The Movers & The Shakers - Week 2

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  • countindowntothin
    countindowntothin Posts: 201 Member
    I've been WAY behind on posting this week! BUt I have been doing the challenges and have walked/ran at least a mile every single day this week! I started c25k this week, so that helped, but my legs are sooo terrible sore now! Glad its Friday so I can go a little easier on my workouts and just do my walking/running and be done!
  • sjmay
    sjmay Posts: 386 Member
    I've been WAY behind on posting this week! BUt I have been doing the challenges and have walked/ran at least a mile every single day this week! I started c25k this week, so that helped, but my legs are sooo terrible sore now! Glad its Friday so I can go a little easier on my workouts and just do my walking/running and be done!

    How are you doing with the c25k? I just started week 3 yesterday. I found it such a struggle when I first started, and now I love it. It's still quite a workout, but I enjoy it more and more everyday! :smile:
  • countindowntothin
    countindowntothin Posts: 201 Member
    I've been WAY behind on posting this week! BUt I have been doing the challenges and have walked/ran at least a mile every single day this week! I started c25k this week, so that helped, but my legs are sooo terrible sore now! Glad its Friday so I can go a little easier on my workouts and just do my walking/running and be done!

    How are you doing with the c25k? I just started week 3 yesterday. I found it such a struggle when I first started, and now I love it. It's still quite a workout, but I enjoy it more and more everyday! :smile:

    Its getting alot better! I have never ever been a runner, I have no endurance so starting out even running the 60 seconds has been tough! Last night I never thought I would make it through the 3rd run interval, but I walked 2 minutes after that, and the last 3 or 4 runs were alot easier! the last time, I ran until I absolutely could not run anymore, just to see how long I could last and i ended up running 2 minutes! my calves are soo sore this morning though! The boot camp I am doing at the Y incorporates alot of running, sprints, butt kicks, knee highs, so my legs have DEFINITELY gotten some definition in the past 3 weeks! But I love it!
  • sjmay
    sjmay Posts: 386 Member
    Hello Everyone!!!

    So, first I want to apologize that I did not get the chart made for last week's challenge. Which brings me to the favor I would like to ask of all of you... If you do not get a chance to log in the thread how you are doing with each challenge, on Sunday or Monday (or before) could you please let us know how you did for the week? Each week, in the new thread I would like to have a chart with everyone's great results from the challenge the week before. This way we can keep good track of how we're doing!

    If you are logging in the thread each day, or every few days how you are doing, I will keep track of this. At the end of the week you do not have to post it all over again (unless of course you want to!) Also, if you would just like to take part in the challenge, and not the results, that is no problem either. Just let me know.

    Oh - and if you'd like, you can also pm me with your results!

    Thanks so much everyone!

    And, thank you for being a great part of this group :bigsmile: Have a great day! :flowerforyou: :smile: :drinker:
  • KatWood
    KatWood Posts: 1,135 Member
    Noticed a post above about whether or not exercise class can count towards the daily 2 miles. If that's the case I wish I had known that yesterday. I did 3 hrs :noway: of exercise classes yesterday and my 2 miles on top of that!

    Anyways, so far this week's challenge is going well. I took Tues off but otherwise I am on track. I'll go for a walk at lunch and maybe after work.

    This weekend will be a challenge though. They are calling for rain!
  • sjmay
    sjmay Posts: 386 Member
    Noticed a post above about whether or not exercise class can count towards the daily 2 miles. If that's the case I wish I had known that yesterday. I did 3 hrs :noway: of exercise classes yesterday and my 2 miles on top of that!

    Anyways, so far this week's challenge is going well. I took Tues off but otherwise I am on track. I'll go for a walk at lunch and maybe after work.

    This weekend will be a challenge though. They are calling for rain!

    Sorry to hear that you had to do both! I guess that you just got in much more exercise! :smile: I think that the fitness challenges may be more difficult as everyone is different and we all have our own routines. I will definitely be taking this into consideration the next time that we do one of these challenges.

    It's great to hear that this week's challenge is going good for you tho!:bigsmile: Good luck with the weekend - I hope that it is sunny for you :flowerforyou:

    PS - the challenge is just 1 mile, 5 times this week.
  • Iffer75
    Iffer75 Posts: 2,817 Member
    I have a question about this weeks challenge. If I do a 90 min workout even if it does not involve any walking can that count? Or do I add the walk to this? Not that I am trying to get out of it. Just curious. :bigsmile:

    I think that it should count! :happy: One thing with the fitness challenges is that it may not be do-able for everyone, so I think that exercise that could be the equivilant to, or exceed the challenge definetly counts!

    Okie dokie, I thought that was the case, but I just wanted to make sure. Thanx :bigsmile:
  • Iffer75
    Iffer75 Posts: 2,817 Member
    I've been WAY behind on posting this week! BUt I have been doing the challenges and have walked/ran at least a mile every single day this week! I started c25k this week, so that helped, but my legs are sooo terrible sore now! Glad its Friday so I can go a little easier on my workouts and just do my walking/running and be done!

    It will get easier at you go along. Hang in there. Have a fantastic weekend. :bigsmile:
  • WINEYINVA
    WINEYINVA Posts: 75 Member
    I have been slacking this week big time. I was going to mow the lawn for my mile yesterday but it rained, my yard is a huge rectangle and I always make sure to go up the sloped side and across the flatter side. Today though my husband and I took an hour walk through downtown colonial Williamsburg and across the William and Mary college campus, beautiful. It had to be atleast a mile probably closer to two.
    I am doing okay on water, considering I do not drink much else but when we stopped for lunch after our walk I splurged and had a Nantucket Necter half ice tea half lemonade yumm!!
    Cant wait for next weeks challenge keep them coming.
  • pettmybunny
    pettmybunny Posts: 1,986 Member
    Sorry I've been MIA... Have actually been trying to be unplugged a bit more lately. I've done c25k three times so far this week, so only have 2 more days to get that walk in. Gee... and only 2 more days to the week, that works out perfect :laugh: :laugh:
  • Iffer75
    Iffer75 Posts: 2,817 Member
    got in Kenpo X this morning for my walk. It was a great workout. Tomorrow will be Plyometrics and X Stretch.
    Have a wonderful weekend everyone. :bigsmile:
  • pettmybunny
    pettmybunny Posts: 1,986 Member
    Today I went to the Y while my oldest was in drivers training... I did half an hour on the rowing machine, with 4983 meters (3.1 miles) and 15 minutes on the elliptical (1.1 miles). DH and I might take the dog for a walk later, depending on the weather.... I'd say I got my mile in today anyways:wink:

    Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend!
  • sjmay
    sjmay Posts: 386 Member
    Sounds like everyone is doing great! :happy:

    I went for my walk/ run (cs5k week 3 - day 2) this morning, so I got my mile in. Whew this C25K! It's funny how long 3 minutes can seem when you have to jog it! But, I'm getting better every time :bigsmile:

    I hope that everyone is having a great weekend - take care! :flowerforyou:

    Sarah
    :flowerforyou: :smile: :drinker:
  • fvoice313
    fvoice313 Posts: 7 Member
    I would like to join this group. I've been taking my newborn out for walks everyday as exercise. Before I got pregnant with her I just finished losing 140lbs. Unfortuantely I gained about half of that back between being pregnant and quitting smoking, but I'm starting to get it off just need some motivation.

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  • sjmay
    sjmay Posts: 386 Member
    Welcome fvoice313. I'm glad that you could join us!


    The new thread for week 3 is:

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/62711-the-movers-the-shakers-week-3


    Hope to see you there! :drinker:
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