Book Blog Walkers Unite!
Alright I am going to get a little fitness orientated for the month of October. Leslie Sansone is doing a Slimmer by Thanksgiving 30 day challenge. No purchase necessary and you can play along on Twitter. I thought it would be super cool if we could get a group together to keep each other on track!
Here is my plan:
- I will do a post on Oct 1rst announcing that it is time to get your walk, run, fitness on!
- For the month of October I will be following the hashtag #bookblogwalkers on both Facebook and Twitter! If you decide to play along then just use that hashtag! If you want to include her hashtag, it is #whyiwalkathome
- Every Sunday in October I will be doing a shout out to all the blogs that participated (5 to 7 days) on Facebook, Twitter, and here on the blog. Figure it will be fun to see who is getting their walk on!
- At the end of the month, I will put all the participants names in a hat and giveaway a $10 amazon gift card!
So what do you think? Can you commit to 30 min a day for 30 days? I am really looking forward to getting my heart a little healthier before I destroy it with Thanksgiving, Birthday, and Christmas Food!
Shout out if you have any other ideas to go along with this or if you will be joining in 🙂 (aka like should I have a signup linky?)
Felicia S
Blogger at Geeky Bloggers Book Blog
Felicia is just your average gal from Texas that loves Audiobooks and Libraries with a passion! She can wine them, dine them, and love them forever. Her eclectic reading tastes include: Cozy Mysteries, Thrillers, Swoon-Worthy Romance of all kinds, Zombies, Urban Fantasy, Historical Fiction, and the occasional YA read.
During her non-reading time you can find her hanging with her rescue furr children named after book characters: Lizzie a beautiful cattle dog mix (Pound Pup), Cinder a beautiful Shep/Pitt mix (Pound Pup), and Minerva a beautiful Shep/Pitt mix (Foster Fail). Gathering with friends and family, attending conventions, watching movies/tv shows, rooting for the 49rs, and crocheting.
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During her non-reading time you can find her hanging with her rescue furr children named after book characters: Lizzie a beautiful cattle dog mix (Pound Pup), Cinder a beautiful Shep/Pitt mix (Pound Pup), and Minerva a beautiful Shep/Pitt mix (Foster Fail). Gathering with friends and family, attending conventions, watching movies/tv shows, rooting for the 49rs, and crocheting.
If you want to follow her DIY, Health, and Life adventures check out Mess to Best
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I’m in 🙂 great idea!
I’m in. Going to read and walk on treadmill. I’m behind 4 hours of my fitness open gym class. Twitter shall be my support. I’m 18 but I’ve got a bad knee from a stupid injury in high school. 3hrs a week is my goal.
Woohoo! I’ve got my Leslie DVDs lined up and ready to go!
I love this plan! I have really been meaning to start working out again, so I am in!! I’m really gonna try to do it every day…but can’t guarantee anything lol. 🙂
WOOT! Welcome aboard! 🙂 My only goal this month is to get up and walk 30 min a day. If I keep it up then I will work on intensity LOL
I love this idea! I’m 100% in – except I won’t be walking but doing my elliptical. That’s ok, right? I’ve been off and on with it this past month, so this will be the perfect kick in the butt to get me back on again. Looking forward to it!
Any kind of activity counts! I think just getting up and moving is the total key! 🙂
Audiobooks would make this challenge easier. :p
I’m in.
Yep! In fact, I am going to have a walking audiobook. That way I am pushed to do it every day 🙂 I may even *gasp* go over 30 min if the book is really good LOL
I’m IN! September was a total bust for me but I’ve got to get back on track with my exercise. I do NOT want bad knees in the future… And yay for online encouragement!
September was the same for me up till this last week. I need to kick in gear and I am so glad there are so many participating!
Heck yes, and make a button so I can share on my blog! I will do a shout out on my Sunday Post too!
Button created 🙂 Not fancy but I think it will work LOL
Button added!! I mentioned you in Sunday Post too 🙂
I think I may want to try this!
I am not aiming for super heavy exercise. I want to use this month as one that just gets me up and moving for 30 min a day.
I am SO in! I truly need this, and hopefully it will cool down enough so as not to be tortuous to be outside.
It looks like it will be cooling down a bit this weekend and hopefully sticking around. The nights have been nice though. 🙂
Good luck! I hope I will be able to commit to that one day… as it is doable. 😀
You can cheer me on 🙂 🙂 🙂
I am in, but I cant’ commit to every day right now as I have an out of town trip and a bunch of stuff going on, but I do love walking especially when the weather permits. Great idea, Felicia!
Whatever you can do is excellent. Heck even count when you are grocery shopping 30 min. I think the point is just to be active for a solid 30 min. I love Leslie’s view on that. Every step counts, every little bit matters 🙂
This is awesome. You go girls!!!!
I think it will be fun!
I can totally do it as I do it anyway 😉
You and your beautiful walks. I have to say I am a bit jelly! EXCELLENT!
I’m in!
WOOTZA! This will be a blast 🙂
Count me in!!! I have the Just Walk 30 Day Walk Off dvr’s, plus my fitbit is urging me to get back on track with making 10k steps/day. And I just went on a little shopping spree at Target and got a few new workout tops/jackets for the cooler weather.
I love the graphic…Is it ok to use on my blog? I’ll make a post about it, too!
Absolutely! I made it to make it fun 🙂
I am so ready!
Sweet, I’m in! So by the 5 to 7 you mean that in order to be “counted” we need to tweet about our exercising at least 5 days a week? That’s a bit more than I can realistically get to the gym :-/ So I might not be able to join in to that degree, but at least 3 days a week 😉
Walking at home counts too! So if you get in 3 days a week at the gym and 2 walks in during the week you are golden 🙂 However, I will totally count it if you do 3 days a week at the gym (you are probably going to be doing an hour so time wise it works)!
Yey! I’m very pumped, this might be a good time to go get a new pedometer since I lost my last one >.> Also this is a great excuse to go walk the trail next to my apartment because the leaves will be soooooo pretty 😀
I think that is why I am excited about it being in Oct. Gives me a chance to walk outside (or at least I am hoping the hot is gone by then LOL)
I think it’s a great idea! I really need to get back on the treadmill and walk. I keep finding many other excuses why not to exercise but its important to my joint health to keep moving. I’ve had too many birthday treats this month and I can’t give up sweets! I will sign up!
Awesome! I think it will be a fun way to motivate each other 🙂 Plus maybe feel a little less guilty about the Halloween treats we are all going to eat LOL