November 2015 MOVE Challenge

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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 24,951 Member
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    Review ...
    March: 489.8 km (304.3 miles) = 38 hours 4 min
    April: 491.94 km (305.6 miles) = 43 hours 6 min
    May: 361.81 km (224.8 miles) = 35 hours 50 min
    June: 569.53 km (353.9 miles) = 41 hours 53 min
    July: 230.7 km (143.35 miles) = 32 hours 45 min
    Aug: 211.3 km (131.3 miles) = 28 hours 8 min
    Sep: 306.7 km (190.6 miles) = 35 hour 2 min
    Oct: 441.82 km (274.5 miles) = 47 hours 43 min


    October was much better but I'm hoping there will be even more distance in November.
    Nov 1 - 98.5 km (316 min) cycling

    The ride report:
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Machka9/view/sunday-1-november-ranelagh-ramble-100k-773064
    Totals:
    Nov Cycling Outside: 98.5 km (316 min)
    Nov Cycling Inside: 0 min
    Nov Walking: 0 km (0 min)
    Nov Stairs: 0 flights (0 min)
    Nov Time Total: 316 = 5 hours 16 min
    Nov Distance Total: 98.5 km = 61.2 miles
    Nov 2 - 2.6 km (30 min) walking + 25 flights of stairs (18 min)
    Nov 3 - 3.4 km (40 min) walking + 40 flights of stairs (30 min)

    Totals:
    Nov Cycling Outside: 98.5 km (316 min)
    Nov Cycling Inside: 0 min
    Nov Walking: 6 km (70 min)
    Nov Stairs: 65 flights (48 min)
    Nov Time Total: 434 = 7 hours 14 min
    Nov Distance Total: 104.5 km = 64.9 miles


    Nov 4 - 8.6 km (105 min) walking + 25 flights of stairs (18 min)

    Nov 5 - 7 km (85 min) walking + 35 flights of stairs (26 min)

    Nov 6 - 4.8 km (60 min) walking + 45 flights of stairs (34 min)

    Nov 7 - 50.97 km (160 min) cycling + 2.6 km (30 min) walking

    Nov 8 - 40 km (125 min) cycling + 4.4 km (55 min) walking


    Totals:
    Nov Cycling Outside: 189.47 km (601 min)
    Nov Cycling Inside: 0 min
    Nov Walking: 33.4 km (405 min)
    Nov Stairs: 170 flights (126 min)
    Nov Time Total: 1132= 18 hours 52 min
    Nov Distance Total: 222.87 km = 138.5 miles


  • konagirl64
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    I'm in. My goals for November: ride recumbent bike 450 miles, 30 hours minimum. 2 days a week AB and upper body strength training.

    11/1: 20.6 miles in 75 minutes
    11/2: 20.3 miles in 75 minutes
    11/3: 7.7 miles in 30 minutes + 20 minutes turbo jam
    11/4: 19.9 miles in 75 minutes
    11/5: severe hip pain, moved around home
    11/6: 24 miles in 90 minutes
    11/7: 23.7 miles in 90 minutes

    Week totals: 116.2 miles. 7.25 hours (435 minutes)

    11/8: 20 miles in 75 minutes
  • jeanniewes
    jeanniewes Posts: 3,659 Member
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    Anna you go girl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

    Sunday's are Church Service days so I don't get as much walking in as I would like...

    Miles today 2.5

    Total miles thus far 24.5 as of November 8th.... :)
  • vatblack
    vatblack Posts: 221 Member
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    11/2: Day 10 (of 24) of the cycling app I am trying to finish this month.
    Some walking around and not a lot of sitting.
    11/3: Elliptical for 40 minutes.
    11/4: Nothing
    11/5: Nothing
    11/6: Stationary bike for 30 min and leisurely swimming laps for 20 minutes.
    11/7: Walked a 5k called Purple Strides to raise money for pancreatic cancer research.
    11/8: Day 12 of cycling app - a whopping 1 hour and 20 minutes of biking at a moderate pace. That is a whopping 20 miles.... but done on a stationary bike. (By the end of the 8 week app regimine I will be able to cycle 25 miles in one sitting... hopefully.)

    Goals met for the week! And a little extra with the walk and swimming. I am so happy.

