This challenge has ended 8/10/2011, Feel free to join and track and be active 30 minutes per day. In this battle of the sexes, men will face women in a test of who can be more active. Each day you will share what you did to achieve 30 minutes of activity. Track your fitness on MyPlate to add points for your team. And at the end of each week, we will crunch the numbers and determine whether men or women engaged in more exercise. The LIVESTRONG.COM editors will then select a Member of the Week to be feature
i live on the beach in mexico. there were no waves today, besides i had to go into town. before sundown i went for my usual run thru the jungle and up and back playa malpasa. fed the machine a perfect post-workout meal of organic quinoa, organic lentils and avocado. lots of filtered water throughout the day, too. i feel awesome! optimizing my health is only one part of my lifestyle, but it's a part that always makes me feel great. fitness is my lifestyle.
Last week I started training for the St. George Marathon in October 2012. I am giving
myself a full year to train so that I am more than able to finish, that is my ultimate
goal, I am not trying to break any records except my own. I have been running for
about 6 weeks now and have fully fallen in love with it. The entire training has made me
switch gears from my bodybuilding background to a different diet, different workouts and
different training. I am going to be regularly posting to this blog as a avenue of
release and to hopefully gain some encouragment to keep me on track. Throughout my
training I am also going to need to drop some weight. Like I mentioned I have a
bodybuilding background and I am currently sitting at a very bulky 255 pounds and it has
proven to be a tough part of the running, by huffing that extra weight around. I am
committed to improving myself, my life, and my overall health during this process.
Some about me: 41 years old, married 22 years, 3 beautiful daughters 9, 13. and 20. I am
in slightly below average condition.
My workout for this week have been Monday- 30 minutes running (2.5 miles), Tuesday- 30
minutes running (2.3 miles), Wednesday- Off, Thursday/Thanksgiving- 1:25
minutes running (5.6 miles), Friday- Off, Saturday- 42 minutes (3.1 miles), Sunday- Off
Hey all;
hey guys i just joined the group and I'm really excieted about it. i did not workout today
since Im in the ARMY reserves and we have a PT test tomorrow and one of the rulkes is to
rest before that.But as soon as i finish with that i will start my workout routine
daily!!!
Hope to hear from you guys take care and be safeee on your workouts!!!!
I broke the 220 barrier today. I want a cheese burger. But I won't. I worked too hard to get to this place. I'm tired but encouraged. Now the hard part....keeping on through the weekend.
New to the site and working out. If you can see anywhere I can improve and help out the team let me know. I'm trying to figure out a diet and workout that works for me. Thanks. GJ
Am pretty sore this morning from the pervious week's workouts, but got up for my morning workout and feel much better. 30 minutes core muscle workout, 45 min elliptical cross-trainer, finished with 15 min stretching.
Basically ran about a mile for warmup at a decent pace. Think it was an 8 minute
mile. Then lifted weights pretty hardcore for 50 minutes, in a circuit training
style with less breaks, exercising all parts of the chest and triceps.
Welcome, and good to see you post. Sounds like both of us will be feeling a little sore upper body tomorrow, but in a really good way.
OK guys, the women are still posting, where is everyone?
Karate last night turned out to be brutal. We set a record high of 107F. It was still 100F
even at 10PM when I got home. And the workout itself was brutal too. 4 minutes jump rope
for warmup, 10 minutes stretching. Then what they called pyramids. 30 situps, switch
quickly to 30 pushups, then 25 situps, 25 pushups, 20/20, 15/15, 10/10, 5/5. Then 50 mins
of kata and karate forms/combination drills. Finished the class with leg lifts
(alternating 6" holds, 45 deg holds, 90deg, and 90 deg side touches), forward and
sideways planks, finishing with medicine ball drills. Could barely move after class was
over.
This morning finished the standard 30 min moderate upper body, 45 min cardio, 15 min
stretching.
Monday was my typical morning workout with 30/45/15, weights/cardio/stretching totalling
90 minutes. Monday evening I helped the instructors for a kid's karate class for an hour
and then had a 90 minute karate workout following. 20 minutes warmup/calisthenics/rope
work, 25 kata and forms, 45 minutes sparring.
