Roll Call!! December 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?

It is 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
augette.................................400
coach_k.................................802**
dbackerfan............................210
kimbalina77.............................90
shanfood.................................30

1000 MINUTE CHALLENGERS
kajikit....................................1075**
marmarl.................................710

1250 MINUTE CHALLENGERS
calynj21.................................1285**
lisapah...................................1340**
mauntler................................ 380
moochew...............................1280**

1500 MINUTE CHALLENGERS
alle0299..................................680
dalmalama...............................1110
keb1984..................................1530**
lilygirl1970...............................11 60
pudpie.....................................22 0
orangeloft................................ 60

1750 MINUTE CHALLENGERS
annulyju.................................1676
maha-kisa..............................1370

2000 AND OVER CHALLENGERS
bobev....................................2056**
di_p.......................................15 30
ledgehanger..........................1740
sorayazada...........................1620
vdesire .................................1820

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
dbackerfan
jem599
alle0299
augette
phox50
coach_k
bobev

60/1250 

This should be interesting to say we have christmas and new years mingled in this month!!!  Will try my best though

I just posted my final numbers for November, broke the 2000 mark by 130 minutes!  I'm going for 2000 again.  Will post todays numbers later, after spin class. :)

10/750

Backing down a level.  I did not do well last month and have to work my way back up.  I will make my goal this month!!!! I just have to push harder.

86/2000 (edit - added 35 min lunch time Piloga class)

Backing down from 2000. Oh, heck! I changed it back to 2000... this is a challenge ain't it!

70/1500

Please put 1000 minutes back into the exercise challenge. It used to be there. I wanted to do 1000 minutes last month but it wasn't an option so I left it at 750 and I didn't even make it because it was 'too easy' and I thought I could make up last little bit of time standing on my head so I never did it. (I know, it's my own fault and nobody made me skip exercise but me!) But I won't have anywhere near enough time in December for 1250 minutes. So if I go for that I'll give up because I won't get anywhere near it and I know it. It's a psychological thing... the jump from 750 - 1250 is too big to encourage people to try for that little bit more if they're wavering.

10/1000

70/2000

Got sideswiped in November with family stuff.  Back and ready for December!!

90/2000

Thx timekeepers!!

***updated at 3.59pm EST by coach_k***

Original Post by kajikit:

Please put 1000 minutes back into the exercise challenge. It used to be there. I wanted to do 1000 minutes last month but it wasn't an option so I left it at 750 and I didn't even make it because it was 'too easy' and I thought I could make up last little bit of time standing on my head so I never did it. (I know, it's my own fault and nobody made me skip exercise but me!) But I won't have anywhere near enough time in December for 1250 minutes. So if I go for that I'll give up because I won't get anywhere near it and I know it. It's a psychological thing... the jump from 750 - 1250 is too big to encourage people to try for that little bit more if they're wavering.

10/1000

Will discuss this as a group and decide, for now I put yours in with 750

**timekeepers, read the PM on this account****

60/1500

90/2000 

60/1250

Had to go down a level. Won't have as much time....but I think 1250 is a good amount anyways!!

I'm going on a 2 week vacation on December 22nd, where I intend to exercise, but I won't be able to report the progress. So I guess I should adjust my usual goal to only 3 weeks.

Today: 35 min very brisk walk to the gym + BodyAttack + BodyPump + BodyJam + BodyFlow =

275/1800.

I'm exhausted.

Original Post by maha-kisa:

I'm going on a 2 week vacation on December 22nd, where I intend to exercise, but I won't be able to report the progress. So I guess I should adjust my usual goal to only 3 weeks.

Today: 35 min very brisk walk to the gym + BodyAttack + BodyPump + BodyJam + BodyFlow =

275/1800.

I'm exhausted.

 

I put you in the 1750 group -- let me know if you'd prefer the 2000 mins -- 1800 is not a category.

***Updated at 11.32pm EST by coach_k***

88 / 2000

2000 seems like an aggressive goal for December with the holidays and all... but as bobev said, it's a challenge, right? I've got a good start, anyway.

90/1250

22/750

*** Updated at 5:40am EST by augette***