March 2025 Walks and Workouts
What you do today can improve all your tomorrows. ~ Ralph Marston
Whether you work out in the Gym, with YouTube, The Walk at Home App, or old school with DVDs, we're glad you're doing something for yourself! Remember NOW is always a great time for a walk.
No matter your goal for the month, we're happy to have you join us. Don't be afraid to chime in because we all want to support you and your goals.
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March Goals: Work out 4 times per week: Do one 4 Mile Walk per week: Garmin Challenges for March-30 miles of walking activity, 300,000 steps and 3 mile weekend walk 3/21-23. I am logging regularly now, so I am dropping that as a goal.
I am trying to increase my steps and be more active as it seems to be really helping my energy levels, probably because it is raising my hemoglobin levels as well. I know that 300,000 steps is probably not reasonable, but the closer I get to it the better. I have another blood test in April and I want everything back to normal.
I am anxious to hear all of your March goals!!! :bigsmile:
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March Goals
Miles Tracked: 65 miles
AW challenge: Complete 5 workouts of 5 or more minutes. ✅ ✅
Well I'm nearly half way to my Apple Watch Goal. lol
This morning I dug around and found Walk Party from 2019 on Youtube. This started with Nick and other walk leaders taking turns leading the walk. No Leslie. This was the start of the 2019 New Year walk challenge. A short 15 minutes had me move a lot! I followed that up with a 10 minute Arm routine from Fit by Mik.
I'm working today. I have one fresh computer to build, and another client is dropping off computers for a migration this afternoon. It's always exciting when someone gets a new computer. February was a busy month for work, but right now, March is wide open. Ry needs a break, so I'm hoping March will still bring in steady work, just the lower-tiered stuff I can do. 🤷🏼♀️
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My March goals are very similar to @zichab since i use the Garmin to get me going. So here they are:
30 miles walking (really to see how fast i can get this one.)
20 activities over 20 minutes
300,000 steps
Find outside training path for Fife Lake 5k
Intentional movement 5 to 6 days a week
Yeah, @deeder522 I think the Walk Party was really the defining change and moving away from Leslie. Always assumed age related. I hope Ry is able to get the rest he needs.1 -
March Goals: Work out 4 times per week: Do one 4 Mile Walk per week: Garmin Challenges for March-30 miles of walking activity, 300,000 steps and 3 mile weekend walk 3/21-23.
3/1-Just Walk:Walking Off the Pounds-3 miles: Garmin Miles:
Well, I am off to a great start as I already have 11, 000 steps in LOL! How I will manage this every day I have no clue, but that is why it is called a Challenge right? :laugh:
@Deeder522 I am one of those weird people who HATE a new computer. I bought a new MacBookPro in 2020 and it is still in the box!!! My kids constantly make fun of me. I spilled wine on this one and it went blooey, so I thought I killed it. I went to the Apple store and bought a new one, but as soon as I fired this one back up, it was working again and has been doing great ever since. :laugh: My only issue is that is it at the end of it OS upgrade life, but new ones just mean more things that work now won't with the upgrade. I need to do it though to see if it can play my DVDs on the "new" one and if not, I need to save this one because Dennis and I depend on it for our workouts. Computer migrations are the bane of my existence, which I clearly know is a first world problem! :laugh: MEH!
megd44-It is hard to do some of those Garmin Challenges when everything is covered in snow! :laugh: I am hoping that I can walk outdoors by 3/21, but there is no guarantee that that the back roads I live on will be bare of snow then. I'd love to do that Appalachian Trail challenge, but it will take forever to get 4.9 million steps, so I am starting with the Chilkoot Trail challenge!! I can finish that one before I am 90! :laugh:
We got about 3 inches of snow last night and it is going to be -30F windchill tonight and early tomorrow. March up here can be just like February, snowy and very cold or more like April where things usually melt and the ice goes out. It looks like we are in for a February type of March with ice out waiting until April! I'm OK with that, but not DST!!! :grumble:
I'll be back tomorrow when I am going to attempt my first 4 mile walk in over 3 years! Fingers crossed! :bigsmile:2 -
Sun is out today and that makes me super happy. The forecast makes it look like once we get through this week, the worst of winter will be over. Fingers crossed on that because it will hopefully mean I can start walking outside mid month.
