... No wonder my maths teacher use to spank me all the time in school... I have miscalculated my minutes this month....
    So, recap: Week 1: may 1- 4: 364minutes
    Week 2: may 5- 11: 320 minutes
    Week 3 : may 12- 18: 490 minutes
    Week 4: may 19-25: 495 minutes
    Total minutes done till now:1668/1440.....
    Challenge done this month.....:drinker:

    Woods are lovely dark and deep.... Miles to go before i sleep...
  • sakshi0112
    sakshi0112 Posts: 4
    ohh i guess i joined it late!!well i am "in" for june challenge
  • jasneet12
    jasneet12 Posts: 239 Member
    easy day with only light stretching and an ab workout...167 minutes to go...
  • yogeshsarkar
    yogeshsarkar Posts: 119 Member
    Completed my challenge of walking 30 hours i.e. 1800 minutes, now 4 days remain and I am hoping to finish with a total of 2082 minutes of walk time i.e. 70 minutes each day for next 4 days.
  • Woohooo
    Well done naruto and yogesh.
    Way to go jasneet.
    My exams begin tomorrow, won't be able to workout. :-/
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