The "Get Off the Couch While You Still Can" Challenge

They say that if you do something long enough, it will become a habit. So let’s create a good habit! This is an exercise challenge. The goal is to get into the habit of doing at least 4 hours of exercise every week until the end of October. You determine what exercise you want to do. Just make sure that it is a workout for you.

 Here are the rules for this challenge.

1. To join, reply to this thread by copying the sample post below.  See post #2 for an example.
2. You must do at least 20 minutes of exercise for it to count.  You can walk, jog, cycle, mow lawns (no power mowers), vacuum, anything that will keep your heart rate up the whole time you are doing it.  Strength training also counts.  If you still feel what you did the next day, you worked out.  
3. Post on Monday the total number of hours you exercised the previous week (ending Sunday night).  You can follow up with detail, but please make it easy for me and post the total first.
4. Once a week I will post the results in the post following this one.
5. Please use the format below to post your goals. PLEASE edit your ORIGINAL post each week! Do NOT repost each week. This will keep the list easier for everyone to keep up with and read each week.
6. If you wish to add comments, please add them after the exercise information and date your comments.
7. If you want to chat, you may do so after everyone has posted the first time. Let’s wait a week for people to sign up.  Feel free to start new threads in this group too.
8. The person with the most points at the end of the challenge gets the title of “Tough Old Broad” or “Tough Old Fart” as appropriate.  Everyone with at least 14 points gets a gold star. 
9. Points will be awarded as follows:
   1. If you post any exercise for the week, you will get 1 point.
   2. If you post at least 4 hours of exercise for the week, you get 2 points
   3. The person with the highest total for the week gets 4 points, second highest gets 3 points.

Sample Post:

09-22-2008 – 4.5 hours.  2 hours of bootcamp and 2.5 hours on the stationary bicycle.
09-29-2008 –
10-06-2008 –
10-13-2008 –
10-20-2008 –
10-27-2008 –
11-03-2008 –

Additional information (i.g. age, name, etc) and comments should go here.

Exercise challengers!!!  Time to enter last weeks exercise.  We are getting near the end with 4 people running neck and neck for the win.  Everyone is doing a great job.

Hey - tbolto and I were tied for 10/20/08 with 12.5 hours a piece. How come I only got 3 points?? LOL

(edit: removed plea to join, added update)

Entering these a bit early, but I don't think I'll get in any more exercise today.

10-27-2008 – 5.75 hrs - 65 min strength training, 100 min running, 110 min cycling, 70 min hiking.

11-03-2008 –

11-10-2008 -

11-17-2008 -

11-24-2008 -

12-1-2008 -

[duplicate post]

09-22-2008 – 4.5 hours.  2 hours of bootcamp and 2.5 hours on the stationary bicycle.
09-29-2008 –
10-06-2008 –
10-13-2008 –
10-20-2008 –1 hour/30 minutes treadmill; 30 minutes strength training
10-27-2008 –2 hours/1 hour treadmill; 1 hour strength training
11-03

11-17-2008 -

11-24-2008 -

12-1-2008-2008 –

Additional information (i.g. age, name, etc) and comments should go here.

Susie, 53yo. 

Not that it matters LOL but when I play golf I walk and push my clubs around the course! Golf is actually a lot of calories burned even if you ride. That's why I always lose weight in the summer. It burns more calories for me than walking.

Last call for updates for this week.  McKenna where are you???  We have one more week and we are going strong!

11-03-2008 –9 hrs.  2 hrs weights, 2 hours eliptical, 5 hours walking.

For some reason, I cannot get updates to my earlier posts to save this week.

11/3/08  9 hours  elliptical 1.5, weight lift 2, mowing 1.5, golf 4

I couldn't get my updates to save either!

11/03/08 - 11.5 hours. walking and jogging and gardening.

I tried to update twice. I'll try it this way also.

Can we start this challenge again?  Would you want to do it, or would you allow me to copy your original instructions into a new thread?

I'd join the challenge again if someone commits to running it!

a 2009 first quarter challenge would be great. what's involved in running th challenge?  Isn't it an honor system? 

I use stickk.com and wager money to a charity I hate if I don't make my goal of exercise four times a week.  It's truly motivating to think a group to whom you are opposed with every fiber of your body might get some of your hard earned cash if you don't take the dog out into the drizzle and pound your way around a few blocks.

Mitt

Would someone please start the challenge again?

I'll accept your challenge!

Maybe if we start, someone else will join us.

3/3/09-3/9/09--7 hours and 54 minutes.

How did you do?

Is it too late to join 

It doesn't seem like many are interested in restarting this one.  Are you interested in participating in a new one?  Let me know and I'llresearch starting a new one.