July Survivor - Paradise Island

[PoohsPal]

Objective:

Work out 3 times per week for at least 30 minutes each time. Do this each week and stay on the island. If not, you become an island cm. The main point of this is to get you in the habit of working out. Feeling accountable to the rest of the group is a great motivation.

Weeks:

Weeks start on Sunday and run through Saturday. This challenge starts on Sunday July 2.

Challenge:

Each week will will have a different challenge. If you incorporate this challenge and 3 work outs into your week, you will receive one immunity work out. This can be added to a bad week to help you meet your total of 3. (i.e., 1 3-work out week and challenge = 1 work out) Challenges will typically take less than 10 minutes to complete.

What Counts as Exercise?

Walking, running, jogging, wogging, dancing, moving, painting, cleaning, intense gardening... Anything that works your body!

Just because it's productive doesn't mean it's not exercise!

Immunity
Injuries and illness are automatically immunity for the week. I do not want to encourage working out on a part that's already injured or wearing yourself down additionally when you are sick.

Getting Back on the Island:
If you are a cm and want to get back on the island, you must do 4 workouts in one week, plus the challenge. This will reinstate you the following week.

Weekly Tracking:

:donald: = 1 work out
:bouncingm = 2 work outs
:bouncegoo = 3 work outs
:mickeybar = 3 work outs plus challenge
:wizard: = Island Reinstatement (4 workouts plus challenge)


July Challengers (# of Immunity Work Outs)

AFMom (1)
AmyBeth68 (3)
Athenna (3)
Dennyha
DisneyMooner93 (4)
mickeyndvcfan (3)
nono (5)
pouncingpluto (4)
PoohsPal (1)
rweTHEREyet (4)
withdisneyspirit (6)

[PoohsPal]

Week 1 Challenge
Do a compound muscle move this week as a part of their workout. This is just a strength move that involves two or more muscles. There are many to choose from; some the main ones are pushups, pull-ups, tricep dips, supermans, lunges, squats etc... Just do that one move for 2-3 sets, maybe 5-12 reps for most choices. Pick one for the month and let’s work on seeing if we can slowly improve the number of reps per set or nmber of sets.


Week 1

AmyBeth68
Athenna
Dennyha
DisneyMooner93
mickeyndvcfan
nono
PoohsPal
pouncingpluto
rweTHEREyet
withdisneyspirit :donald:

[pouncingpluto]

I'm in! Still haven't exercised since Sunday before last, but plan to do something today. I'm definitely well on the way to being well again, even if my husband doesn't believe me. Just because I'm still hacking up stuff doesn't mean I don't *feel* better!

[Disneymooners93]

Into my tapering week so I did a short run on Sunday and another one today.

[pouncingpluto]

I did about 40 minutes of conditioning.

[Disneymooners93]

Light weights today. I haven't been able to cross train for a long time so this felt good.

[withdisneyspirit]

Okay, for this week I have done Mon, Tues and today. I officially had my last physical therapy appt. I graduated :rockband: I put in one hour today:goodvibes

By the way, I sure do appreciate you, Carrie for all the hard work you have put in on these monthly island challenges!:clappingh :bowdown: :hug:

[mickeyndvcfan]

Wed.....70 mins. at Curves

I did lunges today.....2 sets @ 5 reps per leg...I have never done these before so I will have to build on these a little at a time.

[Dennyha]

3 mile run tonight.

[PoohsPal]

WHew. I'm back. After the chaos of the last couple days, it's good to be back! ;)

Sunday - Push ups, still killer (not 30 min!)

Monday - General kid chasing (to the ballfield, following as they drive tractor on dh's lap, kepping 4 YO out of camp fire....). Doesn't really count, though.

Tuesday - 2.5 hours in pool with kids. :faint: 13 to 14 mile r/t bike ride t0 fire works, pulling teh "49 point somethinger". Yikes! (Hope you don't mind my borrowing your phrease nono)

Wednesday - Laundry. Heaps of it. Pool towes, bath towels..... (Still doesn't count)

Hoping to run 3 miles today.

[athenna]

Well, I only made it half way through my ab program last night, it was all I coul do.:( So I did about 15 minutes.

[withdisneyspirit]

Short workout today - 45 minutes. 35 on the bike and ten doing pushups! They are killer, Carrie! :blech: I did 32 boy style (keeping in mind that I can only bend my elbows down about 2 1/2 inches - I'm not nearly strong enough to do a 90 degree angle!!) and 36 girl style pushups (able to bend down around 5 inches :woohoo: )

Wow, you sure were busy, Carrie, two workouts in one day :faint:

[mickeyndvcfan]

I couldn't get over to Curves on Thursday because I was at the hospital while DH had a colonoscopy done. I did do lunges at home though. 2 sets of 10 reps per leg. I won't be able to get to Curves on Friday either because we are going to see POTC in the morning before we go to work.

[withdisneyspirit]

Short workout again - 35 mins! 25 on the tread doing big hills and then for compound muscle moves, I did lunges, squats and toe touches, whew!

Oh, and today is my 8th wedding anniversary :sunny: :loveisint :lovestruc :beatinghe

[mickeyndvcfan]

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY LISA!!!!!!!!!!

[Disneymooners93]

Thursday was a run day, stretching, and situps

[pouncingpluto]

Thursday night- an hour and a half of skating!

