Monthly Fitness Improvement Challenge - November

[Alexa]

Re: Monthly Fitness Improvement Challenge - November

Count me in! I did a fit test in mid-August and many of the exercises are what you listed here. I would love to see how I've improved since then and then continue into the future. The ones I did before was the sit-up test, push-ups, and 1 mile (walk/run). I'll do the others for a more complete picture and post everything later on.

Hey Bio!

Good to have you with us

Cool that you've already got a baseline and have tried this before.

[Alexa]

Re: Monthly Fitness Improvement Challenge - November

Hey, Alexa!

Thanks for the PM! I totally forgot about this challenge and what my goal was. And after doing some revisiting my goals and what I need to do before now and Winter break, I need to remove myself from this goal. Thanks so much for all you do! I appreciate you. I'll still be exercising and pushing a little more each day!

Cheers!

Hello Apple,

Thanks for letting me know . If you want to jump in at any point, please feel free to do so

[Alexa]

Re: Monthly Fitness Improvement Challenge - November

Hello everyone!

It's the 5th today so it would good to have your baseline results soon so we can use the rest of the month to improve on them

I was going to list all our results but I thought that might make it seem a bit competitive, so here is a list of us all and the tests I have you down for. If I have missed you or got the tests wrong, please let me know! I've put whether your results are in or not too - as far as I have.

The tests:
1) Step test
2) Squats test
3) Sit ups
4) Pushups
5) Run/walk test

The Challengers:
Adena - 5 - results on the way
Biogeek - 1,2,3,4,5 - results not yet in
Debi_2007 - 1,2 - results not yet in
*Emma* - 3,4 - results in
FatActressinLA - 1,2,3,4,5 (I think) - results not yet in
Grniidgrl - 1,4,5 - results in
hrgillespie - 1,2,3,4 - results in
lc_angel_08 1,2,4 - results in
Looseshoes - 2,3,4,5, - results in
Purple Rain - 1,2,3,4,5 - results in
Me 1,2,3,4,5 - results in

Any mistakes let me know!

Yay! Am excited about this and seeing how we all do when December leaps upon us

[hrgillespie]

Re: Monthly Fitness Improvement Challenge - November

I decided that I would retest myself every two weeks and see if there are any changes even though it's a monthly thing I just figured I should see some small changes in a two week period and it would help keep me motivated ......


Here's my first results:

Baseline done 10/24/07
The Step Test - 96 (Good)
The Squat Test - 18 (below Average)
The Situp Test - 35 (excellent)
The Pushup Test - 7 (below average)

Retest 11/7/07
The Step Test - 94
The Squat Test - 21
The Situp Test - 34
The Pushup Test - 10


no real change in the sit ups and heart rate for the step one but I increased my squats by 3 and my push ups by 3 which I feel really good about ........ I didn't check to see if it would move me into a different level results wise I will wait for the month to be up to check that but I was happy to see some change especially in the push ups one as I am working hard to increase my arm strength.

Heidi

[Alexa]

Re: Monthly Fitness Improvement Challenge - November

Hey Heidi,

That is a great idea! Nice to see some progress too across most of those - increments add up!

[lc_angel_08]

Re: Monthly Fitness Improvement Challenge - November

I have been making some progress also I can do more pushups then when I started and more squats. I'm not sure on the step test that was my hardest test. I entered both a pushup and a squat challange this month might as well get all the help I can lol.

[Alexa]

Re: Monthly Fitness Improvement Challenge - November

Hey lc-angel

Thanks for the update and well done . I think entering challenges is a great idea for trying to improve in your fitness tests. I need to get moving on the exercise front.

How is everyone else getting on?

[Grniidgrl]

Re: Monthly Fitness Improvement Challenge - November

OK I am improving a bit ..


Push-ups 20
12 min walk/run (distance in 12minutes) .76/mile
Step Test - 127 Beats per minute (same)

[*Emma*]

Re: Monthly Fitness Improvement Challenge - November

I'm getting on okay, but not testing until a month has passed!

[Alexa]

Re: Monthly Fitness Improvement Challenge - November

Hey Grniidgrl!

Well done on the improvements

Like Emma, I'm not testing until the end of the month - I haven't worked very hard this month so expecting to stay the same.

I wondered aboout posting my exercise plans in here at the start of the week to keep me accountable - anyone is welcome to do the same

[*Emma*]

Re: Monthly Fitness Improvement Challenge - November

Our results are due in arent they? i'll do this tomorrow night

[Alexa]

Re: Monthly Fitness Improvement Challenge - November

Yes, thanks Emma, results are due by the 7th of December - Friday!

You can post them here, or in the December thread as the baseline for the next month.

Good luck with the tests!

[Alexa]

Re: Monthly Fitness Improvement Challenge - November

Hey everyone,

A little update to say, thanks to techno wonder woman Emma we now have some lovely new ribbons to award for this challenge.

Ribbons are for people who improve to a certain extent over the month. So, for example, if you are following one of the standard 5 tests and go up a level by one of the charts we have been using then you win a ribbon.

If you improve in more than one test, you get an even better award. Basically, the number of mini stopwatches on the ribbon - that's the number of tests someone has improved in that month.

OR if you are working to your own test and have a stated goal at the beginning of that month that you reach by the end - you also win an award.

I really hope we get some improvements! I can't wait to hand these out!
Sneak preview:



So, please report your results asap to be in the running for one of these beauts!

Thanks Emma!

[hrgillespie]

Re: Monthly Fitness Improvement Challenge - November

OK here are my resutls .............


Starting numbers:
The Step Test - 96 (Good)
The Squat Test - 18 (below Average)
The Situp Test - 35 (excellent)
The Pushup Test - 7 (below average)

Final Numbers (Improvement Over the month)
The Step Test - 94 (Good)
The Squat Test - 54 (Excellent) Big Big Change!!!!!
The Situp Test - 41 (excellent)
The Pushup Test - 15 (average) I doubled my numbers!

Yeah!!!!!! I am excited about my increases it shows the challenges I am doing are really paying off. I look forward to improveing even more during December!!!!!!

[Alexa]

Re: Monthly Fitness Improvement Challenge - November

Yay! Well done Heidi - that is GREAT progress!

I'll and out the awards on the 8th.