[Closed] 100 days of exercise until Christmas

I think I ought to... I'm in.

Yep I'm in. Been struggling with motivation for a few weeks so this definitely helps.

Can I do 98? Got the UK 24hr Championships at Keilder next month and a day off before and after might be in order!
I did the one after Christmas last year and that was good

Maybe this will motivate me a bit! I'm in

Whats the quilifiers. Does 30 minute walk count?

Or is there a minimum time and effort.

Here's last years thread.

https://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/100-days-of-exercise-until-xmas/

Assuming the same "rules", then it's 30 minutes of exercise per day. Riding, running, walking, paddling, weights, yoga, etc, outdoor or indoor, it's up to you. Keep the thread going with photos and chat as that adds to the encouragement and incentive for others.

There was a Strava Group set up last year too, though I rarely make public all my Strava activities these days.

Right I'm in. This and the alcohol thread has got me panicking that I'm going to end up like the older members of my family that I saw on the weekend.

I think I ought to… I’m in.

Oh, go on then, I bloody need to.

Been waiting for this, as I need the motivation!

A few recent injuries have compounded the fact that I have been very lazy for the last 18 months. I really do need to back into regular exercise. I did it a couple of years ago and it was good. Unfortunatley shortly after that, my excercise kind of went down hill, and I haven't recovered....

So I'm in, but will have to take it slowly, hopefully I can back to running some decent distances by the christmas though.

I may fail, as we have a very serious illness in the family, my younger sister has unfortunatley lost her battle with cancer and might not even make christmas! Hopefully though I can use this as a positive mental thing as well as physical.

Good luck everyone.

Yes i def need it, so im in!

Thank you

In fo shizzle - I got timber to cut! Week 3 of C25K started this morning. 🙂

I’d like to give it a go. Tried a couple of years ago and made it to about 60 days and then the wheels came off for some reason. Last year we were moving house and so didn’t even contemplate it. Feeling like I have the capacity and desire to give it a good go this year.

Never done anything like this before but last 18mths have been rough and my fitness has taken a dive and my belly taken a boost in size, need a kick up the arse so lets do this.

Yep, I'm in.
I managed 4 or 5 days per week last year, so I reckon 7 days a week is do-able

Sounds easy enough. I'm in. Does it start today?

No, 10 days time

I'm in. Injured myself training for the Great North Run and playing cricket so can't run - not that I ever could tbh - did C25k and thought "GNR?? why the hell not" - old broken body thought otherwise 😳. Bike riding all the way for me. Oh, maybe the odd walk with Mrs Fazzini too.

I’m back on it already, Started 1st of September. The whole concept of keeping up regular exercise during the winter has been invaluable for my summer fitness. Done it the last two years and really felt the benefit.
Most days I will be getting out for an hours ride, mixing it up with some resistance training and some yoga/pilates sessions when I need a break from pedalling.

I mentioned on last year's thread that I'd done the full year. Well I'm still going - I'll actually hit two full years of posting an activity on Strava every day later this month, my self imposed rule being a 2 mile walk or run or a ride of around 30 mins being the absolute minimum.

Anyone else still on for doing the full year this year? I remember a couple of people said they might try it when I mentioned it last time round.

Assuming the same “rules”, then it’s 30 minutes of exercise per day.

I usually take that to mean anything above your daily activities - if you're going to have to take the dog out anyway, that doesn't count. You have a bit more time and instead of your normal 30 minute walk you decide to do a couple of hours? That would count.

But that said the rules are definitely "rules", and not something I'd get too concerned about. The other rule is to do your best to out-photo @scotroutes, which is a real challenge 😀

Anyway I'm in. And ¡ánimo! @ads678, as the Spanish would say.

In. Got to get the gut gone.

Yep, I'm in for this. I generally exercise every day anyway but find it really motivating on those really grim days when I normally wouldn't.

Go on, I'll have a go. I walk the dog for an hour a day normally, so I'll try and do something on top of that, but if I don't I won't feel too bad 🙂

I mentioned on last year’s thread that I’d done the full year. Well I’m still going – I’ll actually hit two full years of posting an activity on Strava every day later this month...

