Good Morning, Quilters and Fitness Buffs!
Let’s all start thinking of ourselves in new ways–as athletes or at least “Fitness Buffs“!
It’s time to #LoseThoseFatQuarters!!! (Thank you, Ness for one of our hashtags in #theinboxjaunts exercise challenge)
For the next four weeks we are going to work on adjusting our quilt/exercise balance.
There will be challenges and PRIZES!
The Schedule:
Every Monday- a new challenge
Every Friday-check in and compare notes on Open Line Friday
Mondays-“I met the challenge drawing” Â for the previous week’s challenge.
RUN FOR THE ROSES
This week, in honor of the upcoming Kentucky Derby (Read about the fascinating history and traditions of The Kentucky Derby HERE)–-We will be Running (or walking or biking or…) for the Roses!
The winner of the this week’s challenge will receive The Roses Mini-Quilt shown here–a 12 inch square Vase Quilt.
It’s small, but really pretty!!
THE CHALLENGE
Our fitness emphasis this week is twofold:
Part One-–Be more aware of how much time you spend sitting—
- Think about the time you spend quilting, reading, at the computer, at work, watching TV and driving.
- Look at the clock when you sit down.
- How long are you in the car?
- Do you quilt for more than 90 minutes at a time? Â How many days a week?
- How many TV shows do you watch in the evening?
- How many minutes did you spend reading?
- How many minutes reading blogs (other than The Inbox Jaunt–LOL!)
Consider keeping a journal of sedentary time this week.
Part Two-Move More
- How much time do you spend moving?
- Include active exercise as well as housecleaning, cooking, gardening…
- Challenge yourself to move just a little more…
- Add a morning or evening walk…Take a yoga class…Ride your bike…
- If you are housebound, can you take laps around the kitchen table?
HOW TO WIN THE CHALLENGE
First, this is a Challenge not a Competition.
We are all going to encourage each other-we are not competing against one another!
The winner will be drawn by lottery…
To enter your name in the drawing:
- Set a goal for yourself to be more aware and to move more (write it down today)
- Complete your goal.
- Tell us about it on Monday, May 9 by 10pm CST
For example, my goals for this week are:
- I will walk 4 miles per day on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.  On Wednesday and one weekend day,  I will walk 2 miles.
- I will keep a journal of how many minutes I spend sitting on Tuesday and Wednesday.
It is important to make goals that YOU can keep.
Keep the goals small and reasonable.Â
Your goal can be to walk around the kitchen table five times per day or to lift soup cans…YOUR goal is YOUR goal…
But…it cannot be…to get your bike fixed…that’s a good thing to do…but the challenge is to MOVE MORE!
Also, YOU must start today!! Â NO EXCUSES!!
Make a goal you can start TODAY!
It is far better to make small goals that YOU WILL KEEP, than big goals that you might not keep!
Next Monday, anyone who has written goals and achieved their goals will be able to give us a “high five” and be entered in the lottery.
THIS WEEK-We still have a busy quilting week--that’s our reward–Nautical Sampler, Doodles, and much more!
Got to Run–
It’s a 4 mile day for me!
Lori LaLane
PS…All tutorials, images and information are the property of Lori Kennedy at The Inbox Jaunt and are intended for personal use only. Â Feel free to re-blog, pin or share with attribution to The Inbox Jaunt. Â For all other purposes, please contact me at lckennedy@hotmail.com. Â Thanks!
97 comments
Sandi
Love your rose patterns (well actually all your stuff…). Amazing your quilting of motiffs is close to perfection on a home machine. Amazing! Beautiful work!
Sylvia
High Five!
I kept a journal of my sit time and was embarrassed ?. It did spur me onto walk 7 days, not the 5 I goaled. My goal this week is to walk faster on my evening jaunts , same distance quicker by 10 minutes .
My bonus this week was I lost 3 pounds. I really didn’t think that would happen ?
GrannyC
I met both my challenge goals!! Thanks, Lori, for making us stretch our horizons – and our bods!!
annieofbluegables
because I am trying to meet a deadline on a quilt, due the 21st, I didn’t see this until Wednesday night. My goal is to walk 40 minutes a day, M-F. I met that challenge so far. I used my 40 minutes today on the treadmill and watched your class, and got a great idea for completing my borders. Yay!
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Yay!
