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Daily Mini Challenge (Aug 20)
200 CALF RAISES! Here’s how to do them: http://www.bodybuilding.com/exercises/detail/view/name/standing-calf-raises Be sure to brag when you’re done! Level 1: From floor Level 2: Heels hanging off any kind of step Level 3: Add weights in your hands just hanging at your sides. No weights? Get creative! DEFINITELY stretch…
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Daily Mini Challenge (Aug 18)
50 TOE-TOUCHES! Here’s how to do them: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6Bv_0Shhc8 Great for the abs! Post once to accept and post again once you're finished.
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Daily Mini Challenge (Aug 17)
5 – 30-SECOND WALL SITS Here’s how to do them: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-wV4Venusw Great for legs and core and the best part is, you can do them anywhere... Heck, you can do them in the kitchen! :) Post once to accept and post back after completed!
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Daily Mini Challenge (Aug 14)
300 LATERAL SKI JUMPS Imagine a line drawn on the floor. Jump over the line from side to side, using both feet; land with knees soft. We’re counting in singles today. Every time you jump, that counts as one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0ZbwX282F0 If jumping doesn’t agree with your knees, the low impact version is to…
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Daily Mini Challenge (Aug 13)
10-- 60-Second Reverse Planks Here’s how to do them: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1s1bPYBPERU Post once to accept and post back once completed!
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Daily Mini Challenge (Aug 12)
100 PUSH UPS! If this is your second (or more) time doing these, try to beat your previous # by 5 or 10! Be sure to brag when you’re done! Great for your arms/core. Break them up.
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Daily Mini Challenge (Aug 11)
80 TRICEP KICKBACKS Here’s how to do them: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZO81bExngMI 40 on the right and 40 on the left! Post once to accept and post back before midnight once you’ve finished.
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Daily Mini Challenge (Aug 10)
100 LYING TRICEP LIFTS Lying face down and palms of your hands facing the ceiling, raise your arms as high as you comfortably can and hold for a beat. If you are not using weights, I recommend 100. If you are using weights, cut the number of reps in half. Don’t have weights? Grab anything a little heavy. Here’s how to do…
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Mini Challenges week of AUg 1-9)
I am on vacation this week so I am posting all the challenges for the week this week ahead of time. I am no going away I just don't want to have to remember to be posting them everyday so I will do them all in 1 post. Weekend Mini Challenge (Aug 1-2) 200 OVERHEAD TRICEP EXTENSIONS! Here’s how to do them:…
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Daily Mini Challenge (July 31)
SIX 30-SECOND SIDE BRIDGES Here’s how to do them: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKglcf6r7Gw Be sure to alternate sides (so you’ll be doing three on the left and three on the right) You do not need to do theses all at one time break them up through out the day.
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Daily Mini Challenge (July 30)
200 SIDE BENDS Stand with feet hip-width apart. Raise your arms straight up toward the sky. Slowly lean to the right, keeping your hips and legs in a stationary position. Rotate as far as you can and then move back to center. Repeat the move on the other side (that counts as one). If you’re new to this exercise, try it…
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Daily Mini Challenge (July 29)
200 QUADRUPED HIP EXTENSIONS These are great for toning up your rear-end! You can do these without any weights, throw on an ankle weight if you have them, or place a dumbbell (or even a can of vegetables) behind your knee. Here’s how to do them http://exercise.about.com/od/exerciseworkouts/ss/bestbuttexercis.htm That is…
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Daily Mini Challenge (July 28)
CARDIO CIRCUIT! 30-seconds of high knees 30-seconds of butt kickers 30-seconds 'jumping rope' 30-second plank 15 plank jacks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alRt2BPw1Zk REPEAT at least once... You're welcome to repeat more than once, but if you do, be sure to brag about it! Post once to accept and post back before midnight…
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Daily Mini Challenge (July 17)
100 GENIE SITS Here’s how to do them: http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/exercises.asp?exercise=136 Great for the abs AND legs! Post once to accept and be sure to come back and brag once you’re finished! You do not need to do theses all at one time break them up through out the day.
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Weekend Mini Challenge (July 18-19)
400 ARM CIRCLES Here’s how to do them: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KPD7Mr7Yjk If you’ve been doing these for a while, add weights. If you are already using weights, try to kick it up a notch! Be sure to brag when you’re done! Great for round shoulders. Break them up. Use weights, use no weights, make big circles, or…
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Daily Mini Challenge (July 27)
100 SWING KICKS (100 on your left leg and 100 on your right leg) Here’s how to do them: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mp92qF9ZeZE Post once to accept and be sure to come back and brag once you’re finished! You do not need to do theses all at one time break them up through out the day.
