October Week 2 Mini Challenge

luvs_choc8
luvs_choc8 Posts: 788 Member
edited October 2014 in Social Groups
Monday
Food: Stay within your calorie limit. Eat at least 3 vegetables and 2 fruits.
Cardio: Do some kind of increased heart rate activity to burn at least 250 calories. (ie walking 30 minutes, elliptical, aerobics, stairs etc)
Strength: Do 120 crunches (3 different kinds)
Water: Drink at least 10 (8oz) glasses of water.

Tuesday
Food: Stay within your calorie limit. Try and eat the majority of your carbohydrates in the first half of the day.
Cardio: Do some kind of increased heart rate activity to burn at least 250 calories. (ie walking 30 minutes, elliptical, aerobics, stairs etc)
Strength: Do 100 squats (everytime you make a trip to the washroom, do 10 squats)
Water: Drink at least 10 (8oz) glasses of water

Wednesday: Stay within your calorie limit. Eat required amounts of protein which is used to help repair muscles,
Cardio: Do an interval workout today. 5 minute warm-up, 1 minute jog (or fast walk), 2 minute walk, repeat 8 times, finish with a 5 minute cool-down.
Strength: Do 10 sets of 10 push-ups at your level.
Water: Drink at least 10 (8oz) glasses of water

Thursday: Stay within your calorie limit. Have lots of fiber consisting of whole grains, whole fruit and vegetables, legumes, cereals.
Cardio: Do 35 minutes of increased heart rate activity.
Strength: Do 10 lunges with 10 bicep curls, 10 sets
Water: Drink at least 10 (8oz) glasses of water

Friday: Stay within your calorie limit. Watch the amount of sodium that you eat. Try to avoid prepackaged or takeout food which is very high in sodium
Cardio: Do 35 minutes of increased heart rate activity.
Strength: Do 120 crunches
Water: DRink at least 10 (8oz) glasses of water

Saturday: Stay within your calorie limit.
Cardio: Go for a leisurely walk with someone you care about today.
Strength: Do 10 sets of 10 tricep kickbacks
Water: Drink at least 10 (8oz) glasses of water

Sunday: Stay within your calorie limit
Cardio/Strength: Today is a day of rest and relaxation
Water: Drink at least 10 (8oz) glasses of water

I am by no means a professional in diet or exercise. Everything stated above is things that I have learned and read during the last year and a half of being on MFP. Please do not do anything that will harm yourself.

Hope you have a great week.