Mayela Hansen
I started Monday with my dancing, 30 min. 22,0f those I do 1 min high intensity and 1 slower. I already feel better. I will do 6 days a week. Thank you for your help. I love to learn from you. Thank you for sharing your talents.
Margaret Ford
I hope it’s ok to start today! I really started yesterday, with a 30 minute walk and some stretching. Now that I’m aware of the challenge, I will start keeping track of sedentary time and moving more!
Louise
My goal is to average 8000+ steps per day. Last week I really fell behind and only averaged 4800 per day. So far off to a good start with 6000 on Monday and 12,000 on Tues. Cloudy and chilly today. Will have to force myself to get my walk in!
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You can do it! Cloudy and chilly never killed anyone!! Lol!
elizajane120
I love the quilt! First, I hate cardio. Always have unless it’s dancing. Anyways, I set the goal in motion of weight training. I love lifting weights. Nothing crazy but I like the results I get from lifting weights. At my age I have to go easy. Anyways, I play everyday with the dog outside. She’s a dachshund and has taught me how to play fetch. She chases the ball and then barks for me to come, get it and throw it again. I do find that sitting for long periods causes my joints to stiffen since I have the beginnings of arthritis.
Anyways, great challenge and I hope I can keep it up.
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A sense of humor always helps!! Weight training is excellent as we age!
Jo Olinger
#cutting-edge I love the encougement this challenge gives! My goal is to walk 3 times this week. And sew 1 hour each day. I am on track for sewing. Got to get up and walk.
Holly Ann
Logging sitting time will be [too] revealing, huh? I watch over my mom who will be 100 in June. She is still mobile, but slow and unsteady so cannot be left alone. The only time she’s out of my sight (or earshot) is when she’s fast asleep and I slip to another room to do a short task. So no walks outdoors are possible; nor exercise machines, as there is limited space in her house. So I plan to get back to doing the arm movements, stretch band, and some core strengthening work my PT gave me for starters. All the commenters show such enthusiasm and hopefulness. I will use the ensuing dialogue as encouragement.
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Sounds like you have a good plan!
Sue
This is a great way to inspire ALL of us. Thank you! I wear a FitBit and I am proud of myself on the days I reach my goal of 10,000. Unfortunately, on sewing days I may only get 3000 steps. SAD- I don’t want to end up with diabetes like my parents and lead the sedentary life they do. Sewing and computer time will have to be limited! Does anyone have good luck with a combo of treadmill and computer at the same time?
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I personally don’t recommend that kind of multi tasking. I think it’s best to do intervals of exercise and quiet activity–remaining focused on each.
Pam Hotle
Keeping track of time sitting….what a great idea and I’m sure will be a real eye opener to me and maybe to some others as well. At a weight watchers meeting once they talked about sitting for too long. It was suggested to get up and move for 5 minutes if you have been sitting for an hour. I spent 6 hours painting my dining room today. I am exhausted and my back is killing me so I will be spending the rest of the evening in my recliner (but getting up every hour to keep the blood moving). My biggest problem isn’t lack of exercise but how much food I put in my mouth – especially sweets. I go to the gym 2-4 days a week and babysit my grandchildren 1-3 days a week so I am fairly active. I really want to be in the running for that sweet little vase mat so I will come up with a plan and stick to it!
carolynblock
I will be getting a Fitbit for Mothers Day…so looking forward to the inspiration this will give me to move more and keep me accountable. My goal is to get on the treadmill at least 20 min three times a week (I spend a lot of time sitting in my job and traveling to work). Thank you Lori for the challenge!
Kathleen C
This is wonderful, just what I need! I sit too much–hand applique, hand quilting (but I’m going to practice machine quilting :),reading and browsing blogs. I’ll track my sitting time on Wed., Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Today I did the aarp exercises that one of your readers mentioned in the May 3rd comments; I’ll do those 3x a week. I’ll wear my fitbit every day and shoot for a modest 5000 steps on the days that I stay home and more steps on the days that I go out (grocery shopping, volunteer work, etc.). Now I’m going to look at your quilting lessons, then walk around the house, with “laps” around the dining table. My mother did that and more into her 90s (I’m only 66!).
Jerri
I got a Fitbit for my birthday, May 2, and my goal is to walk more steps each day than the day before. I am starting at 5,000.
