ACTIVE AUGUST - Exercise Related August Challenge
toadqueen
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Active August
Description:
This is the exercise/movement related challenge. The idea is to try new exercises, routines, and/or change intensity. Exercise choices will be up to each participant. Participants can do a single month-long challenge posting each week or change it up each week. The choice is yours!
Some ideas could include but are not limited to:
A. Start x exercise – new class, apparatus, video (i.e. x= yoga, walking, rebounder, swimming, tennis, aerobic,
strength training, etc)
B. Intensify or advance y (i.e. more frequency, higher reps, change in intensity, change in weights, etc)
C. Modify time of exercise or eating before/after
D. Your ideas!!!
Participant Expectations:
Post in the thread for the challenge you are undertaking at the beginning of you challenge, each week, and a final recap at the end of the month
The thread will be continuous throughout the month
Initial post:
What is your current exercise level/program?
What are the specifics of your challenge for the week/month? (i.e. which item(s) from the suggested list are you adding or modifying)
What are your goals and expectations? (i.e. add variety, tone, lose inches, build muscle mass, improve endurance, jumpstart metabolism, train for marathon, etc. )
Weekly posts:
What did you do/try this week?
Were your goals and expectations met?
What worked or did not work? (i.e. I tried x and y happened, I used x instead of y and it was z, I lost xx inches this week!!!)
Final post:
Let us know how your experiment went overall
Description:
This is the exercise/movement related challenge. The idea is to try new exercises, routines, and/or change intensity. Exercise choices will be up to each participant. Participants can do a single month-long challenge posting each week or change it up each week. The choice is yours!
Some ideas could include but are not limited to:
A. Start x exercise – new class, apparatus, video (i.e. x= yoga, walking, rebounder, swimming, tennis, aerobic,
strength training, etc)
B. Intensify or advance y (i.e. more frequency, higher reps, change in intensity, change in weights, etc)
C. Modify time of exercise or eating before/after
D. Your ideas!!!
Participant Expectations:
Post in the thread for the challenge you are undertaking at the beginning of you challenge, each week, and a final recap at the end of the month
The thread will be continuous throughout the month
Initial post:
What is your current exercise level/program?
What are the specifics of your challenge for the week/month? (i.e. which item(s) from the suggested list are you adding or modifying)
What are your goals and expectations? (i.e. add variety, tone, lose inches, build muscle mass, improve endurance, jumpstart metabolism, train for marathon, etc. )
Weekly posts:
What did you do/try this week?
Were your goals and expectations met?
What worked or did not work? (i.e. I tried x and y happened, I used x instead of y and it was z, I lost xx inches this week!!!)
Final post:
Let us know how your experiment went overall
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In! Thanks for kicking this off, @toadqueen!
What is your current exercise level/program?
Mostly walking and running, some body-weight stuff.
What are the specifics of your challenge for the week/month? (i.e. which item(s) from the suggested list are you adding or modifying)
Add some weight lifting and increase difficulty/intensity of body-weight exercises.
What are your goals and expectations?
Big muscles.
I may use this MFP spam as a template:
30-day strength building0 -
Dear Challengers,
Poking my nose in here for some housecleaning.
I sticked the first post, August Adventures which briefly outlines the available challenges for this month. Inside I posted links to the respective challenges. Having 3 posts stickied up there is a mess, so I hope you all don't mind. As long as the respective challenge threads are active they'll show in the discussions. And if they get bumped down once the challenge gets underway, challengers will be able to find them quickly in the stickie.
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10221691/august-adventures-august-challenge#Item_2
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I'm in .... It's just what I need.
Have been LCHF for almost 6 weeks and have lost 22 lbs, however, I haven't added in any exercise - but have been thinking about doing so.
Initial post:
What is your current exercise level/program? none
What are the specifics of your challenge for the week/month? (i.e. which item(s) from the suggested list are you adding or modifying) add in exercise/weights - thinking of joining the local YouFit gym.
What are your goals and expectations? (i.e. add variety, tone, lose inches, build muscle mass, improve endurance, jumpstart metabolism, train for marathon, etc. ) tone, better muscle tone/strength.
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Thanks for starting this for August.
Initial post:
- Since March, Fast Walk average 2-3 miles every day (HS track, workplace office park, or treadmill) and/or swim laps at my health club. Some weights w/ core work, planks, & squats. Golf game when I can get it in.
- I'm adding Yoga in to my wake up routine. 5am. I'm going to following 30 Days with Adriene on Youtube in addition trying a 4 week a Mindfulness Program.
