January Indoor Challenge

[Veronica]

The new spreadsheet is ready. Again, it's your goal. You decide if outside miles count.

We got a total of 314+ hours in December. Nice work, now let's beat it!

Happy New Year!

Veronica

[marni]

In spite of the handicaps in my life right now I would like to give this challenge a try as it ties in with my very loosely set goals this year. How do I join?marni

[Catrin]

My first 30 minutes on the trainer for the new year! Also got a decent session in with the weights at the gym, but had to back off a bit today on intensity for both trainer and weights - my neck is KILLING me. I think it is the drastic change in weather...

[Blueberry]

Thank you for doing this again, Veronica!

My goal this month is 15 hours of "activity" and 27 "activities." I will be counting indoor, outdoor, and limited amounts of swimming and elliptical (to give the butt a bit of a break). I am having some success in retraining my bad habits (blowing exercise off for tomorrow for a long list of bad reasons). The high activity goal keeps me accountable, and makes sure I don't do 15 hours of working out on the last day of the month.....

Without prompting, DH said my butt had improved. He doesn't complement often, but when he does, he means it. So - I'll take it!

[Catrin]

Yes, thank you for doing this again Veronica, it is very helpful!

I put down another 18 hours for the month - this will be at least 18 hours on anything that looks like a bike, inside or outside. Probably just wishing for the latter.

[Owlie]

I'm dropping my goal to six hours total this month due to classes picking back up again. I'll see if I can beat that, though.

ETA: Thanks, Veronica, for doing this again! Have fun, everyone!

[five one]

Like Blueberry, I am going to count hours of activity. I find myself not getting on the trainer as often as I used to. The only good time of the day during the work week is very early in the morning. Not a problem unless I don't sleep well the night before - which happens quite often. Thank you menopause! Getting to sleep is not the problem. It's staying asleep.

So, I will ride outside on the weekends if the weather permits. Bad weather means I'll walk/run. I'm going to throw in some hiking (like tomorrow). DH and I have a "date" each Tuesday after work to walk intervals on the stairs on Communications Hill in San Jose. I'm planning on 2-3 one hour trainer rides during the week if I can drag my carcass out of bed at 4:30. I'll count all hours of aerobic activity.

I couldn't make it to 15 hours in December, so I've scaled back to 12.

Thanks Veronica. Good luck all.

[MaTadams]

I, too, am wondering if it is possible to join in this challenge. Thanks!

[tealtreak]

The new spreadsheet is ready. Again, it's your goal. You decide if outside miles count.

We got a total of 314+ hours in December. Nice work, now let's beat it!

Happy New Year!

Veronica

Thank You!!!! I am totally counting outside- had an awesome ride on a new trail today (:

[Red Rock]

Yes, Thank you V for all of your time and effort to set this up and do the leg work. It's not like you have a whole lot of free time yourself.

I put in my hour today on the treadmill. It was amazing how I felt afterward. I hope this continues.

Red Rock

[jyyanks]

Yay! My first bike ride on rollers today. I hit a snafu last month and didn't meet my goal so am going to try for 8 hours again and hope to meet it. I did my first 30 minutes and started my diet so hoping that I can fit back into my "skinny" jeans by March

[sideways_skies]

I know it's a bit late, but I've been tracking my hours for January. Any chance of me joining, too?

[Veronica]

43 minutes - Uphill Grind.

Veronica

[Susan Otcenas]

Can I join again?

The December spreadsheet appears to be locked, so I can't add my last 2 hours, but I feel pretty good about making 16 of the hoped-for 18 hrs in December given my travel schedule.

Planning to go to cycling class tomorrow, despite the chest cold from hell. Even if all I do is rotate my legs in lazy circles, that's OK. I'm going stir-crazy!

[Veronica]

Yeah - we locked it at the beginning of January. We didn't want people accidentally adding to the old one.

Thom's got some ideas of how to jazz it up as time goes - with charts and graphs and whatnot.

I added it in for you.

Veronica