December Exercise Challenge! HoHoHo! No Santa wannabes here! Keep moving!

[araes2102]

Saturday 60 min zumba class and a 40 mins walking the kids to the park and back, 50 min zumba class today brings me to...

240/900... really slacking this month on the exercise. Oh well, just gonna do what I can and not beat myself up about it

 

[MRS AR]

40 min elliptical last night and 30 min run this morning rings me to
1078/1700. Thanks

 

[disneymom1980]

Well, I'm afraid I'm out for this month. I saw the Ortho today, and I have severe tendonitis in my left foot. They gave me a cortisone shot and basically told me to stay off of it as much as possible for at least two weeks. I told my husband to prepare for a grumpy, depressed wife .

 

[Figment1990]

12/16 - 50 min including a kick-butt tempo run!

525/1500

 

[hmack]

Well, I'm afraid I'm out for this month. I saw the Ortho today, and I have severe tendonitis in my left foot. They gave me a cortisone shot and basically told me to stay off of it as much as possible for at least two weeks. I told my husband to prepare for a grumpy, depressed wife .

so sorry to hear that. I hope it heals well and you're able to get back to doing the things that keep you sane.

17 minutes

388/1000

 

[disneymom1980]

so sorry to hear that. I hope it heals well and you're able to get back to doing the things that keep you sane. 17 minutes 388/1000

Thanks! I hope so too.

 

[tiki23]

Well, I'm afraid I'm out for this month. I saw the Ortho today, and I have severe tendonitis in my left foot. They gave me a cortisone shot and basically told me to stay off of it as much as possible for at least two weeks. I told my husband to prepare for a grumpy, depressed wife .

So sorry to hear that! Can you do any upper body strengthening or core to keep moving? Hope your tendonitis heals up quickly.

 

[Rose&Mike]

Getting ready to update through post #127.

Good for you, MrsAR! My motivation continues to be that darn 13.1 sticker!!!

Completed my longest distance today, 11.3 miles. Race is on 12/31 - I too feel confident that I can finish upright. Time is not the issue, just completing and not getting injured in training or that day are my goals.

Keep it up everyone. Busy month, but staying active helps keep the stress in check.

Thanks for keeping us on track, Rose!

532/1500

Congrats on that new distance record!

I am doing horrible with exercise this month
I am only adding 51 minutes treadmill and 10 minutes of abs. I missed 2 days of the plank challenge this week as well. I guess I better get it together!

175/900

Plank challenge 12/14 total (5/7 this week).

Thanks!

Hang in there Jill!

12/7 20 mins - upper body
12/8 60 mins - warm up, Jingle Bell 5K, stretch
12/11 60 mins - spin
12/14 270 mins - obstacle training, spin class, boot camp, cardio boxing, "butts & guts" class

DD and I before the annual Jingle Bell Run in Portland, OR last weekend. Brrrr! 17º at race start! We had oven mitts on both hands over our gloves.

Looks like fun!

The stickers are a big motivation for me also. I bought my sticker at the expo when I picked up my race number! I did see something really awesome after I finished my half on Thanksgiving day. I was at my car changing my shoes after my race, and a man walked to the car next to mine, unlocked his door grab something off his dash and walked around to the back of his car and slapped the 13.1 sticker to his back windshield. I could not help, but clap and tell him congrats! It is an indescribable feeling and you will do an amazing job! Good Luck!

What a great story! Thanks for sharing.

Well, I'm afraid I'm out for this month. I saw the Ortho today, and I have severe tendonitis in my left foot. They gave me a cortisone shot and basically told me to stay off of it as much as possible for at least two weeks. I told my husband to prepare for a grumpy, depressed wife .

I responded to you on your other thread, but just wanted to say hang in there.

 

[Rose&Mike]

I am at 1161/2400.

Like a lot of other folks, this has been a challenging month. I am having to really push myself to get in at least my mile a day. The below normal temps and snow have been a challenge, but I am still plugging away.

I keep telling myself--just make it until Dec 21st and then the days will start getting longer again. A little extra daylight always helps!

As we approach the end of the year, I just wanted to throw this out there. Something to think about over the next couple weeks. I have always set New Year's resolutions and they usually don't go so well. They have been the typical vague, often unachievable goal. Last December I decided that I was going to run a mile a day every day in 2013. Running a mile takes me between 10 and 13 minutes. I had 15 minutes a day to devote to myself. It was a concrete, achievable goal.

Well, here we are, December 18 and I am only 13 days from my goal. (I already did my mile this morning.) I ended up scaling back the goal in February or March to what I call a "purposeful" mile each day--whether walked or run. (The marathon in January did a number on my back and it's taking me a long time to recover.)

Anyhow, I throw this out there, because those 10-20 minutes I have devoted to myself every single day, have been really, one of the best things I have ever done for myself. I could go on and on about what I have gained from this commitment to a mile a day.

There is something about committing to something concrete, strictly for you, and sticking with it every single day.

As the New Year approaches, I encourage every one to consider a concrete, specific, achievable goal for next year. The rewards of taking on this challenge really are many and pretty wonderful.

 

[Figment1990]

I am at 1161/2400.

Like a lot of other folks, this has been a challenging month. I am having to really push myself to get in at least my mile a day. The below normal temps and snow have been a challenge, but I am still plugging away.

I keep telling myself--just make it until Dec 21st and then the days will start getting longer again. A little extra daylight always helps!

As we approach the end of the year, I just wanted to throw this out there. Something to think about over the next couple weeks. I have always set New Year's resolutions and they usually don't go so well. They have been the typical vague, often unachievable goal. Last December I decided that I was going to run a mile a day every day in 2013. Running a mile takes me between 10 and 13 minutes. I had 15 minutes a day to devote to myself. It was a concrete, achievable goal.