Chapeau!

I've failed the last two years but def need to have another go, 3rd time lucky & a bit more motivation (gut) will pull me through I hope..

I'm in, need a push.

I'm in, need a target.

I've been trying to run everyday for a few weeks. Got into a pair of 28" waist trousers on Friday 😂

*waves*

If bloody @houns can do it, I'd better do it too.

Didn’t say I could do it, but I’ll try

And yes I’m currently sat outside a pub having a pint

Does doing some stretches count as an exercise? I'm at the age now where recovery days are essential.

PS Just tried putting it into my diary for the 16th and whatever I typed autocorrected to "100 Days of Excuse". Maybe it's trying to tell me something.

Does doing some stretches count as an exercise? I’m at the age now where recovery days are essential.

Seem to remember lots of people swooning over Abi or whatever her name was, and her yoga classes. That could be an option?

I'm in, sounds good and achievable to lose a bit of weight

Hell yes. Started it last year then got laid up with Covid in November which screwed me over royally as far as excercise and recovery went. Then tore my collarbone ligament in May resulting in a couple of months off the bike, so definelty need something to give me a kick up the arse.

I think I'll try. I'm missing the chub club motivation so this should help towards increasing my activity.

Another chubber for the gang here - just started trying to get back into the swing of things on Sunday, so this will be a good target to chase.

Are we going to do Strava again?

After failing the summer chub club I need to have a crack at this.
30min should be manageable.

@kennyp, I really couldn’t do it without the recovery days. A walk instead of a ride is also a good alternative.

I gym, cycle and/or swim daily anyway. I assumed most did on here

That's quite an assumption 🙂

Never done anything like this before but last 18mths have been rough and my fitness has taken a dive and my belly taken a boost in size, need a kick up the arse so lets do this.

Same here, have completely fallen off the exercise wagon thaes last 2 years. Have gone from cycling to work 4 days a week and going for a ride at least once but usually twice on the other 3 days to the occasional ride maybe twice a month. Will probably only manage half the days but the motivation will do it for me so I'm in.

I'm in. New job last September has crucified my fitness, a 10km run was a breeze 12 months ago. Now it's something to be taken seriously so action is required.

I’m in

100% in. Since getting an Ebike I have noticed a real drop off in aerobic fitness and at least 2 kgs of weight gain. I am someone who needs motivation so really hope I can keep it up. Do we have to set goals/targets or have any sort of spreadsheet like the chub-club?

@reluctantjumper,

I think we are one in the same person, honestly its strange could have written that myself lol.

Is there a minimum standard we are supposed to adhere to and does one or both of jumping to conclusions or running up a bar tab count 😏

Another one in. 🙂

Is there a minimum standard we are supposed to adhere to

30 minutes of exercise extra to anything you would already do like walking the dog or a short commute. It is accepted that at times life does get in the way and an occasional day off is inevitable.
This challenge provides the added motivation to do something when you really don’t feel like it.

I'm in, separation last year killed routine for me, but I have a handle on life again for this year and need to get into myself back onto the regular exercise routine, I've found it too easy to not do anything this year.

30minutes of sit ups and press ups when I don't get on a bike. I do need to make the non bike days more fun...

I'll attempt this again.
I may not do 30 mins each day but I'll aim to do something.
I did start doing Joe Wicks HIIT workouts via YouTube, which are anything from 10 to 30 mins. Found them to be a pretty good workout but stopped recently to give my wrist a bit more rest and then life got in the way. It also gives me a deadline to get the decorating/deep cleaning done and out the way.
I'll probably end up doing a lot of walks and a lot of Joe Wicks but that's a lot of what I'm not doing now.

Anything is better than nothing.

Go on then.
- And with that kind of go getting attitude, I'm bound to do well 🙂

Strava group sounds good too.

I'm in. Bloody hot weather and holidays over the summer have been no good for my already poor fitness levels...

I've set up a Strava Club - STW-100DEB4X-2022

https://www.strava.com/clubs/1076178

I'm in too.