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Happy Birthday!
kattails
Just what I need….thank you. My goal is to start slowly…AGAIN….and walk 2 miles 5 days a week….and to stretch morning and night. Additionally I plan on stopping every 45 minutes I stand at the longarm to stretch and move. So far so good….one day down….4 more to go…..
Robbi
Thanks so much for this challenge, Lori. I really like the suggestion to record sitting time. Will definitely do that. Was quilting most of the day yesterday. So got out and took a walk later in the afternoon with the dog. Felt great to do that!
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It’s amazing how much sitting time! I hate writing it down!
skirry
My goal is to go to Curves Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Wear my pedometer and aim for at least 7,000 steps a day on this initial week.
Sherry
My goal is to get 250 steps in each hour for at least 10 hours a day. My Fitbit will track. Mini goals to start.
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I want to do that next week!
Tonia L. Conner
Make that 224 pounds. And Lori I’m linking back to you each Monday. If there’s a problem let me know.
Blessing
Tonia
Tonia L. Conner
May the 2 was my 68th birthday. It was the first day of the rest of my healthy life. I spent the day looking for healthy recipes and ideas to make this new life possible. And low and behold look what I found today. While this is short term it will help me establish goals and good habits for the long term goal. That would be to weight 175 lbs. by next may, my current weight is124 lbs. I’m going to blog about this to help me be more accountable.
1. This weeks goal is to learn to work the pedometer I located on my phone, and apply the “my fitness” app.
2. stick to 3 meals a day 2 small snacks (diabetic)
3. Treadmill Tues and Thursday and Sat. 10 min.
I’m so happy to have found this, I’ll take all the help God wants to send my way.
Praying for everyone to do well this week.
ec218Elaine
I’m going to take advantage of my new job and exercise at the Curves for Women facility 4 days this week. I already exercise at the YMCA Tues and Thurs, but will add the additional time on Monday and Friday.
Tracy
Great challenge and a pretty prize. Today I went to the beach with my daughter so I got lots of walking in. My goal is to keep track of my sitting time and use a pedometer to track my steps. Today I got 4 1/2 miles in, woo hoo!
Sharlene
I intend to walk 2 miles each day & road bike at least a couple times this week!
Susan
I’m in. I’ve been trying to exercise regularly but can’t seem to be consistent. I just recently realized how much sitting at work I do even though I’m fairly active. I am going to log my sitting time the rest of the week and do at least a 30 minute workout The rest of the week. I also will spend 5 minutes marching in place during my office hour and do some stretching as well.
English quilter
I am going to try to do a 40-50 mile ride and get up from the computer or quilt and stretch (I need to due to neck and shoulder issues) at least every 90 minutes
Amy N.
Excellent challenge! I started being a lot more active last year and have been dieting too. I’ve lost a lot of weight, but still have more to go. Even though, I started using a pedometer last year (and still do daily), I bet I will be surprised at how much time I still sit. I will challenge myself to log that two days this week. My goal for walking has been 10,000 steps each day. Most days, I achieve that goal by taking two 45 minute walks on the treadmill. The rest of my steps come from other activity and typically adds another 1-2 thousand steps. I should say that my pedometer does not count steps unless you take more than 15 in a row so lots of my activity doesn’t count–especially if I’m cooking or shopping and stop to look at something. I should add other types of exercise into my day, but I just can’t find something to stick with. I will walk at least 10K each day plus journal activity for 2 days. In addition I will ride exercise bike 30 minutes this week.
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Congratulations on your weight loss! Your exercise commitment is an inspiration!
GrannyC
I will walk 2 miles per day – and do my workout DVD 5 times this week.
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Mary
Oh dear! I’m a sitter too. Thanks for the challenge. I’m someone who if I say something I feel committed to it and will do it. I’ll walk 30 minutes everyday. Go! Go! Go!
Fatima Lucas
I am so excited about this challenge, which I actually started yesterday…Yay! I will hike up the steep way to the ‘M’ Mon, Wed, Fri; and I will climb 4 routes in the gym Tues, Thurs and Sat.! Sunday will be my Silent Sun, as well as celebrating Mother’s Day, by running in the Haven 5k run!
habarlow
My goal is to get my bike out of its winter hibernation and ride it at least once. This is actually a big goal because I find that the FIRST ride is always the hardest for me to do.
habarlow
I did it! I took a short 1.3 mile ride to get used to it and will make bigger goals next week.
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Great job!
Janette
Already walk in the mornings and evenings 7 days so will start doing arobics 3 days a week.
