March 2016 - Move Your @ss Challenge
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Could you please add me for 50 miles please?0
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On the board with my first walk O' the month.
Dave
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Please put me down for 750 miles
Good luck to everyone...
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Exercise total for
03/01
26.93 miles (exercise bike) & 2.57 miles (cross trainer) & 2.22 miles walking
31.72 miles for today
31.72 miles done MTD0 -
Calliope610 wrote: »I'm gonna try to 60 miles this month. Maybe I'll make it.
On a related issue, I'm (re)posting this for additional input. Dave and company, I apologize for co-opt the group for this, but I'm not getting much response elsewhere...
I posted this yesterday in the FitBit group, but no responses, so I'm gonna try again here.... (apologies for the wall of text)
I recently (early February) took a part-time retail sales job (in addition to my FT desk job). Prior to this, I would walk most evenings 2-3miles, logging an average of 13000 steps/day. I don't have FitBit synced with MFP and only manually log my exercise calorie burn (i.e. calories burned during an intentional walk, complete with sneakers).
Since I started my PT job, my evening walks have been curtailed, as I work 2-3 evenings a week (5:30pm - 9:30pm). However, even on the days I work during the evenings, I get 13000-15000 steps. Today I got to my PT jobs at about 7500 steps, when I got home I'm now at 14000 steps.
I want to log the calories burned since I am fairly active, walking the sales floor for 4 hours. Should I consider walking the sales floor for 4 hours equivalent to my walking workouts which burn about 400cals (3miles, 1hr @ 3mph)? I want to take advantage of the activity level of my PT job, but want to be realistic. I'm also a member of the MFP Move Your @$$ Challenge and didn't make my goal of 60 miles for February b/c I only log my "walking workouts" rather than total FitBit miles. Maybe log 2.5 "miles" on the evenings I work??
I agree with Dave, the logging is up to you. From a scientific point of view, wether you walk the sidewalk or the sales floor, your body doesn't care. 1 mile walked is 1 mile walked. From a cardiovascular point of view the 1 mile of walking down the sidewalk is more beneficial but from a calories burned point of view, it doesn't matter. It takes a given number of calories to move one mile. That number does not vary on your speed, only on your weight and elevation. It takes more calories to move one mile up a 10% grade than it does a 0% grade. It only burns more calories to run that mile because you have to cool the muscles and your core and cooling burns calories as you generate perspiration. We could get into weight, friction coefficient and air density all figuring into the equation but the biggest factor in how many calories you burn are your weight and distance travelled followed by incline. I think given that you would like to be out walking but you can't, it's reasonable to log the miles you put on the sales floor. If you are active on the sales floor, you will burn calories as you move around helping people. 0 -
Let's start the month off right with 29 miles out of 200. 0
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@Calliope610: Ditto what Dave and Dean said.
@Lovemyalex: Congrats on the new milestone. Well done!
Mar.1: 10.22 miles today with a 4.22 miles walk/run to keep up with training and not die trying to breath.
Also a couple miles walking the pups and a few more walking at work.
TTD: 10.22 miles
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Starting out with a 2 mile run/walk on the dreaded treadmill. My brain couldn't go longer. I hope to get outside tomorrow, my last day of vacation, and add bigger numbers. Met with the dietician today to rework my numbers since I'm not only in a plateau, I've gained a few pounds - apparently I need more calories and more fat (peanut butter is on the shopping list) The dreaded PCOS. She gave great suggestions and new numbers and I'm excited to see what it can do.
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We are having such winds blowing, with all the stuff blowing around my allergies are just a mess.
Goal: 150 miles
03/01 - 15.0 miles Hamster Wheel
Total: 15.0 miles
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Adding 2 miles
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I'm in for 200 miles this month.
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Walked w/DH and Bean this morning then got on the recumbent for 47 mins and an episode of Covert Affairs then went to first grade then shopped then did a kettlebell workout for 25 mins. Now I'm going to read!!
3/01 - 6.59 miles
3/01 - 13.50 bike miles
Hope everyone has a wonderful Wednesday!!!
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Starting out the month right with 2 miles.
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I missed my goal by 1.5 miles in February. Hopefully an extra two days in March will help me reach the goal of 50 miles.0
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Starting off March with 3 miles run, and I will be aiming for 100 again this month!
(I'll make a new ticker next update).
TTD: 3/100 miles0 -
I found this interesting. Adams is a great sugar free peanut butter but also did she say avocados, coconut oil, almond butter, black olives etc for a GOOD fat? IMO they are much better than peanut butter but that's just it IMOP. Best wishes cuz you have done awesome so far!Starting out with a 2 mile run/walk on the dreaded treadmill. My brain couldn't go longer. I hope to get outside tomorrow, my last day of vacation, and add bigger numbers. Met with the dietician today to rework my numbers since I'm not only in a plateau, I've gained a few pounds - apparently I need more calories and more fat (peanut butter is on the shopping list) The dreaded PCOS. She gave great suggestions and new numbers and I'm excited to see what it can do.
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Yearly walking challenge: 214/1200 miles
March goal: 110 Miles
3/01: 4 miles (and I'm off!!!)
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Put me down for 50 miles this month please. This weather has got to shape up soon!0
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Going to up my goal to 75 miles this month! Good Luck everyone and keep moving!0
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Thank you so very much.... I am so very glad my knee loves to exercise also...@Calliope610: Ditto what Dave and Dean said.
@Lovemyalex: Congrats on the new milestone. Well done!
Mar.1: 10.22 miles today with a 4.22 miles walk/run to keep up with training and not die trying to breath.
Also a couple miles walking the pups and a few more walking at work.
TTD: 10.22 miles
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12.1 miles of stress relief on the stationary bike in the gym yesterday.
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put me down for 125 miles this month
starting with 8.24 miles
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3/1 - 1.54 miles0
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5 miles done
5 miles total
75 mile goal0 -
3/1 - 2.27 miles walking
Total to date - 2.27 of 124 miles (trying only an average of 4 miles per day this month- still not feeling well and still working overtime, so maybe the lower goal will work)0 -
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im in for 60 miles again this month as well....
3.78/60 completed to date...0 -
Exercise total for
03/02
24.26 miles (exercise bike) & 2.52 miles (cross trainer) & 2.22 miles walking
29.00 miles for today
60.72 miles done MTD0 -
Got another walk in today. Hoping to ride my stationary bike tonight too. That'll catch me up to the green!
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