December Exercise Challenge

[VernRDH]

So once again, here's how it works. Post up how much exercise you are committed to doing for this month. It can be minutes, miles whatever. The milestones are as follows:

10% blue
25% green
50% purple
75% orange
90% red
100% silver
Over 100% gold

When you post up your numbers, please do so in this format: 100/1200 (minutes done/goal). It is really helpful if I don't have to do any math.

I am going for 1000 this month. Shooting for less, hoping for more!:goodvibes

Who's with me?
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VernRDH 600/1000
tiberius 1361/1200
jayna22 443/1000
ZerasPride 30/900
gatorphipps 1480.45/1000
Geekerbell 110/600
DisneyBeagle 230/900
jlawall 1405/1500
Otto's Doll 1560/1400
MIdanceMom 725/1000
delilah 1295/1280
JudyS 1000/1000
MickeyMagic 30/600
sk8inmom 0/750
mom2cookies 450/600
donac 200/750
tweeter 85/600
Tent Camping Mom 930/1000
lil mermaid 120/900
PaulaSue 1545/1400
dare2dream 510/600
Leleluvsdis 600/1000
LaLaroo78 45/600
CruisinEars 0/600
perfectmatch300 1750/1500
Simba's Mom 595/530

[tiberius]

I'm in at 1200, for me that will be a challenge!

[jayna22]

Please sign me up for 1000 minutes. I've already done 75 today! That puts me at 75/1000.
Thanks!
Jana

[ZerasPride]

I would love to join!

I will shoot for 900 minutes. I'm a wimp but need to step it up this month for sure. I did 30 minutes of a firm cardio work out this morning so I'm at 30/900. Thanks!

[gatorphipps]

Can I join? I would LOVE to join in! I do post on the events/competition but saw this and thought it would be fun!

A little about me:
I run...alot, bike and swim. I also dance. I am a therapist for children and perform with a local company! Have 2 wonderful DDs and a wonderful DH. Anyway.......
my goal will be in minutes this month, but I may change that to miles if I see that works better...is that OK? I am going to shoot low this month b/c 12/8 I am running a marathon. SO....I will not be running as much after that. I expect to train for some Tris for 08 though...so we will see.

GOAL: 1000 min

I ran 90 minutes with a friend this morning so:
90/1000
Is that right?:idea:

[Geekerbell]

Okay, I'll try it once more. Let's shoot for 600.

Thanks so much for doing this again!

[tiberius]

I am in for today at 143/1200.

Welcome to our little corner of the DIS, Christa! I am familiar with your postings on other WISH threads.

[DisneyBeagle]

Do you mind if I join? I just started exercising midway through November, so I need motivation to keep going. This sounds like the perfect thing for me.

I am going to aim for 900 minutes. I am currently at 30/900.

[jlawall]

So once again, here's how it works. Post up how much exercise you are committed to doing for this month. It can be minutes, miles whatever. The milestones are as follows:

10% blue
25% green
50% purple
75% orange
90% red
100% silver
Over 100% gold

When you post up your numbers, please do so in this format: 100/1200 (minutes done/goal). It is really helpful if I don't have to do any math.

I am going for 1000 this month. Shooting for less, hoping for more!:goodvibes

Who's with me?
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VernRDH 0/1000Thx for doing this!!!!!! I'll go for 1500 minutes!!

12/1 75 minutes:cool1:
12/4 75 minutes
12/6 75 minutes
12/8 70 minutes
12/10 60 minutes
12/12 75 minutes
12/13 70 minutes
500/1500 minutes

[jayna22]

Please add 75 minutes to my total! Thanks! That puts me at 150/1000. Off to a good start and now I remember how much I like exercising.
Thanks!
jana

[VernRDH]

Everybody is in so far!!!

Welcome jayna22, DisneyBeagle and gatorphipps!!! Glad to have you here. :cheer2:

I have been slacking as of late as I am battling a humdinger of a cold. But I ran sprints today and feel pretty good. I *thought* I could run an 8mph sprint, but alas, 7 is about as fast as my short stubby legs will carry me!! I am trying to improve my speed gradually, hoping to be able to run my next 5k in the spring in under 30 minutes. I can do it, just want to be able to do so without having a heart attack at the finish!!!:eek:

[MIdanceMom]

May I join? I would like a goal of 1000 minutes. So far I am at 170/1000. Thanks for doing this.
Beth

[delilah]

My goal for the month will be 1230, of which I have done 75/1230 so far. Thank you.

