Spectacular Star Wars September Exercise Challenge

[sophy1996]

@2manypets-any good news?

@scdak-glad you're having a great time in Orlando despite your foot!

30 minutes ugly ugly Zumba!
My level of uncoordination can not be quantified!

The October thread is posted -

What a fun theme!

 

[sophy1996]

Thank you for being a wonderful host this month, @sophy1996 ! I loved all the Star Wars trivia (and this coming from someone who isn't a Star Wars fan)!

Thanks! I had a good time. But I'm glad to know I wasn't boring everyone to death!

 

[chbc]

1425/1000 45 min walking for Tuesday. On the mend!

@sophy1996 Thank you for hosting Star Wars September!
I appreciate your efforts to encourage and inform, it was a great month. The Force is strong in you.

 

[galaxygirl76]

50 minutes of kickboxing, core, and a guilt hiit routine(had pizza for dinner and didn't feel the workout was long enough) brings me to 890/900. Sooo close!

 

[CruisingKate]

600/600.

I set a modest goal, thinking I would easily surpass my minutes. Instead, I struggled to fit the exercise in and some days, the effort wasn't put forth (ie, walking for 20 minutes, when I should be picking up the pace)

Thanks for this thread. It was my first month participating; definitely looking forward to next month!

 

[robndani]

10 minutes for me. Way under, but I'll keep at it in October... going to Disney so I'll probably gain 234235624 minutes! LOL

 

[sophy1996]

@sophy1996 Thank you for hosting Star Wars September!
I appreciate your efforts to encourage and inform, it was a great month. The Force is strong in you.

Sooo close!

You'll make it today!

Thanks for this thread. It was my first month participating; definitely looking forward to next month!

Glad you found us! The October fall thread should be great too!

going to Disney so I'll probably gain 234235624 minutes! LOL

Nah, no walking involved at Disney, not at all.

 

[roxymama]

Just a little bit of minutes before the month is over. 30 on the treadmill. So TIRED!
835/800

 

[2manypets]

Thank you everyone for your well wishes with my dog Amelia. We were out for 6 hours last night searching. My DH actually saw her but she's so scared, she ran from him. We know the area she's in and people are still calling us with sightings. I'm bringing our other dog Tempest with me for the search this afternoon. Tempest's not the most friendly dog (very protective Doberman) so this is only searching the wooded areas and not the populated ones. DH and DSIL will cover those areas. Hopefully today will be the day.

Anyway, I racked up 147 searching minutes.

2349/1750

 

[DVCFan1994]

Stuck at home due to construction work we are having done. Only got in 30 minutes, but better than nothing!

Thanks @sophy1996 for a fantastic month. I am very happy I found this group. It definitely motivated me more to get out the door! Thanks everyone

 

[pix13dust]

Thanks so much for hosting sophy1996! I loved all the trivia!!
It's been raining for days here, not very motivated BUT I squeezed in 15 minutes of strength and stretching to hit my goal!
500/500

 

[PollyannaMom]

I didn't think I was going to be able to squeeze in a walk yesterday, but I lucked out at work. One of the meetings I was supposed to cover was cancelled, and I ended up delivering copies all over the school - so I added 15 minutes, with stairs.

Home today, and determined to hit at least 80% of my goal (so I don't feel too bad for the month) - I did a free "On Demand" pilates routine (10 minutes) and 25 minutes on the mini-trampoline, which ends me at 505/600.

ETA: My handwritten total was off from my spreadsheet by an extra 10 minutes, so that total is:
465(last post)-10(correction)+15(yesterday)+35(today).


@2manypets, I soooo hope your dog comes back with you today!

@sophy1996, thanks for hosting September - the Star Wars trivia was really fun!

@kathleen27, looking forward to your Fantastic Fall theme!

See everyone over there!

 

[Rattpack]

43-minute run to wrap up the month. Thanks so much for hosting, @sophy1996! See you all in the October thread.
1275/1138

 

[LizardQueen8]

I thought I was maybe going to get in some final minutes today, but one unexpected half day jaunt out to the suburbs later...it's looking like not. Thanks for hosting a super fun month @sophy1996, and see you all on the October thread!

 

[SarahDisney]

Super active day today ... physical therapy + walking on the way home + afternoon run = 133 minutes

1613/1250

See y'all in October!

 

[galaxygirl76]

45 minutes of hiit cardio/core, pilates, and standing abs brings me to 935/900

Thanks for hosting sophie1996 and see you all in the October thread!!

 

[Sleeping*Beauty]

30 minutes since my last checkin

205/300

 

[sophy1996]

45 minutes; combination of Week 3 C25K and additional walking

1280/1100

 

[sophy1996]

Three more big color changes today!

to Jedi Master Yoda WISH Green

CruisingKate
galaxygirl76
pix13dust

As of this evening, the team is just shy of 95% of goal! Let's give ourselves a big hand! I'm particularly pleased to note that one or more team members changed color every single day of September.

I'll do a final update on Friday night, so anyone who still has September time to report, it's not too late.

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In a timely coincidence, today's mail delivered a new Costco Connection magazine with a Star Wars cover. I was planning to close out the month by talking about fans' anticipation of The Force Awakens, and here's a story about Lucasfilm looking toward the future!

According to the article, George Lucas hand-picked Kathleen Kennedy to become president of Lucasfilm when he retired. She has created a story team to maintain continuity across all the various properties in development, from games to books to TV shows to films to merchandise. She's also bringing in relatively young writers and directors to bring fresh blood into the saga. The article reports that there are 500 million Star Wars fans around the world and that Rotten Tomatoes says that 99% of fans are eagerly anticipating The Force Awakens. Let's hope the movie delivers!

 

[chbc]

1485/1000 60 min. Walking.