    Goals for next week.
    - Cycling app week 5.
    - One or more sessions of either swimming or yoga.
    - Sitting less during the day.
  • SteveCro
    SteveCro Posts: 788 Member
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    I'm in goal 200 miles

    11/1 - 10.11 miles, road bike, got 4 days of good warm weather coming this week,43.26 minutes,517 calories
    11/2 - 12.99 miles, road bike, 11.94 ave. rode first 7.6 miles with the wife, 65.19 minutes, 761 caloreies.
    11/4 - 17.76 miles, road bike, 14.75 ave., 72.14 minutes, 1007 calories.
    11/6 - 14.31 miles, road bike, one of those fall days every direction I turned was against the wind.
    11/7 - 25.61 miles, road bike, another windy one!
    11/8 - 8.49 miles, road bike, getting my year goal done 1200 miles.

    MTD - Miles- 89.27,: Calories- 4898,: Minutes- 393.77 , Year- 1208.17
  • DrewsAnna
    DrewsAnna Posts: 311 Member
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    Goal 13,000 per day

    11/1/15 10,058 steps 4.19 miles
    11/2/15 12,045 steps 4.89 miles
    11/3/15 12,382 steps 4.94 miles
    11/4/15 12,353 steps 4.95 miles
    11/5/15 14,904 steps 6.06 miles
    11/6/15 14,500 steps 5.90 miles
    11/7/15 13,184 steps 5.29 miles
    11/8/15 13,281 steps 5.39 miles

    It was hard to get there yesterday, it seems I was just plain tired. 13,000 is definitely a challenge, I should've done this a long time ago :)
  • vatblack
    vatblack Posts: 221 Member
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    11/2: Day 10 (of 24) of the cycling app I am trying to finish this month.
    Some walking around and not a lot of sitting.
    11/3: Elliptical for 40 minutes.
    11/4: Nothing
    11/5: Nothing
    11/6: Stationary bike for 30 min and leisurely swimming laps for 20 minutes.
    11/7: Walked a 5k called Purple Strides to raise money for pancreatic cancer research.
    11/8: Day 12 of cycling app - a whopping 1 hour and 20 minutes of biking at a moderate pace. That is a whopping 20 miles.... but done on a stationary bike. (By the end of the 8 week app regimine I will be able to cycle 25 miles in one sitting... hopefully.)

    11/10: Attempted yoga with my daughter but she didn't take to it so we left after only half an hour.
    Rigorous house cleaning.

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    Goals met for the week! And a little extra with the walk and swimming. I am so happy.

    Goals for next week.
    - Cycling app week 5.
    - One or more sessions of either swimming or yoga.
    - Sitting less during the day.
  • SteveCro
    SteveCro Posts: 788 Member
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    @vatblack- Good job, your almost there at 25!
  • jesiann2014
    jesiann2014 Posts: 521 Member
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    Hey guys! I've got some catching up to do. The past few days have been just nuts. But I love reading your posts!! @drewsanna, you are doing just fab! Keep it up, girl. @vatblack, you're nailing this thing too! And of course, Steve is keeping us all on our toes. :) Love that guy. Missing @girlinahat. No telling what she has gotten herself into. Lol Jeannie, how exciting that your guy is retiring! I see a lot of camping out in your future. :)

    11.94 accumulated miles
    29.74 total miles
  • DrewsAnna
    DrewsAnna Posts: 311 Member
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    Goal 13,000 per day

    11/1/15 10,058 steps 4.19 miles
    11/2/15 12,045 steps 4.89 miles
    11/3/15 12,382 steps 4.94 miles
    11/4/15 12,353 steps 4.95 miles
    11/5/15 14,904 steps 6.06 miles
    11/6/15 14,500 steps 5.90 miles
    11/7/15 13,184 steps 5.29 miles
    11/8/15 13,281 steps 5.39 miles
    11/9/15 15,565 steps 6.34 miles

    Yesterday, was sure a lot easier to get there. Today, I'm not so sure my big toe is hurting for some reason but I'm going to try.
  • girlinahat
    girlinahat Posts: 2,956 Member
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    Still here!!!! Not much to report, meet some friends to visit an exhibition on death at the weekend so am now fully versed in their wishes for methods of despatch and post death arrangements!!! Morbid I know but discussions we all should have with our loved ones. (Green burial preferred for me, and none of this dying in a hospital thing please)

    Anyway, I've been running!!! Or at least attempting c25k again. That's me in the gym more in the last week than in the last year!!

