Sept 17 to Sept 23 challenge
Spiceanne
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Just giving everyone a heads up of what the first weeks challenge will look like. Every week there will be a challenge that will get progressively harder, my goal is to help everyone get out of their comfort zone and to help them see changes.
There will be 5 exercise challenges to accomplish through the week on top of what you already do, you can accomplish them in any order you would like just as long as you accomplish all 5 of the challenges.
Challenge 1: Run 1 mile
Challenge 2: 4 rounds of 10 squats, 5 lunges, and 10 push ups
Challenge 3: Do a piece of cardio equipment you normally never do. I.e. if you normally bike, walk on the treadmill or use the elliptical
Challenge 4: Do 100 squats, 100 dips and 100 second plank. This one doesn't need to be done at one time but challenge yourself and attempt to do it at one time
Challenge 5: 50 burpees. Again this one doesn't need to be done at one time.
Along with the 5 exercise challenges there will 5 food related challenges:
Challenge 1: Drink 10 plus glasses of water
Challenge 2: Record every piece of food or liquid that you eat. It doesn't matter if it is one cracker record it all
Challenge 3: Only drink water one day, no coffee,no energy drinks, no pop, just water
Challenge 4: Try to eat under or as close to your calorie goal as possible
Challenge 5: Attempt to eat more than 110g of protein one day
Hope everyone enjoys this challenge and feel free to add each other as friends, to help motive and support each other.
There will be 5 exercise challenges to accomplish through the week on top of what you already do, you can accomplish them in any order you would like just as long as you accomplish all 5 of the challenges.
Challenge 1: Run 1 mile
Challenge 2: 4 rounds of 10 squats, 5 lunges, and 10 push ups
Challenge 3: Do a piece of cardio equipment you normally never do. I.e. if you normally bike, walk on the treadmill or use the elliptical
Challenge 4: Do 100 squats, 100 dips and 100 second plank. This one doesn't need to be done at one time but challenge yourself and attempt to do it at one time
Challenge 5: 50 burpees. Again this one doesn't need to be done at one time.
Along with the 5 exercise challenges there will 5 food related challenges:
Challenge 1: Drink 10 plus glasses of water
Challenge 2: Record every piece of food or liquid that you eat. It doesn't matter if it is one cracker record it all
Challenge 3: Only drink water one day, no coffee,no energy drinks, no pop, just water
Challenge 4: Try to eat under or as close to your calorie goal as possible
Challenge 5: Attempt to eat more than 110g of protein one day
Hope everyone enjoys this challenge and feel free to add each other as friends, to help motive and support each other.
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I'm not sure I can complete "no coffee"! :drinker:0
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Just giving everyone a heads up of what the first weeks challenge will look like. Every week there will be a challenge that will get progressively harder, my goal is to help everyone get out of their comfort zone and to help them see changes.
There will be 5 exercise challenges to accomplish through the week on top of what you already do, you can accomplish them in any order you would like just as long as you accomplish all 5 of the challenges.
Challenge 1: Run 1 mile
Challenge 2: 4 rounds of 10 squats, 5 lunges, and 10 push ups
Challenge 3: Do a piece of cardio equipment you normally never do. I.e. if you normally bike, walk on the treadmill or use the elliptical
Challenge 4: Do 100 squats, 100 dips and 100 second plank. This one doesn't need to be done at one time but challenge yourself and attempt to do it at one time
Challenge 5: 50 burpees. Again this one doesn't need to be done at one time.
due to my arthritis i can only do low impact exercise so i won't be able to do any of these challenges. :noway:0 -
Thank you for setting up this group! I am excited to begin:)0
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I second that one! I'm struggling if I don't have first coffee by 9.30 (and every one in the office tends to pay for it too!) Can we just ease ourselves in gently say go from four mugs a day to two?0
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I agree with others!! I can do it all minus the no coffee thing!! Im like an alcoholic on detox without my coffee!!0
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What is a burpee?0
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We can modify challenge 3 to limit the coffee to two cups max
And sarahkimpton what kind of arthritis do you have because all of these exercise besides the burpees which can be modified are lower impact, message me and we can figure out what you could be able to do for a challenge instead
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This is effin' awesomeness!!
So stoked to begin...
