Be My Valentine February Exercise Challenge

[Twilight Sparkle]

Welcome to our February Exercise Challenge. Since Valentine's Day is a big holiday this month, let's have fun moving and counting our active minutes while we explore some of Disney's famous sweethearts.

If you’re returning, we’re excited to have you back. If you’re new, welcome to the team. Here’s how the exercise tracking works:

Each person chooses a time goal and posts minutes towards that goal as they exercise. You decide what movement counts towards your goal. It can be a set monthly number or calculated based on a target number of minutes per day. Since February has 28 days, here are some common conversions:

15 minutes/day = 420
20 minutes/day = 560
30 minutes/day = 840
45 minutes/day = 1260
1 hour/day = 1680


One of the special motivations of our Disney challenge is color changing. Page one will be updated with individual and team color changes as we make more and more progress. This month, we have:

Beloved Blue - 10%
One and Only Orange - 25%
Passionate Purple - 50%
Perfect Match Pink - 75%
Romance Red - 90%
Love is Grand Green - 100%


We’re officially starting this challenge on February 1st, but if you don’t find this thread until later in the month, you’re still welcome to join. Just post your goal and I’ll add you to the list. Feel free to PM me if you have any questions, and check out old threads to see what’s been going on.

Team Members:

GrandAdmiralStrife 225/900
piglet1979 1247/1260
lovesmurfs 2207/2100
tntfamily78 319/1260
Elizabeth Smith 600/600
Twilight Sparkle 1320/1000
PollyannaMom 740/500
katt789 65/840
sophy1996 1200/1200

Team Total: 7923/9660 (82%)

 

[GrandAdmiralStrife]

Obviously I aimed too high last month. Going to build off last month and aim for 900

 

[piglet1979]

I am joining again. I am still going to stick with 45 minutes a day. Add me for 1260 this month.

 

[lovesmurfs]

Good morning! I'm in for 75 minutes / day. Will probably just update on Sundays. Hopefully they'll all average out. I do much better during the week than on weekends.

76/2100

 

[tntfamily78]

Hi All. I have never joined the monthly exercise challenge, but would love to this month. I work out 5-6 days a week and would like to have a goal that can be measured. If that makes sense! I would like to start at 1260 for this month.

Thanks all!

 

[Elizabeth Smith]

Thanks again for hosting, Twilight Sparkle!
I'm in for 600 minutes this month!

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

Welcome, everyone! What a great response so far.

February is a short month and I'm feeling the need to take it a little easier after all the walking we did on vacation, so I'll put myself down for an even 1000.

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

Hi All. I have never joined the monthly exercise challenge, but would love to this month. I work out 5-6 days a week and would like to have a goal that can be measured. If that makes sense! I would like to start at 1260 for this month.

Thanks all!

New members are always welcome! I'm happy you found our thread.

 

[PollyannaMom]

I'm upping my goal from 400 to 500 this month, as I'm hoping to get a lot of walking in over vacation.

@Twilight Sparkle for picking up the new month, and @tntfamily78!

 

[PollyannaMom]

15 minutes for today

15/500

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

40 minutes today

40/1000

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

Let's get this party started. The first couple I want to highlight is not one I'm very familiar with.

Meet Oswald and Ortensia. Most Disney fans are probably familiar with Oswald and have heard the story of how Walt lost the rights to this cute little guy. What you might not know (I didn't) is that Oswald had a love interest named Ortensia. Ortensia is a cat who appeared in several shorts with Oswald. They first appeared together in the 1927 short Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. Ortensia is also known as Sadie or Kitty. I definitely see a resemblance to another famous Disney couple!

 

[piglet1979]

I did some stepping while watching Grey's last night and did some extra walking on breaks at work yesterday.

45/1260

 

[PollyannaMom]

30 minutes for me today - 45/500

Love the character info!

 

[Elizabeth Smith]

+40 walking today!
40/600

 

[katt789]

Aimed a bit too high last month, gonna aim for 30mins/day this time, so 840 minutes activity!!

Friday: 35 cardio
Today: 30 cardio

65/840 for me

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

225 minutes since last check in

265/1000

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

We have our first color change today. I have reached One and Only Orange! I have a feeling a few more people will be up for color changes very soon. Keep those minutes coming!

Our next Disney couple is by far the most famous of all and needs no introduction:

First seen together in 1928's Steamboat Willie, Mickey and Minnie have spent a glorious 90 years together. If you want to see Mickey and Minnie together in their first ever scene, this video has it. If you don't have time to watch all of it, fast forward to about the 3 minute mark. Minnie first appears right around there.

 

[piglet1979]

I had a rough weekend. I had a bad headache Friday and Yesterday. It seems to be gone now. Lets hope it stays that way. I did manage to get 30 minutes walking at different times this weekend.

75/1260

 

[Tasha228]

Please add me for 500 min please.