Week 2, Day 1

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I was back on the elliptical today! The elliptical sure does allow you to burn calories so much faster than the bike! How did you burn calories today - elliptical, treadmill, bike, workout DVD, fitness class, and/or something else?

700 calories burned
2800 calories remaining

Day 7

Last day of week 1 of our challenge! How did you do? Part of me wanted to cut my workout short today, but I pushed through and made it!

480 calories burned
0 remaining

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Day 6

I was planning on working out on the elliptical and recumbent bike today, but my foot was still bothering me. Knowing that the elliptical would probably aggravate my injury, I decided to stay on the bike the entire time. It took about an hour and 45 minutes, but I burned over 500 calories. While the elliptical would have burned the calories much faster, the bike allowed me to workout without causing more harm. Remember to always put your health first. If you experience pain it is always better to stop than to work through it.

516 calories burned
479 calories remaining

Day 5

Looks like I strained the arch of my right foot in my step class on Wednesday. I'll have to take a break from the step class and be selective with the activities I choose to do for a while so my arch can heal. Remember, if you start to battle a bit of an injury stop the activity that caused it and rest or change your exercise of choice to something that is safe for you to do. Today I used the recumbent bike, the arm cycle ergometer (basically a bike that uses your arms instead of your legs), and the elliptical. The bike and arm cycle allowed me to still burn calories but give my foot a rest!

460 calories burned
995 calories remaining

Day 4

Thank goodness for ellipticals! You can burn calories fairly efficiently without putting a bunch of stress on your knees! If you haven't tried an elliptical yet or having trouble burning enough calories on the treadmill, try out the elliptical!

350 calories burned
1455 calories remaining

Day 3

Took a step class and walked on the treadmill. I love my new step class. And I've got 6 cups of water in so far. I'm confident I'll get to 8 cups today! Is there a certain workout that you are currently doing and love?

586 calories burned
1805 calories remaining

Day 2

Didn't make it to 500 calories today, but that's why I worked so hard yesterday.

405 calories burned
2391 calories remaining
Drank 8 cups of water!