Yesterday I did 5 Mega miles. After doing this last week, I am making this an every weekend work out. Like the strength pieces and the variety.
Today I did Burn to the Beat. Like the way that one builds.2 -
March Goals: Work out 4 times per week: Do one 4 Mile Walk per week: Garmin Challenges for March-30 miles of walking activity, 300,000 steps, 3 mile weekend walk 3/21-23 and walk the Chilkoot Trail.
3/1-Just Walk:Walking Off the Pounds-3 miles: Garmin Miles: 6.4
3/2-WAH: 4 Fast Miles Garmin Miles:
Oh my goodness! I forgot how sweaty Leslie's 4 Fast Miles workout is!!! To be totally honest, I did not do the boosted parts, but followed Kim who does the fast walking during the boosts as I am not ready for those yet. I am working on endurance before I start getting into intensity. Having said all that, it feels so good to be back into fitness walking again and to feel so much energy. I have missed it and I hope it means that my CBC blood test is back to normal in April!
@megd44-Doing 5 Mega Miles every week is really so good for you as it hits everything!! Endurance, intensity and strength in one workout. I love that one, and once I am back in aerobic shape and have done some less intense 5 mile walks, I really want to get back to that one, even though I know it is a killer! :laugh:
The sun is also out here, but it is -4F right now and going to -18F tonight :noway:. By Tuesday, we are supposed to get snow in the morning and rain in the afternoon!!!! The weather is all over the place, but in all honesty, it is typical for march.
My next workout is scheduled for Tuesday so I will "see" you all then! :bigsmile:2 -
March Goals (as of 3/3):
1) Return to my favorite group workout classes at my gym
2) Fit little walks in, in between, whenever I can
Here's my gym workout class schedule (with extras):
Mondays: Boot Camp
Tuesdays: Les Mills Body Combat and/or Yoga (either Chair or Gentle Yoga, whichever my schedule allows at the time, or depending on what I feel I need at the time)
Wednesdays: T'ai Chi (Intermediate followed by Fan and Sword)
Thursdays: Rest Day
Fridays: Step, or go for a walk on my own or do a walking workout online
Saturdays: Step
Sundays: Go for a walk on my own or do a walking workout online
Daily Report:
3/1: Walked Dottie (dog) 30 minutes, up/down hills
3/2: Walked Dottie 15 minutes in the cold morning chill
3/3: I went back to Boot Camp (60 minutes) today! Modified as needed, but was also surprised at how well I did
We are in for a wind advisory tomorrow.
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Great plan @Elfirose33! And glad to hear boot camp went better than you were expecting.
I did Joey Thurman's lean with bands and a 2 mile easy walk yesterday. Today I did the mix and match warm up, 1st mile of Burn to the Beat, and the mix and match flexibility. All from the app. Perfect for what my body felt like it needed. Movement at an easy pace. Of course I forgot to tell my Garmin no GPS so it didn't track any of my miles for the challenges. But about 4500 steps.
Rainy and dreary here today. Snow is really melting off. Super muddy out there.1 -
Good Morning, friends! After working through the weekend and the computer delivery yesterday I was able to get back in action this morning. 20 minutes with Improved Health followed by 6 minutes of arms with Jessica Smith.
@zichab The old laptop will be fine for just your workouts. Just don't do anything important online as it isn't secure to do things now. Use the new computer for that. There are CD/DVD players you can get that plug into the machines. When your ready we'll talk and I'll get you all setup.
@Elfirose33 Great plan for the week. I also have a Tai Chi program that is waiting for me to start it.
@megd44 Congrats on the 5 miles! Sounds like my weather is like yours just south. I'm looking forward to the weather calming down so I can start my Parks challenge.1 -
March Goals: Work out 4 times per week: Do one 4 Mile Walk per week: Garmin Challenges for March-300,000 steps, and walk the Chilkoot Trail.
