THE MILE-A-DAY CHALLENGE

sherrismith82
sherrismith82 Posts: 210 Member
edited September 25 in Fitness and Exercise
I challenge anyone who will (or can) to walk at least 1 mile a day, 5 days a week! More than a mile if you like. You can do it by treadmile, eliptic, or just the ol fashioned walk in the park. We should report our activity, what we used, the amount of weight we lost, and the end result once a week. If we do this once a day, 5 days a week, that is equivilant to 5 miles a week and 20 miles per month! WE CAN DO THIS!!!!!!!!!!! ANY TAKERS????? Since  we are starting this challenge tomorrow, I think Mondays would be a good day to report our results.
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  • sheryllh79
    sheryllh79 Posts: 23
    I'm in! How do you join this group? I've been walking about 1 mile (usually a little more) a day 6 or 7 days a week and would love to have the added motivation!
  • pdcarrell
    pdcarrell Posts: 101
    I think I can do this I can try anyhow.... I do so much better with accountablity! I'm doing the Shred with a friend right to!
  • jquinte4
    jquinte4 Posts: 17
    Sounds like fun!!!
  • liboceanview
    liboceanview Posts: 2 Member
    I would love to join you, I've been having trouble incorporating exercise into my daily routine and could use some (supportive) peer pressure !
  • jsteras
    jsteras Posts: 344 Member
    COUNT ME IN, WILL REPORT IN TOMORROW:)
  • pdcarrell
    pdcarrell Posts: 101
    Where are we suposed to report? I weigh in on Wednesdays and would like to keep it that way I also report any activity as excercize on MFP Excercise Log but I'll be happy to be all yall's friends and we can support eachother holding eachother accountable for however long it takes and what not to walk a mile a day 5 times a week! ;) I think it's a reasonable goal we can achieve together! How long are we going to do this a month? longer?
  • perrytyra
    perrytyra Posts: 357 Member
    I am in, but I have a question. I can't get outside to walk every day. It is still cold here, and I don't always have someone home to watch the 6 year old(who is too lazy to walk a mile). If I walked in place in the house, how long do you think would equal a mile? Or how many steps? I have a pedometer.
  • sherrismith82
    sherrismith82 Posts: 210 Member
    Report right here on Mondays. It starts tomorrow and the first report will be a week from tomorrow 4/3/2011
  • Tammysueless
    Tammysueless Posts: 166
    I am in, but I have a question. I can't get outside to walk every day. It is still cold here, and I don't always have someone home to watch the 6 year old(who is too lazy to walk a mile). If I walked in place in the house, how long do you think would equal a mile? Or how many steps? I have a pedometer.
    If i remember right about 2000 steps is 1 mile.
  • sherrismith82
    sherrismith82 Posts: 210 Member
    I am in, but I have a question. I can't get outside to walk every day. It is still cold here, and I don't always have someone home to watch the 6 year old(who is too lazy to walk a mile). If I walked in place in the house, how long do you think would equal a mile? Or how many steps? I have a pedometer.


    I think it takes me approximately 1500 or so steps to equal a mile. I have a pedometer too and I think thats how many steps equal a mile.
  • Tammysueless
    Tammysueless Posts: 166
    I am in, but I have a question. I can't get outside to walk every day. It is still cold here, and I don't always have someone home to watch the 6 year old(who is too lazy to walk a mile). If I walked in place in the house, how long do you think would equal a mile? Or how many steps? I have a pedometer.
    If i remember right about 2000 steps is 1 mile.
    Sounds like a plan!! Feel free to friend me!
  • pretentiouskate
    pretentiouskate Posts: 186
    I was coming to the forums to post something like this! Great idea! :smile:

    For me to walk to the end of my street and back is about 1 and 3/4 of a mile - I'll be trying to do this every day! Thankfully the weather is starting to warm up!

    Feel free to friend me! :flowerforyou:
  • sherrismith82
    sherrismith82 Posts: 210 Member
    COUNT ME IN, WILL REPORT IN TOMORROW:)

    I'm sorry about what I replied to that message, I thought you were saying there was already a group like mine. Im new here so bear with me. You can report tomorrow, BUT you dont have to walk 5 miles tomorrow. But if you report, so will I. I make plans on walking 2 miles. But we'll see :)
  • sherrismith82
    sherrismith82 Posts: 210 Member
    I think I can do this I can try anyhow.... I do so much better with accountablity! I'm doing the Shred with a friend right to!



    If I can do this, so can you. You got this, girl and I gotchya back :D
  • Adrianamdelacruz
    Adrianamdelacruz Posts: 67
    I'm totally in!
  • sherrismith82
    sherrismith82 Posts: 210 Member
    I'm totally in!


    Awesome!!!!!!!!
  • westgre
    westgre Posts: 55 Member
    I'm in! I think I'm going to order Amazon's goldbox pedometer deal for days when it's nice outside to walk. I'm going to use Leslie Sansone's workouts on exercise tv on the bad weather days.

    http://www.amazon.com/Omron-HJ-112-Digital-Pocket-Pedometer/dp/B0000U1OCI/ref=xs_gb_A2DWLSAQCMBAFX?_encoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=441937901&pf_rd_s=right-1&pf_rd_t=701&pf_rd_i=20&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1M3MQQWEB1QJB5YFFN1Z

    http://www.exercisetv.tv/workout-videos/walking/1-mile-walk-2786

    http://www.exercisetv.tv/workout-videos/walking/2-mile-walk-5861
  • bk2011
    bk2011 Posts: 268
    I'm IN Sherri! For now I'm going to do this mostly on the treadmill but will be heading outside to walk once the weather is a little nicer here!
  • sherrismith82
    sherrismith82 Posts: 210 Member
    I'm IN Sherri! For now I'm going to do this mostly on the treadmill but will be heading outside to walk once the weather is a little nicer here!

