May Walking Challenge

CricketKate
CricketKate Posts: 3,657 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
This is continued from previous Walking Challenges, but its nice when each month has its own thread.

*** Anyone can join in at any time, the more the merrier, lets keep each other motivated****

Walking seems like the easiest way to start getting exercise, and even if you can't track distance (or don't want to), tracking time is good too...go for a 10 min walk after dinner, or up it to 30 minutes, you'll be amazed at the end of the month how much more exercise your getting in. :)

Check in everyday with how far you walked or how long, this is just to motivate us to get in at least some exercise everyday, and keep an eye on each other.


I want to try to keep this mostly to walking or walking type exercising. treadmills and ellipticals are A-OK.

Hope to see some more faces in this challenge, we'll start tracking May 1st.
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  • Justacoffeenut
    Justacoffeenut Posts: 3,749 Member
    I'm back in. Hope your foot is better. I hurt my calf muscle last month. Still pretty sore.

    5/1 - 52 min
    5/2 - 1 hr 12 min (72 min)
    5/3 2hr 21 min (141 min)
    5/4 2 hr 8 min (128 min)
    5/4 40 min
  • avargas15
    avargas15 Posts: 26 Member
    Hi, I am Ana and would like to join. I am borderline diabetic and my husband just had a cardiac scare - he has a family history, but what seems like heart trouble is looking like it might be anxiety. He is probably about 30 lbs overweight to my 50. We have just started eating differently, following the www.choosemyplate.gov guidelines, and agree that wailking and elliptical is probably the easiest way we can start getting back into shape and into healthier habits. This challenge is just what I need!

    For today, I did 20 minutes on the elliptical, so here it goes!

    May 6 - 20 minutes
    Total for month - 20 minutes
  • Pam3
    Pam3 Posts: 1,687 Member
    may1...90min..walked doggies twice
    may 2..45 " ..walked doggies once
    may 3..90 ".....walked doggies twice
    may 4..90 "......walked doggies twice
    may 5..90 "......walked doggies twice
    may 6...-0-
  • cricketannie
    cricketannie Posts: 184 Member
    Awesome! I want to join.
    I'll start officially tracking it tonight.
    Thanks!
    Annie
  • Justacoffeenut
    Justacoffeenut Posts: 3,749 Member
    I'm back in. Hope your foot is better. I hurt my calf muscle last month. Still pretty sore.

    5/1 - 52 min
    5/2 - 1 hr 12 min (72 min)
    5/3 2hr 21 min (141 min)
    5/4 2 hr 8 min (128 min)
    5/4 40 min
    5/5 37 min
    5/6 1 hr 57 min (117 min)
  • avargas15
    avargas15 Posts: 26 Member
    Wow! You are racking up those minutes! How far do you walk? Good job!
  • cricketannie
    cricketannie Posts: 184 Member
    5/6/12 - 45mins
    5/7/12 - 45mins

    I'm doing about 2 miles on each walk. My daughter goes with me and rides her scooter, so I have to hurry and keep up with her. Its actually kinda fun!
  • avargas15
    avargas15 Posts: 26 Member
    May 6 - 20 minutes
    May 7 - 20 minutes elliptical trainer; 40 minutes total

    Two days in a row! Woohoo!

    Ana :bigsmile:
  • CricketKate
    CricketKate Posts: 3,657 Member
    Well, the walking boot is off and the walking shoes are back on. I am not going to track it for minutes, but I went on a field trip to the planetary with my son yesterday and walkied my fanny off :blushing: We made so many trips up and down the stairs trying to see everything, I definately felt the burn!
  • Pam3
    Pam3 Posts: 1,687 Member
    may1...90min..walked doggies twice
    may 2..45 " ..walked doggies once
    may 3..90 ".....walked doggies twice
    may 4..90 "......walked doggies twice
    may 5..90 "......walked doggies twice
    may 6...-0-
    may 7...45min
  • CricketKate
    CricketKate Posts: 3,657 Member
    30 minutes for me today, My Dears. Man, that was tough, but I have to start somewhere.


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  • Justacoffeenut
    Justacoffeenut Posts: 3,749 Member
    I'm back in. Hope your foot is better. I hurt my calf muscle last month. Still pretty sore.

