March Exercise Challenge-Come Join the "Madness"!!

[VernRDH]

Well friends, March is definately coming in like a lion here-expecting more snow tonight and no sign of nicer temps. But alas, our exercise and committment to better health "marches" on.

Shamrocks, Easter bunnies and basketball tournaments abound this month -plus there are 31 days to get all that exercise in!!

As always, here is how it goes: Post up how much exercise you are committed to doing this month (and year too if you are so inclined) in whichever increment you like-ie minutes, miles, laps etc. Then post up your progress.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. The milestones are as follows:

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

Remember this is FUN and not meant to stress you out!!! I am upping my goal to 1200 for this month, now that I am back to running daily.

May the luck o' the Irish be with ye!

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VernRDH 1175/1200 --------- 2965/15000
rkandmjsmommy 0/800
Otto's Doll 1555/1550
NCRedding 185/500
austin&pipermom 560/550
JJ&JSMOM 1195/1100 -------- 3913/12000
jlawall 1150/1200 -------- 2725/12000
BigMama 1020/1500
delilah 1312/1350
melissalee1220 75/1500
3DisneyKids 1420/1000
JudyS 1876/1860 -------- 4300/12000
JOANNEL 1805/1800
mom2cookies 1215/900
tmfranlk 1020/1500 -------- 3830/18000
donac 0/750
DreamBeliever 545/1000
Tiger Lily 03 825/1200
WDWLVR 1045/750
perfectmatch300 1270/1600
Dr Pepsi 360/1400
chirurgeon 1055/950 -------- 2435/12000
Simba's Mom 879/900
lynnielou 1651/1200
Geekerbell 30/500
Tent Camping Mom 1040/1200 ------ 3570/15500
luckywife 920/600
ohiominnie 715/1000
mikamah 1065/1000 -------- 1910/10000
tiberius 1202/1200 -------- 3440/15000
PaulaSue 0/1500
LaLaroo78 0/600
NancyK 75/500
sk8ingmom 1010/1000 -------- 1865/18000
Bubby4Clay 615/1000 --------865/12000
Leslie54 390/400
disney-inspired 354/1200

 

[rkandmjsmommy]

For March I am going with 800 minutes of exercise!!!!!!!!!!!!
I made February goal and plan to go beyond for March

thanks for doing this!

 

[Otto's Doll]

I am going to set my goal at 1550 this month - thanks so much for hosting this, it really keeps me motivated. Even my kids check to see if I am going to make my goal every month!!

 

[NCRedding]

Thanks so much for hosting the challenge. Maybe this month I'll make my relatively small goals. I am not upping the goal since I haven't meet one yet, and I'll be out of town for over a week this month.

500 minutes

 

[austin&pipermom]

I did not make feb. goal. So I will try for 550. Good luck to all.

 

[JJ&JSMOM]

Hi all! Thanks again VernRDH for starting another exercise challenge! I think I'll keep my same goal of 1100 minutes - even though we have 31 days in March. I'll be trying to figure out my exercise schedule w/my new job starting on March 10th. Thanks again.

 

[jlawall]

Ok, I'm going for it again.........1200 minutes......I've really lost it for the last few months..........the flu should be over.........I should be able to make up some lost ground..........

60 minutes............3/1
65 minutes............3/2
60 minutes.............3/3
60 minutes............3/4
60 minutes............3/6
60 minutes............3/8
65 minutes............3/11
60 minutes............3/15
60 minutes............3/16
45 minutes............3/17
75 minutes............3/18
70 minutes.............3/19
80 minutes.............3/20
75 minutes.............3/21
60 minutes.............3/22
70 minutes.............3/24
70 minutes..............3/27
55 minutes..............3/30


March 1150 minutes
February 820 minutes
January 745 minutes
2725/12000 2008

 

[BigMama]

1500 for me this month!! thank you!

 

[delilah]

My goal for March will be 1350 minutes. Thank you.

 

[melissalee1220]

This is my first time with this kind of group so I hope I'm doing it right. I aim for about 60 mins of something each and every day which would be about 1800 mins for March but I'm not going to set my goal too high the first time around!!!

My goal for March will be 1500 mins. Good luck all and lets make it happen!

End of day 3/23: 2150/1500.......I'll have to up my goal for April!!!!!!

 

[3DisneyKids]

I am in for an even 1000! This is my first exercise challenge! I am ready!

 

[JudyS]

Thanks for doing this, Vern!

I'm going to change how I calculate what counts as "exercise." For the past month or two, I was wearing my heart-rate monitor and only counting exercise that got my heart rate over 105 beats per minute (which is 60% of the theoretical maximum heart beat for my age.) But, as people get more conditioned, their heart becomes more efficient and their heart rate tends to drop. That's what's happening to me -- I'm finding it harder and harder to get my heart rate up to 105 beats per minute while doing exercise that's easy on my joints, such as low-impact aerobics. So, I'm going to start counting any exercise that gets my heart going over 96 beats per minute (55% of the theoretical maximum) as long as the average during that exercise session is still 105 or above.

This past month, I exercised at 96 beats per minute or above for 58 minutes a day, on average. So, I figure that 60 minutes a day of exercise is a good goal.

60 minutes a day gives me a goal for March of 1860 minutes. For now, I'm going to keep my annual goal at 12000 minutes; I'm starting off with 2424 minutes for the year.

 

[JOANNEL]

Thanks again for doing this. I am going to up mine from Feb. I am going for 1800 this month.

Good luck to all.

 

[mom2cookies]

Hiya Vern and everyone else! I'm hoping to add some strength training this month to my walking so i'm going to set my goal for 900 minutes this month.

Good luck everybody... keep moving : ) !

0/900

 

[tmfranlk]

Thanks for hosting again, Vern! Now what to do, what to do. I was going to up it this month, but then didn't make it last. However, I was really close, so maybe...oh heck, I need to just go for it. Let's do 1500....

0/1500....2810/18000

 

[donac]

Thanks Vern for setting this up. We have this weekend and next weekend of Beauty and the Beast so the next week will be crazy but I am in for 750 minutes. During a show I will walk at least a mile between the front of the theater and the dressing rooms to check out how the costumes are.

 

[NCRedding]

Went to Cruves, walked on the treadmill and spent time on the devil machine (the elliptical)

60/500

 

[DreamBeliever]

Count me in! Put me down for 1000 minutes for March. I haven't participated in the monthly exercise challenge for a few months, but I'm ready to start logging my minutes again

 

[BigMama]

60/1500 THANK YOU!

 

[JOANNEL]

Went to the gym 60 min. group power & 60 min walk.

120/1800.