Scene-Stealing Sidekicks - September 2025 Exercise Challenge

[clappyclaps]

Welcome to the September 2025 exercise thread, in which we'll be entertained by some scene-stealing sidekicks (I love a bit of alliteration). Those cute, cuddly and/or sassy Disney sidekicks that steal the show and usually your heart, no matter how short their appearance is.

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

Each person chooses a time goal and posts minutes towards that goal as they exercise. You can post daily or just catch up when you can. You decide what movement counts towards your goal - which can be a nice round total for the month, a specific number that means something to you, or a calculation based on a target number of minutes per day. Since September has 30 days, here are some common conversions:

15 minutes/day = 450
20 minutes/day = 600
30 minutes/day = 900
45 minutes/day = 1350
1 hour/day = 1800

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:

10% - Blue
25% - Orange
50% - Purple
75% - Pink
90% - Red
100% - Green

We’re officially starting this challenge on September 1st, but if you don’t find the thread until later in the month, you’re still welcome to join! There's no better time than the present to start toward your goals!! Just post your goal and I’ll add you to the list. Feel free to PM me if you have any questions and to check out old threads to see what’s been going on.


Participants:

clappyclaps - 112/1600
CinCrisis - 20/1450
Raya - 60/850
ilovevacation - 0/500
PollyannaMom - 20/600
ShannyMcB - 0/250
Elizabeth Smith - 0/600
sophy1996 - 0/1200

Team: 212/7050

 

[clappyclaps]

I'm putting myself in for a slightly increased 1600 this month - just hope the weather doesnt put a dampener on that!

 

[CinCrisis]

New here but have lurked quite a bit. I had a summer that was very rough on my body due to too much ultimate (Frisbee), so I’d like to make myself more accountable for completing physio exercises and yoga. I’ll still be playing ulti once a week but want to focus this month on recovery more than anything.
Goal is 1450 (which is around 1 ulti game per week, 4 yoga studio classes, and 45 minutes weekly of physio exercises).

 

[clappyclaps]

New here but have lurked quite a bit. I had a summer that was very rough on my body due to too much ultimate (Frisbee), so I’d like to make myself more accountable for completing physio exercises and yoga. I’ll still be playing ulti once a week but want to focus this month on recovery more than anything.
Goal is 1450 (which is around 1 ulti game per week, 4 yoga studio classes, and 45 minutes weekly of physio exercises).

Hello and welcome!

Ultimate Frisbee is something I didnt know existed, and even more surprised when looking it up that it exists in the UK!

 

[CinCrisis]

Ultimate Frisbee is something I didnt know existed, and even more surprised when looking it up that it exists in the UK!

It was a growing sport for a while but it feels like it’s stagnated a bit since the pandemic. It’s been keeping me fit for 15 years, though playing at a higher level than I’m used to this year has taken its toll. Here’s to chasing balance in the fall!

 

[Raya]

I'm going to try again for 850 - eventually I'll get there! Raya

 

[ilovevacation]

I'm in! This is my first challenge. I'm recovering from turf toe so I'm going to come in with a reasonable and attainable goal of 500

 

[PollyannaMom]

In for my usual 600 minutes.

I love the sidekicks theme!!

 

[ShannyMcB]

Great theme!
Put me down for 250

 

[Elizabeth Smith]

Thanks again for hosting, @clappyclaps! I'm going to go for 600 and hope I make it this time!

 

[Raya]

+60. Somehow Sept 1 has lit a fire in me. 4 months until the end of the year, less than 60 days until Disney. Time to lock in and get stuff accomplished. Excited to prioritize what matters most and ignore the nonsense.

Then again, I spent today spray painting Loki horns for MNSSHP, so it could be the paint fumes talking.

Raya - 60/850, 7%

 

[sophy1996]

In for 1200 this month. Thanks for hosting, clappyclaps!

 

[CinCrisis]

Physio moves done for tonight. 20 minutes. It’s amazing the heat you can generate in your body with the right low-weight, low-intensity exercises.

20/1450

 

[clappyclaps]

Morning everyone!

So a first sidekick of the month, and I may have been a little misleading with my initial post photo as not all of the ones featured will be on that , is...

Orville the Albatross, from The Rescuers:


Orville is a pilot for Albatross Air Service, who helps Bianca and Bernard get to Devil's Bayou to rescue Penny. Orville isn't particularly great at landings and his take-offs aren't much more successful either unless from a great height.

Orville is named after one of the Wright Brothers, who invented the first airplanes. Orville is voiced by Jim Jordan, who sadly died in 1988 which is why Orville did not appear in The Rescuers Down Under. Instead his brother Wilbur was introduced, who is named after the second Wright Brother and voiced by John Candy. Don Rickles, Elvis Presley and Burt Reynolds were among the people considered to voice Orville.

Some fun facts for you - Orville does the Goofy holler twice in the film, and he was also a walk around chararcter at the park around the time The Rescuers was released in 1977. Orville was originally going to be a pigeon, until animator Ollie Johnston recalled a film about albatrosses & how their take offs and landings were clumsy - you can see one of Orville's take-offs below:

 

[clappyclaps]

+112 for pre-work walks over the past 2 days - rather sad that its now mostly in the dark!

Total = 112/1600

 

[PollyannaMom]

20 minutes for me for Monday.

20/600