[gatorphipps]

Add another 60 to me. I had 2 dancing shows and rehearsal. I may have picked up more, but I will err on the low side (err...that is very country!:lmao: )

150/1000

[JudyS]

I'm in for 1000 minutes! I'm at 44/1000 so far.

I'm also hoping to do some low-intensity activity throughout each day, given the recent evidence that sitting for long periods is bad for one's health. However, that will be harder to track, so I'm not going to count it towards my 1000 minute goal.

Thanks for doing this, Vern! :goodvibes

[Otto's Doll]

40/1400 for me so far!

[MickeyMagic]

I'd love to join in, too. Just starting out (again :rolleyes:), so I will shoot for 600.

30/600

[sk8ingmom]

Lots going on this month!
I'll try for 750.

[mom2cookies]

OK i'm just starting so i'll commit to 600 minutes. Today being monday, i'll start today and put down my minutes after i'm done. If i don't post something at least every other day, somebody PLEASE send me a PM and tell me to get busy doing something!

OK i did it!
30/600

[donac]

I want to join. Put me down for 750 minutes. I have not finished a challenge in about 6 months.

SO far this month I am at 55/750


Thanks for running this.

[tweeter]

Vern,

Thanks for keeping track for us.

I'm in for only 600 this month. I haven't hit my last two goals and I'm expecting a newborn later this month. Two wammies!!

0/600

[Tent Camping Mom]

Chiming in again this month. Thanks for doing this again. Nov. and Dec. are my two busiest months of the year so I'm going to lower my goal for this month and vow to get in at least 30 minutes every single day so that will put me at 930 so I'll round it to 1000. Since I did some cardio over the weekend, my total now is:

Tent Camping Mom 120/1000

[lil mermaid]

Okay, this month I am going to do it AND remember to come back here and post about it! Please put me down for 900 minutes.

[Otto's Doll]

80/1400

[PaulaSue]

Since I hit my gola and then some, I am going for broke, 1400. Maybe this will help no gain any this month with my b-day and all the holiday parties...

[dare2dream]

Veronica,

Thanks for offering this challenge for December. I have thoroughly enjoyed Thanksgiving and DS22s wedding and now it is time to get back to work, serious work. Exercise is always a great motivator because after I exercise I don't want to eat any junk because it will undo the good my exercising has done. If I eat junk that means I would have exercised for nothing and I will not do something I really hate for nothing and not get any benefit from it.

I will exercise 600 minutes this month, I know it's not much but it is a start.

So far I am 0/600.

I know I can do this.

Have a healthy day!

[Tart Annihilator]

I'd love to join in. I started Dec. 1. I'm in for 1000. I'm now at 130/1000
Thanks... this will keep me motivated. :goodvibes

[VernRDH]

Updated!!!

Glad to see some of you here!

Brenda-how was DS's wedding? I bet you had a great time, pop on over to the massive thread and tell us all about it!!

[DisneyBeagle]

I'm at 65/900

[Leleluvsdis]

So I haven't been doing any of these, but I would love to join. I'm getting married in June, and would love to be 2 or 3 sizes smaller by then. Add me for 1000 minutes. Thanks, leleluvsdis

[LaLaroo78]

I'm in for 600. Let's hope that I can do it this month!

45 / 600

Thanks Vern for doing this!

[donac]

I am now at 80/750

[dare2dream]

Exercised last night and this morning. I am now

60/600.

YIPEE!! And 11 pieces of wedding cake went in the freezer this morning. Now they won't wind up in my belly!

Have a healthy day!

[Otto's Doll]

135/1400

[mom2cookies]

i am 60/600

YAY for all of you who are keeping up with your commitment! We are all very proud of you. ( clap - clap )

[Leleluvsdis]

So I'm now 20/1000... I've got a LONG ways to go...

[DisneyBeagle]

I'm currently at 112/900.

[CruisinEars]

Hi all,

I am a bit late but I want to do 600 this month. Haven't done any yet and just came down with a cold. grrrr. We are going out of town on the 22nd, but I will exersise a lot where we are going and oh, a day at Disneyland too.:thumbsup2

0/600

[donac]

110/750 now at 14.7%

[mom2cookies]

90/600

[Tent Camping Mom]

Yesterday - cardio: 30 and calisthenics: 30.

TOTAL: 180/1000

[tweeter]

I got in 85 minutes last night.

85/600.

[dare2dream]

Exercised last night and this afternoon. I am now

120/600

[tiberius]

updating to 177/1200...tapering for a (hopefully) big weekend

[lil mermaid]

120/900

[perfectmatch300]

Vern, I'm here again! Late as usual since I'm not getting online very often lately.

My Dec goal is my usual 1500 min.