    5/1 - 52 min
    5/2 - 1 hr 12 min (72 min)
    5/3 2hr 21 min (141 min)
    5/4 2 hr 8 min (128 min)
    5/4 40 min
    5/5 37 min
    5/6 1 hr 57 min (117 min)
    5/7 2 hr 16 min (136 min)
    5/8 1 hr 33 min (93min )
  • Shirley61
    Shirley61 Posts: 7,758 Member
    I am dealing with lower back pain and now taking Pilates to reduce the
    pain so I will walk when i can. My instructor keeps me busy with lower back
    exercises. :bigsmile: Here are my times so far. :smile:


    5/3 - 25 mins.
    5/9 - 35 mins.
  • CricketKate
    CricketKate Posts: 3,657 Member
    60 minutes for me today. I had a lovely walk outside with my 2 youngest children as we decided to walk to our field trip instead of drive.

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  • Shirley61
    Shirley61 Posts: 7,758 Member
    5/3 - 25 mins.
    5/9 - 35 mins
    5/10- 120 mins. walking slow
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,032 Member
    bump:flowerforyou:
  • Shirley61
    Shirley61 Posts: 7,758 Member
    5/3 - 25 mins.
    5/9 - 35 mins
    5/10- 120 mins. walking slow
    5/14 - 35 mins.
  • cricketannie
    cricketannie Posts: 184 Member
    Ok. So I've gotten 30 mins today, and 30 mins a couple of days ago. I forgot to post!!
  • CricketKate
    CricketKate Posts: 3,657 Member
    I did a lot of walking over the weekend, but it wasn't to much point and purpose. Just doing what I had to get done. I'm hoping for a better week this week,
  • Shirley61
    Shirley61 Posts: 7,758 Member
    5/3 - 25 mins.
    5/9 - 35 mins
    5/10- 120 mins. walking slow
    5/14 - 35 mins.
    5/16 - 25 mins.
  • Shirley61
    Shirley61 Posts: 7,758 Member
    5/3 - 25 mins.
    5/9 - 35 mins
    5/10- 120 mins. walking slow
    5/14 - 35 mins.
    5/16 - 25 mins.
    5/18 - 35 mins.
  • CricketKate
    CricketKate Posts: 3,657 Member
    My Dears, I have not forgotten you. My husband, in an effort to keep me from hurting myself running (again), bought me a bike for Mother's Day. I don't think that I have ridden a bike for 20 years. I feel like I'm about 10 years old, it has been so much fun. It is true when they say, "It's like riding a bike." It all comes back to you, except of course for the muscles that you used to have and the toughened up backside that comes from long summer days of being young.
  • Shirley61
    Shirley61 Posts: 7,758 Member
    Trying to get back at it again. We had a long weekend here in Ontario
    and we just put our boat in the water so I hope to get back on track soon.
    I am still logging and my exercise has been slow lately.
    I hope to pick up by next week.
  • cricketannie
    cricketannie Posts: 184 Member
    I got in a good 30 mins today, and I jogged over half of it. At the time I thought I was about to die, but now I feel great! Haha!
    My average was 4 to 4.5 mph.
  • Shirley61
    Shirley61 Posts: 7,758 Member
    Sorry been sick with a sinus infection, no energy to walk or do anything.
    On antibotics and just starting to feel better.
  • CricketKate
    CricketKate Posts: 3,657 Member
    Shirley, I hope that you feel better soon!:flowerforyou:
  • CricketKate
    CricketKate Posts: 3,657 Member
    I got an accidental walk in yesterday when my bike got a flat tire a mile and a half from my house. Incidentally, walking feels so good after a bike ride!
  • Shirley61
    Shirley61 Posts: 7,758 Member
    5/3 - 25 mins.
    5/9 - 35 mins
    5/10- 120 mins. walking slow
    5/14 - 35 mins.
    5/16 - 25 mins.
    5/18 - 35 mins.
    5/28 - 40 mins walking

    Where did everyone go? Are starting again for June?
  • Shirley61
    Shirley61 Posts: 7,758 Member
    5/3 - 25 mins.
    5/9 - 35 mins
    5/10- 120 mins. walking slow
    5/14 - 35 mins.
    5/16 - 25 mins.
    5/18 - 35 mins.
    5/28 - 40 mins
    5/29 - 40 mins
  • Shirley61
    Shirley61 Posts: 7,758 Member
    5/3 - 25 mins.
    5/9 - 35 mins
    5/10- 120 mins. walking slow
    5/14 - 35 mins.
    5/16 - 25 mins.
    5/18 - 35 mins.
    5/28 - 40 mins
    5/29 - 40 mins
    6/1 - 20 mins Leslie Sasone

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