We're ALL Mad Here - March (Hare) Exercise Challenge

[SarahDisney]

112 minutes today - running, walking, stretching, and knee exercises

1819/1600

 

[LizardQueen8]

Congratulations to galaxygirl76 for reaching 90% of goal and Queen of Hearts Red! And congratulations to our next two team members to reach 100% of goal and Mad Hatter Green - Saphire5742 and sophy1996!!

Happy Easter to all who celebrate!

 

[BumbleB]

3/26 - 60 minutes - riding / driving / brushing ponies

3/27 30 minutes - bike

805/950

 

[PollyannaMom]

New total = 365/600 (About an hour short of target - I'd better get on the ball!)

So...that didn't really happen.

But I have logged 50 minutes since my last post - mostly walking and one TV routine. So I'm now at 415/600.

 

[kathleen27]

I haven't been checking in. I have got allergies/asthma/cough slowing me down this month.

Another 344 minutes to add. Almost half of that was yesterday's very long walk/run/hike.

741/1200

 

[MaleficentEvilSister]

3/21:142, 3/22: 53, 3/23:146, 3/24:103, 3/25:92, 3/26: 56 & 3/27:15
New total: 1865/2500 75%

 

[courtneybeth]

Minutes: 2250/2500
Percentage: 90%

Condensing all of the walking activity from this weekend into one post. Fitbit says about 135 minutes combined from walking the mall and Disneyland. Does not include activity for today.

 

[dylans mommy]

Hi everyone I am back. My son ended up in the hospital over spring break. He had a staph infection in his throat, CMV, walking Pneumonia and sinusitis. After lots of antibiotics he is feeling so much better and is actually back to school today! We are hoping that everything stays the way it is going and he does not get sick again.

I was not able to get any workouts in last week but I hope to be able to get in good workouts this week.

Today I did 40 minute walk with my dog and a 20 minute run = 60 minute total today

955/1000
95%

 

[SarahDisney]

49 minutes - knee exercises and stretches, plus a short kickboxing video

1868/1600

 

[LizardQueen8]

35 minutes running, 10 minutes walking and 15 minutes on the bike.

1405/1200

 

[LizardQueen8]

Congratulations to kathleen27 for reaching 50% of goal and Dormouse Purple! And congratulations to courtneybeth and dylans mommy for reaching 90% of goal and Queen of Hearts Red!

Currently at Disney World, you can purchase admission to a special event called Club Villain. Here, in addition to dinner, drinks, and a show, you can meet Cruella de Vil, Maleficent, the Evil Queen and the Queen of Hearts. Ordinarily, on the rare occasion the Queen of Hearts is available for meet and greets, she is a masked character. However, at Club Villain she is a face character!

 

[LizardQueen8]

In other news, we need a host for April! Who would like to volunteer?

 

[Dentam]

Hi everyone I am back. My son ended up in the hospital over spring break. He had a staph infection in his throat, CMV, walking Pneumonia and sinusitis. After lots of antibiotics he is feeling so much better and is actually back to school today! We are hoping that everything stays the way it is going and he does not get sick again.

Oh my goodness! That is a lot of illnesses to deal with at the same time! So glad he is feeling better.

20 minute walk with my pup after work today.

840/900

 

[sophy1996]

60-minute chair Pilates class

1060/1000

I'll take on April if no one else wants to do it.

 

[courtneybeth]

Minutes: 2310/2500
Percentage: 92.4%

Another 60 minutes of activity - 30 minutes at work and 30 minutes after work.

 

[PollyannaMom]

Hi everyone I am back. My son ended up in the hospital over spring break. He had a staph infection in his throat, CMV, walking Pneumonia and sinusitis. After lots of antibiotics he is feeling so much better and is actually back to school today! We are hoping that everything stays the way it is going and he does not get sick again...

Wow - Glad he's feeling better!

 

[snels]

1000/1000
I will be finishing my goal today. I hope to get outside today before the snow comes back. It will be a nice day approaching 50!

 

[BumbleB]

3/28 30 minutes bike

835/950

 

[lilkimmyk]

After a short hiatus and dr. appt. I am back at it. Per her orders I am not to take even my short walks anymore, however I must dedicate 30 minutes each day to stretching my leg and foot. This is actually working up more a sweat than the walk-ouch! I began on 3/21 each day (i took Easter off though) for 30 minutes so new total

300/310

 

[LizardQueen8]

Congratulations to lilkimmyk for reaching 90% of goal and Queen of Hearts Red! And congratulations to snels for reaching 100% of goal and Mad Hatter Green!

The phrase "mad as a hatter" has uncertain origins; however, the most widely believed is this: in 18th and 19th century England, mercury was used in the production of felt, which was used in the manufacturing of hats common of the time. Workers were exposed daily to trace amounts of the metal, which accumulated within their bodies over time, causing some workers to develop dementia caused by mercury poisoning (called mad hatter disease). Thus, the phrase became popular as a way to refer to someone who was perceived as insane. The earliest use of the phrase found in print is from the January–June 1829 issue of Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, in a conversation between a group of fictional characters:

NORTH: Many years – I was Sultan of Bello for a long period, until dethroned by an act of the grossest injustice; but I intend to expose the traitorous conspirators to the indignation of an outraged world.
TICKLER (aside to SHEPHERD.): He's raving.
SHEPHERD (to TICKLER.): Dementit.
ODOHERTY (to both.): Mad as a hatter. Hand me a segar.

As for our Mad Hatter in particular, Carroll may have taken his inspiration for the Mad Hatter from the known unusual behavior of hatters and also from Theophilus Carter, who was an Oxford cabinet maker and furniture dealer with a reputation for eccentric behavior. The cap, or in Carter's case the top hat, certainly fits. He was something of a 'mad inventor' and came up with the alarm-clock bed, which woke people by tipping the bed over. Carroll would have been familiar with the sight of Carter, in full top hat, outside his shop at 48 High Street, Oxford, where he lived in the 1850s - during the time that Carroll was an Oxford don.

Also, thank you to @sophy1996 for volunteering to host the April thread!