Week 1 Mini Challenge

luvs_choc8
luvs_choc8 Posts: 788 Member
Good Morning All,
I hope everybody had a great week. Welcome to all the new members and great to see past members carrying on with their journey. Not sure how many are doing the C25K as I did not have any response to my question. If you are doing it, then continue but I am going to go back to regular miscellaneous cardio.

Monday Mini Challenge:
Food: Stay within your calorie limit and have a no sugar day.
Cardio: Do 125 jumping jacks. See how many you can do without stopping for the first set and then spread out the rest throughout the day.
Strength: Do 150 crunches (3 different kinds). Again see how many you can do in the first set and then spread out the rest throughtout the day.
Water: drink at least 64 ozs today.

Tuesday Mini Challenge.
Food: stay within your calorie limit and make sure you eat at least 3 vegetables and 2 fruits.
Cardio: Do 30 minutes brisk walk.
Strength: do 150 squats. The trick today is to see how many you can do in the first set and then spread the remainder throughout the day.
Water: drink at least 64 ozs today.

Wednesday Mini Challenge:
Food: stay within your calorie limit and make sure you are eating enough protein to help repair the muscles damaged from exercise.
Cardio: Do an interval workout. 5 minute warm-up, 1 minute jog, 2 minute walk, X6, 5 minute cool-down
Strength: do 100 push-ups and again try to see how many you cab do in the first set and then spread the remainder throughout the day.
Water: drink at least 64 ozs today

Thursday Mini Challenge
Food: stay within your calorie limit and make sure you are including lots of fibre in your diet. This will help you feel fuller and keep everything regular.
Cardio: Do 30 minutes brisk walk
Strength: do 10 sets of 10 side lunges with front arm raise.
Water: drink at least 64 ozs today

Friday Mini Challenge:
Food: stay within your calorie limit and make sure to keep your sodium intake below 2500. Try to avoid pre-packaged or prepared food.
Cardio/Strength: Do 30 minutes of aerobic activity. Try some knee lifts, butt kicks, jumping jacks, jogging, grapevines with some squats, arm raises, crunches, etc. Just keep moving.
Water: drink at least 64 ozs

Saturday Mini Challenge
Food: stay within your calorie limit and make good snack choices
Cardio: 30 minute brisk walk
Strength: do some extra crunches, squats, pushups, or arm exercise on the part that needs more.
Water: drink at least 64 ozs

Sunday Mini Challenge
Enjoy a day off because you deserve it.
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Have a great week.

Replies

  • garita93
    garita93 Posts: 267 Member
    I am in! But I already started food for the day so I had sugars, but I will print off this list and remember the daily challenges! Thanks!
  • wowsuzie
    wowsuzie Posts: 54
    Monday Mini Challenge complete! Am sick, but definetely can't let that stop me since I've gained 5 pounds back....don't even know where it came from but I'm back into panic mode!
  • garita93
    garita93 Posts: 267 Member
    Monday challenge- kind of complete, was within my calorie limits but had sugar
    didn't do the crunches but I also did an hour of Zumba......tired! :yawn:
    Everything else- completed!
  • wowsuzie
    wowsuzie Posts: 54
    Tuesday Mini Challenge...did cardio but forgot to do squats!! But I did the Ripped in 30 dvd so at least I got some squats in...I binged a little yesterday, but I am having PMS symptoms a little early so I think that may have contributed....lost a pound as of this morning so that is helping to motivate me to do better today!!
  • garita93
    garita93 Posts: 267 Member
    Ugh...I can't seem to get it together! I work full time and have three kids who well, I will just leave it alone before I rant on my own kids. By 11pm last night I finally got my "chores" done and was too exhausted to do the challenge...disappointment. Zumba tonight, need a kick in the butt too! :ohwell: