Week Four Challenge: THE 86,400 SECOND *GROUP* CHALLENGE!
Ladies! ALL ladies! We need everyone's help on this one! It's a GROUP challenge where everyone will help one another! How can that work in a group like this? Well, with encouragement, motivation and teamwork, of course!
This week, as a group, our Challenge is this...
We must, as a group, work out a combined total of 86,400 seconds. Sound like a lot? Well, there's 60 minutes in an hour and 60 seconds per minute, so one 24-hour day equals a grand total of 86,400 minutes! And guess what? We all need to get off our bums more than we have been, and step it up! So, log your workouts, ladies! Let's see just how close to the 24-hours of exercising we can get!
f you're not a math whiz, that's okay. I'll covert your time into seconds. Next Thursday, by 11:59 pm EST, post how long you were able to workout this week. If eight women workout for three hours each over the course of this week, we'll hit our goal! WE CAN DO THIS! Do you part, and help the team! Let's join together ladies and help one another get off our butts and get moving!
Think of it this way - 24 hours of decently-paced exercising could burn us up to 10,000 calories! Don't you want a part of that? Stake your claim!! Grab a pen and paper and start recording the length of your acitivities. Best of luck! Let's make sure our group wins this challenge as a TEAM!
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TIP OF THE WEEK:
Avoid the Winter Weight Gain!
How to Get Off the Couch and Away from the Mac 'n' Cheese!
-- Thursday, January 19, 2006
By Michele Stanten, Prevention.com
Q: "How can I avoid gaining weight when all I want to do is curl up by the fire and eat?"
A: Grab some travel brochures and plan an active spring vacation. There's nothing like a hike in the Tetons on my calendar to get me off the couch and away from the mac 'n' cheese this time of the year.
For you, a goal might be taking a ski trip or beach vacation, fitting into a favorite spring outfit, or signing up for a half marathon. Here are more motivation boosters to help you stay the course:
Soak up some sun.
Less daylight affects the production of hormones that make you feel tired, which may explain why most people's activity levels dip by 20% in winter. Studies show that early morning light is the most potent energy booster, so leave your bedroom curtains open or head out for a morning stroll.
Compete with others.
Challenge friends and family to an "exercise-off." Whoever works out the most in a week or a month wins a massage, facial, or manicure.
Try this mineral.
Research last year found that chromium helps prevent weight gain. Now, an 8-week Cornell University study shows it curbed appetite and cravings by 50% in people with depression who took a daily 600 mcg chromium picolinate supplement.
Embrace the season.
Forget staying home by the hearth. If you really want to feel toasty, go snowshoeing. It's as easy as walking and blasts 544 calories an hour (based on a 150-pound person).
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK:
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I have to exercise in the morning before my brain figures out what I'm doing."
-Marsha Doble
