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Fitness Bucket List

by Monica

Cool tree on our hike to Waimoku Falls.

Got a fitness bucket list? A friend recently told me she's entering a bucket list competition at her gym to stay motivated with her workouts. I think this is a great way to stay on track with your workouts for life.

Here's my quick fitness bucket list. This is what drives me to stay consistent with my workouts every week. Do you have a fitness bucket list? Share what's on it and enter to win a cool mystery prize in June.

Monica's Fitness Bucket List

do an unsupported handstand
learn to surf
climb a rope
perform a cool trapeze trick
compete in the Empire State Building run up
take a japanese sword class
kayak in kaui
hike, kayak, mountain bike in Costa Rica
go climbing

Things I've crossed off my bucket list.

hiked a trail in the Grand Canyon
hiked everywhere in AZ and a few places in Maui, Oahu, Utah, and Mexico
kayaked in San Diego and Lake Powell
learning aerial dance on a trapeze
jumped off a high diving board platform (scary)
took a white crane kung fu class
took golf lessons and actually played for a while
practiced yoga on a beach in Hawaii (amazing)
swung across a Jamaican waterfall hanging from a rope
rapelled into a sink hole in Mexico
enjoyed a night scuba dive in Cozumel
tried indoor rock climbing
took an adult gymnastics class
participated in a few 5K's for charity
tried running (not my thing) and trail running (totally love it)
used a bike as transportation for an entire summer

Last year we rode from Lahaina to Hana on a Harley then hiked Waimoku falls and explored everything you see in the video here. Best time ever! This year we're off to Mt. Rainer, Portland, and Seattle for some hiking, kayaking, and any other fun stuff we can find.

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What a great idea
by: Jeri

Hi Monica,
I love the idea of a fitness bucket list - I enjoyed developing mine:

Start running again ? injury free (almost there)
Do 30 pushups easily
Yoga ? slow down my breathing, increase my flexibility, & master the Crane Pose
Take more & different types of yoga classes (including a class w/ my 4 year old daughter)
Take martial arts classes (when my daughter gets older, maybe she?ll take them w/ me)

Things I've crossed off my bucket list:

Completed a marathon, 2 half-marathons, 15+ 10ks (I lost count)
Yoga ? improved my balance (I couldn?t stand on one leg without tipping over to save my life after a few seconds) & even mastered poses I never thought I could do (wheel, revolved big toe, warrior half moon). I credit yoga for enabling me to be able to do push-ups.
Bikram Yoga Class (not as difficult as I thought it would be)
Pilates Class (it?s okay ? I think I needed a more challenging instructor)
Self Defense Classes (refresher courses I take every few years from a Jujitsu master)
Kickboxing Class (loved it - literally kicked my butt)
40+ open water scuba dives (includes 7 dives in Fiji during our honeymoon)
Surfing (tried it - didn?t like it)
Skydiving once (scary ? loved it)
Kayaked Na Pali Coast, Kauai (3 times - awesome)
Weight-training ? finally incorporated it as a normal part of my workout routine after just running for 16 years (started off w/ a pair of 5-lb free weights & now up to 12-lbs)
Hiking with friends ? sometimes for hours at a time (really not my thing) at Kauai?s Na Pali Coast, Maui, Oahu
Horseback riding (didn?t care for it)
Running on the beach & doing Yoga on the beach as much as I can

One thing I?ve learned is to keep an open mind & try out different things ? even though I may not necessarily like it I never regret trying it out. In addition, I usually workout at home so trying out different fitness classes at the gym with friends is a good change of scenery.

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great bucket list
by: Monica

Thanks for sharing your list. You've already done so much stuff and I just love your attitude about keeping an open mind. That's what it's all about for me too.

Anybody can post their list below and please don't feel you need to post one as long as mine and Jeri's.

For the longest time the only thing on my list was hiking and doing regular pushups. My list has gotten longer over the years because I don't limit myself anymore. Post 1 or 2 things if you like!

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My Fitness Bucket List
by: Salma

Okay here is what I have so far...I'm sure I'll think of some more later :)

Fitness Bucket List:

Do 50 push-ups easy
Do 10 pull-ups with no assistance
Learn to jump rope like pro boxers
Do a half-iron man
Do the Ashtanga forward and backward jump through without touching the floor
Do a handstand without assistance
Run a 10K in 30 minutes
Hike Yosemite
Learn to snowboard
Learn to surf

Things I crossed off:

Practice yoga on a daily basis
Finished a marathon in under 4 hours
Competed in several sprint and olympic triathlons and won my age group 2 times
Started jump roping
Can do 30 push-ups easy
Can do 5 pull-ups

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My Bucket List
by: Julie B

This is a great way to make people think about their lives.

Things I want to accomplish:
Bodyfat 15%
20 un-assisted pullups
50 push ups (all at once)
Bench press 150
Learn to kayak (it's easy on my knees)

Things I have accomplished:
Lost half of my body weight
Bodyfat >20%
Indoor skydiving (totally awesome)

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Bucket List
by: Kurt Sherry

have a six pack
do 50 push ups continuously
bike ride 10 miles non-stop
work out 5 times a week

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My bucket List
by: Elyse

It was fun and thought provoking to make my list. Here it is:

10 pullups unassisted
Bodyfat around 12%-15%
Do a triathlon-sprint atleast
Practice yoga on a regular basis
Skydiving (atleast once)
Hiking Kauai and Maui
Learn to salsa dance
Compete in a fitness competition
Work successfully in the fitness industry

Marked off my list:

Learned to wakeboard- no tricks but I can stay up till I decide I'm ready to stop
Learned to snowboard- not very good
Take a pole dancing class- it was alot of fun
Sorry my marked off list is so short. I guess I need to get busy on my bucket list!

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love your bucket list
by: Monica

Hey Elyse

I love your bucket list! Wakeboarding looks so fun. You've done some pretty awesome stuff. It's not the size of your list that's important but the motivation you get from trying new things that really matters : )

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Bucket List
by: Deb

Things I have crossed off:

-Hiked most of the trails in Glacier Park
-climbed Great Northern Mountain (twice)
-Hiked Zion Natl. Park
-Hiked Grand Canyon
-Biked a 100 mile ride in the mountains five times(okay I cheated this was on a tandem bicycle with my husband!)
-Participated in two team triathlons (one was a women's team, the other coed) We won both!
-I have managed to make working out a priority and have stuck to a 3-4 day per week boot camp type training and walk at least 1 1/2 mile every day and most days at least 5 miles.
-Parachuting out of an airplane (Okay, I've never done this, but I crossed it off because I don't ever want to!)

On my Bucket List:

-To get my home gym equipment up to standard.
-Get into the best shape of my life by age 57...gotta go cuz I'm already 56! I'm running out of time! I find this is easier and much more fun since I found this website. There are so many things that can be interchanged so it is always new and interesting.

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When is the winner announced??
by: Salma

Hi!

Just curious to know if you already picked the winner?? Hope all is well and as usual thanks for all the great workout tips and plans :)

-Salma

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Bucket List Contest Winner
by: Monica

Congratulations Jeri and thanks to everybody who participated. I really enjoyed reading your lists.

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