are you challenging yourself?

TT_luvs_fitness
TT_luvs_fitness Posts: 274
in Motivation and Support
Ok so I wanna hear all the ways you challenge yourself? I think it will help to hear what you do to challenge yourself to do something new.

I live on the sixth floor of an apartment building and I usuall ride the elevator up but take the steps down every day now I am challenging myself to walk up the steps at lunch and after i get off of work which is twice a day at 84 steps each time going up plus the 3+ times a day I go down them. This has been hard for me to climb all these steps but now I am putting myself to the challenge and will see what kinda extra weightloss I see after makiing this change.

What is your new challenge?

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  • bradphil87
    bradphil87 Posts: 617 Member
    I can now run a little over 3 miles at once, I want to get to 3.5 before June so I can run a 5k with my trainer without walking at all :)
  • KCoolBeanz
    KCoolBeanz Posts: 813 Member
    I challenge myself every week to come up with a new idea for lunch, so I don't get sick of eating the same thing, and revert to my old, poor habits.
  • lyricalLies13
    lyricalLies13 Posts: 151
    I challenge myself everyday at the gym to go longer on certain machines. When I first started I could barely go 3 minutes on an elliptical without being out of breath and needing to stop and today I went for 60 minutes and only took 2 quick breaks to catch my breath. Next machine I'm trying is the arc trainer!
  • jching29
    jching29 Posts: 163
    My challenge has always been sweets...so I'm challenging myself to not eat more than 10 grams of added sugar per day. It's not a fitness goal, but it's a wellness goal I hope to make a reality in May :)
  • anubis609
    anubis609 Posts: 3,966 Member
    I challenge the system. Every system. Right now I'm focused on the reproductive system. I'm challenging myself to release more.
  • lporter229
    lporter229 Posts: 4,907 Member
    I have to keep challenging myself or I will quit. I will say " If you can't do X, you will never do Y". For example, "if you can't eek out that last half mile, you will never run a marathon (my goal)".

    Also, I have been doing 30DS, so every time I try to improve something. Heavier weights. 5 more push ups on my toes. That kind of thing.
  • MystiqueASAP
    MystiqueASAP Posts: 747
    Yes, by lifting a little more each strength training workout, by going deeper into meditation and yoga stretches, by adding more protein into my diet, and by belly dancing more.
  • CherylR165
    CherylR165 Posts: 15
    I've challenged myself by sticking with this truely insane Insanity workout. I had been avoiding it for almost 2 yrs because I thought I couldn't do it, but next week I will be starting the final phase of the program! It's been the hardest thing I've ever done (including running 2 half marathons), but I'm holding my own and getting better & stronger every week. It's been a love/hate relationship for the past 5-6 weeks, but I'll probably take a week or two off at the end and start it over again!
  • TT_luvs_fitness
    TT_luvs_fitness Posts: 274
    I love everyone challenges they have set for themselves. Let keep this going. I think it could help give ideas we may have not thought about before to help each other along their journey. Let's keep bumping this one.


    Bump bump!!!!

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