3/1-Just Walk:Walking Off the Pounds-3 miles: Garmin Miles: 6.4
3/2-WAH: 4 Fast Miles: Garmin Miles: 6.4
3/3- Garmin Miles: 5.3
3/4- Just Walk: 5 Day Walk Plan-Monday-3 mile Walk: Garmin Miles:
I had to drop the walking challenges on Garmin because I can't set my Vivofit to Walk and it does not record the manually entered ones, so I'll just do the step challenges. Once I finish the shorter ones, I am going for the Appalachian trail!!!! I am not going to buy a fancy new Garmin just to record a walk, especially since I just bought one for Dennis to track his sleep and heart rhythm! ❤️
@Elfirose33 I am so proud of you!!! You got back into your group workouts at the gym quickly!!! Good for you and that is quite a workout schedule! You go!!!!! 👍️
@Deeder522 Awe thanks. You put me wise to the DVD player issue so I will use the old machine for that. I do not do anything on here anymore. Dennis does all the banking and billing on his. I just hold the files for our personal stuff (letters, old work stuff, etc) and workout sites. That is one reason I have not been in a huge hurry to upgrade it. But, with Dennis' heart issues, I need to think about some of the files being transferred to my machine and I have to collect a pension this year, so security will become an bigger issue than it has been. I have everything backed up on 2 external drives though. I learned how important that was when my last machine simply died! The screen turned purple and when blip blip and that was it. DONE! As luck would have it, I was hooked up to the external because I was typing a file I could not afford to lose. WHEW!!!!
This new interface takes a little getting used to! Til Friday! 😉😃
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Today 3/4: I did 60 minutes Les Mills Combat. Wow, that was really hard. But I hadn't been to that class for 6 months or so and maybe longer. I came home and took a nap after, lol.
@megd44 Thanks! Me too, that was a surprise. I'm so glad you got some sunshine! 🌞
@Deeder522 Thanks! Very cool that we have Tai Chi in common! 👍️
@zichab Thank you! 💛 I guess it was pretty quick:) Going to try my best. Yeah, I agree, this new interface is different. I like all the new emojis. But I don't see italics, bold, etc., though… I used those a lot. Oh, I just found them! If you select a word or paragraph, they pop up. Such a relief! 😄
Tonight we are getting wind, then rain turning to snow later on, with a blizzard warning. March weather is always so interesting!
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Well, I tried to do 2 miles with Leslie but the computer glitched and I got 1 Mile instead. 🤷🏼♀️ Then I opted for 10 Min standing Ab routine with Fit by Mik. This is where I discovered I no longer bend in certain ways. 🤣
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@Deeder522 You tried and that's all anyone can do! Good job! 💜
I did not go to my Tai Chi class today because I didn't want to get there and then find no one there due to the weather, so I stayed home and shoveled the driveway instead.
Here's my report:
I shoveled all the snow and ice off the driveway today, 90 minutes straight through because I guess I got into "the zone" 😅 It was windy (25-35 mph) and cold (28 degrees). It was a fantastic workout! I came to look upon it all as a circuit training experience because the upper half of our driveway had become one big snowdrift (with ice underneath) and the other half was mostly solid ice underneath a little bit of frozen snow on top. The snow was heavy and wet and the ice underneath had to be scraped off bit by bit using every kind of muscle. You name it, it was working! …wrists, forearms, calves, glutes, quads, hamstrings, triceps, biceps…the works. Anyway, I had a great time! Mid-way through, the sun came out to help! Bundled up as I was, I never once got cold, even with all that wind. But when I came back inside I was covered in sweat, which is such an accomplishment for me because I'm one of those people who have to work really hard to sweat just a little 😊
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@Deeder522 great job shifting in the moment!
Wow @Elfirose33 impressed with the snow/ice mess. That is definitely a big workout!!