Tuesday again did my morning workout and again karate tonight to prepare for my green belt
test in 3 weeks. The only difference, is Monday's karate was located in air conditioning
and tonight's is in a gym with no air conditioning and an expected high today of 104F.
Sang, standing in the choir at church for two services for a total of 60 minutes. This doesn't count anymore as someone so aptly pointed out. I mark myself as leading a sedentary lifestyle and then keep track of activities, of which this is an activity. After the second service it was off to the gym for indoor skiing? I was on an elliptical machine that also had hand levers with it so I could get a full body workout. I can't find this activity on Livestrong's list of exercises. I did that for 62 minutes and, after a nap, I got up and finished the tree trimming I started yesterday for 45 minutes.
Aside from your traditional exercise activites, to know how many calories I've burned v.s. how many calories I should intake per day, standard activities (driving, office work, conf calls, etc...) are necessary for accurate tracking. Perhaps some relied solely on those activities, however; I generally work out 5 days a week and the additional tracking was a tool to help me meet my goals. As it stands now, removing those daily life activties from the database has rendered the MyPlate tool useless.
My Body: " PLEASE STOP"!!!!!!! " I CAN'T GO ANY MORE"!!!!!!!!
My Brain: " SHUT UP FAT BOY................. I'M RUNNING"!!!!!!!
OOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHH BABY MY LEGS ARE KILLIN ME!!!!!! ANYONE HAVE ANY ADVICE FOR
SHIN SPLINTS?????
Spinning....
I start by stating that I am not a doctor or liscenced in any therapy, but Many, Many, Many moons ago.... before a major knee injury, I was a competitive runner. I used to treat my shin splints with ice. I would fill a plastic or styrofoam cup with water and freeze it, then peel the top to expose some of the ice. Using the still covered bottom as an insulated handle run the ice over your shins. It was rather cold, but once you get used to it, was oh, so relieving. Coupled with some ibuprophen, it usually did the trick for me. Of course there is the underlying reason that you got them. Make sure you are not overdoing it and that your activities are using good forms and proper footwear. Otherwise, I myself due to the previous injury, had to chose a lower impact form of cardio and have not developed them, even with a lot of exercise almost every day for the past year. Hope it helps, I remember how bad they used to get.
Edited by cnaivar, on August 03rd, 2011 at 9:27 am.
I used to get shin splints everytime I jogged, didn't matter if it was 2 miles or longer. 3 months ago I picked up Danny Dreyer's "Chi Running" book and started to learn how to run differently. 3 months later and not a single case of shin splints. Added bonus, I've been able to get past my 3 mile limit and am reaching 9 miles on a jog.
Seems like there is no one posting here anymore. But to hopefully get it going again, here
is goes:
Saturday - 3 hours on motorcycle to a family reunion. Constant balance, wind blast and
holding on at 70mph is great for the core.
Sunday - 8 hours on the motorcycle to visit and help empower an abused child.
Monday - 1 hour assistant instructing a kid's karate class, 1.5 hr karate, Kata, forms,
and sparring ( could bakely lift my arms after)
It's been 3 months, and i can't belive how much my body has changed. I've lost an astonishing 30 lbs by eating better/less and getting out and moving around. any tips on eatting that may help me lose more. my goal is 50 more lbs to bring me down to 155.
I have been out helping at a scout camp all week so just now tracking my exercise.
Saturday - 3 hours house cleaning and yard work, swim test for camp 30 minutes swimming
Sunday - Camping, wore a pedometer and tracked 4 miles walked
Monday - Camping, 6 miles walked, 1 hour swimming
Tuesday - Camping, 7 miles walked, 30 minutes rock wall climbing
Wednesday - Camping, 5 miles walked
Thursday - REST!
So update for the last week:
mon-wed moving boxes, furniture, etc. thus: 7.5km/35min run, fri 2k/45min swim, sat
140km/5hr bike, sun 18.5km/100min run
Then yesterday back in the pool for 40 min swim and a run, then bike to work today but
it's lightning storming so will prob bail and get a ride home.
I am new to this group and challege but I have been using MyPlate everyday for a week for 2 and am doing P90X so you can expect a bit of activity from me :P
time to do some insanity workouts!!!!
