Happy Monday everyone! This weeks activity challenge is going to focus on push ups. Push ups are a great exercise because they include a ton of muscles in the body, they can be done almost anywhere and are very easily modifiable for all levels. Using the floor is the most common option, but you can make them easier buy putting your hands on a table, chair or bath tub. To make it harder, just flip your body around and put your feet on a chair,...

Happy Monday! This week’s Activity Challenge is all about stairs! Aside from just walking, stairs are one of the simplest ways to build a great base of fitness. They can also be an incredible way to get a killer workout for the legs and butt. If you’ve ever gone quickly up a flight of stairs, you understand what I’m talking about. This week, I want you to try and take the stairs as often as possible. Avoid escalators and elevators...

Happy Monday! This week’s Activity Challenge focuses on carrying heavy things. If you’re a mom, you know the power of carrying a ‘heavy thing’. At first, those little bundles of joy are cute and you just can’t let them go! However, seemingly overnight, they’re 15, 20 then 25 pounds. You’re carrying them everywhere, which is tough, but you notice your arms are starting to look hot! Or, if you grew up on a...

Happy Monday! This week’s activity challenge is all about hills. If you’re like me, when you were young you heard the classic story of your parents and their journey to school. “We walked year-round, rain, sleet or snow and it was uphill, BOTH WAYS!!” Or, have you ever been on a walk, enjoying your time and talking with one of your friends when all of a sudden you realize you’re out of breath? Like mid-sentence, out...

It’s now week 5 of the weekly activity challenge, which means we’re doing our last benchmark workout. If you’re just tuning in, check out the previous 4 weeks  for other challenges you can try out this week. These Benchmarks are activity challenges that we will test every 10 weeks to see your improvement. This is number 5 of 5 to test your baseline fitness.   Weekly Activity Challenge – Benchmark #5: 30 seconds of...

Wow, it’s already week 4 of the weekly activity challenge! I’m shocked at how fast time is passing and also realizing how easy it can be to put things off till later. If you’ve been procrastinating on your workout routine lately, these challenges could be the perfect tool to kickstart your progress! Check out my previous activity challenges over the past 3 weeks to see what you’ve missed or what else you can be...