Roll Call - June 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!!!

The American Heart Association offers a free online excercise tracker and lots of information to improve your heart health.

http://www.justmove.org/home.cfm

Another helpful website
http://www.exerciseismedicine.org/

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.

Let the fun begin!!!!


750 minute challengers

jessieca..............................165
mcderin...............................***800* **


1000 minute challengers

augette..............................***1000* **
dbackerfan.........................480
kell115...............................420
leiela..................................925
snehvide............................678



1250 minute challengers

alle0299...............................***132 3***
bobev...................................***12 77***
dharmat................................100
efish_sparkles......................515
go_girl_1994.......................245
kajikit...................................945
newmama13.........................60
safantasia............................680


1500 minute challengers

charlieuk...............................990
christalrae............................1240

daizymae.............................*****167 1*****
jem599.................................****18 47***
lgsass...................................60
mom2marlal..........................1130
pudpie..................................1420
the1sweetie.........................1030
vdesire.................................****1 900****

1750 minute challengers

beachchica............................1200
calbert..................................450
coach_k...........................****2002*** *
figurethefat...........................****17 50****


2000 and above minute challengers

4square.................................***22 80***
bigmommah...........................1656
fatdoc....................................*** 2951***
stanbob................................***295 5***

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

just bumping up for tomorrow!!

78/1250 Got an early start with Wii fit and Wii Sports Boxing this morning

Question for this forum re counting use of Wii fit and other games. I'm using the elapsed time from my F4 as opposed to the Wii Fit exercise time (as reported at the end of each "game") or Wii game time. I think this is equivalent to a normal full body workout where there is a pause between each set. Even when doing a super-set with may trainer there is generally a short pause (10-30 secs depending one the exercise). This morning the Wii fit exercise time was 47 minutes, F4 was 67 minutes. Given the number of different "sets" I did that is about the same or close to a normal session in the gym (other than a 45 minute single machine cardio session that is). So what do others think? Is this an honest workout time for this challenge, or should I/(we Wii users) use the Wii Fit exercise time?

bobev -

according to the "rules" above

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.

so I say go by the total time on the F4 - I know when I am wearing my HRM I press the start button as soon as I hit the gym and press stop when I leave.  Sure there may be 5 - 10 minutes in between this time where I'm "resting between sets" or maybe even saying hi how are you to friends but for the most part I'm still working out.

***Edited 5:16pm EST by mcderin***

65/1750 I'm looking forward to completing this challenge and moving forward with my new healthy lifestyle.

*Big Cheer* for everyone participating.

43 / 1250

I'm going to try to up it this month :)

25/750

30/1000

I didn't make it last month.  I'll try harder this month.

75/1250! I will complete it this time. 

60/1250

***Edited 7am EST by mcderin***

145/1250 1st group workout at new gym. Great boxing/full body workout.

daizymae: Way to go, half marathon! I can only dream of doing one with my lower back and right knee issues I couldn't even power walk one!

augette: Hang in there and don't give up. Like I used to tell my kids, "I can't" is not part of our vocabulary, not until you failed at least 1000 times!

210/1500

103 / 1250