Wednesday I did one of Leslie's mix and match blends. Needed a more active rest day. Today I started one of the apps new 5k series. Got into the third mile and it was the lead I really do not like. So I jumped out to one of the Walk Yourself Healthy 1 mile options to close it out. Needed to get a decent amount of steps because I am in meetings, back to back to back and keep going, starting at noon until 5 pm. Really not happy about it and need to do better with not letting that happen. Think I can keep my camera off for a couple so I can stretch and/or walk in place.
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Today is my exercise "rest day" although Thursdays never feel like a rest day as they are the fullest and longest day of the week for me. I'm already tired thinking about it, lol! 😅 This is a long, sitting, front desk, talking workday (I'm an introvert) and also a day I feel like I drive clear around the world to go to work, then back home briefly, then off to a rehearsal at the other end of town (and all of this driving is always in heavy crosstown traffic) then back home again, late, where l fall into bed exhausted 😴 But I've done this Thursday routine for the last nine years, so I can do it again today, too. Thank you for listening 💛 See you all on the other side of Thursday!
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The wind was strong all night long. It woke me up around 3 AM and I never truly got back to sleep. So I'm dragging today. I'm also feeling the burn from yesterday's Ab workout. It isn't so much my abs but a few of the moves were in squatting position and my inside thighs are so angry with me today.
After some busy workdays, I could use a quieter day now.
@Elfirose33 People are exhausting. I understand what you're saying. There are times I get that way too and I'm more extrovert than introvert.
@megd44 Back to back meetings sounds awful. I haven't found a new walker leader that I mess with. Probably 1 of the reasons I didn't continue with the app past the trial.@zichab computer backups are a big deal. A lot of younger people think everything is great because of the "cloud". I usually tell them if they can tell me where the "cloud" is, then they can use it.
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March Goals: Work out 4 times per week: Do one 4 Mile Walk per week: Garmin Challenges for March-300,000 steps, and walk the Chilkoot Trail, BC, Canada, 53K(completed). Added:Milford Track, NZ 53K
3/1-Just Walk:Walking Off the Pounds-3 miles: Garmin Miles: 6.4
3/2-WAH: 4 Fast Miles: Garmin Miles: 6.4
3/3-Garmin Miles: 5.3
3/4-Just Walk: 5 Day Walk Plan-Monday-3 mile Walk: Garmin Miles: 5.4
3/5-Garmin Miles: 5.1
3/6-Garmin Miles: 4.2
3/7-Just Walk: Walking Off the Pounds-3 miles: Garmin Miles:
So far, March is going well as I have only 1 day below 10,000 steps! Keeping this up is going to be the challenge! My house needs only so much cleaning! Maybe I should have kept the bigger house? 🤣 I finished the Chilkoot Trail Challenge and added the Milford Track challenge. Hopefully, I can complete that one too. Thanks @megd44 for bringing these to my attention! I never noticed them before. 🙄
Oh my gosh @Elfirose33 ! You can come to my house anytime as we always have snow to shovel and ice to smash up! We are in a melt freeze cycle and almost could not get our truck in the garage yesterday even with 4WD! There is a whole patch of ice right in from of the door that was water 2 days ago-so come on up!!!! 😉
@megd44 Have things settled down at your agency now? Since you have back to back meetings it sounds like things are not as dire as they were at first? It is nice when you can leave an online meeting for a few minutes to walk around. That was one good thing that came along with Zoom meetings!
@Deeder522 I have never trusted cloud storage because I do not really understand it. 🤔 I know that sounds ridiculous considering I am a MAC girl and have always had access to Apple Storage, but it is all too "magical" to me. I just have never trusted any company to safeguard my important documents and photos, so I have always used external drives for that. They can store my recipes, games, email etc on my phone, but my important stuff is on my MacBook and backed up on 2 externals. I do not even order from Amazon from my phone; that is how careful I am about cloud backups! 🤭 Dennis has all of our financial stuff backed up on externals as well. It just feels safer that way.