    Walking/slightly faster walking what some might call running miles: 21.5/50
    cycling:0/40
    swim laps:34/100
    Lindy/Shag dance hours:0.5/10

    Total mileage:21.5/90

  • jeanniewes
    jeanniewes Posts: 3,659 Member
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    girlinahat my husband and I are being cremated. We have made all final arrangements as we have no children. My Best friend will carry out our wishes so we have paid for everything. We were honored she agreed too do this for us..

    Yesterday husband was off so we did get a small walk in after doing more paperwork in trying too get his up=coming retirement finalized. We only got in 1.5 Walking Miles. Today I got in two separate walks so that did give me 4.5 walking miles....

    TOTAL thus far November 10th: 31.5 Walking Miles
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 24,951 Member
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    Machka9 wrote: »
    Machka9 wrote: »
    Machka9 wrote: »
    Machka9 wrote: »
    Review ...
    March: 489.8 km (304.3 miles) = 38 hours 4 min
    April: 491.94 km (305.6 miles) = 43 hours 6 min
    May: 361.81 km (224.8 miles) = 35 hours 50 min
    June: 569.53 km (353.9 miles) = 41 hours 53 min
    July: 230.7 km (143.35 miles) = 32 hours 45 min
    Aug: 211.3 km (131.3 miles) = 28 hours 8 min
    Sep: 306.7 km (190.6 miles) = 35 hour 2 min
    Oct: 441.82 km (274.5 miles) = 47 hours 43 min


    October was much better but I'm hoping there will be even more distance in November.
    Nov 1 - 98.5 km (316 min) cycling

    The ride report:
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Machka9/view/sunday-1-november-ranelagh-ramble-100k-773064
    Totals:
    Nov Cycling Outside: 98.5 km (316 min)
    Nov Cycling Inside: 0 min
    Nov Walking: 0 km (0 min)
    Nov Stairs: 0 flights (0 min)
    Nov Time Total: 316 = 5 hours 16 min
    Nov Distance Total: 98.5 km = 61.2 miles
    Nov 2 - 2.6 km (30 min) walking + 25 flights of stairs (18 min)
    Nov 3 - 3.4 km (40 min) walking + 40 flights of stairs (30 min)

    Totals:
    Nov Cycling Outside: 98.5 km (316 min)
    Nov Cycling Inside: 0 min
    Nov Walking: 6 km (70 min)
    Nov Stairs: 65 flights (48 min)
    Nov Time Total: 434 = 7 hours 14 min
    Nov Distance Total: 104.5 km = 64.9 miles
    Nov 4 - 8.6 km (105 min) walking + 25 flights of stairs (18 min)
    Nov 5 - 7 km (85 min) walking + 35 flights of stairs (26 min)
    Nov 6 - 4.8 km (60 min) walking + 45 flights of stairs (34 min)
    Nov 7 - 50.97 km (160 min) cycling + 2.6 km (30 min) walking
    Nov 8 - 40 km (125 min) cycling + 4.4 km (55 min) walking
    Totals:
    Nov Cycling Outside: 189.47 km (601 min)
    Nov Cycling Inside: 0 min
    Nov Walking: 33.4 km (405 min)
    Nov Stairs: 170 flights (126 min)
    Nov Time Total: 1132= 18 hours 52 min
    Nov Distance Total: 222.87 km = 138.5 miles

    Nov 9 - 7 km (85 min) walking + 25 flights of stairs (18 min)

    Nov 10 - 2.3 km (25 min) walking + 25 flights of stairs (18 min) + 21.6 km (65 min) cycling


    Totals:
    Nov Cycling Outside: 211.07 km (666 min)
    Nov Cycling Inside: 0 min
    Nov Walking: 42.7 km (515 min)
    Nov Stairs: 220 flights (162 min)
    Nov Time Total: 1343 = 22 hours 23 min
    Nov Distance Total: 253.77 km = 157.6 miles



    BTW - the Nov 7th ride above was on our tandem. That's the first time we've ridden the tandem in about 6 months and it felt better than the last time we rode it. :)

  • vatblack
    vatblack Posts: 221 Member
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    SteveCro wrote: »
    @vatblack- Good job, your almost there at 25!

