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Exercise Challenge- Let’s Beat the Heat
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Hey everyone! We have had a lot of requests to have another exercise challenge for our readers. We decided to do a 2-week long challenge starting Sunday August 1st through Saturday August 14th “Let’s Beat the Heat!”. For this challenge we would like you to participate in some type of exercise 5 days a week for these two weeks and comment on this blog so we can keep track of your exercise! We know it has been a hot summer so we want you to be creative with your workouts, even walking up and down the stairs 5 times is a great workout!
One of our clients, Sarah Costello has some experience with creative workouts after participating in the program at The Biggest Loser Resort at Fitness Ridge. She wanted to share some tips for exercise and motivation that she learned!
Hi, my name is Sarah Costello and I have been a client of Bobbi’s since March. It was around then that I really started focusing on my health. When I began with Bobbi, an exercise challenge to work out 5 days a week for 30 minutes began to celebrate Nutrition month. She encouraged me to participate and afterward said that maybe I could be an inspiration to others because I do such a variety of exercise. I hope that this could be true – exercise can be and is fun and there are so many ways to do it!
We are about to embark on another exercise challenge – Let’s Beat the Heat!! Don’t let the heat be an excuse – there are ways to get around it.
I knew I wanted to go away to celebrate my 30th birthday as I enjoy traveling. I saw the commercial for The Biggest Loser Resort at Fitness Ridge in Utah and knew that is where I wanted to go.This was the best birthday present a person could get or give themselves = health! So many people celebrated birthdays there. I went to Fitness Ridge because I wanted to start the 30s off right. I wanted to embark on my journey of a healthier lifestyle. I was able to return again in June. My experience there has been life changing. The people that I met there will be a support to me throughout my journey. I hope that this blog can form the same sort of support, accountability and encouragement to reach our goals!
You may question yourself sometimes – why are you doing this – committing to getting healthy by eating right and exercising. But the question you should be asking (which was brought up in my time at Fitness Ridge) is Why not? You are worth it, you deserve it, and you can do it! This was said frequently during my time at Fitness Ridge and I believe it for all of you!
If there is only one message that I share with you – IT’S THAT YOU ARE WORTH IT AND YOU CAN DO IT!
So let’s Beat The Heat together and commit to working out at 5 days a week! We can do this! Throughout this exercise challenge I’ll share things that I learned at Fitness Ridge and quotes from lectures and speaker, Matt Hoover, Biggest Loser Season 2 Winner, who was on my team in June.
Everyone get ready! I will post a blog on the first day of the challenge!
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Hi Sarah and Kait,
Thanks for posting this. I am very excited about the exercise challenge. It has already been a challenge for me to exercise during these dog days of summer so your post comes at a great time! Just reading this today, inspires me to get off the computer and go to the gym. I will look forward to hearing everyone’s ideas on how to get some physical activity during these HOT days!
Rebecca
Good morning!
My friend Marjorie Geiser challenged me to Get Up and Move! using this fun challenge: http://getupandmove.me/
I encourage you to challenge me and your friends to Get Up and Move!
sounds like fun
This video is very inspiring and a good reminder that we can do this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiQ7wlReMas
I’m looking forward to the challenge. Also any tips you can give me on how to safely loose belly fat would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
http://www.active.com/running/Articles/Summer-Runs-How-to-Acclimate-to-the-Heat.htm?cmp=291&memberid=107037649&lyrisid=20860477
Above is an article on tips to beat the heat.
http://www.active.com/running/Articles/Get-a-Running-Start.htm?cmp=291&memberid=107037649&lyrisid=20860477
In case you have been considering starting running – this is a good article.
In my session with Bobbi today I shared how I had walked to boot camp on Monday, which is about 2.7 miles, then did boot camp, and later met with my trainer. She told me I had to post this
I would have never given walking to boot camp a thought before – but I know I can do boot camp and meet with the trainer in the same day. I know I can do a 5K – which is 3.1 miles. I had thought about it for a few days before doing it. Somehow the idea came out of my mouth in boot camp and the instructor loved the idea. So on Monday when it wasn’t as hot as its been, I did it – because I knew I could.
If I can do it – you can do it – think about what you might want to do for exercise – something different perhaps. Make it fun! A brisk evening walk with a friend, a bike ride, a class at the gym… there are so many options – even in this heat!
Perfect timing! I am taking the challenge.
Get ready to beat the heat! It all starts tomorrow! Think about what you might want to do to get at least 30 minutes of exercise in a day.
Shout out to Leslie Dawson who decided to do the challenge! Go Leslie!
One thing that has been helpful to me is to have accountability – before I really needed it to help me to the gym or boot camp. I would go to the gym with my neighbor and get called/texted by the boot camp instructor. Seek someone out to go for walks with in the park or who will ask you what you did for your 30 minutes.
Once you begin this – a habit of exercising begins to form!