-My goal is to tone and strengthen my core. Improve flexibility and reduce anxiety and stress.
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What is your current exercise level/program?
I started 30 Day Shred about 2 weeks ago. I just moved on to level 2 and am struggling to finish. So my current exercise level could be referred to as "couch."
What are the specifics of your challenge for the week/month? (i.e. which item(s) from the suggested list are you adding or modifying)
Continue with 30 Day Shred and add in yoga - I didn't know about a 30 day yoga YouTube thing so I'm checking that out too.
What are your goals and expectations? (i.e. add variety, tone, lose inches, build muscle mass, improve endurance, jumpstart metabolism, train for marathon, etc. )
Yes. All of the above. Ok, not the marathon thing. I would like to lose inches, tone and improve endurance. I would also like to improve focus and reduce anxiety.0 -
Hi, I'm in ...think this challenge is just what I need.
What is your current exercise level/program?
Mostly walking and cycling. I also take a weekly ballroom class. Just stated back at the gym after a 6 month break, have done a few spinning classes and aquafit sessions.
What are the specifics of your challenge for the week/month?
I want to do at least 5 exercise sessions at the gym each week. To keep me interested I am going to try some new classes. Have booked myself onto a Les Mills Shabam class tomorrow to get me going. Will also be trying Metafit, Body pump and possibly Boxercise.
What are your goals and expectations?
To add variety and keep me motivated. Main goal is to improve overall fitness and health.
Looking forward to it.
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I'm in!
What is your current exercise level/program? I walk every day at lunch for 30 minutes.
What are the specifics of your challenge for the week/month? (i.e. which item(s) from the suggested list are you adding or modifying). I just started the C25K program yesterday. This challenge will help me stay on track with the program.
What are your goals and expectations? (i.e. add variety, tone, lose inches, build muscle mass, improve endurance, jumpstart metabolism, train for marathon, etc. ) My best friend and I are meeting for a girls trip in Hawaii next April. She lives in Japan right now and we have not seen each other for 2 years! We are going to run a half marathon, so I guess I am training for a half marathon! And to look good in a bathing suit!
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Whoop! Active August here we come! Count me IN
1). What is your current exercise level/program?:
- I only started exercising again about 6 weeks ago. I'd been a couch potato for 3+yrs, since before my son was born, but I finally began easing into exercise again after losing 22 pounds & lots of encouragement from you guys. I worked up to a few DVD workouts here & there (p90x, 21 day fix, jillian michaels etc) but not consistently. However, they opened the door to me starting to lift weights again. Lifting reignited my desire for a muscular, defined figure (rather than heading for skinny-fat territory) so with my goals set I started properly weight-lifting about 1 month ago. Over the past 4 weeks I've worked out my initial lifting program - 3 day split, rest day, repeat ad infinitum - 1 hr of weights 5-6x a week. My progress is better than expected, but I do find it really tough.
2). What are the specifics of your challenge for the month?
- Adhere to a minimum of 5 weights workouts per week.
- Aim for 6 exercises per workout.
- 3-5 sets per exercise.
- Aim to fail at 10-12 reps.
- Increase weights accordingly.
- Aim to consume 1200 calories daily.
- Do not eat back exercise calories.
- Aim for net calories <1000 as often as possible (ie. minimum 200 calorie burn per day).
I leave for my 2 weeks summer vacation in 9 days, so I'm really nervous about keeping the consistency & intensity of my workouts high enough whilst I'm away. I want to continue making progress (fat loss, muscle gain) throughout my holiday but this might turn up tougher than I hope, so I need to at least maintain my weight & body composition during my trip: no falling backwards... So, also:
- Continue lifting weights throughout 2 weeks vacation.
- Increase activity as much as (and in any way) possible if lifting is compromised during vacay.
3). What are your goals/expectations?
- Lean muscle mass % increase.
- Body fat % decrease.
- Body weight decrease (or maintained as long as above points are achieved).
- Visible change in body composition (firmer, tighter, leaner, muscle growth/definition).
- Strength/performance improvements.
I may add to my challenges after I get settled in
.. I'm thinking of a weekly cardio goal, but might be sensible to implement that after vacation.
Good luck everyone.. Let's all get awesomely active!
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What is your current exercise level/program?
Nothing intentional.
What are the specifics of your challenge?
More stretching plus I'm going to use wabmester's link as a guide to include some extra exercise.
What are your goals and expectations?- Loosen up my back, neck and leg muscles
- Build muscle and strength particularly in my quads
- Make it all the way up the hill and back home without stopping.