Next week, I'm going to karate camp with my wife and daughter. The camp is structured as
having three karate workouts per day. Plus, I usually run a few miles in the morning, go
to the weight room in the afternoon, and sometimes have a sixth workout of either circuit
training or yoga with a guy who makes yoga workouts tougher than you'd ever think
possible--easily the hardest workouts during camp.
So, I don't think I have much of a shot of consuming close to the number of calories that
I burn. Not having a computer with me makes tracking calories a bit of a pain, but I did
it a few weeks ago. The main reasons to track are to keep my positive momentum, and to
EARN MORE BADGES. Thoughts?
The stair master was my 2nd choice for a workout on Thursday, because there was no room in the spinning workout class. I did 60 minutes on the stair master. Today, Saturday, I rode my bike to a Royal Rangers event, pinewood derby, and met our boys' group there. My cyclometer tells me that I spent 2 hours and 48 minutes moving for a total distance of 30 miles. With stop lights, etc., I spent 3 hours on the road.
3 mile interval run after some restlessness late last night, and 75 minutes of explosive cicuits this morning. I'm tired, I'm sore, and it's awesome.
The workout this morning felt great! 30 min core work, 45 min cardio and 15 min
stretching. During the stretching, could not hold it long, but just about hit a full
split. Have been really pushing the stretching since I have started karate.
We need more posts here and I probably will not be able to post much the next few days.
Am going to be working as a Cub Scout camp advisor Sunday though Wednesday and most likely
will be nowhere near a computer or signal to access the internet.
Started the Insanity program tonight. Just about threw up halfway through the fitness test. 30 minutes....Feel tired, sore, but good.
Sore from this week's workouts but powering through it. And, got to find out what it looks like when the shampoo bottle busts in the gym bag on the way to the gym. What a mess! 30 mins heavy arms, 45 mins cardio, 15 mins stretching.
2 mile interval run & 30 minutes of barbell complexes
Had 90 minutes of kartate last night. 103deg in the Texas heat in an non- air conditioned
gym, and even with drinking almost 2 - 2 liter bottles of water, lost 3-4 lbs water
weight. Could barely stand near the end.
Was extremely sore this morning, but knew I had to get up for the gym. Switched today
from the local Y to a Gold's Gym that I used to work out at. Was great being back at a
place where there was some serious exercising and a better variety of equipment. 30 mins
moderate legs and core, 45 min cardio, 15 mins stretching.
18 Minutes of running at work during lunch and 100 minutes (2x50 minutes of classes at 24 hour Fitness) of core and body pump classes.
75 minutes of some nasty circuits
Disappointing workout this morning. Was halfway through my weight workout at the YMCA and
someone showed up with 12 teenagers. Now I have nothing against kids and devote most of
my free time to helping kids. But soon every machine in the building was in use. After my
30 minute weight workout and waiting 15 minutes for any cardio machine I could possibly
use with damaged cartilage in one knee, I ended up leaving at 5:45 since my work schedule
depends on me leaving the gym no later than 6:30. Finished my stretching at home.
I have my weekly karate session tonight so I will definitely get in my cardio, so the
day will hopefully turn out much better at the end. Sorry to rant, just that since
I started working out again last September, and seeing the results of loosing 109 lbs, my
morning workouts set the mood for my entire day. Best of luck to everyone in their
workouts, Let's get to posting!
Had an exhausting weekend. Thorough cleaning of the house on Saturday. Logged it as 6
hours worth, but was more like 10 hours of scrubbing, packing sorting, etc. Sunday was 4
hours of yardwork before my son's 10th birthday party at the house.
Monday morning back to the routine. 30 minutes light arms (was too sore from the weekend
for anything more), 45 min cardio, and 15 min of stretching.
120km, 4:15 - super windy going out, but got it in the back coming home so not too bad!
Tracker says like 3800 cals, but I marked it as 2500.
My wife and I went to a camping resort and swam laps at the pool for 37 minutes and then I played water vollyball for another 106 minutes. It was a fun day!
Hello comrades!! Just joined yesterday so wish me luck guys!!
good luck sir! im new as well :)
Had to stop working out for a week. Stupid cold. Finally feeling well enough to get back
to it. Guess that will count as my "vacation" huh?