I'll be back tomorrow-😄
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March Goals: Work out 4 times per week: Do one 4 Mile Walk per week: Garmin Challenges for March-300,000 steps, and walk the Chilkoot Trail, BC, Canada, 53K(completed). Added:Milford Track, NZ 53K
3/1-Just Walk:Walking Off the Pounds-3 miles: Garmin Miles: 6.4
3/2-WAH: 4 Fast Miles: Garmin Miles: 6.4
3/3-Garmin Miles: 5.3
3/4-Just Walk: 5 Day Walk Plan-Monday-3 mile Walk: Garmin Miles: 5.4
3/5-Garmin Miles: 5.1
3/6-Garmin Miles: 4.2
3/7-Just Walk: Walking Off the Pounds-3 miles: Garmin Miles: 5.7
3/8-WAH: 5K with a Twist : Garmin Miles
I did 5K with a twist and I actually did the last boost! Woot!!! Woot!!! I was not sure I was ready for that yet, and I am not for all three of her boosted segments, but one is a start!!!! 🏃♀️
It has snowed all morning and we have about 1/4 inch out there! LOL It's 19F though so it's cold even for the snow! 😂
My plan was to do my weekly 4 mile tomorrow, but I may take tomorrow as a rest day and do the 4 mile walk on Monday. It will be hard on Tuesday and Wednesday because I will be out of town. So, I may be here tomorrow or not until Monday. Where are you @Elfirose33? We have snow up here waiting for you!!! 🤣
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Took a rest day Friday. Was in my office for some meetings. Sun was out so it was great walks to and from the car.
Yesterday did Burn to the Beat, then ran major errands with Rich. Lowes, Home Depot, Menards, Costco plus more. Had friends for dinner too.
Did 5 Mega Miles this morning, so hit my 11k step goal by 11 am. Still need to finish cleaning and laundry. Sun out again today so planning on a hike before dinner. Honestly want to see how many trees are down in the back property.
@zichab things aren't calming down. Almost getting worse. A major grant that funded local food going into pantries/emergency food sites was just cut officially. So, let's just say it will get really scary shortly. We at least know a bit better on total financial gap, now trying to figure out how to fund it.
I have told friends and family I am rage working out and have added rage cleaning. I'll be a buff 60 year old in 2028 with a spotless and totally decluttered house. 🤣🤣
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March Goals: Work out 4 times per week: Do one 4 Mile Walk per week: Garmin Challenges for March-300,000 steps, and walk the Chilkoot Trail, BC, Canada, 53K(completed). Added:Milford Track, NZ 53K
3/1-Just Walk:Walking Off the Pounds-3 miles: Garmin Miles: 6.4
3/2-WAH: 4 Fast Miles: Garmin Miles: 6.4
3/3-Garmin Miles: 5.3
3/4-Just Walk: 5 Day Walk Plan-Monday-3 mile Walk: Garmin Miles: 5.4
3/5-Garmin Miles: 5.1
3/6-Garmin Miles: 4.2
3/7-Just Walk: Walking Off the Pounds-3 miles: Garmin Miles: 5.7
3/8-WAH: 5K with a Twist : Garmin Miles: 5.6
3/9-Just Walk: Ultimate 5 Day Work Plan-Tuesday-4 mile Walk: Garmin Miles:
I did the 4 mile walk today, so I will definitely be taking a rest day tomorrow! However, my MD canceled my Tuesday appointment! This means I have gained time on Tuesday to work out before we have to leave for Plattsburgh. I've only missed one day of making 10,000 and I am anxious to keep that up. I have finally lost 2 pounds this week and I am sure it is from focusing on moving more. I did not think this weight was ever going to leave!!! Thank You Garmin!!! 😊
Oh @megd44 I am so sorry to hear about the grant cuts. Yes, let's take money from starving people and giving it to the millionaires. Honestly, what are people thinking?????? Up here, we are undergoing a huge economic crisis as the whole area is heavily dependent on Canadian tourists coming here for their ski and camping vacations and they are cancelling them like crazy! The bigger issue is once they find somewhere else to go in Canada, they will not come back, so it is a long term problem. It's a mess! 😡
Still waiting @Elfirose33 and it has again, snowed all day today. It's piling up for you. 😁
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