2013-2014 Exercise Challenge

[Crankin]

I definitely will not get there.... the lack of snow has meant for less 2-4 hour days of nordic skiing/snow shoeing. One long ride/ski a week would bump me up. It's interesting, though, I've never tracked it.

[Catrin]

I am up to 52 hours, 68.3 counting my additional mobility/stretching goals. Counting both I won't have any problems breaking 100, but like you, I won't make my 100 hour exercise goal. That is fine. While I seem to only update the actual sheet 1-2 times a week, I've learned my workout schedule is consistent enough that it isn't a problem to do it that way. My coach has just added something to my schedule so I will be adding roughly 45 minutes to 1 hour a week.

Good job Veronica on the min of 1-hour a day! That used to be my goal, but I had to finally work in a couple of rest days a week. I hate taking 3 days off, but my body has really responded to the rest. Guess being over the half-century mark does make a difference in rest requirements.

[Crankin]

That is part of it for me, too. I take one full day off a week. Sometimes 2, but usually the second day is yoga, or a walk, or a short ride. I count that.
Right now I am fighting myself not to go to the gym, to a boot camp class, so I called a friend and made plans for coffee. I will do yoga at home this morning and then take a walk later. My SI joint is getting frozen from overdoing it, and I have to get this solved before I go on my ski trip. I am sick of going to the PT every week.

[Crankin]

I had to take today off, maybe tomorrow, too. I have a sinus infection. Already went to the doctor, as I will *not* be sick for my ski trip this year!

[Catrin]

Bumping this back to the top. I've not edited my record for 2 weeks so took care of that. I've worked out a but more than usual this past week and I can feel it! It doesn't hurt to do that from time to time.

Starting to itch to ride my bike for the first time in a long time

[Crankin]

OK, my total was 17.5 hours less than my goal. Not too bad, 82.47 hours for 3 months. I was sick part of the time, which accounted for some missed days and I did not have the opportunity for as many long ski/snow shoe days as in snowier winters. But, I am not sure I could do 100 hours in 3 months at this time of the year. I am also taking a full 2 rest days some weeks.
I think I can do 100 at the peak of the cycling season, though.

[Catrin]

Crankin thanks for the reminder to update my sheet! I actually started keeping two sheets, and I noted when I last updated the online version so it was easy. I've been breaking it down by activity since I've such a variety of fitness activities. I completed 80 of 100 hours in three months, and 28 hours of mobility work out of the 30 I wanted to do in the three month time period. Not bad, especially since I take more rest days than I once did. You got closer to your goal than I did, but we, and all of us, did great! It has/still is such a bad winter that everything must be done indoors. At least where I am it does... I've not exercised outside since Thanksgiving I did learn that I seem to average about the same number of hours in exercise each month - at least during the winter.