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What is your current exercise level/program? nothing
What are the specifics of your challenge for the week/month? to track 10000 steps at least once a week (more if able) using my fitbit
What are your goals and expectations?to loose inches and flab.0 -
I would really like to do both challenges, but because my doctor has given me so many physical restrictions right now, I am going to really think about if I can find an activity that I can do... I will be trying to figure out something.0
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What is your current exercise level/program?
Sporadic and undisciplined. Not moving enough. Only averaging around 3000 steps a day lately.
What are the specifics of your challenge for the week/month?
August is going to be full of distractions and time away from home with lots of car time, then end with getting back into school routine with the kids, so my challenge is simply to get more steps and increase my current average. By the end of August, I would like to average 6000 steps a day for the month. Some days will be low but I will work to end each week hitting my average goal and to end the month at 6000+ average daily steps.
What are your goals and expectations?
My goal is to build exercise into my weekly life more consistently by being more mindful of my activity overall and hopefully progress into the fall with newly formed habits that I can build on.0 -
I just joined up with this group and started using MFP again, so this is my first challenge. Here goes!
What is your current exercise level/program?
Already relatively extensive: Strength 3-5 times per week (dedicated strength or strength/cardio classes), cardio 5-7 times per week (step, insanity, running, combo classes)
What are the specifics of your challenge?
I have two challenges for myself:
1) Make at least 10,000 steps every single day, as tracked by my FitBit. I already hit this most days, but need to do better at getting steps in on the days when my "actual" exercise is more strength focused.
2) Increase the distance of my long runs on Sundays from ~5miles currently to ~7 miles (without giving up the hill training aspect of my long runs).
What are your goals and expectations?
Feel more prepared for my upcoming (but still distant) 15K race in October and generally be more active throughout each day.0 -
What is your current exercise level/program? Currently doing Yoga 3-5 times a week, plus daily walks.
What are the specifics of your challenge for the week/month? I want to start running again. I'd like to do a fun run/obstacle course type thing in the near future and I'll need to be able to do at least 5k.
What are your goals and expectations? 5k at least once a week... maybe more by the end of the month as I am going out of town and will not be doing Yoga as frequently.0 -
What is your current exercise level/program? Couch potato. Okay, so really I'm just a super busy mom who also works my tail off at work... but no intentional exercise at present. We just moved, so hopefully I can find space in our new place for exercise.
What are the specifics of your challenge for the week/month? I'm going to do the 30 Days of Yoga with Adriene like @slimzandra, and I'm pretty sure I also agreed to do the Mindfulness thing, although I can't find the link now!
What are your goals and expectations? To move more, reduce stress, and improve flexibility and balance. Nothing quantifiable, really.0 -
BTW, I also got my 14yo to agree to do the yoga thing with me. 0
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I think it's easier when you're a "weekend parent." She's only here for a month before returning to her father's for the school year (halfway across the country), so she wants to do everything she can with me. If she were here all the time I'm not sure she'd be so amenable. 0 -
I would like to join as well
1) What is your current exercise level/program?
I currently am not very active.
2) What are the specifics of your challenge for the week/month? (i.e. which item(s) from the suggested list are you adding or modifying).
I just started using the Garmin (today). For the first week I want to make sure I am hitting the goals everyday as well as doing my cardiovascular videos and/or treadmill at least 4x a week.
3) What are your goals and expectations? (i.e. add variety, tone, lose inches, build muscle mass, improve endurance, jumpstart metabolism, train for marathon, etc)
I want to build up endurance. In two weeks I would like to be able to add resistance to my cardiovascular routine.
Is this what the challenge is looking for or am I misunderstanding?0 -
What is your current exercise level/program?
Unintentional. I play with the kids, swim with the kids, etc. Still, nothing regular and nothing intentional.
What are the specifics of your challenge for the week/month? (i.e. which item(s) from the suggested list are you adding or modifying)
Do the "Beginner Body Weight Circuit Video" I found online via nerdfitness. I plan to complete the circuit 2-3 times (probably two since I am just starting out) and doing it 2-3 x week. This will be a good place to start for me.
What are your goals and expectations? (i.e. add variety, tone, lose inches, build muscle mass, improve endurance, jumpstart metabolism, train for marathon, etc. )
My goals are to lose inches, jumpstart metabolism, tone.
Expectations = goals and I will need to increase my difficulty for September, because I am rocking it.
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What is your current exercise level/program?
nothing except day to day walking
What are the specifics of your challenge for the week/month?
walking minimum 8,000 steps a day. adding some body weight and weights with my 6kg dumbbells in 2 times a week.
