2014 Personal Best Challenge
Challenge # 2: Get your best distance during 9 minute cardiovascular interval (treadmill, bike, elliptical). Cardiovascular exercise is essential for strengthening heart and lung function, increasing stamina and endurance, and assists in burning excess bodyfat!! Distance # 1 represents the first measurement. Distance # 2 represents the second measurement which was taken exactly 4 weeks later.
Club Records
1.25 Mike Kiley – most distance in 9 minutes on treadmill
1.30 Magen Slesinger– most distance in 9 minutes elliptical
2.56 Andy LaVallee – most distance in 9 minutes on bike
.55-.95 – Luciana Torcasio – is the $100.00 winner for this challenge!! In 4 weeks she increased her distance by 72.73%!!!!!!!
14.34% – was the average percent increase
90.91% of the participants showed an improvement during second measurement
Roger Bannister in 1954 was the first person to run a mile in under 4 minutes.
| Name | Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Machine | Increase | % Increase |
| Alicia | 0.62 | 0.67 | Treadmill | 0.05 | 8.06% |
| Leslie | 0.84 | 0.91 | Treadmill | 0.07 | 8.33% |
| Mary | 0.85 | 0.93 | Treadmill | 0.08 | 9.41% |
| Zizi | 1.25 | 1.27 | Elliptical | 0.02 | 1.60% |
| Andy | 2.27 | 2.56 | Bike | 0.29 | 12.78% |
| Amber | 0.86 | 1.08 | Elliptical | 0.22 | 25.58% |
| Georgina | 0.81 | 0.90 | Elliptical | 0.09 | 11.11% |
| Erika | 0.88 | 0.90 | Treadmill | 0.02 | 2.27% |
| Patti | 0.77 | 0.78 | Treadmill | 0.01 | 1.30% |
| Karen C | 0.85 | 1.23 | Elliptical | 0.38 | 44.71% |
| Felicia | 0.67 | 0.84 | Treadmill | 0.17 | 25.37% |
| Joe | 1.02 | 1.25 | Elliptical | 0.23 | 22.55% |
| Luciana | 0.55 | 0.95 | Elliptical | 0.40 | 72.73% |
| Matt | 0.66 | 0.82 | Elliptical | 0.16 | 24.24% |
| Beth | 2.14 | 2.42 | Bike | 0.28 | 13.08% |
| Jen T | 0.86 | 1.07 | Treadmill | 0.21 | 24.42% |
| Peter | 2.30 | 2.53 | Bike | 0.23 | 10.00% |
| Sheena | 0.75 | 0.84 | Elliptical | 0.09 | 12.00% |
| Kayla | 0.61 | 0.70 | Treadmill | 0.09 | 14.75% |
| Kristie | 0.90 | 1.07 | Elliptical | 0.17 | 18.89% |
| MRB! | 0.82 | 0.84 | Treadmill | 0.02 | 2.44% |
| Maria V. | 0.80 | 0.83 | Elliptical | 0.03 | 3.75% |
| Elisa | 0.66 | 0.81 | Treadmill | 0.15 | 22.73% |
| Patty D | 0.95 | 1.00 | Treadmill | 0.05 | 5.26% |
| Kerry | 0.53 | 0.57 | Elliptical | 0.04 | 7.55% |
| Michele | 0.98 | 0.99 | Elliptical | 0.01 | 1.02% |
| Kristen | 0.92 | 0.93 | Treadmill | 0.01 | 1.09% |
| Nicole | 0.76 | 0.89 | Treadmill | 0.13 | 17.11% |
| Magen | 1.09 | 1.30 | Elliptical | 0.21 | 19.27% |
| David C. | 0.73 | 0.78 | Treadmill | 0.05 | 6.85% |
| June | 0.57 | 0.61 | Treadmill | 0.04 | 7.02% |
| Guy | 0.83 | 1.01 | Treadmill | 0.18 | 21.69% |
| Barbara | 0.70 | 0.75 | Elliptical | 0.05 | 7.14% |
| Fitzy | 1.09 | 1.17 | Treadmill | 0.08 | 7.34% |
| Kathy K | 1.51 | 1.89 | Bike | 0.38 | 25.17% |
| Joan | 0.58 | 0.61 | Treadmill | 0.03 | 5.17% |
| Michael | 1.21 | 1.25 | Treadmill | 0.04 | 3.31% |
| Lydia | 1.46 | 1.89 | Bike | 0.43 | 29.45% |
| LuAnn | 0.87 | 0.90 | Treadmill | 0.03 | 3.45% |
| Hannah | 1.24 | 1.41 | Treadmill | 0.17 | 13.71% |
| ave. % increase | 14.34% | ||||
| Maureen | 0.91 | 0.84 | Treadmill | -7.69% | |
| Helen | 0.74 | 0.67 | Treadmill | -9.46% | |
| Janelle | 1.00 | 1.00 | Treadmill | 0.00% | |
| Carol | 0.82 | 0.80 | Elliptical | -2.44% | |
| % of participants improved | 90.91% | ||||
