July Health Challenge (2018)

[Katrina]

I made a huge Greek salad for the week. It disappeared quickly.

On Wed, I biked about 6.5 km (dunno what that is in miles). Last night I went to yin/yang yoga class.

Oh! And my one pair of shorts that used to feel too tight on me now fits perfectly. I can't tell if I stretched the elastic band even more or if I lost some of my belly fat. I haven't weighed myself. I want to believe I lost belly fat. haha.

 

[PTree15]

Last week was a great week for exercise (got in five days of cardio and one with weights). Reining in the snacks, too. Still have a few more pounds to lose.

 

[Moll Flanders]

July was rubbish for me! The nasty hot and humid weather didn't help.

I have decided to try and work up to walking 1.5 - 2 hours daily in August.

I just did 45 minutes walking which I think was good as I wasn't feeling well yesterday. I have put a lot of music on my phone to listen to while I walk.

Tomorrow I'm hoping to walk a full 1.5 hours. I'm going out earlier in the day so it should be cooler.

 

[Moll Flanders]

I did 1.5 hours of walking today and my feet are killing me! I'm going to buy myself some new trainers.

 

[Val]

My health challenge is happening right now! Gala made me pick up red currant from the shrubs. I refused at first, but she started yelling. I don't know why(???), but i finally moved my lazy butt towards the shrubs. It's been 2 hrs already,- under direct sunlight. It's 88°F in the shade. Humidity is unbelievable.Despite that i hardly endure the heat, i'm still ok. No dizziness or nausea. It means that my blood vessels are fine. The only unusual thing is that i'm sitting on my seat-cane, because i have no choice. The so-called doctors say that i have blood pressure like an infant.
Screw Gala. But a couple shrubs to go. What can i do: grandpa wants compote!

 

[KLS52]

July was rubbish for me! The nasty hot and humid weather didn't help.

I have decided to try and work up to walking 1.5 - 2 hours daily in August.

I just did 45 minutes walking which I think was good as I wasn't feeling well yesterday. I have put a lot of music on my phone to listen to while I walk.

Tomorrow I'm hoping to walk a full 1.5 hours. I'm going out earlier in the day so it should be cooler.

I did 1.5 hours of walking today and my feet are killing me! I'm going to buy myself some new trainers.

That’s amazing! I usually only get to do 35-40 minutes at a clip.

 

[Moll Flanders]

That’s amazing! I usually only get to do 35-40 minutes at a clip.

You probably do that in a full day though, if you are doing 10,000 steps a day?

I'm not going to do all the walking in one go everyday. I just did a 40 minute walk this morning with Google Fit and it said it is 2 miles and around 4500 steps. I will go out later this evening as it's getting hot again now as it's almost midday.

 

[Katrina]

I didn't really keep track of my fitness for July. I biked maybe an average of 8 km per week, and I only went to yoga class twice. I've been mostly focusing on getting out of the house as much as possible. When my depression is bad, I become a total hermit. I've been getting out and about nearly every day in July, so that's a decent accomplishment for me.

Oh, but I did do quite a bit of gardening. I think that counts as exercise.

 

[KLS52]

You probably do that in a full day though, if you are doing 10,000 steps a day?

I'm not going to do all the walking in one go everyday. I just did a 40 minute walk this morning with Google Fit and it said it is 2 miles and around 4500 steps. I will go out later this evening as it's getting hot again now as it's almost midday.

Yes, true, I guess. I did manage 10,000+ steps yesterday and today! I even walked in the rain this morning.