Thread: Mad Old Bat's exercise diary.

30 mins step aerobics (slow) 246 cals!

I was going to do the easy ab workout, but there are a couple of brawny builders outside the window

Well after visiting occy health on monday I have been ordered to do 30 mins per day! So I restarted the 60 day challenge with Day 1 on Tues, (lots of cardio!) and as yesterday was a rest day I did the easy 30 minute step routine. I think I'll move up to the medium one as I wasn't really out of breath. Then I threw in some ab work.

Day 2 today plus a 10 min step workout on medium. 198 cals.

I think I'll try the fast step as it wasn't pushing me.

Day 3 today 127.6 cals. The first time I've not reached my projected cals, but I used the wii board and the first half of the cardio boxing didn't register . It's rather fun as you have to use your knees to hit targets!

Day 4 and also 10 mins of the step on med to make it up to 182 cals.

Day 7/60 upper body 30 mins 120 cals. The single body rows and flys really target the shoulders and back. I like the way you have to sprint to overtake runners running round the island, and the cardio boxing is great, you have to kick and use your knees .(on the board)

It's 9 days since I worked out but thanks to Shetland Lass I did 30 mins step on Med for 245 cals. I feel SO much better for having done it!

Just had a read of your diary. Wow wow wow! You have got me excited about doing my exercise tonight now! Some of those workouts sound great. I didn't realise you could do all that so going to have a good look at them later. That's if I ever get my husband off his new Call of Duty army-type game on the Wii. . .

Day 8/60 (will I ever catch up?) Lower body workout and my legs feel as if they don't belong to me! Squat lunges to high knees are a killer! This game has far more cardio than the original, or at least it seems that way. Skipping, I'm getting the hang of the water skiing, I wasn't squatting enough. Sprinting, I've never liked running! I did my own boxing combo to bring the cal count up to 153.

Well I was stiff this morning! And it got worse! I decided that squats were not a good idea, so I wimped out and did 30 mins freestep on the Wii while watching Startrek. 125cals. And now my quads are REALLY sore!

You did not wimp out - wimping out would have been to do nothing at all! Well done you!

My sore thighs have just eased off enough to cope not too badly with day three of my 30 day challenge, but think they will be aching again tomorrow. It's a good ache though, much better than a belly that is aching because it is fit to burst or indigestion or something like that!

Rest day today, but I did the Upper Body workout on hard from MW. 32 mins 102 cals. (give my legs a rest!)

Day 9/60. I really enjoyed it once I got into it. The round the island left me panting and I got a real sweat up . The abs were hard today, I can really feel them. Still not convinced I should be doing the leg raises, but I was careful.

Day 10/60. And now I know what made my legs so stiff! Crossover lunges . I can really feel I've done something! Thats another 133 cals.

I think you actually burn more calories than the Wii says you do. I'm going to wear my heart rate monitor tonight to test my theory and I will report back! Keep up the great work judi and thanks for all the inspiration again :-)