Well, here we are, December 18 and I am only 13 days from my goal. (I already did my mile this morning.) I ended up scaling back the goal in February or March to what I call a "purposeful" mile each day--whether walked or run. (The marathon in January did a number on my back and it's taking me a long time to recover.)

Anyhow, I throw this out there, because those 10-20 minutes I have devoted to myself every single day, have been really, one of the best things I have ever done for myself. I could go on and on about what I have gained from this commitment to a mile a day.

There is something about committing to something concrete, strictly for you, and sticking with it every single day.

As the New Year approaches, I encourage every one to consider a concrete, specific, achievable goal for next year. The rewards of taking on this challenge really are many and pretty wonderful.

Rose - wonderful job on sticking with your resolution! I think that's amazing. I don't think I could actually do something every single day. It's one of the reasons I like signing up for races. Because I know I can't "fake it" and I have to put in the preparation time. Which means I have to do something healthy for myself at least 3-4 times a week. At this point in my life, that's all I can manage to commit to. But I'm pretty darn happy with it so far. As of this morning, I've run 505.25 miles this year. My goal for the year was 420 (or 35 miles per month)! I'm not sure yet what my goals will be for 2014, except perhaps to NOT sign up for so many runDisney races. Although the races keep me motivated, I would also like to save up for a few other experiences. So I think my 2014 running goal will be a speed-related goal once I'm done with princess and tink along with some local 5 and 10k races. Then in 2015, I hope to do a local half marathon or two.

This morning's run 50 minutes:
575/1500

 

[DisneyBelle99]

Is it horrible that I. Don't even know what planking is? LOL! I heard of it , but thought it was a fad, like streaking! anyway, I am impressed with all of you who are so committed that you look for new things!

Adding 120 minutes since last posting. GYM ( finally!) It felt really good to do all those arm and leg exercises, and the good ole treadmill. More walking and more arm exercises at home, too.

330/1250 total. More walking scheduled tonight.

 

[2TxAgs]

As we approach the end of the year, I just wanted to throw this out there. Something to think about over the next couple weeks. I have always set New Year's resolutions and they usually don't go so well. They have been the typical vague, often unachievable goal. Last December I decided that I was going to run a mile a day every day in 2013. Running a mile takes me between 10 and 13 minutes. I had 15 minutes a day to devote to myself. It was a concrete, achievable goal.

Well, here we are, December 18 and I am only 13 days from my goal. (I already did my mile this morning.) I ended up scaling back the goal in February or March to what I call a "purposeful" mile each day--whether walked or run. (The marathon in January did a number on my back and it's taking me a long time to recover.)

Anyhow, I throw this out there, because those 10-20 minutes I have devoted to myself every single day, have been really, one of the best things I have ever done for myself. I could go on and on about what I have gained from this commitment to a mile a day.

Rose - good for you! It is a true accomplishment to commit to, and complete, a daily activity for a whole year!!!! I am so impressed. I'm not sure there's ANYTHING I've done, day in and day out, month in and month out, for a year - except maybe brush my teeth! And I'm sure I've skipped a day or two on that even (Probably TMI and grossing some folks out on that one!)


Didn't want to run yesterday, but I made myself and as usual, once I got out, I was good to go.

Belle99 - planking is an abs/core strengthening exercise. Google it and you'll see lots of examples. Supposed to be one of the best you can do.

Only a week til Christmas guys. This year it's about having our two first-year college students back home for a while No big plans, just enjoying everyone being around for a bit.

622/1500

 

[KateB]

Well I got in hour at the gym and then came home. While in my garage I fell and bruised my entire right hip/leg/ butt... Argh!

500/800

 

[hmack]

Good workout today. I had to split it up into 3 time-chunks but, got it done. After I finished my last workout of the day, i told my husband, "you've got a woman who planks, does squats and still folks the laundry. You're the luckiest man on the planet" He's a smart man, so he didn't disagree.

41 minutes


412/1000

 

[MRS AR]

30 min run this morning
1108/1700 this morning

 

[DisneyBelle99]

30 more minutes of walking last night

360/1250 so far.

 

[hmack]

My stupid hip is bugging me today, so I pretty much just pushed through my month's challenges. Somehow I got sucked into 3 challenges this month.

22 minutes


434/1000
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[2TxAgs]

Well, I'm afraid I'm out for this month. I saw the Ortho today, and I have severe tendonitis in my left foot. They gave me a cortisone shot and basically told me to stay off of it as much as possible for at least two weeks. I told my husband to prepare for a grumpy, depressed wife .

So sorry to hear this, Disneymom1980. Maybe the busyness of the next couple weeks will help the time go faster, and you'll be back out there before you realize how much time has passed.

My stupid hip is bugging me today, so I pretty much just pushed through my month's challenges. Somehow I got sucked into 3 challenges this month.

Hope you're feeling better tomorrow and it was just a one-day kink that needed a few hours to work itself out!


KateB - hope you're feeling better as well after your fall.


Thanks to all for the encouragement - race day is nearing and I'm getting excited!

Some walking and running puts me at 697/1500. Looks like I will be faaaarrrrr from achieving my goal for the month, but tomorrow is another day, so we'll see how it goes.

 

[Figment1990]

Oh my! I hope everyone's injuries and pains heal quickly.... I had a foot pain appear yesterday but hopefully it won't flare up into anything major. Seemed to go away today and my short run went ok.

10 min pt exercises yesterday and

30 min run today,

615/1500

 

[MRS AR]

40 min elliptical last night
1148/1700