The August 2018 "Vacation Vote" Exercise Thread

[Elizabeth Smith]

Welcome to the August 2018 Exercise Thread! This month, we'll decide as a group (through voting) what we'll all do together on a WDW vacation. (No fast passes or ADRs required).

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 toward 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 August has 31 days, here are some common conversions:
15 minutes/day = 465
20 minutes/day = 620
30 minutes/day = 930
45 minutes/day = 1395
1 hour/day = 1860

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. This month, our colors are based on Disney World activities.

Stand-by Blue --10%
Open to Close Orange -- 25%
Parade Purple -- 50%
Dessert Party Pink -- 75%
Resort Hop Red -- 90%
Going Again Green -- 100%

We’re officially starting this challenge on August 1st, but if you don’t find this thread until later in the month, you’re still welcome to join!! 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.

Team Members:
Elizabeth Smith -- 615/600
PollyannaMom -- 620/620
Twilight Sparkle -- 1840/1500
HappyGrape -- 240/1240
BonnieF -- 205/700
vikdeco -- 330/1300
sophy1996 -- 1360/1300
liquid17--845/840
DaddysPrincess -- 1250/1200
piglet1976 -- 633/620


Team Total -- 7938/9920

 

[Elizabeth Smith]

Day 1!

Let's vote on which park we want to visit first:
Magic Kingdom

Epcot

Hollywood Studios

Animal Kingdom

When we decide which park to visit, then we can decide on rides and other activities! Feel free to make suggestions!​

 

[PollyannaMom]

I'm in, and back to 620. (No lazy week at the lake this month.)

I'll vote MK for our first day - to get that "Main Street feeling" right away.

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

I'll stick with 1500 this month. Thanks for hosting, Elizabeth! Looks like we have another fun month ahead of us.

I'll add my vote for MK to PollyannaMom's.

 

[PollyannaMom]

25 minutes for today - mostly marching on the mini-trampoline.

25/620

 

[HappyGrape]

goal daily yoga. 31 workouts.

today 1/31

let's visit MK!

 

[BonnieF]

Many thanks to our past and present hosts!
I second starting in the Magic Kingdom !
I’m in for 700 minutes walking and yoga.
Good luck to all!

 

[vikdeco]

I'm back in! I'm going to go for 1300 minutes. I'm going away for 6 days this month and back to work at the end of the month, so that seems reasonable.

I always vote for MK on my first day at Disney! I have to see the castle on my first day!

 

[sophy1996]

In for 1300 this month.

I also vote for MK!

 

[sophy1996]

90/1300

I’m taking care of two nephews and a trip to the science museum and running up and down the block with a novice bike rider has left me exhausted!

 

[liquid17]

New to the WISH board and excited about an exercise challenge! I have been going to the Y 2x per week and I'd like to bump it up to 3x per week...60 m x 3 days x 4 weeks plus 2x for this week...840 minutes. Goal set!

I agree - MK is the place to start.

And - I'm Liza, 52yo, from Brooklyn, NY. I recently "retired" after 22 years of homeschooling - my youngest is 18 and starting college, my almost 20yo is in college and working part-time, my 25yo is working full time and in grad school part time - and engaged!, and my 27yo has her masters and is working full time - and married! I'm not a grandmother yet but I can see it happening in the next few years. I don't "need" to go back to work but I may want to...but first I need to get strong enough to even have the choice!

I have RA and regular arthritis plus a torn meniscus in my right knee so I take it easy but I can do way more than I could when I started consciously moving in the spring. I joined WW in January, I'm down 40.8 pounds, and I am altogether in much better shape, physically and mentally, than I have been the past few years.

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

125 minutes with the horses yesterday evening plus 30 minute walk

155/1500

 

[HappyGrape]

2/31

loved my yoga class today

 

[Elizabeth Smith]

Welcome to our new members! And big "UPS" to Twilight Sparkle for being the first of us to reach Stand-by Blue!

Looks like as a group we've decided to Magic Kingdom!
Now what to do?

As a group, let's pick maybe 10 attractions to enjoy!

Here's a list of Magic Kingdom attractions, vote on 10 and our top picks will be what we do!

1. Astro Orbiter
2. The Barnstormer
3. Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
4. Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin
5. Captain Jack Sparrow's Pirate Tutorial
6. Casey Jr. Splash 'N' Soak Station
7. Casey's Corner Pianist
8. Country Bear Jamboree
9. Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade
10. Dumbo the Flying Elephant
11. Enchanted Tales with Belle
12. The Hall of Presidents
13. Happily Ever After
14. The Haunted Mansion
15. it's a small world
16. Jungle Cruise
17. Liberty Square Riverboat
18. Mad Tea Party
19. The Magic Carpets of Aladdin
20. The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
21. Meet Ariel at Her Grotto
22. Meet Cinderella & Elena at Princess Fairytale Hall
23. Meet Daring Disney Pals as Circus Stars at Pete's Silly Sideshow
24. Meet Magnifique Disney Friends as Circus Stars at Pete’s Silly Sideshow
25. Meet Mickey Mouse at Town Square Theater
26. Meet Rapunzel and Tiana at Princess Fairytale Hall
27. Meet Tinker Bell at Town Square Theater
28. Mickey's PhilharMagic
29. Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor
30. Move It! Shake It! Dance & Play It! Street Party
31. Peter Pan's Flight
32. Pirates of the Caribbean
33. Prince Charming Regal Carousel
34. Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
35. Space Mountain
36. Splash Mountain
37. Swiss Family Treehouse
38. Tomorrowland Speedway
39. Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover
40. Under the Sea ~ Journey of the Little Mermaid
41. Walt Disney World Railroad
42. Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress
43. Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room

 

[sophy1996]

+40

130/1300

I ought to get hazard credit. Running with the novice bike rider caused me to go sprawling in the street and now both knees are sporting huge bandages.

Big Thunder
Buzz
Haunted Mansion
It’s a small world
Jungle Cruise
Peter Pan
Pirates
Seven Dwarfs
Splash
TTA

to liquid17 and glad to see others returning!

 

[PollyannaMom]

Ouch, @sophy1996!

And new folks!!


Just 10 minutes for me yesterday.

35/620


My picks are:

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
Happily Ever After
it's a small world
Jungle Cruise
Mad Tea Party
Prince Charming Regal Carousel
Splash Mountain
Swiss Family Treehouse
Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress
Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room

 

[liquid17]

8/2 - 75 m (circuit training class and cardio class)
8/3 - 50 m (stationary bike and yoga class)

125/840

My top picks are -

Philharmagic
TTA
Peter Pan
Big Thunder Mountain
Haunted Mansion
Railroad
Pirates
Jungle Cruise
Carousel of Progress
Under the Sea

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

@sophy1996 , it sounds like you've earned the rights to the Best Aunt Ever award.

30 minutes for me yesterday

185/1500

My choices at MK are:

Splash Mountain
Big Thunder Mountain
Seven Dwarfs
Peter Pan's Flight
It's a Small World
Jungle Cruise
Pirates
Under the Sea
People Mover
Happily Ever After

I won't be disappointed if we end up doing any of the others, though. The great thing about MK is there's just so much to do.

 

[HappyGrape]

3/31. I need to have lighter meal if I am doin late yoga class .

I should have set the goal in minutes really

 

[PollyannaMom]

I'm guessing I got my 20 minutes in yesterday. I forgot to keep track of the time, but I was helping set up for a flea market, so there was much lifting and hauling of boxes.

55/620