Spectacular Star Wars September Exercise Challenge

[alievans719]

So while my weekend was full of bad food, it was also full of exercise!
9/5 - 30 min of swimming
9/6 - 60 min of swimming
9/7 - 60 min of swimming

Puts me at 215/1000! I'm so bummed though, my pool is closed!

I also totally watched the first Star Wars last night! It was night to rewatch and start getting ready for the new movie!

 

[kathleen27]

Forgot to check in yesterday!

12 minutes arms on Sunday
75 minutes on Monday (10min warm up walk, 53 minute run/walk, 12 minute stretch)

203/1000 Total

 

[2manypets]

9/7's totals:

60 minutes walk/jog...still more walk than jog but it's getting closer to being even! 15 minutes abs workout. 10 minutes rear end and legs work out.

For a total of 360/1000

 

[DVCFan1994]

I'm Melting! Just kidding, but man, that was a hot run. I ran 7.3 miles (1hr21min) miles and walked 1.8 miles (32 mins) so thats 113 minutes for today.

I really have to thank all of you, because having someone to be accountable to really is upping my game If my math is right, I am at 448/1200.

 

[roxymama]

Walked with my mom at our local fall festival for a couple of hours. Not as intense as my running but sure was sweaty still!
I'll say at least 60 minutes of pretty good walking (the rest was way more meandering

260/800

 

[PSUTraveler]

Got some running in yesterday, supposed to be a very long run but the heat got to me. I ended up with 188 minutes running/walking (long time, but not quite the distance I wanted).

My new total is 465/1500. I'm back at it tonight. I'm hoping this week I can actually complete the marathon training plan as scheduled and in full. Otherwise I may have to step it down a notch.

 

[pix13dust]

I hope it's not too late to join. My foot is still totally jacked up and I can't do much BUT I can't sit around any longer. It's bad for my health and the people around me. I tried biking today, boy that's harder than I remember ! Good news is my foot was fine- basically.
I'm shooting for 500 minutes
30 minutes today
30/500

 

[SarahDisney]

20 minutes yesterday
190 minutes today ... that's 75 minutes of running and a whole lot of walking. And staring at candy without buying too much.

426/1250

 

[PollyannaMom]

15 minutes today - cleaning the pool

(because I refuse to close it when it's still in the 90s here! - We have officially hit the hottest day of the year...on the first day of school. )

165/600

 

[LizardQueen8]

35 minutes yoga, 25 minutes abs/thighs. I should have done a run today but raindidn'twanttoleavehouse.

360/1100

 

[Sleeping*Beauty]

15 minute walk and day 4 of my thigh workout calendar I need to remember to do it earlier in the day because today is clearly not the 4th.

85/300

 

[SarahDisney]

another 27 minutes walking for me

453/1250

Seriously thinking about taking an unscheduled rest day tomorrow. I did a lot more walking than I thought I would today.

 

[sophy1996]

75 minutes walking

315/1100

 

[sophy1996]

Wow, I sure underestimated this team. It didn't take until Wednesday--the team is already C-3PO Orange, thanks to many people reporting dozens and even hundreds of minutes of exercise! I think we may be giving May a run for the team green this month!

In addition to the team, we have several individual :

Dentam
alievans719

both to Luke Skywalker Blue

and

DVCFan1994
PSUTraveler
SarahDisney
Sleeping*Beauty
sophy1996

all to C-3PO Orange

Given that we're entering the second week of September, let's take a quick look at the second Star Wars movie, Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, released 35 years ago in 1980. Empire was self-financed by George Lucas, through profits from Star Wars and a loan (needless to say, it was a good investment). It introduced not only the iconic Imperial March, but also Lando Calrissian, Yoda, and Boba Fett. Boba was created for an animated series, and George Lucas ended up liking him so much his role in the series just kept expanding.

While Star Wars had problems filming in Tunisia, for Empire it was problems in Norway, where a major blizzard affected shooting. Director Irvin Kershner decided not to waste the snow, though: he sent Mark Hamill out the door of the hotel to film the scene where Luke wanders in the snow after being attacked by the wampa. Kershner and the cameraman stayed inside.

George Lucas consulted psychologists because he was concerned about how children would react to learning that Darth Vader was Luke's father. The consensus was that some children would handle it just fine, and those who couldn't would simply refuse to believe it was true, until they could process it.

 

[sophy1996]

I'm Melting! Just kidding, but man, that was a hot run. I ran 7.3 miles (1hr21min) miles and walked 1.8 miles (32 mins) so thats 113 minutes for today.

I really have to thank all of you, because having someone to be accountable to really is upping my game If my math is right, I am at 448/1200.

That's a great increase!

Got some running in yesterday, supposed to be a very long run but the heat got to me. I ended up with 188 minutes running/walking (long time, but not quite the distance I wanted).

Your increase is huge too!

I hope it's not too late to join. My foot is still totally jacked up and I can't do much BUT I can't sit around any longer. It's bad for my health and the people around me. I tried biking today, boy that's harder than I remember ! Good news is my foot was fine- basically.

It's not too late at all! Be careful though!

20 minutes yesterday
190 minutes today ... that's 75 minutes of running and a whole lot of walking. And staring at candy without buying too much.

Awesome willpower--not only the exercise, but the staring without buying!

Seriously thinking about taking an unscheduled rest day tomorrow. I did a lot more walking than I thought I would today.

No one can say you haven't earned a rest day.

 

[chbc]

505/1000 30 min. Tuesday

 

[PSUTraveler]

Another 65 minutes running this morning. It was a good run, just when I needed a confidence boost. So impressed with everyone's exercise!

530/1500

 

[robndani]

Reporting in with my last workout before leaving for WDW . 65 minutes of a snowboard workout, an abs&obliques workout and a butt&thigh workout brings my total to 280/900.

HAVE FUN!!!! I'm sure you'll add 59823479834 minutes of walking!!!!!!!

 

[alievans719]

35 minutes of C25K puts me at 250/1000!

I've got a question. So I'm getting a tattoo on left forearm. I'm concerned I won't be able to run for a while. Anyone got any good ideas on cardio exercises that won't stretch that area of skin? I may just go down to walking for a week or so, but I don't know. My vaca is only like, 52 days away!

 

[2manypets]

75 minutes of cardio, 17 minutes of full body.

452/1000

ETA: with all the extra exercise, I've lost a pound and half already!!!

35 minutes of C25K puts me at 250/1000!

I've got a question. So I'm getting a tattoo on left forearm. I'm concerned I won't be able to run for a while. Anyone got any good ideas on cardio exercises that won't stretch that area of skin? I may just go down to walking for a week or so, but I don't know. My vaca is only like, 52 days away!

Alievans, if you keep antibacterial on your new tat it should be fine and keep it elastic (wrong word but I hope you know what I mean), I have a couple and it was good after just a few days. Running should be fine since it's on your arm.