Never though I'd be looking forward to a Monday, but next Monday CANNOT get here quick enough!!0 -
Another way you could modify the coffee thing.... if you drink it with Cream and/or Sugar, Drink it black. Coffee can be good for you if you don't alter it with all the sweeteners and fat
Also... for those of you that are chompin' at the bit to get started, I just committed to another group that this week (today - Sunday) I will :
Burn 1500 Calories
Drink 64 ounces of water
Swim at least one day this week
Just a small committement but if anyone wants to join me in a little warm up exercise, feel free :bigsmile:0 -
The food challenges: Are they to be completed every day of the week (minus the two that just say one day)?
As in, 10 glasses of water every day and under calorie goal every day.0 -
110 grams of protein! Wow that's a lot - it will be interesting to see what my hunger level is like that day. Usually after weight lifting I'm pretty hungry the next day so I'll time this out and try an experiment along with the callenge - thanks!!0
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While i am confident about all of these I am quite sure the running of one mile won't happen... I too have some knee issues (surgery this past april) and while I've gotten my mile down around 14:30 (very slow jog) I still walk parts... I will instead committ to pulling another minute off of my time...
and thanks for the change to the coffee requirement - the only reason i make it to lunch is because of my 9:30 coffee run!0 -
We can modify challenge 3 to limit the coffee to two cups max
And sarahkimpton what kind of arthritis do you have because all of these exercise besides the burpees which can be modified are lower impact, message me and we can figure out what you could be able to do for a challenge instead
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thisisaimee91 - for the food challenges it will be one specific day you decide to drink above and beyond the 8 glass a day, same with the under the calorie goal, try to choose a day where you have to resist a temptation or a day you would normally go over your calorie goal
carlsoda- i find days that i eat a higher amount of protein i'm usually not as hungry in between meals. so tell me how it goes for you
Aprilstar480- that sounds like an awesome idea as well
tallieterp- sounds like a perfect modification to the challenge, even if you take 30 seconds of your mile you are one step closer to a faster mile 0 -
Looking forward to the challenge!!!0
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I'm also looking forward to this. Now, I have to go back and find out what a second plank and burpee was!0
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HA HA that's waay too funny! I read it wrong! It's a 100-seconds plank!0
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I will have a hard time with some of those challenges but I WILL try even if I have to do the modified versions. I have never ran a mile before! I'm excited to try these.
The food ones should be easy for me, except for the not going over on calories on a tempting day... I'll have to see what I can do!
BTW: To all of you COFFEE lovers, what about 5 hour energy? Isn't that better anyway, since it's basically all nautral B+Vitamins & only a couple of cals?0 -
I can't promise that I'll succeed at all of these - but I'm going to give it a damn good go! Made a note of them all - and have added them to my diary - so here goes!
Change of plan - I've stuck the challenges on the fridge so I can see them and I'll enjoy crossing them off when I've completed a challenge! :-)0 -
:drinker: C'mon, guys! Coffee isn't so bad! I use fat free creamer and no additional sugar. I am sorry but I cannot, WILL NOT give it up. Not even for a day! I will challenge myself to no Starbucks that week though! I usually treat myself on Fridays. (Yes, I know how many calories are in those!) I think the goal is to challenge yourself. I cannot run due to knee issues. Instead if running, I will spend an hour on my elliptical. We just need to push ourselves however we can. We got this!0
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I've just created my star chart (similar to the one I made for my daughter when we were potty training) so now every time I complete a challenge I can cross it off or find some stickers to make it a bit more colourful. It's going to be hidden in one of the kitchen cupboards though - if it gets stuck on the fridge I think she'll expect a present when it's full!0
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I've just created my star chart (similar to the one I made for my daughter when we were potty training) so now every time I complete a challenge I can cross it off or find some stickers to make it a bit more colourful. It's going to be hidden in one of the kitchen cupboards though - if it gets stuck on the fridge I think she'll expect a present when it's full!
Too funny! I made myself a sticker chart for JM Body Revolution. I counted out 90 stickers and each time I completed a workout, I gave myslef a sticker on the chart. Watching them disappear was very motivating. Everytime the workouts were really tough, I focused on the empty space on my chart and that got me through it! I am glad to know I am not the only adult who will work for stickers!0 -
I've just created my star chart (similar to the one I made for my daughter when we were potty training) so now every time I complete a challenge I can cross it off or find some stickers to make it a bit more colourful. It's going to be hidden in one of the kitchen cupboards though - if it gets stuck on the fridge I think she'll expect a present when it's full!
Hahahahaaaaaa! I LOVE this, it's much more creative than my post-its. Probably more motivating too 0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MGljX4bbps
