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Active April 2018 Challenge: Week 1 (4/1-4/7)

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  • tishsmith101
    tishsmith101 Posts: 1,671 Member
    25 min walk at lunch yesterday brought me to 6200 steps for the day. Lots of NEAT opportunities this week with 5 more loads of laundry to do and I have stairs :)

    Looking forward to spin tonight!!
  • Cadori
    Cadori Posts: 4,810 Member
    low heart rate + hills level 2 = 15:44/mile

  • baconslave
    baconslave Posts: 7,018 Member
    edited April 2018
    Got 5800 steps yesterday on a strength day. A couple things interfered with me getting those last 200 steps to reach my goal but I obeyed the Nagbit when it buzzed me all day. I was as inefficient as all hell. :wink: I had some extra fatigue and achiness yesterday though which slowed me down. Sjogren's is stupid.
    And my youngest is being a devil lately. Uncooperative isn't strong enough a word.


    Anyway, it should be nice enough for me to stretch my legs outside a bit today. I'll do a PiYo workout to get a little bit of fatigue in the arms, and then stomp around outside. It's not going to be the warmest (55ish for the high) but I have a jacket. :smirk: The kids need to be thrown and locked outside. >:)

    Tomorrow is dumbbell day.
  • taylok23
    taylok23 Posts: 828 Member
    Yesterday I got about 8600 steps with no dog walking or running and 20 flights of stairs. I also parked farther from buildings when I was out and about. I’d love to be able to hit 10k steps without exercise so that is what I’ll shoot for all month to improve NEAT.
  • bozmo
    bozmo Posts: 177 Member
    4/4

    plan it :)
    log it :)
    eat it :)
    move it :) went to Bodyflow and took a long walk with the dog.

    I did great, but its getting harder to keep my motivation going. I don't think I'll hit my end of April goal (I started a bit behind from March) so I need to reevaluate what IS possible and reset my mind and motivation.
  • can111
    can111 Posts: 63 Member
    "Active April" ... Love it!
    My week one goal (since it is already 4/5, really this is a two day goal, but that is ok, i gotta start somewhere!!!!)
    1. Record faithfully
    2. Exercise 30 minutes today and tomorrow.
  • ChefBlueEyes
    ChefBlueEyes Posts: 26 Member
    “Active April” this is great
  • taylok23
    taylok23 Posts: 828 Member
    Yesterday’s stats:
    Park farther from the building - check
    Improve NEAT through more steps- check- got 10k in before any exercise and 20 flights of stairs

    I’m not seeing a difference on the scale this week by being more active but I maintained so I’ll take it!
  • baconslave
    baconslave Posts: 7,018 Member
    Got over 11k steps yesterday. Not a lot of time today, and it's strength so I'm shooting for 6k. It's mad today. Sigh...
  • kpk54
    kpk54 Posts: 4,474 Member
    I've not been focused on moving my body as intended. Income producing activity has take priority the last 3 days. That's always a good thing though in that it takes my mind off food! :)
  • anglyn1
    anglyn1 Posts: 1,802 Member
    February I failed my goals and I was still not with it in March so I didn't even join the challenge lol

    I am on a mission to get back into being active so this one is perfect. I would like 3-4 days a week of activity. This week I've gotten 3 days in already and I'm hoping to take a hike this evening because it's beautiful. Tomorrow however is forecasted to be snowy...smh
  • xDaniDragonflyx
    xDaniDragonflyx Posts: 201 Member
    My goal for April is to be more active. I'm doing a keto WOL and the first month I felt pretty lethargic and didn't want to do anything. This month I'm changing that! I'm making sure to get in my step goal on my Fitbit, but more than that, I want to start walking more. Hopefully the weather gets warmer so I can! But if not, I'm going to do YouTube videos til then. :smile:
  • baconslave
    baconslave Posts: 7,018 Member
    edited April 2018
    Got in almost 7k on a strength day. 3 trips for one load of laundry put away. Paced while folding :lol: I was on it.
    I don't know about today. I need to do floors. But there are errands to do and I sold the kids to the circus (J.K., I gave them to the inlaws for the weekend :innocent: ) so I may be gaming old school (Battlefield 2) with the Hubs part of the day. Floors need done. But I need to tend to my relationship, too. I'll figure it out.
  • Violet_Flux
    Violet_Flux Posts: 481 Member
    I did our second 5k of the year today. Still not up to running again yet, but it was a good brisk walk, averaged about 10 minutes per km. That was after 22km on the indoor bike this morning lol.

    And we're on target for our April challenge. Our oddly specific goal is to burn 28,862 'active calories' this month, and we're at 6,997 after six and a half days.
  • baconslave
    baconslave Posts: 7,018 Member
    Early link to the next week.
    Week 2: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10657740/active-april-2018-challenge-week-2-4-8-4-14/p1?new=1
  • taylok23
    taylok23 Posts: 828 Member
    Weekend update- Friday = 17k steps (10k prior to exercise) and 18 floors climbed. Saturday= 15,600 steps including exercise, so a bit less activity on the weekend.
  • anglyn1
    anglyn1 Posts: 1,802 Member
    Got my hike done Friday evening and Saturday I was out of town shopping so a bit more active than usual!
  • JessicaLCHF
    JessicaLCHF Posts: 1,265 Member
    Walking after dinner every day.
  • xDaniDragonflyx
    xDaniDragonflyx Posts: 201 Member
    Pushed myself too hard yesterday and did twice my step goal, 10k. It felt great, up until 10pm (when I was getting off work) and I was bone-tired and mentally exhausted. And today I feel like I just wanna sleep the day away. But 10k steps! I haven't done that since probably a year ago.
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