So far I have completed 210/1500 min for Dec. :yay:

[VernRDH]

Updated!!!

Great work everyone! Keep movin!:cool1:

[mom2cookies]

hi everyone! so far i am at 120/600

Keep those bodies moving... you CAN reach you goal this month!!!!

[dare2dream]

Exercised last night and this morning. I am now

180/600

[jlawall]

225/1500 minutes

[Otto's Doll]

225/1400

[DisneyBeagle]

Today's exercise brings me to 162/900

[PaulaSue]

Today was hard to do it but at least I did 30 minutes.:yay: I am not going to meet my goal if I don't step it up.:rolleyes1

[Leleluvsdis]

I'm now 40/1000!!! Keep going everyone!! You're doing great!

[mom2cookies]

We're getting there! Yippee. I just want to say even though it has basically only been a week, being on this board and taking this challenge has kept me motivated. : )

150/600 ( my apologies to the OP for not using the proper % colors )

[VernRDH]

We're getting there! Yippee. I just want to say even though it has basically only been a week, being on this board and taking this challenge has kept me motivated. : )

150/600 ( my apologies to the OP for not using the proper % colors )

Don't worry about the colors-I take care of that!!! Thats a just for fun thing so we can see easily how well we are all doing!!!

[Otto's Doll]

260/1400

[tiberius]

202/1200

I should get a big bump during my race this weekend!

[dare2dream]

Exercised last night and this afternoon. I am now

240/600

[Simba's Mom]

Coming in late for this-I just got back from WDW last night. Only committing to 530 minutes this month. Already 37 this morning, so I'm 37/530.

[perfectmatch300]

I am now at 360/1500! :banana:

I have been walking (60 min) and dance class (90 min) to raise my total. My dance instructor really pushed us today, too!

[DisneyBeagle]

192/900.....I need to step it up a bit.

[Tent Camping Mom]

I did more these past three days than I anticipated :woohoo: Thursday, Friday, and Saturday: 60 minutes each day of cardio and calisthenics.

TOTAL:
360/1000

[tiberius]

updating to 857/1200

[DisneyBeagle]

230/900

[Otto's Doll]

290/1400

[gatorphipps]

OK...I havebeen reall busy this week so just posting my minutes. Have been rehearsing for a new show and opend the show (Did it 6 times this weekend) and ran a marathon Saturday morning!:scared1:
So...
Mon: 120...rehearsing
Tues:140...rehearsal and running
Thurs:120...rehearsal
Fri: 120...2 shows
Sat: 352...includes 2 shows and a marathon
Sun: 120 - 2 shows

I count my shows b/c they are VERY high energy...and sweaty.:rotfl:

TOtal: 1140/1000

THis is NOT a normal week though.

[Geekerbell]

Exercise for this past week comes to 110/600.

Thanks!

[delilah]

I am updating my total to 370/1280 for the month. Thanks

[jlawall]

295/1500 minutes...............:cool1:

[Otto's Doll]

345/1400

[mom2cookies]

180/600 Do you all think doing 30 mins a day except Sunday will get me to my goal?

[dare2dream]

Exercised Friday night and Sunday night. Now at

300/600

Yipee color me Purple !!!

mom2cookies, yes at your current pace you will meet your exercise goal by December 31. You only have 14 more days to exercise at 30 minutes a day to reach your goal. You can reach your goal by December 28 if you take off Sundays and Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. I know you can do it. Keep moving!!

[VernRDH]

Updated!!!

Great job everyone!!! Keep moving.

Mom2cookies:As Brenda said, 30 minutes of exercise per day will get you to your goal. Keep working on it, you will make it.

[MIdanceMom]

I'm sorry I haven't updated. RL has gotten crazy, and I haven't made it to the boards. I have been exercising though. I can add 315 to my total. That puts me at 485/1000. Thanks.

Keep up the great work everyone.
Beth

[JudyS]

I was sick for most of the past week, so I've fallen behind. However, I was able to do some catching up today, and hope to be pretty much caught up within a week.

189/1000

[jayna22]

The weather has been bad and I had company this weekend so I'm afraid I have fallen behind as well. This week I have done 223 minutes putting me at

373/1000! I have a long ways to go!!
Thanks!!
jana

[Otto's Doll]

440/1400 as of 6:35 this morning... hope to walk again this afternoon.:yay:

[Simba's Mom]

Another 117 minutes the last few days, so now I'm 154/530.

