February Exercise Challenge--One day at a time, One workout at a time!

[Rose&Mike]

Welcome to February! It's healthy heart <3 month!

According to webmd:
A sedentary (inactive) lifestyle is one of the top risk factors for heart disease. Regular exercise, especially aerobic exercise, has many benefits. It can:
Strengthen your heart and cardiovascular system
Improve your circulation and help your body use oxygen better
Increase energy levels so you can do more activities without becoming tired or short of breath
Increase endurance
Lower blood pressure
Improve muscle tone and strength
Improve balance and joint flexibility
Strengthen bones
Help reduce body fat and help you reach and stay at a healthy weight
Help reduce stress, tension, anxiety, and depression
Boost self-image and self-esteem
Improve sleep
Make you feel more relaxed and rested
Make you look fit and feel healthy

So let's get moving!!

I challenge you to push just a little harder this month to get in a little bit more activity. Plan your gym/walks/swims/skiing, etc and get in that exercise this month!

Did you know that a goal of 1800 min for the month is just 60 min a day of activity?
A goal of 900 min is 30 min of activity per day.

How the challenge works:
Post your personal goal for February (xxxx minutes of exercise) and then post updates as frequently as you like. Progress will be tracked here.
Please post your update total at the top of your post.
You are also welcome to share your activity as well.
EXAMPLE:
301/1800
45 min running.

As you reach milestones for the month, your name and total will change color:
At 10% you'll be blue and on the move!
At 25% you'll be hitting it hard and hot pink!
At 50% you'll be purple and halfway there!
At 75% you'll be teal and cruising to the finish
At 90% you'll be red (because you'll be on fire!)
And at 100% you'll be WISH green!

Here we go! Post your self-challenge and I'll add you to the list!
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Participants:
lisah0711 (Lisa) 1220 / 1000 -- 122%
rebeccam31 1590 / 1500 -- 106%
Rose&Mike (Rose) 2119 / 2014 -- 105%
Tinkerbell1013 (Sarah) 1320 / 1300 -- 101%
DisneyMaster 2002 / 2002 -- 100%
hmack 850 / 850 -- 100%
Kachina 600 / 600 -- 100%
Narnian_Princess 2115 / 2100 -- 100%
Deffenm 585 / 600 -- 97%
2TxAgs 946 / 1000 -- 94%
Figment1990 1020 / 1200 -- 85%
DisneyBelle99 720 / 900 -- 80%
araes2102 (Amanda) 730 / 1000 -- 73%
momofdjc (Reenie) 415 / 600 -- 69%
MRS_AR 1109 / 1600 -- 69%
StarGirl11 259 / 390 -- 66%
BuckeyeBama 1307 / 2000 -- 65%
Flossbolna (Magdalene) 400 / 750 -- 53%
BernardandMissBianca (Buffy) 390 / 900 -- 43%
jillbur (Jill) 389 / 900 -- 43%
hops&dreams 258 / 750 -- 34%
Grlpowers 305 / 1000 -- 30%
tinkgirl2007 265 / 900 -- 29%
fairymum 161 / 700 -- 23%
disneymom1980 125 / 1000 -- 12%
monkey28 94 / 1000 -- 9%
anitradelana 0 / 900 -- 0%
Castillo_Mom 0 / 360 -- 0%
cathigh10 0 / 1500 -- 0%
Heather.Mohler (Heather) 0 / 400 -- 0%
PlutoBaby (Kimberley) 0 / 502 -- 0%
wiigirl 0 / 1000 -- 0%

 

[Rose&Mike]

It's back!
The plank challenge!

To keep it simple:
The week starts on Saturday, report results on Friday.
Your choice this month of how you do your planks. You can even include rest days.

My goal is: 2 full 2 side for 25 seconds each every Saturday-Thursday, off Fridays.

Report results as: Plank Challenge 6/6 or 6/7 or 5/6, etc.
I will track results only.