    Thanks. I am pretty excited
  • vatblack
    vatblack Posts: 221 Member
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    11/09: Attempted yoga with my daughter but she didn't take to it so we left after only half an hour.
    Rigorous house cleaning.
    11/10; Day 13 of cycling app. 1 minute intervals at 85% hearnest. I nearly died. Haha.


    Goals for this week.
    - Cycling app week 5.
    - One or more sessions of either swimming or yoga.
    - Sitting less during the day. [/quote]

  • Rachelgettingleaner
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    Went for a 9mile bike ride today! fantastic ride for me, pulled over 10 mile/hr, sun was shining. First ride in a couple weeks!
  • konagirl64
    konagirl64 Posts: 211 Member
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    konagirl64 wrote: »
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    I'm in. My goals for November: ride recumbent bike 450 miles, 30 hours minimum. 2 days a week AB and upper body strength training.

    11/1: 20.6 miles in 75 minutes
    11/2: 20.3 miles in 75 minutes
    11/3: 7.7 miles in 30 minutes + 20 minutes turbo jam
    11/4: 19.9 miles in 75 minutes
    11/5: rest
    11/6: 24 miles in 90 minutes
    11/7: 23.7 miles in 90 minutes
    11/8: 20 miles in 75 minutes
    11/9: rest
    11/10: 18.7 miles in 75 minutes
  • SteveCro
    SteveCro Posts: 788 Member
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    @ Jesianne- And of course, Steve is keeping us all on our toes. Love that guy.
    Blushing.... you weren't supposed to let everyone know that!!! :wink:

    Welcome- Rachel good to see you on the challenge... 9 mile first time excellent!!! congrats on the degree too!
    machka9- wife and I are thinking of getting a tandem..??

    Good job all!! Keep up the moving!
  • DrewsAnna
    DrewsAnna Posts: 311 Member
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    Goal 13,000 steps per day

    11/1/15 10,058 steps 4.19 miles
    11/2/15 12,045 steps 4.89 miles
    11/3/15 12,382 steps 4.94 miles
    11/4/15 12,353 steps 4.95 miles
    11/5/15 14,904 steps 6.06 miles
    11/6/15 14,500 steps 5.90 miles
    11/7/15 13,184 steps 5.29 miles
    11/8/15 13,281 steps 5.39 miles
    11/9/15 15,565 steps 6.34 miles
    11/10/15 14,687 steps 6.09 miles

  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 24,951 Member
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    [quote="SteveCro;34557259machka9- wife and I are thinking of getting a tandem..??
    [/quote]

    In 2009, I developed DVT which killed my fitness level, and I really struggled to do what I had been doing (that's when I started gradually putting on a bit of weight too).

    In 2010, an acquaintance of ours offered to let Rowan and me try his and his wife's tandem for a few months to see if it might help. I was very sceptical because I'm an independent cyclist who has been riding for decades and I wasn't sure how I would go riding with someone. But it went OK and we covered quite some distance with it ... we liked it enough that we decided to buy our own in early 2011.

    We rode it a lot over the next year ... my fitness level improved and I lost a bit of weight ... and then it went into storage as we went through a couple years of travel and moving. We got it out of storage about a year ago, but haven't ridden it much since. We currently live in a very hilly area, and I have a lot of trouble on hills at the best of times, but especially on a tandem. So if we go up north where it is flatter, we take it with us.

    Unfortunately, by the time we got it out of storage a year ago, I had put on about 12 kg since the last time we rode it, and I wasn't comfortable. My husband had gained weight too, and he didn't seem particularly comfortable either ... he also seemed to be struggling with the handling a little bit which made me nervous. I just didn't enjoy the ride or two we did.

    But this past weekend we decided to give it a go again, and it went quite well. I've lost 24 kg and he's lost about 20 kg, and it seemed to make a difference. He said that the bicycle was so much easier to handle, and I could sense that ... we didn't seem nearly as wobbly.

    I still need to sort out some fit issues ... when I was my heaviest, I raised the handlebars on most of my bicycles, including the tandem, because I couldn't breathe leaning forward. Now I'm way too upright, and I've got a lot less padding, and it is causing sciatic nerve pain and back pain.


    If you and your wife are thinking about getting a tandem, I'd recommend seeing if you can try one first. Sometimes you can rent them. Pick a nice flat, quiet route and give it a go! :) Just remember that if you're in front, you need to tell her what's going on. Lots of communication!!