65 min, 785 cals, elliptical.
60k total, almost 2.5 hrs, the wind coming back was I-N-S-A-N-E.
The Daily Workout again. 30 mins moderate legs, 45 min cardio, 15 min stretching.
Thought this was over in June:
Mon, back on the wagon, swim 1500 and run 6k.
Tues bike to and from work, 2hrs 60km
Wed, 10k run
Thurs: bike to and from work, 2hrs, 60km
At work, during lunch and temperature of 79 degrees, a coworker and I ran for 18 minutes. After work, at the gym, I took an hour long spinning class. The instructor assured us that we burned 1000 calories and I believe her, but I used Livestrong's computation for spinning of less than half of that. Still, I have consumed less calories than expended.
Lost 3lbs this week. Intense workout on Tuesday focussed on strength and conditioning and
a great run today
Another good one and getting back to 100%. 30 min heavy upper body, 45 min cardio, 20 min stretching.
A late check-in due to an allergic reaction to an insect bite on the 4th.
Saturday - 8 hours cleaning the garage
Sunday - 4 hours cleaning shed
Monday - 4 hours automotive work, preventive maintainence on my bike.
Tuesday - Sick, Really bummed that I missed my weekly karate workout.
Wednesday - Daily Grind again, 30 minutes Weights - Heavy Legs, 45 mins cardio, 15 minutes
stretching.
I went to the gym after work and participated in two back-to-back, 60 minute classes. One was core, using a balance board and some weights, and the next was called body pump, which used more weights. Livestrong has a category of "working out at the gym" for a burn of 494 kcal/hr. I figured 105 minutes of hard work (15 minutes of prep and then take-down, etc.). Because I am competitive, as are most of us, the classes help me to exercise at a higher rate than if I was trying to do the same by myself.
Strength day. 45 minutes of heavy weights on "push" muscles, a little bit of plyometrics, and 2 miles of interval running.
I like road biking but I stopped about 2 years ago and put on some weight (about 30 lbs!). I finally got my bike out last week and parked it on the deck, and then walked by it every day thinking I should go biking. I finally went yesterday (16 miles) and I'm challenging myself to bike every day. I will work up to about 40 miles per day.
Thurs drove out, setup, Fri 12k run, Sat 23k run 2.5k swim, Sun packup drive back, Today
40 min swim and 6k run. Still gained a couple lbs with all the crap camping stuff. :P
My wife and I spent the day at the world famous San Diego Zoo. We got there at opening at 9:00 A.M. and spent the next 7 hours strolling around and looking at animals and humans. My pedometer said we stepped 15,315 times, made 3300 aerobic steps in 31 of those minutes, for a total calorie burn of 554, and a distance of 4.83 miles. It is hard to say how much time that should be accorded this dare. I'll leave that up to the moderators. We also ate less than 1103 kcals each. It was not only an enjoyable day but a healthy day.
Mile run to the gym, 30 minutes of Crossfit, and mile run home.
30 minutes of Crossfit, a 10 mile run, and a 2 hour hike
Six miles running at a 9 minute pace early this morning. On the flip side, I had family over for a cookout, so I ate thinking (much) about counting calories. First time I've done that in over two weeks since I started my five-week goal of shedding 2.5 pounds per week.
Yesterday I did push ups, pull ups and walking but I am not sure how to track push ups and pull ups. Does anyone have any ideas on how the best and most accurate way to track that would be? I logged in 30 minutes yesterday. Today I ran a loop for 50 minutes.
I've tried to figure out how to track core work and strength training, but the answer I've gotten is don't bother because you don't really burn that many calories doing those things. I'm not sure I completely agree with that, but it's the approach I've been taking. I think if you're doing it nonstop, though, with minimal rests, maybe you could justify it as circuit training.
You can track "push ups" by typing "push-ups" and sit-ups and other core strength training under "calisthentics" or "health club exerices - general."
And for the record, not sure who advised that you really don't burn many calories doing those exercises, but like anything else done with high intensity and short rest intervals, calories burned can add up.
It's a mistake to disregard those exercises as calorie burning.
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