Participants
Rose&Mike
Narnian_Princess
rebeccam31


Week1 Results
Rose&Mike 6/6
Narnian_Princess 7/5
rebeccam31 6/7



Week 2 Results
Rose&Mike 3/7
Narnian_Princess 8/10
rebeccam31


Week 3 Results
Week 4 Results

 

[Narnian_Princess]

I'm in!

I did not meet my goal in January, so I'll go more conservative this month with 2100 minutes.

I will also join my first plank challenge with 1 front, 1 each side, and 1 reverse plank for 25 seconds each, 5 days/week (weekdays).

 

[BuckeyeBama]

I am ready to get back in the swing of things. Please sign me up for 2000 minutes in February.

 

[DisneyMaster]

Please sign me up for 2002 minutes

 

[rebeccam31]

I estimated low last month. But then February's a short month. Please put me down for an even 1000. Thanks for doing this!

 

[jillbur]

I'm back for February. Getting the flu in January really messed up my exercise, so I am ready to get back to a routine. I'll shoot for 900 minutes. Thanks Rose

Jill

 

[hmack]

I"m In! The extreme cold temps kicked my butt in January. Here's hoping for more chances to get outside and move in February.

I was short in Jan. but I'm going to push it in Feb.

goal - 850.

And thank you for hosting.

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

I'm in!!! 900 minutes!

Thanks Rose!!!

 

[Tinkerbell1013]

I'm in again! 1300 minutes!

 

[Castillo Mom]

Hello everyone! I'm kind of embarrassed to post here but I've gotta start somewhere with getting back into an exercise routine. A few years ago I was diagnosed with ankle arthritis which was really discouraging. But I can't keep using that as an excuse because there's a lot I know I can do that's low impact. Even though I'm losing weight right now due to a change in eating habits, I need to get off my butt!

Sooo, I'm going to start out with a pretty low number for February. Please be gentle, this is my first time joining. Ok, 360 minutes. Yes, that's a pretty paltry number but that's 30 minutes a day, three times per week. If all goes well, I'll increase my goal next month.

 

[Kachina]

Looks like fun. I'd like to set a goal for February of 600 minutes.

Thanks!

 

[tinkgirl2007]

The January challenge really pushed me to workout when I really didn't want to. Soooo I'm in again for February!! Put me down for 900 minutes. Thanks for hosting!

 

[rebeccam31]

Hello everyone! I'm kind of embarrassed to post here but I've gotta start somewhere with getting back into an exercise routine. A few years ago I was diagnosed with ankle arthritis which was really discouraging. But I can't keep using that as an excuse because there's a lot I know I can do that's low impact. Even though I'm losing weight right now due to a change in eating habits, I need to get off my butt!

Sooo, I'm going to start out with a pretty low number for February. Please be gentle, this is my first time joining. Ok, 360 minutes. Yes, that's a pretty paltry number but that's 30 minutes a day, three times per week. If all goes well, I'll increase my goal next month.

ANY goal is a good goal. That's not a paltry number. It's *your* number. Congrats for deciding to move a little more.

 

[Grlpowers]

1000 minutes.

 

[rebeccam31]

Also, curse y'all! Before this thread I didn't know there were variations on planks! But I'm in. 3x per week, at least one minute front plank, 15 seconds each side plank, 15 seconds back plank (because I haven't done those before so I have no idea how they'll go...

 

[anitradelana]

I'm in. Please put me down for 900 minutes.

 

[lisah0711]

I'm in for 1000 minutes.

Thanks for hosting this month, Rose!

I'll be skipping the plank challenge for now.

 

[rebeccam31]

70/1000

Week 5, session 1 of couch to 5k plus extra treadmill walking. Crunches.

Plank challenge: front 60 seconds, each side 15 seconds, back 30 seconds.

 

[2TxAgs]

I'm in - 1000 minutes.

January wasn't my best month, but I'm looking forward to a better/warmer February

Thanks for hosting Rose!