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Wow!!
Pat Vacek
i had foot surgery on Friday, so I’m not moving very well at the moment. I’m aware that I can’t let that stop all movement, so my goal is to hobble around the dining room table 6 times twice a day, and do some upper body stretches until I can get back to yoga.
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Great plan! Baby steps!!
Anne Godwin
Thanks for the suggestion. I did it today! Instead of sitting in the hospital waiting room while my husband had a colonoscopy, I went outside and walked 1 1/2 miles. I was hot and sweaty when I came in, but a glass of iced coffee helped that!
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I bet you are glad you went!! Good luck on your husbands test!
Pat Knight
I love this. Just started pt today so I will do bike, T and Th and exercise class, MWF.
Thnks. I really needed this.
Sue Happ
Water aerobics 3x a week, bike riding for 20 minutes in the evening when the weather cooperates, and back and forth from machine to ironing board a lot?. At 70 years of age, I think that’s a lot.
Janet Anna
My mom (just turned 95) broke her wrist last week so my days are full of care for her right now. However, I know I can walk the treadmill while watching at least an hour of TV in the evenings!
Sylvia
I’m on goal 2 miles walking around the neighborhood M T Th F and Sat. The journal may scare my denial into reality but I’m up for the challenge
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Love how you phrased that!
Sally Atkinson
OK – I’m in. I am definitely a “sitter” whether reading or quilting. I will go to yoga weekly and use my eliptical for 30 minutes 4 days a week.
Rebecca Shaffer
I already go to the gym on Mon, Wed, and Fri, and go to a yoga class on Tues. So I think on the other days I’ll try to walk for 30 minutes. I am also going to track how much time I spend sitting each day. Thanks, Lori for this great challenge!
Gwen C Bruington
Laura and I are in on this! I will walk and she will either ride her bike or walk with me a minimum of three days this week. Rather than recording how much sitting I’m doing (between sewing, piano playing, and studying, it’s a lot!) I’m setting a timer for 30 minutes whenever one of us is sitting and at the of the 30 minutes, we march and dance together around the house for a few minutes. I’m also committing to doing ab or core workouts 3 days this week. Thanks so much for the extra motivation!
QuiltShopGal
EXCELLENT Post. Great words of encouragement. 5-days a week swimming for 1 hour and 4 days a week walk 4 miles.
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Dorothy Matheson
Oh not fair, I just had back surgery for a disk 11 days ago. I am told to not exercise anyway no bending or twisting or picking up more than 10 lbs. So I have sat a lot. In fact no machine sewing for two weeks. Yes I will feel better when I can sew and drive again.
I am healing very well and definitely have less sciatic pain after surgery. Still a little if I do anything too much. Makes me behave.
So sewing and watching TV and reading and crochet work it is for me for the next five weeks.
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Write a goal for yourself and join the challenge! You can and should walk regularly I assume? That can be your goal! Sitting for prolonged periods is not good following back surgery!
Donna W
I Have to agree with Joyce in NE—record sedentary time every day. Also, I have to ask—the picture of the puppy—a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever?
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Yes!!! A relative’s puppy! It’s adorable!
Donna W
We also have a Toller—-she is the best! We purchased her in Minnesota. We live in Wisconsin.
Joyce in NE
Record sedentary time every day. Walk before lunch every day.
Diana
Body works on Monday, Yoga on Tuesday and Thursday. Walk the dog every afternoon–accept that my furry friend likes to sniff and just go with it!
Laverne
Have always been good about my exercise routine but also noticing how much sitting time I’m doing lately and the need to break it up more, so will start keeping track and maybe set an alarm on my computer and my phone when quilting to remind me to get up and take a walking or active break. Presently work out in classes at gym and cycle at least 3 days a week, sometimes 4, do yoga 2-3 times a week, pilates 1 day per week and want to get back to water aerobics. Always makes me feel better.
Mary Ann W
30 minute walk 6 days and core strengthening exercises 3 days.
Linda
Thank you for the motivation!! I am tracking my sedentary time and will walk a minimum of 2 miles each day.
Michele
My goal will be to exercise each day – sometimes I get so busy I forget. I like to rotate waling, yoga, and core stretches. Plus, housework IS exercise! I accidentally found out that by taking a 10 minute break from quilting and using the – conveniently in my sewing room – treadmill for just 10 minutes, my whole body felt better.
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