July 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 July 1st.
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  • leahhugh
    leahhugh Posts: 144 Member
    I'm In!
  • mdianne58
    mdianne58 Posts: 51 Member
    Me too!
    :happy:
  • mamaomefo
    mamaomefo Posts: 418 Member
    I'd've like to do this also. Where do I check in?
  • kati37
    kati37 Posts: 61
    I'm in!!!
  • CricketKate
    CricketKate Posts: 3,657 Member
    Just check in here.
  • nwebb822_cancel
    nwebb822_cancel Posts: 69 Member
    I'm in!:wink:
  • jayers2
    jayers2 Posts: 11 Member
    I'm in as well!
  • springseternal
    springseternal Posts: 245 Member
    I'm in. :)
  • Snowbird73
    Snowbird73 Posts: 25
    Count me in.


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  • 912systems
    912systems Posts: 19 Member
    Yes Please
  • verapamil
    verapamil Posts: 94
    I'm in! I'll put my new fitbit to good use :smile:
  • katieelizabeth827
    katieelizabeth827 Posts: 41
    I'm definitely in! :)
  • CarolinaGirlinVA
    CarolinaGirlinVA Posts: 1,508 Member
    Count me in too! I keep track of my progress with the Cardio Trainer app on my phone. For the month of June I logged 28.6 miles. I have been trying to do C25K, but I really do suck at running. I know I can walk though...so bring it on! :bigsmile:
  • Stinkerbelle84
    Stinkerbelle84 Posts: 328
    I am in! I walked two miles this evening, and I walked for several hours earlier today. We visited the local Aquarium and the Insectarium in New Orleans. We parked at a parking garage that was several blocks away and walked to the Aquarium, then walked to the Insectarium, around the French Quarter and back to the car. It was a great day!
  • ZL9685
    ZL9685 Posts: 47 Member
    I'm definitely in! I'm gonna start walking to university and back like I used to, it's about a 100 minute round trip.
  • mamaomefo
    mamaomefo Posts: 418 Member
    7-1-12. Treadmill walk
    52 minutes
    3.40 miles
    486 calories burned
    .5% incline 47 minutes
  • mrsking218
    mrsking218 Posts: 157 Member
    I'm in! My goal is to hit 150 minutes a week minimum. Seems so doable.....just need to stick with it when the temp is in the 90s!
  • djkamin60
    djkamin60 Posts: 88
    Count me in. Goal is 10,000 steps a day using a pedometer.
  • JESSJESJ
    JESSJESJ Posts: 121 Member
    im in
  • mlbeyer3
    mlbeyer3 Posts: 4 Member
    I am in. I have a week challenge on the treadmill so this will tie in nicely. my weekly goal is 200 minutes on the treadmill.
  • amyloooo
    amyloooo Posts: 28 Member
    Hi, I've never joined a challenge here but this sounds like a good one to try. I've been slacking off on distance and speed in the last couple of months, so my personal goal is to get back to 125 miles for the month at an average speed of 3.5 MPH. (I have to run a little of that to get to that average.) I use the Footsteps app on my phone.
  • puffinbrae
    puffinbrae Posts: 43 Member
    I'll give it a go! Anything to get moving :smile:
  • Stinkerbelle84
    Stinkerbelle84 Posts: 328
    7-1-12:

    40 minute walk with my Husband and puppy. It was super hot out today, so I am pretty thrilled that we followed thru and went. I think I will hit the eliptical for a while next.
  • springseternal
    springseternal Posts: 245 Member
    I have a goal of walking 25 hours this month. (on top of my biking challenge). I'm one hour in :)



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  • arvanhorn
    arvanhorn Posts: 7 Member
    I am in! I walked 1.56 miles tonight in 30 mins.
  • Snowbird73
    Snowbird73 Posts: 25
    I signed in 6/30 with a goal of 10,000 steps/day. After yesterday I realize that is too high for this ole girl! I will start this month at 5,000 steps/day. Maybe I will make it to 10,000/day in August.

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  • wenikikini
    wenikikini Posts: 36 Member
    I just noticed this post! I'd like to be in.. I'll start walking today. I'
  • mamaomefo
    mamaomefo Posts: 418 Member
    7-2-12. Treadmill walk
    52 minutes
    3.48 miles
    507 calories burned
    1% incline for 42 minutes
  • CricketKate
    CricketKate Posts: 3,657 Member
    Welcome, One and All!

    This is a very casual challenge. Post however feels right for you. I'm delighted to have so many people this month. I haven't done much walking over the last few months because I have been biking instead. On Saturday, I made an amazing (at least to me) discovery. My knee was pretty stiff and sore after my bike ride, then I had to walk quite a ways to get to a park to watch fireworks. The walk loosened my knees right up. So I'm hoping to get in at least a short walk each evening after my bike ride.
  • amyloooo
    amyloooo Posts: 28 Member
    OK, so if this is freeform, I'll just make up my own reporting method as well as the type of personal goal.

    My goal is 125 miles for the month (125/31=4.03 miles per day walking every day), at an average speed of 3.5 mph.

    End of day 2 totals: 11.6 miles, 3.7 mph, 3:23, 40% "running" (which isn' t all real running, just a setting on my pedo app to show me when I'm either walking really fast or running).

    It's the average speed that's gonna be the stretch for me but I have to kick it up a notch. Trouble with getting near your goal is you don't burn calories at nearly the rate you did in the beginning.

    Thinking of plotting 125 on a map to see how far it would be if I did it in a straight line. Anybody else do dumb little tricks like that?

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