This is the challenge:

At least 30 mins. of any kind of exercise done 15 x during the month of September. We can post our progress weekly. Posts to encourage our group, share how you are making it work, or to vent will be a plus.

We will share our success stories and totals on October 1st.

Any changes or additions to the challenge are welcome, just remember September starts on Friday. So post your ideas before Friday!!

ARE U READY?????

Roberta

Good job Kat. I wish I could get that much walking in per day. I like walking outdoors, but a lot of the time there is no one available to walk with me. I know what you mean about the pictures, and how you view yourself now. I too was amazed how big I let myself get. Even though I've lost 40 lbs, when I look in the mirror I see just how far I still need to go. This challenge is just what I needed. The strength training we do at Curves should help to burn more fat. God knows I have a lot of it that needs to be burned!!!!!!!!

A friend just called and she is available to go walking tonight. Yeah!!!! That should add on another 45 min to an hour to today's total. Look out Betty......I'm sneaking up on ya !!!

Roberta

Bummer!!!!! My friend just called back. She can't go tonight:cry Her son starts school tomorrow and she still has a few more things to do. Oh well, I guess I'll just have to be satisfied with the 40 mins I did earlier.

Roberta

I'm in!

I jogged a mile at the track and then climbed bleachers.

:whoo:

Ok, I realize that technically, what I am putting down as exercise yesterday isn't really exercise, but I worked up quite a sweat and my back and shoulders were sore from it, so I am counting it. I cleaned out a bunch of files and junk in my office and carried 9 big, heavy boxes from one end of our building to the storage room on the other, so I am counting lugging those boxes as I was sweating and huffing and puffing by the time I was done. And, I was too sore to do any other exercise last night. :faint:

September Exercise Challenge:

9/1: None

9/2: Ice Cream instead of exercise, bad me.

9/3: 30 minutes on the treadmill!

9/4: None

9/5: 30 minutes on the treadmill

9/6: 45 minutes packing and moving heavy boxes

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Hey Susan, sweating, huffing, puffing, and sore muscles??? Sounds like exercise to me!!!! Good job.

Boo: fantastic start! welcome to the group.

OK, for the THIRD time this month, I went to the gym solely because of this thread. Fabulous! I hope it stays as motivational for me (and you all, of course) all month.

Today I was BEAT from work, but I decided I'd go swim some laps. That's my "fallback" exercise when I don't really feel like it. I enjoy being in the Water so much that it's not like real exercise to me (even though physically it certainly is). So, I swam my 30 minutes and racked up my tally for this post. I plan to work out Fri, Sat, Sun too, so I can get back on target to make my 15 times.

How are you all doing??

9/1: None

9/2: Ice Cream instead of exercise, bad me.

9/3: 30 minutes on the treadmill!

9/4: None

9/5: 30 minutes on the treadmill

9/6: 45 minutes packing and moving heavy boxes

9/7: 30 minutes moving boxes and 30 minutes treadmill

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Way to go Julie, welcome home. I didn't get in my exercise today, but I'm really starting to get into the groove by going to Curves. This challenge is definitely what I needed. What do they say? It takes 3-4 weeks before something becomes a habit? I'm hoping that working out at least 3x a week will become a habit for me!

Roberta

Well we spent our usual hour and a half walking today (3 walks a day). I had planned to go to Curves as well, but ended up taking my granddaughter in to the Dr. Poor little thing was running a high fever, they even said it may be mild West Nile Virus! Maybe tomorrow will be more exercise friendly. Hope so, it is supposed to rain...we may have to walk the mall like the Seniors do!!!

Good work everyone, and yes I think anything that you do that you are busy and moving is exercise. It is all burning calories! Same as parking at the far end of the lot, and walking further to the store, doing it once may not make a huge difference, but it IS a difference, and it ALL helps!!!

Kat

You exercised anyway!! Awesome!

I jogged 15 minutes and then did 50 minutes on the elliptical machine on level 9!

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Today I'm going to walk home from work, via a store that is actually in the wrong diretion. It's going to be about 4 miles. It's not "gym" exercise, but it's going to count because I would take the subway but for this challenge.

Awesome, Julie! I wish I could walk in NYC right now. I love the pace. It must be a bit humid, though.

Kat, I'm so sorry about your granddaughter. I hope it is NOT West Nile Virus. That is terrifying!

Got in 45 mins. at Curves today!!! I've been such a couch potatoe these last few years because of my health that I can't believe I'm doing this!!!! Thank you all for your great support.

Kat, I'm so sorry about your granddaughter. When will you know for sure what is wrong with her? I hope they are wrong!

WOW....Boo, Miper70, and Julie, you guys are kicking butt!!!!

Roberta

I want to join. I need the motivation.