Is there a minimum standard we are supposed to adhere to

The 30 minutes thing is a guideline - as long as you reckon you've done some exercise, you're good. But it needs to be a bit of a challenge, so just doing 5 pressups every morning and saying you're done goes a bit against the spirit of the thing!

My aim is to either ride outdoors, do an early morning sufferfest on the static bike or 30 mins of yoga every day.

Dammit. I need the motivation. If nothing else, it will persuade me to take a bvreak from work now and again

Just spotted the thread at 11pm last night, so I managed my 100 press-ups and 100 squats before midnight, and I'll put that with walking the dog for day one. Started a list on my shopping list app on my phone to nudge me a bit more.

I'll do it again this year. It will give me more reasons to escape the DIY abyss.

day one

Day one is next week!

I gym, cycle and/or swim daily anyway. I assumed most did on here

I'd rather slam my testicles in a door than go to the gym.

I’m in, could do with a push in getting back to fitness

down to once a week cycling at the moment, need some motivation!

100 press-ups and 100 squats

Add in 100 sit ups and a 10km run and you will following the training routine Saitama from 'One Punch Man' follows.
I might try for a quarter of the above numbers?

Day one is next week

Oops. Have now installed my Santa countdown.

Right, I’m in as well. I’ve never signed up for any social challenge like this but I need to shift the belly and get fit for next Spring.

I’d rather slam my testicles in a door than go to the gym.

For 30 minutes, for 100 days?

Putting in the preparation here. McDonald's for tea, rum for pudding and just had a bed time buttered scone. Hench.

I’d rather slam my testicles in a door than go to the gym.

I suppose that's also a form of exercise. You won't need the gym you can do that in your car.

Righto, I'm up for this.
Not wanting to bang on about it, but having metastatic prostate cancer and starting chemo on the 21st, I need plenty of goals to pull me through.

No pressure but if I can do this... you lot can 🙂

I'm in again. I've done this for the past 2 years and have ended up missing days throughout. Mostly due to going off like a frog in a sock, and running out of steam. I'll try and get the pacing better this year. I'm recovering from shoulder surgery, so the motivation will be nice. But I'm going to be limited in what I can do. I know I can do at least one thing one-handed. Slam my balls in a door. I'm somewhat ambitiously going to try to lose 10kg over these 100 days.

I’m going to give this a shot. Loved it the first year I tried it but failed miserably last year due to a dodgy knee! Still have knee trouble but need to shift the 10kgs I’ve put on recently!!

Clicked on this and relieved to find I'm not too late to join.
100 days of calf muscle strengthening would be more accurate. I tore it earlier in the year, did the physio for a while, thought it felt better and stopped. Some long descents recently have suggested otherwise 😞

When does it start?

I’m in, didn’t really work for me previously but I’m pretty locked in to Pilates 4/5 days per week now which work for days when running/biking is off the cards.

Starts 16th September.

Brillo, ta. 🙂

Returning from a STW sabbatical and happy to be back in time for this.

I started stretching/yoga regularly back in June and now WANT to do it everyday but I don't always accomplish that. Hoping this little challenge will get me over the hump.

May I take this opportunity to encourage you to make stretching/yoga part of your exercise game plan over the next 100 days. As a 47 year old fella I feel fantastic for it. Not just in body but also in mind ... I just feel so calm recently, its wonderful (and I haven't even got into the mediation side of yoga, just the physical) It's low impact and doesn't knacker you out, in fact I find it energizing.

Anybody wondering whether they could do this challenge in a boarder sense allow me to give you a tip.... Get way from thinking about WORKING OUT !! Beasting yourself every day for the next 100 days isn't the idea. Do enough to get a little sweat on but not too much
that you can't go again the next day.

Good Luck

Do you go to a class? If it's anything online, colour me interested! 🙂 I get back pain from WFH and being sedentary, but have started just walking to the bottom of the garden and back every hour, gets me a few minutes away from the screen and I feel the benefit already of not just sitting all day long. 🙂

As above I'll do a 30mins recovery ride on wahoo as a rest day but still enough to raise the HRM. Tbf usually stick in a yoga 15min to.