    How many miles a day, Brit?
  • bk2011
    bk2011 Posts: 268
    How many miles a day, Brit?

    I'm going to do at least 2 miles a day, at least 6 days a week! And my goal is going to be to run them on the treadmill...when I'm outside it will be with the stroller so will probably walk but increase the mileage when we get to that point! Thanks for the challenge...now I WILL DO IT!
  • cacrat
    cacrat Posts: 336 Member
    I'm in!
  • cmmull67
    cmmull67 Posts: 170 Member
    I am in, but I have a question. I can't get outside to walk every day. It is still cold here, and I don't always have someone home to watch the 6 year old(who is too lazy to walk a mile). If I walked in place in the house, how long do you think would equal a mile? Or how many steps? I have a pedometer.

    A brisk pace for 30 mins is about 1.5 miles
  • sherrismith82
    sherrismith82 Posts: 210 Member
    I am sooooooooo glad all you guys are joining!!!!! GOOD LUCK TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU :):):)
  • sherrismith82
    sherrismith82 Posts: 210 Member
    Where are we suposed to report? I weigh in on Wednesdays and would like to keep it that way I also report any activity as excercize on MFP Excercise Log but I'll be happy to be all yall's friends and we can support eachother holding eachother accountable for however lo ng it takes and what not to walk a mile a day 5 times a week! ;) I think it's a reasonable goal we can achieve together! How long are we going to do this a month? longer?

    I set the checkin day for Monday, but if you want to do it on Wednesday, I dont see any problem with that at all. It'll still be the same amount of time. I'm sorry it took so long for me to reply to this but I am just now seeing this. I havent really thought about how long this will last. Whats your opinion? Im thinking AT LEAST three months or til the summer ends anyway.
  • pdcarrell
    pdcarrell Posts: 101
    Well my opinion and this is my opinion no pun intended! :) Mostly b/c I get burnt out on the same thing and like to switch it up I want to make it a 30 Day Challange for myself not that it couldn't be repeated the following month and with that being said it could be a 7 day a week 6 or 5 day a week deal you could take a day off or two or not at all? It would be up to you? Just my opinion plus almost all of us have weightloss tickers on here so entering Once a week makes sence... I'll stick to my original weigh day myself and add some of ya so you know I'm really doing this or not! :) I love MFP and I've learned a lot of it is having someone to hold you accountable and keeping it fun! You asked for an opinion and you got mine :) You guys can do this! Do it how you want logging it on this thread or on your profile but Don't do it alone Do it with a friend Have someone hold you accountable! :) Here's to the next 30 days for me and however long you guys want to go You can do it!
  • sherrismith82
    sherrismith82 Posts: 210 Member
    Well my opinion and this is my opinion no pun intended! :) Mostly b/c I get burnt out on the same thing and like to switch it up I want to make it a 30 Day Challange for myself not that it couldn't be repeated the following month and with that being said it could be a 7 day a week 6 or 5 day a week deal you could take a day off or two or not at all? It would be up to you? Just my opinion plus almost all of us have weightloss tickers on here so entering Once a week makes sence... I'll stick to my original weigh day myself and add some of ya so you know I'm really doing this or not! :) I love MFP and I've learned a lot of it is having someone to hold you accountable and keeping it fun! You asked for an opinion and you got mine :) You guys can do this! Do it how you want logging it on this thread or on your profile but Don't do it alone Do it with a friend Have someone hold you accountable! :) Here's to the next 30 days for me and however long you guys want to go You can do it!

    ABSOLUTELY!!! I know what you mean about getting burned out! I get burned out frequently! That's why I made it the Mile-A-Day challenge. Because it is flexible. You could walk 5 days a week, 6 days a week, or 7 days. Or you can walk 2.5 miles two days and thats your five miles! You could do 2 miles per day/12 per week if you want. However you want to do it! I am personally doing this challenge to hold myself accountable and to motivate others. There are no rules to this challenge whatsoever. You can do this for 30 days or six months, the ball is in your court. I won't only be walking each day, but also full body work-outs starting tomorrow. And I will DEFINATELY be switching it up during the day. My main reason for starting this group is like I just said, self-accountability AND I didn't want to do this alone. If you want to do it for 30 days and take a 30 day break, that's fine by me and I don't think anyone else would have a problem with that. I am more motivated when others expect things of me and by starting a group, well, that's major accountability. You can do this! I have faith in you. We will do this together! What do ya say? Does this sound better? You don't have to stop at 5 miles/week you can do more. I just tried to make it a mile a day to get myself more motivated because I am bad for slacking and I want people around me to expect things out of me.
  • jsteras
    jsteras Posts: 344 Member
    Sherri, How about three months for the challenge and we up it every week? This week would be one mile and even if we up it .25 each week by the end of may we would be walking three miles 5-6 times a week .
  • sherrismith82
    sherrismith82 Posts: 210 Member
    Okay, that's fine with me. But me, personally, will be walking a mile a day because I wanna work my way up to running/jogging a mile or so a day. But if you wanna do it that way, that's good. As long as you're walking.
  • wigal23
    wigal23 Posts: 363 Member
    Hi Sherri, I'm in! I am trying to walk progressively further each week to prepare for a 5k, so this challenge will help keep me accountable. :glasses:
  • EbonyGemstoneHealth
    EbonyGemstoneHealth Posts: 249 Member
    I'm in! :)
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