Office Challenge – March (Is anyone interested?)

giusa
giusa Posts: 577 Member
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Monthly office challenge will include:
-Number of steps - you determine how to calculate,
-Exercise Challenge - will begin and end with a stretch, an upper body and lower body exercise, twice a day. We’ll start with low reps and progress from there, so add 5 to squat and stretch, and 1 to push-ups daily.
-Check-in daily.

Any suggestions on an exercise that is “office” friendly, as well as office attire friendly, please note for next month’s challenge. It's also a good idea to add a link to the exercise, but haven't gotten that far.

Is anyone interested, or would like to start an office challenge?
Day 1

Monday Check-in

Steps –

Morning
Standing Side Bend Stretch – 5 x each side
Push up - 3
Squat to Chair – 25
Standing Side Bend Stretch – 5 x each side

Afternoon
Standing Side Bend Stretch – 5 x each side
Push up - 3
Squat to Chair – 25
Standing Side Bend Stretch – 5 x each side

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  • jamoore29
    jamoore29 Posts: 7 Member
    I am interested! I spend most of my day sitting. I could use some accountability.
  • philiesgrl22
    philiesgrl22 Posts: 19 Member
    I'm interested as well. I teach, but I need something to keep me going at home, and this would be perfect.
  • LornaDrach
    LornaDrach Posts: 35 Member
    Joining. I need something like this - desk job.
  • goofyrick24
    goofyrick24 Posts: 125 Member
    interested... how do I join ?
  • giusa
    giusa Posts: 577 Member
    Hi everyone. we'll start March 1 (or Mon, Feb 29 if you like to start on a Monday), post here to check-in. for extra challenge add 60 seconds of cardio like jump rope in between each exercise. See you then!
  • NavyCurls
    NavyCurls Posts: 50 Member
    I want in
  • giusa
    giusa Posts: 577 Member
    Found a good stretch for people who sit at desks for long period of times, we should try to incorporate this in April's Challenge -Wall Thoracic Extension https://youtube.com/watch?v=VU8BjeHcABs
  • tmfix416
    tmfix416 Posts: 2 Member
    I would like to join please
  • giusa
    giusa Posts: 577 Member
    @jamoore29, @philiesgrl22, @LornaDrach, @goofyrick24, @NavyCurls, @tmfix416 are you ready to start?

    Anyone and everyone is welcomed!
  • LornaDrach
    LornaDrach Posts: 35 Member
    Ready to get going!~
  • giusa
    giusa Posts: 577 Member
    edited February 2016
    @LornaDrach got my morning challenge done!
    Injured my right knee so modified...started at lower rep for squats and one leg jump rope was not pretty, lol, had to stop those all together.

    Standing Side Bend Stretch – 5 x each side
    Jump Rope - 60 seconds
    Push up - 3
    Jump Rope - only 50 seconds
    Squat to Chair – 10
    Jump Rope - 0
    Standing Side Bend Stretch – 5 x each side

    eta: I place the chair in front of a wall to make sure I keep my chest up, pretty funny but soooo challenging!
  • giusa
    giusa Posts: 577 Member
    Walked 1.8 miles at lunch and finished with the afternoon challenge complete!

    Standing Side Bend Stretch – 5x2
    Jump Rope - None
    Push up - 3 toes
    Jump Rope - None
    Squat to Chair – 2x5
    Jump Rope - None
    Standing Side Bend Stretch – 5x2
  • jamoore29
    jamoore29 Posts: 7 Member
    I home with the flu
  • giusa
    giusa Posts: 577 Member
    jamoore29 wrote: »
    I home with the flu

    Sorry to hear that....

    Well this is a dud, as little as I did yesterday my knee is telling me to stop! So no more for me until my knee heals, hopefully all of you will try to do something in my absence...

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