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Weekend Mini Challenge (July 25-26)
10 - 60-SECOND PLANKS Here’s how to do them: http://exercise.about.com/od/abs/ss/abexercises_10.htm The Plank is great for building strong abdominal muscles! If this is your first time, start off by holding your plank for 10 seconds. If you can continue holding your plank with good form, stay up the whole minute or as long…
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daily Mini Challenge (July 24)
150 PLIE SQUATS Here’s how to do them: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crfTgRbq4lg Post once to accept and post back once completed. You do not need to do theses all at one time break them up through out the day.
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Daily Mini Challenge (July 22)
100 SIDELYING EXTERNAL ROATIONS Here’s how to do them: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNCuZh2Os_U This exercise should be initiated using very light weight (1-3 lb dumbbells). It’s great for strengthening your rotator cuff, stabilizing your shoulder and improving posture. No weights? Grab a can of vegetables or a water…
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Daily Mini Challenge (July 23)
75 BURPEES (aka Squat Thrusts) Here they are again. They are a great cardio exercise that works out practically every muscle in your body! If this is your second (or more) time doing these, try to do an extra 5-10. **If you are new to this exercise or you have bad knees, simply step back into a plank, hold for a beat and…
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Daily Mini Challenge (July 21)
100 SUPINE BICYCLE CRUNCHES Here’s how to do them: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zj9VYEOZKb0 We’re counting in singles, so every time your elbow goes to your knee, that counts as one. You do not need to do theses all at one time break them up through out the day. Post once to accept and post back once you are finished.
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Daily Mini Challenge (July 20)
200 SIDELYING ADDUCTOR LEG LIFTS Here’s how to do them: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-4stp0H07c Great for the inner thighs! One hundred on the right and then one hundred on the left. Post once to accept and post back once completed! You do not need to do theses all at one time break them up through out the day.
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Daily Mini Challenge (July 16)
300 JUMPING JACKS Here’s how to do them: http://www.ehow.com/how_2090000_do-ajumping-jacks.html Are you just getting started or do you have knee problems? Try these low-impact jacks http://www.ehow.com/how_4515556_do-low-impact-jumping-jacks.html If this is your second (or more) time doing these, try to beat your previous…
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Daily Mini Challenge (July 10)
200 STANDING HAMSTRING CURLS Here’s how to do them: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMuh-Z4_PI8 Do you need more of a challenge? Try it with a resistance band: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z38Um9kz6_0 Or try it with a dumbbell: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpDZdioG8rE No Dumbbells? How about a can of vegetables or a…
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Daily Mini Challenge (July 15)
75 LEG LIFTS javascript:void(0) Here’s how to do them: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHSIerbp-CE If this is your second (or more) time doing these, try to beat your previous # by 5 or 10! You do not need to do theses all at one time break them up through out the day. Be sure to brag when you’re done!
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Daily Mini Challenge (July 14)
5 – 60-SECOND WALL SITS Here’s how to do them: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-wV4Venusw Great for legs and core! Post once to accept and post back after completed!
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Daily Mini Challenge (July 13)
100 SIDELYING ADDUCTOR LEG LIFTS and 150 SIDELYING ABDUCTOR LEG LIFTS Here’s how to do the adductor lifts: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-4stp0H07c Here’s how to do the abductor lifts: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Wjn62G7XPk Great for the inner and outer thighs! 50 of each on the right and then 50 of each on the left.…
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Weekend Mini Challenge (July 11-12)
150 TOE-TOUCHES! Here’s how to do them: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6Bv_0Shhc8 Great for the abs! Post once to accept and post again once you're finished. Here’s how to do them: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6Bv_0Shhc8 Great for the abs! Post once to accept and post again once you're finished.
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Daily Mini Challenge (July 9)
200 SIDE KNEE LIFTS Here’s how to do them: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSSWCK8fwRU One hundred on the right and one hundred on the left. If you want to take it up a notch, use a resistance band tied around your ankles (or you could use ankle weights). Make sure to alternate legs. Super Challenge Option: Immediately…
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Daily Mini Challenge (July 6)
300 CRUNCHES! Here’s how to do them: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xyd_fa5zoEU Seems like a lot? Break them up throughout the day. Do crunches hurt your neck or back? Try standing crunches! Here’s how to do them. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ueDpXC_Wao Post once to accept and post back again before midnight once you’re…
