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Fitness Challenge Week One

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  • joansjourney
    joansjourney Posts: 110
    I'm done! Does that mean I get the rest of the week off?!!?!?!


    KIDDING! I'm doing a PiYo/Body Beast hybrid until I have surgery.
  • bgirl81
    bgirl81 Posts: 6
    That's great! How does one calculate calories for stuff like housework and yardwork? I haven't put any of these activities into MFP yet (and I have the messy house to prove it!), but I know that I'm definitely getting some sort of exercise when I'm mopping the floors or scrubbing the bathtub. Maybe I can use this as a way to motivate myself to clean more.

    Cleaner house, smaller butt -- sounds good to me :)

    I just added cleaning to my exercise. I never thought of housework = workout or mini workout. I agree a good motivator to clean more :)
  • kelieprincess
    kelieprincess Posts: 28 Member
    Did 40 minutes on the exercise bike earlier, moderate activity level, sometimes dipping up to cigorous ... Quite pleased with myself. Not sure if I will get any exercise in tomorrow but will try even if its a walk
  • TheBrowniesMadeMeDoIt
    TheBrowniesMadeMeDoIt Posts: 60
    Well done everyone on. Thanks to this group, I am feeling motivated, got up at 6:30 to go for a run :) Week 4, day 1 c210k completed :) Feeling good, one more workout to go

    Get it Sarah!
  • tonums1977
    tonums1977 Posts: 5 Member
    I got three workouts in this week, and just.couldnt.go.to.the.gym.today. Ugh. PLus I work tomorrow and sunday (12 hour shifts) But I am off saturday! I will do double duty!
  • TheBrowniesMadeMeDoIt
    TheBrowniesMadeMeDoIt Posts: 60
    Lo and behold, squeezed one out of myself! Hit up the Planet Fitness treadmill for a hot 15 minute romp and then 30 minutes working out legs, arms, and abs in the 30 minute circuit room! Feels goooooood.
  • melifornia
    melifornia Posts: 227 Member
    More mowing today!

    We had another gorgeous, cool, sunny day here so rather than futz around the house watching crap TV and wasting time online, I took myself over to my brother and sister-in-law's in the country. They have a big yard and between my SIL having just had her 10th baby (he's 5 weeks old) and my brother working a lot, the grass has been neglected. I love to mow, so I put in 35 minutes until it was too dark to see. Got a good chunk done; planning to do more tomorrow. (Bro has to work tomorrow, so we're doing our 4th on the 6th.)
  • Allmyusernamesaretakengeeze
    Allmyusernamesaretakengeeze Posts: 146 Member
    Went for another 2 mile walk
  • TheBrowniesMadeMeDoIt
    TheBrowniesMadeMeDoIt Posts: 60
    Challenge COMPLETE!

    Tuesday cardio/weights

    Challenge start date
    Wednesday cardio
    Thursday cardio/weights
    Friday cardio
  • llysenw
    llysenw Posts: 57 Member
    Today's workout complete! 48min walk in hilly area, 2.6 miles.

    edited to add: I've decided to try out the MapMyFitness walking app, which is cool because it syncs with MFP and will automatically update your MFP exercise log. It was a little glitchy at first, but I think I got it figured out.
  • melifornia
    melifornia Posts: 227 Member
    GAH! I think I'm going to need some Tylenol tonight! Cleaned the house top to bottom; went to bro and SIL's house and mowed their lawn for about 40 mins to help prep for our family celebration on Sunday; then hopped in the pool and played with the kids for 90 minutes. My legs are about ready to fall off!
  • laylawaffles
    laylawaffles Posts: 24
    I've had 4 workouts this week. Gonna have another one today and will rest tomorrow (by rest i mean i will probably just go for a walk and not use the gym).

    I love reading over the posts on this group. I'm enjoying being in a group of people who essentially have the same goal and the same struggle to get there. It's refreshing to know you're not on your own doing this.
  • bgirl81
    bgirl81 Posts: 6
    I love reading over the posts on this group. I'm enjoying being in a group of people who essentially have the same goal and the same struggle to get there. It's refreshing to know you're not on your own doing this.

    I feel the same when I get discouraged I stop take a moment and read this. I find it helps a lot :)
  • llysenw
    llysenw Posts: 57 Member
    Managed to do a 3.5 mile walk today, in spite of the heat. I've done a lot of walking (for me) this week, and my bad hip is a little aggravated at this point. I think I'll be taking tomorrow as a rest day. I need to remind myself that sometimes rest can be the healthiest thing to do.
  • melifornia
    melifornia Posts: 227 Member
    Did some impromptu hiking while covering a story yesterday afternoon, then spent another 45 minutes in the pool last night, keeping up with the nieces and nephews. Gotta finish up a couple of writing assignments (I freelance for the local paper; this is my weekend on duty), then head out for the family celebration which will include, you guessed it, more pool time!

    I'm so physically exhausted, I almost fell asleep in church this morning. Thanks for motivating me to stay active! :happy:
  • sarah_irish_2001
    sarah_irish_2001 Posts: 32 Member
    Did another run on Saturday, got up a bit late so it was HOT but i pulled through it :) Looking forward to the week 2 challenge :)
  • bgirl81
    bgirl81 Posts: 6
    I started going for bike rides with my girls, and I think I'm going to try to get a bike ride in daily or at least every other day because my legs and but are sore lol. Positive change I started eating sugar snap peas at night instead of chips :)
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