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Exercise challenge: let's report
Hi all.
It is May 6th today and so far this month I did the following:
walked (fast - 4.0 miles/hr): 7 miles...
stairs: 20 min (while at the hotel)
walked (slow 3mil/hr) - 30 min.
So for the 30 miles and/or 500 min in 30 days I have so far:
walked: 7 miles
minutes other exercise: 50 min
BTW: WHY DO I LIKE GOALS OR CHALLENGES?
1. I am motivated to keep doing something
2. it is a time - goal measurable events
3. I reward myself after I reach my goal: in this case - if I meet my goal - I will go to spa for facial (already got a coupon... but save that for special occasion)
4. It is something I can be proud of achieving - make me feel good about myself.
5. Even I do not meet my goal - setting it up in a first place make me think about the reason for reaching the goal .. and reasons if I do not do it: i.e. was it realistic? was that really what I - my body needs right now? if not - why not? etc.
It is May 6th today and so far this month I did the following:
walked (fast - 4.0 miles/hr): 7 miles...
stairs: 20 min (while at the hotel)
walked (slow 3mil/hr) - 30 min.
So for the 30 miles and/or 500 min in 30 days I have so far:
walked: 7 miles
minutes other exercise: 50 min
BTW: WHY DO I LIKE GOALS OR CHALLENGES?
1. I am motivated to keep doing something
2. it is a time - goal measurable events
3. I reward myself after I reach my goal: in this case - if I meet my goal - I will go to spa for facial (already got a coupon... but save that for special occasion)
4. It is something I can be proud of achieving - make me feel good about myself.
5. Even I do not meet my goal - setting it up in a first place make me think about the reason for reaching the goal .. and reasons if I do not do it: i.e. was it realistic? was that really what I - my body needs right now? if not - why not? etc.
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
I am glad you started this challenge. I have been lazy so far this month. My goal is to do 1 sprint tri a week. That is 1/2 mile swim, 12 mile bike and 3 miles walk (because with my winter weight gain running is too hard on my foot). It takes me 8 minutes to bike 2 miles, 8 minutes to walk 1/2 mile and 5 minutes to swim 1/12 mile. That is a really comfortable 21 minute workout. Afterward I reward myself with relaxation pool, hot tub, steam room and chit chat in the locker room. Sometimes I do my PT exercises on the machines. I don't know why I haven't been to the gym since May 1st? Just me
Hello Hala,
Well I am just checking in. Sorry my format of counting my exercise is different from yours but I figured it all counts..:-) Right?
My goal this week was 360 minutes cardio, so far I have done the following:
Mon: 65 min = 40 min, Leslie Sansone DVD, 25 min walk ................295 min left!
Tue: 65 min = 40 min LS DVD, 25 min walk..........................................230 min left!
Wed: 30 min LS DVD..................................................................................200 min left!
Thu: 65 min = 40 min bike, 25 min elliptical (30 min weights) .........135 min left!!
Fri: 60 min = 33 min Elliptical, 27 min bike (30 min weights) .............75 min left!
Sat: 55 min = 35 min bike, 20 min walk, (25 weights)...........................20 min left!
Tomorrow I will do a 1 or 2 mile Leslie Sansone DVD to come or exceed my 360 I may take a rest day tomorrow but I doubt it. Next weekend I know I will not get anything in so trying to wait until then to take off.
Everyone keep up the good work!!
And Hala you are right challenges do make you more mindful.. That is how I started doing 360 min of something every week and I still do this challenge weekly. I just copied this information from the other thread I am in on myfitnesspal.com.
Well I am just checking in. Sorry my format of counting my exercise is different from yours but I figured it all counts..:-) Right?
My goal this week was 360 minutes cardio, so far I have done the following:
Mon: 65 min = 40 min, Leslie Sansone DVD, 25 min walk ................295 min left!
Tue: 65 min = 40 min LS DVD, 25 min walk..........................................230 min left!
Wed: 30 min LS DVD..................................................................................200 min left!
Thu: 65 min = 40 min bike, 25 min elliptical (30 min weights) .........135 min left!!
Fri: 60 min = 33 min Elliptical, 27 min bike (30 min weights) .............75 min left!
Sat: 55 min = 35 min bike, 20 min walk, (25 weights)...........................20 min left!
Tomorrow I will do a 1 or 2 mile Leslie Sansone DVD to come or exceed my 360 I may take a rest day tomorrow but I doubt it. Next weekend I know I will not get anything in so trying to wait until then to take off.
Everyone keep up the good work!!
And Hala you are right challenges do make you more mindful.. That is how I started doing 360 min of something every week and I still do this challenge weekly. I just copied this information from the other thread I am in on myfitnesspal.com.
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