I sent someone to the hospital yesterday! :/ We collided at the rink, and she hit her head so hard on the ice they had to call the paramedics. I feel kinda bad... like maybe I made her fall worse because I sort of tried to catch her. Which I guess is dumb, but it all happened so quickly. In my defense, though... she was *insane* for trying to *speed skate* in a public session. It's insane enough with all the figure skating and hockey skaters and children who can barely stand up... she's the only person I've ever seen with speed skates at the rink.

Saturday morning- skating lesson (Adult 2)

[withdisneyspirit]

Whoa, Kerry! I know that must have shocked you! Hopefully, she is fine and will think twice next time about speed skating during a busy session on the ice!:bugeyed:

[Dennyha]

3 mile run this morning.

Also, I'm going to claim a workout for Thursday's 4 hours of cutting and stacking firewood, only because I was way too beat to actually go for a run afterwards, and I was more sore the next two days from this than from any weightlifting I could have done.

Keep up the great work everyone.

[nono]

OK, I had to check my running log for the week 'cause I forgot to report overall.

I did 3 runs....T TH & today. 1 bike ride and 1 yoga session.

I did not really pick a "move" this week...um, 'cause I didn't read this thread until now. :innocent: Unless you count holding my whole body in a slight curve and not moving a muscle as I catch the perfect wave about 5x on my boogie board. Yep, got in the water 3x this week. IT'S COLD! And today, it wasn't sunny, so no, it wasn't "refreshing." :brrrrrr:

[Disneymooners93]

Just a quick run this morning with a couple thousand of my closest friends. 13.1 miles in just over 1 hour and 40 minutes.

[withdisneyspirit]

Just a quick run this morning with a couple thousand of my closest friends. 13.1 miles in just over 1 hour and 40 minutes.

Fabulous time, DM93! I know you must be feeling on top of the world!! :worship: :sunny:

I put in my hour workout this morning - 8 miles on the bike and then all my knee exercises including lunges and squats :highfive:

[PoohsPal]

Wow! You guys are awesome! I had a very slow 5-miler on Saturday. Need to hydrate. Also had some power camp set-uping Friday night and tearing down SUnday. :faint: DId I mention tubing and walking Saturday? Yikes, great fun, but very tired!

[mickeyndvcfan]

Monday......70 mins. at Curves

[pouncingpluto]

Monday night- an hour of ice skating!

[nono]

30 min run + 5 min walk back to the house...

[withdisneyspirit]

Only 35 minutes today but I did one big uphill on the tread :sunny:

[PoohsPal]

2.5 - 3 mile walk last night.

[RweTHEREyet]

Curves - 30 minutes last night.

I know I am so off the Island, but still posting when I have something to post.

Motivation has dropped lately and other things have "seemed" more important. Trying to get back on track here.

[PoohsPal]

Was wondering where you went RWE! Hang in there! I spend much more time off than on! ;)

[Disneymooners93]

6 mile run this morning. 3 mile hike this afternoon.

[withdisneyspirit]

One hour = 14 miles on my recumbent bike:hyper: :highfive:

[mickeyndvcfan]

Wed.......45 mins. at Curves

[Dennyha]

3 mile run tonight

[withdisneyspirit]

One hour today = compound moves galore!! I did all my knee stuff including lunges and squats. I did my abs including bicycles and ab scissors with ankle weights and I did pushups and arm and shoulder work :hyper:

[pouncingpluto]

Wednesday night- half hour of conditioning.

I feel like I'm still going pretty easy on the workouts, but I'm pretty tired. Maybe next week. :) At least this week I will have gotten all of my workouts in.

[PoohsPal]

I'm sorry, but I just don't thinkink I can keep this thread going any more. I hope someone else can keep it up or you at least keep posting to encourage each other. Thansk everyone for keeping me going!

[withdisneyspirit]

It is pretty sad that I just now finally saw this post :o Since I am leaving for WDW tomorrow for a full week, I will not be able to keep up our island either. I hope someone else might be able to maintain it for the time being and then we can decide what we would like to do next.

I hope this does not mean that you aren't going to participate, Carrie??:veryconfu I really think we did take advantage of your goodwill having you do it for so many months!!

I did an hour on the tread today:hypnotict

[RweTHEREyet]

I haven't been successful at staying on the island this month, but I am getting back into the swing of it.


Curves, 30 minutes tonight.

[Disneymooners93]

Been swamped at work and home. Got 3 runs in last week plus a couple hikes. Did my first run of the week this morning.

[RweTHEREyet]

I did my 30 minutes at Curves last night.


Carrie, I hope that you are saying that the thread is just too much to keep up with and that everything else is going o.k. for you. I am sure this thread is a lot of work. I know my little Where in the World pictures involve some time, too, and there are not near as many people involved.

Thanks for keeping us going these last few months. I would offer to do this, but I know I couldn't keep it up for long. Thanks again for all you did.

A suggestion. I think we could have a new thread each month. Each person do their first reply, and then edit that original reply every time they have a workout. No challenges or monitoring needed by anyone, but you would still be accountable to yourself. YOur "pat on the back" would be seeing your reply thread grow rather than a "smilie".

[RweTHEREyet]

45 minutes at Curves this morning after trying to mow down hubbies golf clubs in the driveway.

[withdisneyspirit]

I like that idea Rwe! We could definitely do that sometimes if others like it too!!

I did my last hour of exercise for the week yesterday. One hour on the recumbent!:jumpingbe I did not feel like a jumping bean smilie when I was done!

Your DH is one lucky fella, isn't he!:beaniepro

[withdisneyspirit]

Last day of July - one hour on the tread doing hills! This one hour of cardio at a time is hard :tilt:

Don't forget to check out our new August challenge since it begins tomorrow :) :)