[Otto's Doll]

475/1400

[Tent Camping Mom]

Sunday, Monday, and Today: 30 each day
TOTAL:

450/1000

[Leleluvsdis]

Sorry I haven't updated in a while. I'm at 200/1000 getting there, but a long ways to go

[gatorphipps]

Mon - Nothing...to recover from the weekend
Tues - Biked 44:45, Ran 26, weights 30, rehearsal 90
Wed - Ran 35

Total: 1365.45/1000

Maybe my goal was too low. :confused3 But this being the 1st time I have done this, I did not know where to start. Not sure if this is an ave month though.

[mom2cookies]

210/ 600 : ( Missed tuesday Thanks everyone for answering my question.

[Otto's Doll]

535/1400

[jayna22]

70 more today! That puts me at 443/1000! I think I can do this!
Thanks!
jana

[jlawall]

420/1500 minutes...........:cool1:

[Tent Camping Mom]

Today, 30 minutes of calisthenics.

480/1000

[mom2cookies]

hello everyone! wonderful numbers being posted !! YAY for everybody : )

today's submission for me is

240/ 600

[dare2dream]

After taking too long of a break I am now back to work. Exercised last night and this afternoon. I am now

420/600

Way to go exercise buddies. We can do it.

Thanks Veronica for keeping us updated.

Let's keep on moving towards our goals!!

[Otto's Doll]

600/1400

[jlawall]

1460/1500 minutes.......:cool1:
12/7 60 minutes
12/14 65 minutes
12/16 50 minutes
12/19 65 minutes
12/20 55 minutes
12/21 40 minutes
12/23 75 minutes
12/24 65 minutes
12/26 65 minutes
12/27 60 minutes
12/28 60 minutes
12/29 95 minutes
12/31 55 minutes

[Tent Camping Mom]

30 minutes of calisthenics.

510/1000

[VernRDH]

Updated!!! Keep up the good work everyone! We are almost half way through the month.

[mom2cookies]

Got a bad migraine today but managed to get my time in and now i'm going to sleep until the kids get home from school. Good work exercise pals : )

270/600

[donac]

I am at 200/750 26.7%

Keep up the good work everyone,

[Otto's Doll]

675/1400

[jlawall]

As of 12/13..........500/1500 minutes.......

12/14 70 minutes

570/1500..............:cool1:

[Tent Camping Mom]

Today - Calisthenics: 30 minutes

540/1000

[tiberius]

1001/1200

[Simba's Mom]

Another 123 minutes the last few days, so I'm up to 277/530. Yay, I'm already half way there. But I've got relatives coming for 10 days for the holidays, so I'm sure I won't exercise much then.

[perfectmatch300]

I've been busy exercising since my last check-in! I am now at 900/1500 min! :jumping1:

[gatorphipps]

Friday - Ran 1 hour +
Saturday - Ran 55 min
TOTAL:
1480.45/1000

[Otto's Doll]

705/1400 Halfway there!

[Otto's Doll]

740/1400

[delilah]

I am now at 690/1280. Thank you.

[Tent Camping Mom]

Yesterday: Calisthenics = 30 minutes.

570/1000

[Otto's Doll]

800/1400

[MIdanceMom]

I am now at 725/1000. Thanks.

[Simba's Mom]

Another 85 minutes the last few days, so now I'm at 362/530, still at 50%.

[mom2cookies]

330 / 600 weekends and tuesdays it is difficult for me to grab that half hour to walk.

[dare2dream]

My last update was wrong. Now everything is corrected and I am now at

450/600

[tiberius]

1038/1200

[Otto's Doll]

895/1400 as of this morning

[Otto's Doll]

walked again, putting me at 915/1400.

[MIdanceMom]

I am at goal. 1000/1000. I will definately be adding more time though. Thanks

[VernRDH]

Updated!!!

Sorry it took me so long to get to this-just craziness around here.:santa: Great job everyone!!

I will be continuing to host the exercise challenge as long as no one objects.:rolleyes1 Any one have any ideas for other milestones or recognitions for future challenges? All ideas will be considered.

Tomorrow I am going to try out FitTV and see if there are any exercise videos I want to do. Anyone else done this? If so, let me know what you thought.

[perfectmatch300]

I am now at 1230/1500! :jumping1:

[Otto's Doll]

975/1400

[Tent Camping Mom]

Tuesday and Wednesday, 30 minutes calisthenics and 30 minutes cardio.

Total:
630/1000

[Simba's Mom]

Another 84 minutes the last few days, so now I'm at 446/530. Bring on the orange-I'm over 75% of the way there.

[delilah]

My new total is 925/1280. Thank you.

[tiberius]

1076/1200, The goal is in sight!