What are your goals and expectations?
to start building up my fitness and strength.0 -
What is your current exercise level/program?
- I lift weights in my garage a few times a week and do some walking
What are the specifics of your challenge for the week/month? (i.e. which item(s) from the suggested list are you adding or modifying)
-I want to have a solid lifting programme that I stick to. I will be doing lifting 3 times per week.
-I want to walk an average of 15,000 steps per day
-I want to play more physically active games with my kids (2&4 years of age)
-I want to be more active on the weekends
-I want to do a short jog 4 times a week (10 minutes each jog)
What are your goals and expectations? (i.e. add variety, tone, lose inches, build muscle mass, improve endurance, jumpstart metabolism, train for marathon, etc. )
-I want to reach 76.5kg by the end of the month (currently 79.5kg)
-I want to be active enough to eat more food :-)
-I want my kids to move more
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I'm in too for this and the Appetizing August Challenge
What is your current exercise level/program?
None under doctor's orders
What are the specifics of your challenge for the week/month? (i.e. which item(s) from the suggested list are you adding or modifying)
I am going to walk at least 30 minutes each day either outdoors (preferably) or Walk with Leslie
I am going to start building strength after the 15th (doctor's appt) with squats, adding a little every couple of days
I am going to continue building strength the following week with wall push-ups, adding a little every couple of days
What are your goals and expectations?
Build endurance, make my muscles into fat burning machines, keep inflammation low
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What is my current exercise program... None, I have medical restrictions right now.
The specifics of my challenge for the month..... I want to keep moving. . I have to stay within my restrictions, but I want to be able to track my steps on my Fitbit Charge HR.0 -
Learning from the July Fasting challenge, that I usually don't do well on very high ambitions, my babysteps are fairly low for this one. It's better for me to not expect anything, then be happy when I surprise myself of doing more than I set out to do.
What is your current exercise level/program?
Current regime is 1-2 hours mostly walking/hiking per day. 1x/week I train very hard including sprints with a longer session lasting up to 2-3 hours, this would be cycling, a bit of BWF, ski/rowing machine and hilly walking for example. 1x or so I try do an Ashtanga yoga class which is very BWF oriented. I also try to stretch/foamroll, but I often push it to next day... I try to vary my training in intensity and form.
What are the specifics of your challenge for the week/month?
I have tendonitis in left arm, so can't backsquat, OHP or bench. I suspect muscle imbalances, maybe too weak chest and lats. This month I will try go to a strength class or do BWF on my own at least 1x/week in addition to my regular training. If I can do mini workouts every day à la Grease the Groove, I will do that too as a bonus. I will also aim to do some sort of rehab work on my arm every day.
What are your goals and expectations? My goal is to repair tendonitis in arm, get more flexibility in hip and hams, stronger upper body. I know from experience that slow and organic building fitness works better for me. So I don't expect any miracles, what I would like is to further improve my training habits for a more balanced lower and upper body.
Everything is about balance. Crushing it every single workout is not sustainable if you do it every day. Training is a good way for me to be in the present moment, work through emotions and it forces me to listen to what are healthy boundaries. Sometimes I also get a dopamine rush that feels like happiness. If the effects of training could be put in a pill, that pharmaceutical would make someone rich...0 -
What is your current exercise level/program? Close to nothing
What are the specifics of your challenge for the week/month? Recoup from a big toe procedure, start walking more. Getting used to pushing off with it when walking, I kind of walk flat footed now.
What are your goals and expectations? Get my step count to 5k daily
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Have decided to add a swimming challenge as a goal for the month and have signed up to the British Swimming site challenge to swim the distance of the English Channel, 22 miles. I will need to swim about 45 lengths a day to do it in the month ( I am away for a few days with no access to a pool) Currently only manage about 30, but plan to keep adding a few lengths each day. May not finish in the month, but will give it a good go.0
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I'm happy with the exercise levels I'm achieving at the moment so my challenge to myself for this month is more of a lifestyle change I guess. I have become preoccupied by the number on the scale and weigh myself 2-3 times per day right now, I think something inside my head feels more in control with the constant feedback. Now that I feel like I am sticking well to this way of eating I want to challenge myself not to weigh for a whole month.
The goal is to teach myself that I don't need to be monitoring my weight on a daily basis to benefit from this diet, the weight will come off even if I'm not looking.
My start weight today is 75.9kg. Based on my loss for the last couple of months, next time I stand on the scales I'd like to see 72.x :-0. I have a summer break and a marathon swim to fit in between now and then so that may be quite a big ask this month!0 -
