212 replies to this topic

[scubastar]

count me in to participate!  i walk my dog 4 times a day already, but I do need to tone and hopefully i will be ready for the Galapagos next year!

[Jaque]

Still snowing. Still shoveling. About three hours today. Pretty darn sore this morning so its working.

[WreckWench]

Still snowing. Still shoveling. About three hours today. Pretty darn sore this morning so its working.

Snow shoveling is better than almost any upper body exercise because it combines so many things and range of motion. DOING REAL PHYSICAL WORK ALWAYS MAKES YOU SORE NO MATTER HOW FIT YOU ARE!!! You just can't mimic all those range of motions on a machine... lifting pushing, throwing, lunging forward etc.

 

Keep going girl!

[WreckWench]

count me in to participate!  i walk my dog 4 times a day already, but I do need to tone and hopefully i will be ready for the Galapagos next year!

Tami so happy you are joining us! You can participate in BOTH challenges going right now... the general one for everyone and the specific one for the Galapagos peeps!

 

We will list you as:

 

• Walking dog 4x daily
• Toning
• & ongoing fitness tasks as I get in better shape for Galapagos 2022

[WreckWench]

UPDATE:

 

First off I'm thrilled that so many of you are joining in to make a difference in your own health and those of your diving buddies! WE ALL LEARN FROM EACH OTHER!!!!

 

We have created a simple template as follows where we hope to track our goals and our activity. Its a manual process of love but one of our members has offered to help update it for us so we are excited!  Please take a minute and check what we have listed for you! We'd love your journey to be accurate and we are SO THRILLED YOU ARE PARTICIIPATING.

 

REMEMBER you do not need to do something every day...but usually trying to do something even if its small is a good habit.

 

SAMPLE USING JAQUE  (please help us update YOURS as well!)

 

• Jaque aka Jaque joined 2-13-21 GOALS:

1. One hour of exercise daily
2. Keep snow shoveled so I can reach my gym
3. Go diving in APRIL with SD.com to COZUMEL

2-13-21: 1 hr snow shoveling

2-14-21: 1 hr snow shoveling

2-15-21 2 hrs snow shoveling

2-16-21 3 hrs snow shoveling

[little mermaid]

Wow Jaque, that's a lot of snow shoveling, great upper body workout     Tami, good to see you joining!   Walked 6.8 miles yesterday and that 7 minute video, plus day 1 of 21 day beach body killer video! 

[Diver Ed]

I got 2 walks in yesterday, totaling 6 miles.  I also did a little upper body work instead of the bicycle.  I got a 3 mile walk in this morning, as well as a little upper body work again.  I plan on my second walk again for this afternoon.  I am checking in here a couple of times a day to read the reports from everyone else, and am very thankful for the added motivation.

[Jellyfishluv]

Working with a nutritionist, walking 1.5 miles 4 days a week (doggie walks) and light yoga stretching. I want to start using my elliptical 4 days a week, starting with 20 mins and working to increase time and resistance.

[WreckWench]

I got 2 walks in yesterday, totaling 6 miles.  I also did a little upper body work instead of the bicycle.  I got a 3 mile walk in this morning, as well as a little upper body work again.  I plan on my second walk again for this afternoon.  I am checking in here a couple of times a day to read the reports from everyone else, and am very thankful for the added motivation.

NOW YOU KNOW THE REAL REASON I SET THIS UP...I've turned into a covid slug and I need to get MOVING AGAIN!  LittleMermaid is my hero but so is EVERYONE PARTICIPATING!!!  And yes I'm getting tired of NOT posting that I managed to get my simple 15 min walk in. And here you all are doing MILES!!!

 

That's ok...baby steps for us all! Thanks for the inspiration to everyone!

[WreckWench]

Working with a nutritionist, walking 1.5 miles 4 days a week (doggie walks) and light yoga stretching. I want to start using my elliptical 4 days a week, starting with 20 mins and working to increase time and resistance.

THAT IS AWESOME Janelle! Congrats!!! 

 

I'll get you listed on the first post. SINCE you are on the Galapagos group you can join Tami & I in THAT specific fitness challenge HERE as well or just double post the same info! Thanks Girl.... I'm so proud of you! Hugs! Kamala

[scubastar]

yesterday i got in my 4 walks and got on the tread climber

i have done 3 out of 4 walks today so far!

[Jaque]

Still shoveling snow. Only about an hour today. Lost communication with my cameras and security system in the detached garage. Why? Snow slid off the roof and was completely covering the windows. So I had to snowshoe a path up there and shovel off the windows.

[Mom2rjw]

I was able to do my eliptical for 30 minutes today.  Didn't go to Y to swim... TOO cold to get out...

[little mermaid]

Yay to all you all!!!!  Keep that good stuff going.  Probably only going to get my 3.5 mile walk with dog and 7 minute video.  Spent 5+ hours with mom at dr appts.  She is 91, still lives by herself and a great inspiration to me.  Until this past year she was swimming almost everyay in the pool at the RV park where she lives.  In Feb last year, she had some cancer removed from her lower left leg.  Would not heal, we have been going to wound care clinic since mid March....... Going to get a 2nd opinioin, but the dr she goes to is the number 1 recommended in Denver area    Anyhow she has been active all of her life, snow skiing until 70, water skiing until 70. went hang gliding with me on her 84th birthday!!  Totally my inspiration!

[LilMermaid]

Hello everyone!

Well, I finally got in another workout this morning. I broke it up and did a 15 minute one mile walk and added a 20 minute jog this time. Mixing it up a bit!

So glad Kamala suggested this!

Now I have to get motivated to get out and shovel snow!

Someone asked if I had been diving. Unfortunately no. A protracted divorce has put my traveling on hold (plus kidnapped gear!), but I cant wait to get out there again!
This gives me something to look forward to!

Edited by LilMermaid, 18 February 2021 - 09:29 AM.