Hey fitness freaks....and wannabe freaks. Time for the November installment of the fitness challenge. To try to be more inclusive and get more participation, I'm going to open things up in a new way.

The point of this challenge is to set a goal for yourself for the month of November. A fitness goal which will be challenging.....slightly more than you know you can do, more than you did last month. The goal needs to be a concrete measurable goal. The goal can be miles run, walked, biked, swam, ellipted or paddled....or a combination of all of them. But it can also be a goal of hours of exercise. 30 hours of exercise in a month is a challenging goal for many people. It can also be a specific exercise if you prefer....like 3000 squats and 1000 push-ups. Whatever it is, make it challenging, not easy. As I always say, growth and comfort cannot coexist. You want to be slightly uncomfortable. The goal should challenge you...make you slightly nervous as to whether or not you can reach it. Then....GO FOR IT!

Introduce yourself and spell out your goal for the month. Then come back here everyday or as often as you can and update the group as to your current progress toward your goal. Whether or not you make your goal is not the point. The point is to push yourself just a little further than you thought you could go.

I'll start. I'm only 4 weeks post op from my TT so not back to 100% yet, but I anticipate getting stronger as the month goes on. So my goal for November is to walk/run 60 miles. That's double what I'm going to do this month, so a challenging goal. Wish me luck.

Please join in and get moving.

I'm actually in Tarkington Prairie which is about 40 miles north of Baytown. Between Dayton and Cleveland. Just drive till you're lost in the woods, turn right, go past the second broken mailbox and you're there.

Okay, I know less now but I'm sure I drove through some of those. Ha!

Hey all!! Haven't been able to see any posts on this new app. I have put in 11 miles since last time I posted. So up to 26 miles , now if I can keep that up for the month I will hit my 100 mile goal!!! Sweet!! Everyone keep up the great work!

Hello everyone. Finally got on this site. I am up to 30.9 miles for the month~ Now to keep up with you all everyday! I am gonna have to figure out my iphone its still not letting me on.

4.25 miles cycling!!! This is NEW to me!! I loved it

Holy Schnikies!! I finally was able to make it back on the page! Why would you mess with something that isn't broken? Geez.

Anyway, I have been pretty active these last few days. I am now at 40.25 miles for the month. My wife and I have been walking every night and having a good time. We are taking off tonight's walk though...almost time for the LSU vs Alabama game. GEAUX TIGERS!!!

I'm 2 months post op and am now going to Curves 3 x a week and Zumba twice a week, but what I want to do is step aerobics at home in addition to what I've been doing. It may sound silly to some but it's big to me, I started a couple of days ago with 5 mins and I was so winded I could hardly breath, so my goal will be to add a minute to each day and be at 30 mins by the end of the month, I did 7 today, so I need to catch up so I will do 9 tomorrow.

Finally found this thread! Haven't been able to navigate new format and can't find any if the threads I was following .... I have made my goal everyday and am now at 10 sit-ups! Oh and since I haven't found the thread yet I'll post here... I have FINALLY hit onederland !!!! Am at 199.0. WOOT!!!

As of today I've done 18.5 miles Hoping to get up to 30 before surgery on Thursday

As of yesterday I'm up to 31.5 miles walked. It will be slow the next week due to surgery last Thursday. I'm still so excited to be doing a challenge!

4.4 run and 2 mile walk this morning. My first 10K race is next Saturday and I think I'm ready for it. Hoping to run it in less than 1:15:00.

Run: 12.4 (Goal 40)

Walk: 32.5 (Goal 50)

Bike: 6 (Goal 30)

Total: 50.9

Okay, THAT was *fun* trying to find this thread. Sheesh!

I'm up to 69 miles for the month, but more importantly, I FINALLY was able to try the 1.5 hour spin class. It's offered every Sat. am but only ONE Sat. a month it's taught by my favorite instructor. So finally made it and did much better than I thought I would. It was a different kind of intensity than the 1 hour long class, but still fairly brutal. The one thing that I didn't like was that I was really tired the rest of the day. It was from 7-8:30am and I really just wanted to come home and nap. lol. But that didn't happen, of course, and so I kept thinking...I thought exercise was supossed to GIVE you energy, not take it away! HA!

So, I've rode a total of 25 miles this week which I think brings me up to 30 for the month. I also did the first day of the C25K app yesterday and I lived to tell about it!

I am working this morning, but this evening I am going to start the c25k. Lord give my knees and back the strength to carry on!

I did 6 miles on the bike today, and 3 miles walking yesterday. Monthly total is 37 miles

OMG, I can believe that I finally was able to get back on this site. What a mess. Anyhow, I've been walking everyday, trying to get up to the 3 strength training sessions in each week even though work is conspiring against me! So far- MTD-38 miles 3 sessions, will try harder!

Hello everyone,

I have gotten in 5.2 miles of walking in since Thursday. My total walking for for the month is 5.2. I have 24.8. to complete my goal of 30.