TEAM HIDDEN TREASURES - WEEK 3 (CLOSED GROUP)

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Arrr 'tis the weekend!!! Time for us pirate wenches to party AGAIN!!!!

You have until midnight on Saturday to -

DO one AOK!! (Act of Kindness!!) Do something to make a 'stranger' smile - help them cross the road, carry their shopping bag, take 2 mins to chat to them - whatever!!! But make a difference to someone's day!!!

DANCE/SING ALONG to 5 songs of your choice!! Alone, with your 'SO' or with your 'mini-me's' – HOWEVER you must dance/sing like you did when you were a teenager (before responsibilities) – wild, crazy and fun-loving!!!

GO ON – RELEASE HER – SHE'S INSIDE, JUST ITCHING TO COME OUT AGAIN!!!

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Challenge for the day...I held a conversation with a person for 9 minutes and 45 sec. who talks non stop and laughs a lot! We talked about shoes and purses!! Afterwards she said thanks for taking time to talk to me, I said the same back to her!
Cool challenge!!! LIKE!

Lovely Jae!! A true AOK

act of kindness : Encouraged a teacher having a difficult time!

Lovely !

Today was nice! For the AOK, I had to stop at the grocery store after work, and saw an older woman in a motorized cart, so I asked her if she wanted me to go around with her and help with her shopping. It was a really nice experience, and it was an eye-opening evening for me because of it. (She was/is single and, in my opinion, that's tough because she doesn't have children or an SO to help her out now that she is older. That must be a tough thing. But she has lots of friends and some nieces and nephews nearby.) Thanks for the wonderful suggestion, Jules. What a wonderful challenge. :-D

A fabulous AOK

WEEK 3 - DAY 6

WOWZERS!!! You LOVE fiest wenches rock my boat!!! I am so proud of you :bigsmile:

We are nearly 3/4 of the way threw our challenge!!! GO US!!

Todays challenge -

Plan A (Low impact) – Back to strength training!

3 sets of 15 Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes, 3 sets of 20 Kicks, 3 sets of 20 Side Bends and today you need to walk for 10 - 20 minutes. Remember to walk one more than you did yesterday!

Plan B (Mid Impact)

3 sets of 15 swimmer presses, 3 sets of 15 wood chops, 3 sets of 21’s, 3 sets of 15 lawnmowers

Plan C (High Impact) - Overboard in October exericses - but longer!!!

Slow Pushups
Begin in pushup position on a ball or floor. Perform 4 pushups, abs in and back straight. On the 5th pushup, lower halfway down and hold for 4 counts. Push back up and repeat the series - 4 regular pushups and 1 half hold. Repeat for 60-90 seconds.

Plyo-Jacks
Begin with feet together and jump up, taking feet out to the side while circling arms overhead and land in a squat. Jump up and bring feet back together, circling arms back in. This is just like a slow jumping jack, but really use power when pushing up into the jumps. Repeat for 60-90 seconds.

Walking Lunge
Start at one end of the room, holding weights if desired, and step forward with right leg. Bend both knees to 90 degree angles, lowering body into a lunge (keep front knee behind the toe). Bring the left foot forward and step into a lunge. Continue lunging, alternating legs for 60-90 seconds..

Jumping Jacks with Front Kicks
Do one jumping jack. After you jump the feet back together, bring the right knee up and snap the foot out in a front kick (don't extend the leg all the way, but keep a small bend in the knee). Do another jumping jack and kick with the left foot. Continue for 2 minutes, alternating jumping jacks and kicks.

Wall Sit with Chest Squeeze
Hold a medicine ball (or just press the hands together if you have no equipment) and slide down the wall until your thighs are parallel to the floor while squeezing the ball. Hold this position and keep pressure on the ball as your straighten the arms out in front of you and slowly pull them back in. Repeat the chest squeezes in and out for 60-90 seconds and stand up.

Ski Jumps
Stand with feet together. Bend the knees and jump to the right as far as you can--think of jumping laterally rather than vertically. Land with soft knees and immediately jump laterally to the left. Repeat for 60-90 seconds.

March in Place
Aren't you tired? Take a few seconds to catch your breath.

High Jogs
Stand with feet together and hold arms straight out in front of you at mid-torso level. Jog in place, bringing knees high enough that they hit your hands (don't lower hands!). Repeat for 60-90 seconds.

Triceps Dips
Sit on a chair or bench with hands next to the hips. Lift up and take the hips forward, just in front of the bench. Bend the elbows and lower down until elbows are about 90 degrees. Squeeze the triceps to push back up and repeat 60-90 seconds.

Pushups/Side Planks
In pushup position (on knees or toes), perform one pushup. As you come up, shift weight to left arm, twist to the side while bringing the right arm up towards the ceiling in a side plank. Lower the arm back to the floor for another pushup and then twist to the other side. Repeat for 60-90 seconds.

AND Week Three Weekly Team Challenge -
Same water and calories challenge plus 500 crunches/sit ups for the entire week! No groaning you can do this! Make sure you perform abdominal stretches after the crunches. They are key to a quick painless recovery. You can do the crunches anyway you want 100 a day, 50 in the a.m. 50 at night or all 500 in one day. Its up to you!

AND walk, run, jog 5 miles this week all at once. No break , No stopping

DON'T FORGET YOUR MINI CHALLENGES TOO!!!!

I haven't done my AOK yet...didn't see it till this morning :noway: ...so I am watching 4 kiddies (2 are mine) age 7 and under...If I don't murderize one of them, is that an act of kindness??? LOL! On the bright side, all the little ones wanna dance with me!!

Sorry - NO!! Not murdering little children is not an AOK!! LOL