Team ExerCYize

Team ExerCYize at the Great Wall of China!

2006-05-27T15:37:00.000-07:00

Ann and Bruce Thompson represent Team ExerCYize on their Great Wall climb. During the course of Lighten-Up Iowa, team members have exercised in Turkey, Korea, Taiwan, China, Denmark, San Francisco, Texas and DeWitt.

Ana Joins the Winners' Circle for April!

2006-05-10T10:01:00.000-07:00

With more than 1400 minutes, Ana entered the coveted Team ExerCYize winner's circle for the month of April. She joined Dale (who reports walking miles and miles in San Francisco) and Bruce in the top three.
April was not a great month for Team ExerCYize-----it seems that the end of the semester slowed us down. But we face May, our final month, with renewed commitment, as evidenced by our tennis night.
We did log more than 12,000 minutes for April and we now have a grant total of 61,324 minutes! In order to improve our overall place, we all need to go all out in May!
Coach

The Team Hits the Courts with Coach Conlon

2006-05-10T06:23:00.000-07:00

Team members spent a memorable summer evening on the tennis court under the expert guidance of Coach Conlon. The team ran, skipped, hopped and demonstratede amazing agility as they enthusiastically participated in Conlon's drills.

Coaches Comments on the Evening's Events:

With Wimbledon only weeks away, I was very pleased with what I saw on the courts.

Marvelous Mary was definitely Marvelous and has been awarded the Teacher's Pet Award for her outstanding behavior. I wish ALL students raised their hands before speaking, like Mary

Boris Bernard, without a doubt, had the serve of his namesake. ( A little unruly before class with his buddy Bruce).

Bomber Backhand Bruce doesn't just have a backhand...he has a tremendous wingspan at the net and I can tell he doesn't like to lose.

Ad-in Ann certainly still has her touch and was awarded a "sprinkler dance," as was her friend Mary, for her super serve.

Dynamite Dale was explosive and had a strong finish at the end with his doubles partner in Bump the Chump.

Homerun Hargrave finished a few shy of Babe Ruth, 712, but with a full summer ahead, I think the fans will be treated to record setting season.

Next practice will cover eating strawberries and cream.

A Man Reaches the Top Three!

2006-04-06T07:52:00.000-07:00

Although he placed third, Bruce Thompson has provided representation for male team members in the elite top three for the month of March. While Mary Bernard had over 3,000 minutes and Diane Niederhauser had over 2,000, Thompson inched in with 1960. Congratulations to all three!
Thompson did ask if minutes on international flights count (which would have also helped Dale), but the coach ruled, "no way!".

Has Anyone Seen This Man???

2006-03-04T19:18:00.000-08:00

The pictured teammate seems to have disappeared from communication. On Thursday, March 2, he promised to turn in his munutes later that evening. Coach Thompson waited up most of the night to receive the final entry for the February team submission, but the results never came. Coach eagerly awaits word of his whereabouts......

Audit Reveals Additional March Winner---Another Woman!

2006-03-03T07:02:00.000-08:00

A careful audit of the February records for Team ExcerCYize revealed an additional winner for the month. Jamie Rehalnder clocked 1710 points and the audit showed she placed third. Yet another woman shines for Team ExcerCYize!

Coach

The Women Win It All in February!

2006-03-02T10:11:00.000-08:00

As you can see, the females on our team earned the February honors. Although we have one male still unreported, the current results show Mary Bernard and Diane Niederhauser as the big winners for Team ExcerCYize this month. Mary clocked 3875 minutes in beautiful Colorado and Diane earned 3200 minutes in chilly Iowa. Coach Thompson was a distant third with 1825.
And now it is time to begin working for the March hnors. I note that we have no repeat winners yet, so clearly the opportunities are wide open.
With one report still out, Team ExcerCYize clocked 17,810 minutes in Feburary. Assuming that we are burning 10 calories per minute with our vigorous exercise and that 3000 calories are needed to lose a pound, we should have lost 59 pounds or about 5 pounds each......
Keep up the good work!
Coach

Team ExerCYize in action....

2006-02-18T06:59:00.000-08:00

As you can see, four members of Team ExcerCYize took the exercise challenge very seriously and traveled to Alta, Utah for three days of intense work. Coach had trouble believing that one team member (who counted 8 hours of golf in Florida) questioned counting skiing as exercise! Since Bruce Thompson led the group down numerous very scary double black runs, the adrenalin produced by the sheer terror of it all had to count for major cardiovascular activity.
In any case, these four really stacked up the minutes and look like the favorites for honors in February. Coach does not rule out the possibility of other team members rising to the challenge, however.

The Winners Are.......

2006-02-02T08:17:00.000-08:00

Team ExerCYize logged 7396 minutes of exercise from Jan. 18-31---for an average of 616 minutes per team member. Our three winners---Michele, Kirk and Dale-- logged a total of 2595 minutes. It should be noted, however, that Kirk logged many of his minutes playing golf in Florida and the Iowa team members may assess a penalty for weather conditions. Michele earned the top honor this month with an impressive 955 minutes.

Keep up the good work and think about the possible honor of an individual win in February!

Coach

Phase I Completed!

2006-02-01T14:15:00.000-08:00

Team ExerCYize is now moving into its second month of action. Although the final stats are not yet available, our first two weeks of action was clearly a success. I will be announcing our leaders in total minutes in a couple days, and I thought you would enjoy some individual responses to reporting minutes:

"8 hours---that is 480 minutes (I used a calculator)"

"355 minutes---I started off strong, but then fell off the wagon and onto the dinner table"

"Does 8 hours of golf in Florida count?"

As of 4:40 pm on Jan. 31, Team ExcerCYize had recorded 4690 minutes of exercise, with three team members (who shall remain nameless) still not reporting.

Keep on moving!

Coach Thompson

Inaugural Hike via Bernard's

2006-01-22T06:40:00.000-08:00

After a brief stop at the Bernard house, Team ExerCYize began its first official team activity, a hike through the YMCA woods, led by Bruce Thompson. Mother nature decorated for us with a beautiful new snow and the team members participating (Bruce, Dale, Diane, Michele, Denise, Connie, Ann and Nedie) had a terrific time.
Highlights included scary bridge crossings, a visit to Squaw Creek, never covering the same ground twice and adding 120 minutes to each participant's log. Lowlights included a sprained ankle and the discovery of two deceased deer (although Nedie clearly regarded the later as a highlight). The coach was pleased to see that Diane heroically recovered from her ankle sprain and went on to hike about 3 more miles. She may be concentrating on upper body exercise for the next few weeks, however.
Team members plan to have similar group activities, including a ski outing, a group tennis lesson, and hike at Dale and Diane's, about once a month. In the mean time, Ana has created a daily exercise log for the team and members are all recording their accomplishments. The record daily minutes so far is held by Bruce Thompson who clocked 185 minutes on Saturday (hike, weights and shoveling snow) in his quest to make up for slacking in the previous three days.
A lowlight of our first week together was Coach Thompson sending several e-mail messages each day and team members voiced concern about Team ExerCYize spamming. Fortunately, Coach Thompson has a busy week at work next week and this situation may resolve itself.
Keep those minutes rolling in!
Signed,
Coach