Are you ready to take the Challenge?

Welcome to our newest challenge; the New You 12-Week Challenge. The Challenge is for people who are committed to making positive, healthy lifestyle changes.  The reason it's a 12-week challenge versus a 30 day challenge is that it takes some time for lifestyle changes to become ingrained and results noticeable.  You need to have patience …

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Yay for Fitness!

I post a lot of things that are pretty 'rah rah' about working out and being healthy.  And I get that to some it could be a bit preachy and I'm sure that more than one of my FB friends have "hidden" my comments or unfriended me altogether after one too many of my "had …

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Core Challenge Workout – Day 30

Our Challenge is nearing its end!  It’s really been a great experience for me to prepare and share these workouts with you.  Thanks for being a part of the fun! Here is your 30th Core Challenge Workout for today: Spiderman Climbers (45 seconds on – 15 second rest as you transition to Toe Touch Crunch) …

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Core Challenge Workout – Day 25

Feedback from my Boot-Camp was that Day 24 was “quite” a workout.    Well done for sticking with it! Today we’re taking a plank break and working on the side, front and lower portion of the abdominal area.   Enjoy! Here’s your Core Challenge Workout for today: Opposite Elbow to Knee Crunch – 25 repetitions Flutter/Scissors …

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Core Challenge Workout – Day 24

TGIF!    How are you?  Feeling strong, confident and in control of your core?  I thought so! Here’s your Core Challenge Workout for today: Walking Plank – 10 repetitions each direction (10 to the left then 10 to the right) Alternating Reach Plank – 45 seconds Narrow to Wide Plank – 45 seconds Repeat this sequence …

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Core Challenge Workout – Day 21

If you have been participating regularly in this month's Core Challenge, I promise that when you wake up on February 1st you’ll wonder what to do with yourself. Fear not!  Once the Core Challenge is over I’m going to provide the full month’s worth of workouts including how to do the exercises on my blog. …

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Core Challenge Workout – Day 19

You are well over the halfway mark for our challenge, congratulations!  I hope you are as excited and enthusiastic today as you were at the beginning of the Core Challenge. Here’s your Core Challenge Workout for today: Plank Knee Cross w tap – 45 seconds Superpeople – 30 seconds Side Hip Raise  - 30 seconds …

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Core Challenge Workout – Day 18

Good morning Challengers! Here is your Core Challenge Workout for today: Plank Jacks - 30 seconds Knee to Chest to Elbow Plank - 45 seconds Bicycle Crunches - 45 seconds Repeat this sequence three times through. How to do the Exercises Plank Jacks From the high plank position (meaning on your hands) hop your feet …

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Core Challenge Workout – Day 17

Rested and raring to go?  Good to hear!  Today we are repeating a workout from earlier this month but we are cranking up the reps as well as the time. Here's your Core Challenge Workout for today: Plank – 45 to 60 seconds Side Cross – 25 seconds each side Do this sequence three times …

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