[JudyS]

I'm still a bit behind from being sick earlier this month, but I'm making progress. I'm now at 584/1000. I haven't exercised yet today, so hopefully I'll catch up a bit more.

[Otto's Doll]

1035/1400

[tiberius]

1198/1200

[Leleluvsdis]

Sorry about not updating in so long. I am not at 600/1000.

[Otto's Doll]

1075/1400

[Otto's Doll]

1105/1400

[tiberius]

updating....1222/1200

[JudyS]

Finally caught up! 781/1000

[mom2cookies]

420/600 not feeling so good about my numbers : (

[tiberius]

1249/1200

[Otto's Doll]

Merry Christmas!
1175/1400

[Otto's Doll]

1235/1400

[Otto's Doll]

1300/1400 almost there!:cool1:

[tiberius]

updating to 1269/1200

[perfectmatch300]

I am at 1750/1500! :banana:

I'm not done yet this month, either! I'm planning to finish the year on a good note by getting in as many more minutes as I can. I hope everyone here decides to join me!

[mom2cookies]

450/600

[PaulaSue]

I passed my goal tonight :goodvibes

[tiberius]

1361/1200, what a way to finish the year!

This month was also the yearly high in miles for me!

[Otto's Doll]

1420/1400 Goal!

[jlawall]

1405/1500 minutes...............so close..................:cool1:

[delilah]

My new total for the month so far is 1295/1280. Thank you

[Tent Camping Mom]

Just got back from Stone Mountain and did a lot of mountain hiking. Also, I need to record from a week ago...according to my log, as of today, I am at:

930/1000

[JudyS]

1000/1000 Made it to goal!

I'm going to set a goal of 1100 minutes for January. I seem to have hurt my leg some, so that may trip me up, but I'm hoping I'll be able to do it.

Also, I know that we don't usually do annual goals on this board, but since it'll be a new year, my goal is to do 12,000 minutes in 2008.


not feeling so good about my numbers : ( Mom2cookies, I know we have a lot of very dedicated exercisers on this thread, and looking at their numbers can be intimidating! (I sometimes feel that way, looking at the folks doing 1500 minutes or whatever.) But, the important thing is that you are exercising. Most Americans don't exercise at all!

The government recommendation is 30 minutes of exercise 5 days a week. That's about 600 minutes a month. So, if you can make your 600 minute goal next month, you'll be there!

[dare2dream]

I am so close. 30 minutes in Detroit and 30 minutes in Nauvoo, IL. Now at

510/600.

Can I do the last 90 minutes? Yes I know I can.

[Simba's Mom]

Another 149 minutes this week, so now I'm 595/530. I surpassed my goal! And I still have another day to (maybe) exercise.

[VernRDH]

Updated!!!

Sorry it has taken me so long to get back to update-just so busy around here. This is the first time in 16 years that I have had this week off, and I have had so much to do and enjoy with my family!!! Plus today I had to shovel the 12 inches of snow we got last night!!!

Tomorrow there will be a new thread for the month of January, and going with JudyS 's suggestion, I will have a sub-section for a exercise goal for the year. I am hoping to kick major booty in the coming months, trying to get down to a size 8 by May for my cruise. I just got into a 12, bought a pair of size 10 jeans as motivation. (I can pull them on with some work but cannot button them for love or money).

[delilah]

My final total for the month is 1395/1280

[jlawall]

1460/1500 minutes........so close................:confused3

[dare2dream]

30 minutes in Blytheville, AR. Monthly total

540/600.

I am very disappointed that I did not make my goal. It was a measly little goal and I could not even do that. I remember starting the month off really strong and then struggling. Exercising while traveling has been quite a challenge. After a day on the road there is just so much that needs to be done in the hotel room and then I just want to collapse into bed.

This has been a wonderful experience anyway and I will be signing up for January's challenge with an increased goal.

Thanks Veronica for all you do to keep this going.

[mom2cookies]

i didn't make my goal either, but i am determined to do better this month!

[JudyS]

My final total for December, 1043/1000. (I was away, so I didn't get to post before.)

I am very disappointed that I did not make my goal. It was a measly little goal and I could not even do that. I remember starting the month off really strong and then struggling. Exercising while traveling has been quite a challenge. After a day on the road there is just so much that needs to be done in the hotel room and then I just want to collapse into bed.....Hey, you did 540 minutes more than nothing!

As for exercising while traveling, that's not necessarily easy. I was away for New Year's and wanted to exercise at the hotel, and a big group of bratty kids (from maybe 8 to 12 years old) were watching me through the door of the exercise room and making fun of me! I found this quite upsetting.

[tiberius]

final update now that I am back home 1396/1200