Scene-Stealing Sidekicks - September 2025 Exercise Challenge

[clappyclaps]

+144 for more nice sunny walks

Total = 1583/1600

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

85 minutes horses

1985/2500

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

105 minutes - horses

2090/2500

 

[Elizabeth Smith]

+45 minutes for Wednesday. Did a lower body workout and some yoga.

370/600

 

[PollyannaMom]

25 minutes of treadmill walking yesterday, and for Tuesday, I volunteered for a few hours at a house build with Habitat for Humanity. - It was a lot of stop and go as far as counting exercise minutes, but there was some site clean-up and hauling heavy boards and stuff, so I'm going to estimate at 100 over the course of the day.

610/600

 

[clappyclaps]

+50 for an after work walk in the still glorious sunshine

Total = 1633/1600

 

[clappyclaps]

Evening all,

We're now drawing in to the final days of the month, and yet more colour changes to report. Congrats to ElizabethSmith who is now purple, Twilight Sparkle who is now pink and PollyannaMom and myself (clappyclaps) who have reached targets and are now green! Also big congrats to the Team as a whole as we are now pink!



Our next scene-stealing sidekicks, and I've really struggled to choose today, are Cogsworth and Lumiere from Beauty and the Beast:


Cogsworth is the Beast's majordomo (aka steward) and in charge of all servants and laws in the castle. He initially comes across as pompous, bossy and egotistical, although he's also genuinely loyal, caring and acts as a peacekeeper.

Lumiere is the castles maître'd (head waiter). While kindhearted and clever, he is often rebellious towards his master's rules and very much a showman with a flirtatious nature.

Despite their conflicting opinions and personalities, Cogsworth & Lumiere look after each other like brothers and work towards the same goals of setting up Belle and the Beast's relationships and ultimately working together to battle Gaston's men and save the castle.

In the original film, Cogsworth is voiced by David Ogden Stiers (known for M*A*S*H, The Dead Zone and Perry Mason) and Lumiere by Jerry Orbach (Baby's dad in Dirty Dancing). David Ogden Stiers initially tried to audition for Lumiere prior to being cast as Cogsworth. In the 2017 live action version, Cogsworth is voiced by the legendary Ian McKellen and Lumiere by Ewan McGregor.

Fun facts - the costume Cogsworth wears during the battle to defend the castle is a reference to Napoleon Bonaparte. And Lumiere has appeared in Ralph Breaks the Internet as an inanimate candelabra sitting on Belle's vanity. There was also a woman dressed up like a candelabra resembling Lumiere in a scene in the movie Enchanted.

I'll leave you with one of Disney's catchiest songs:

@Alicatt are you still happy to take on October?

 

[CinCrisis]

Congrats on everyone who has hit the goal line so far! I’m close behind.

60 mins of walking + 60 yoga

1410/1450

 

[sophy1996]

+120

1165/1200

 

[Elizabeth Smith]

+30 minutes for Thursday, walking.

400/600

 

[Alicatt]

Sunday 50 min; 15 min Tues; 30 min Monday Wednesday &Thursday. So 155. That puts at 755/650!
I'm happy to try for October. Can someone remind me of the colors again?

 

[clappyclaps]

Congrats to CinCrisis and sophy1996 for reaching red and for Alicatt for hitting your goal and reaching green!

I'm happy to try for October. Can someone remind me of the colors again?

Thank you! Colours below

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

 

[CinCrisis]

60 min yoga + 30 walking

1500/1450

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

90 minutes - horses

2180/2500

 

[Raya]

60 minutes lifting earlier in the week, and 25 minutes of walking today, testing an outfit for Disney. Despite being linen, which is supposed to be a light weight breathable fabric it was neither. Sweat soaked and no fun in 84* so definitely not going to work at Disney where it was 97* today. This is why we test.

Raya, 740/850, 87%

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

25 minutes of treadmill walking yesterday, and for Tuesday, I volunteered for a few hours at a house build with Habitat for Humanity. - It was a lot of stop and go as far as counting exercise minutes, but there was some site clean-up and hauling heavy boards and stuff, so I'm going to estimate at 100 over the course of the day.

610/600

That sounds like a rewarding day!

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

60 minutes lifting earlier in the week, and 25 minutes of walking today, testing an outfit for Disney. Despite being linen, which is supposed to be a light weight breathable fabric it was neither. Sweat soaked and no fun in 84* so definitely not going to work at Disney where it was 97* today. This is why we test.

Raya, 740/850, 87%

I have a pair of linen pants in my owner's locker for Disney. They are very breezy and wide legged. I only go in the winter, though, so that might be why they work out okay for me. My shirts are all merino wool. I have found those to be the most comfortable to keep me cool or warm depending on the need.

ETA: Good that you are testing, but sometimes even that isn't enough. I have a favorite shirt at home that I wear a lot even in our hot, humid climate, so I bought an additional to keep at Disney, and it let me down big time at Epcot. Brutal sun and too much concrete was more than it (and I) could bear. That is when I made the switch to all merino for Disney.