October 2008 Exercise Challenge!!!

How much do you want to exercise a month?
How can you push yourself out that door when the last thing you want to do is go to the gym?
Easy - Challenge yourself!!!
Pick a goal and work towards it!!!

What is exercise you ask?
Its whatever you do over and above your normal everyday activity. If you start taking the stairs instead of the elevator due to your wanting to improve your health this is exercise - if you park further from the door and walk extra - this is exercise. However if your work requires you to be on your feet running around all day - this is lifestyle and not exercise and should be added to your "activity level" in your account. I think its important for you to be honest with yourself so you will truly get the benefit of this challenge.

Some fresh sites on where to look to get some guidance and ideas for working out:

Back to School Means Back to Fitness!!

Simple ideas and inspirations for adding exercise and activity to your day

10 Tips for Fall Fitness 

7 Benefits of Regular Fitness

 Let the fun begin!!!!


750 minute challengers
future_taddei........................395
moodymomma1977...............***780
raediant................................300

1000 minute challenger
ash_o....................................250
jennisonamission...................170
lisaspah.................................**1015
salmander23.........................120
shanford................................479

1250 minute challengers
augette...................................371
bobev......................................12 30
corduroyfirekills3.....................1140
dbackerfan..............................***1485
kajikit......................................***1405


1500 minute challengers
figurethefat..........................310
keb1984...............................***1500
lapslazuli..............................1320
lozzle....................................127 3
phox50.................................1045
pudpie..................................1260
valsgoal................................859
vdesire................................***.1545

1750 minute challengers
alle0299................................1300

2000 and above minute challengers
di_p.......................................14 50
july29....................................360
maha-kisa.............................***2665
orangeloft.............................***2160
sorayazada...........................1800
stanbob................................**3110

Keep track of your time and post your accumalative totals daily or weekly whichever you prefer.

Please post your totals in this format:

Minutes done/goal time so we can more easily find which section you are in

Example: 60/1500


The timekeepers don't keep track of your accumulative times for you.

************************PLEASE READ*********************

Please do NOT post until you have accumulated some minutes towards your goal.
We are no longer adding people until they actually have times to post.

Thank you!

The Exercise Challenge volunteers are :

mcderin
daizymae
jem599
alle0299
augette
phox50

I would love to join this challenge. Do you want us all to start on Wednesday (the first day of Oct) or does the challenge start now?

Ditto and ditto^^. 

And would we be posting in here?

Put me down for the 2000 goal.

************************PLEASE READ*********************

Please do NOT post until you have accumulated some minutes towards your goal.
We are no longer adding people until they actually have times to post.

Thank you!

15/1500 - slow start due to OT, but have 2 5K's planned this month. Will train aggresively.

60/1500

10/01 : 90 minutes      &n bsp;        ;       &n bsp; 90/1500

10/02 : 55 minutes      &n bsp;        ;       &n bsp; 145/1500

10/03: 60 minutes      &n bsp;        ;       &n bsp;  205/1500

40/1250

33/1500

Oh, I will work my butt off!!!!

I will promise myself this month to make my goal of 2000 min... I know exactly where I stalled in my progress the last 2 weeks I stopped working out consistently and that was my problem... I see the root and must pull it out... this is my bday month so I gotta look good for it! 70/2000

60/2000

This is my first try at Exerise Challenge.  So wish me luck. 

A slow start to the month... but at least I've started! I'll keep it at 1250 this month and see if I can make it for a second month in a row. 15/1250

86 / 1750

My planned activity puts me at an estimated 1700 total minutes this month.  SO, if I do not skip out and find at least 50 extra somewhere I should make my goal.  I will do it this month!

Good luck everyone  

***Edited 7:21pm EST by mcderin***
Welcome newcomers!!!

30/750

10/2400.  :)

20/1250

I'm going out on a limb! Last month I didn't even come close to meeting my goal of 1000 minutes but I'm hoping for a very successful October. Last month aside, I've been consistently getting over 1000 minutes so it's time to make this a true challenge for myself and push myself a little further.

95/1000

This will be pushing it, but that's what a challenge is, right?

Thanks again timekeepers for doing this for us!

~Shannon

21/1250

Last month was a wild guess. This is a lower goal but still more than I managed to accomplish in September. With school started again, it should be tough!

80/1250