Marching into March: Exercise Challenge!

[Quicklabs]

I'm back to just my chair workouts. I am able to walk short distranced with just a walker today.


505/600

15 Chair cardio
10 Strength training
11 Stretching

 

[hunter1211]

48 minutes walking to the lake to feed the ducks withn my family.

478/1000

 

[araes2102]

60 min zumba class followed by 30 mins stength today, then 30 mins swimming with the kids

895/1300

 

[JimB.]

280 minutes cardio over the last 3 days

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[disneymom2one]

Way to go everyone!

I'm pushing extra hard because we'll be in Atlanta for part of Spring Break and I won't get much of anything in.

Today:

Run 8/Walk 2: 2 hours 18 minutes

Afternoon Walk: 1 hour 12 minutes

Brings me to:
1763/3000

 

[Debbie19]

Ok after a rough week with an injury, 2 kids on spring break, one sick and crappy weather, I finally got out for a long jog/run of 90 minutes.

325/1000

Debbie

 

[DisneyMagicMomma]

DisneyMagicMomma - I find this board to be very motivating as well! Congrats on your achievement.

Happy Saturday. Sun is shining, temp already 75 at noon, I want to plant/grow something! First step is to prep a site I guess....

Thank you! You're doing great as well! And I am a tad envious of your gorgeous weather! I'll be dreaming of all you lucky gardeners and your gardens.

 

[DisneyMagicMomma]

514/500

30 minutes walking today, with DH. It's a good day! (Other than this awful respiratory infection, but I'm kickin' it!)

 

[Rose&Mike]

Another 60 min hiking at the park today for a total of:

933/1400

thanks!

 

[mrsdrake625]

71 minutes of long run today.

Garmin battery pooped out within .8 miles... and then the iPod pooped out. So it was a tech free run, but I kind of liked that. Ran while hubs was working out at the fitness center and came home to pad thai, NOM NOM.

Does anyone else have trouble with the amount of time it takes their Garmin to get a GPS signal? It shouldn't take five minutes, right? I don't start running from the same place every time so I wonder if that has something to do with it? I have a 110.

The list is updated - congratulations to DisneyMagicMomma for (magically) reaching her goal for the month!! Awesome job. There's a few others who are pretty close, too. Awesome to see everyone working so hard.

We're at 46% as a group, which is awesome! (WAY too many "awesome"s in this post, sorry)

Stay healthy and injury-free, everyone!

 

[MRS AR]

95 min run

415/900

 

[KateB]

Got an hour of step this morning

510/1000

 

[glss1/2fll]

1016/1700

Thanks!

 

[NYUBwayBaby]

Okay, so... two training sessions for a total of 95 minutes. 30 minutes of really strenuous work at work. 60 minutes dancing. So..
185/1200.
March is not looking good for me.

 

[GoofyPredsFan]

Ok I did some big shoveling today, hopefully the last one of the year!! I'm counting 30 minutes of it although I'm sure I was out there longer.

530/1000

Thank you

 

[Figment1990]

My turn- 50 min run so.... 470/800??? I need mrsdrake to keep track for me!

The aforementioned running tip was something I read in runners world magazine this month. It was about rhythmic breathing and making your breaths fall into a inhale for left right left, exhale right left, inhale right left right, exhale left right pattern. This way, you are alternating the footfall of the exhale, which is apparently when you exert the most force on your body. It "balances" the force out between both sides of your body. And also, the breathing should be from the diaphragm. (which is why there is extra force on the exhale because of the relaxation of the diaphragm during exhale). There is some book called "running on air" that discusses it more in depth. Anyhow, I'm always looking for ways to decrease the impact on my poor beat up joints, so I tried this. It seemed to work for me at least insofar as I was able to run faster for longer (but I suspect that had to do with my more disciplined attention to breathing than the alternating foot exhales).

I also found some additional interesting stuff in a Jenny had field book I was reading tonight at Barnes and noble. I'll save that one for next time!

 

[Figment1990]

71 minutes of long run today.

Garmin battery pooped out within .8 miles... and then the iPod pooped out. So it was a tech free run, but I kind of liked that. Ran while hubs was working out at the fitness center and came home to pad thai, NOM NOM.

Does anyone else have trouble with the amount of time it takes their Garmin to get a GPS signal? It shouldn't take five minutes, right? I don't start running from the same place every time so I wonder if that has something to do with it? I have a 110.

The list is updated - congratulations to DisneyMagicMomma for (magically) reaching her goal for the month!! Awesome job. There's a few others who are pretty close, too. Awesome to see everyone working so hard.

We're at 46% as a group, which is awesome! (WAY too many "awesome"s in this post, sorry)

Stay healthy and injury-free, everyone!

When I plan to use my garmin, sometimes I'll set it outside on my porch while I change so it can find satellites. I am so impatient. But yes, sometimes it takes forever. I've heard it's worse when you travel or return from travel. I have the 610x I think. If I'm running away from home, sometimes I hold it by my steering wheel as I drive hoping it will find a signal by the time I get there.

 

[Dis*Mom]

3-15 50 minute spin class
3-16 50 minute spin class and 30 minutes walking

550 / 1000

 

[MRS AR]

71 minutes of long run today.

Garmin battery pooped out within .8 miles... and then the iPod pooped out. So it was a tech free run, but I kind of liked that. Ran while hubs was working out at the fitness center and came home to pad thai, NOM NOM.

Does anyone else have trouble with the amount of time it takes their Garmin to get a GPS signal? It shouldn't take five minutes, right? I don't start running from the same place every time so I wonder if that has something to do with it? I have a 110.

The list is updated - congratulations to DisneyMagicMomma for (magically) reaching her goal for the month!! Awesome job. There's a few others who are pretty close, too. Awesome to see everyone working so hard.

We're at 46% as a group, which is awesome! (WAY too many "awesome"s in this post, sorry)

Stay healthy and injury-free, everyone!

You said your Garmin ran out of power when you ran. Mine takes longer to find the satellites when it is low on power. My iPhone died too many times when I was doing long runs so I gave in and bought a Garmin

 

[indygirl99]

Ran a 10K today in the 40 degree cold rain My fingers are still not thawed out.

Also did core with stability ball situps and some upper body work.

new total 870/1200