Greetings Healthy 2011 Challengers:
Welcome to the Sandwiches & Skinny Jeans Healthy 2011 Challenge. I’m so happy to have others join me on this journey. Please take a minute to watch the video and meet me as I introduce the challenge.
This week’s challenge is all about moving. To be more exact it’s about moving with your feet and counting your steps. Walking is cheap and easy and also the most under-utilized exercise available to us. We sometimes forget that just fitting in an extra few minutes of walking in a day can lead us to our weight-loss or toning goals. 10,000 steps is equal to an additional 30 minutes of walking above and beyond what you would do in a normal day.
This week you need to find a pedometer. It can be as fancy or as plain as you like. Heck, the free one from the cereal box will satisfy this challenge. Watch the video to see where to properly place a pedometer and get counting. Use the step counting calendar that I’ve created to track your progress.
Day One – wear your pedometer and record your steps. Don’t do any additional walking beyond what you would normally do Day Two – wear your pedometer and aim to increase the number of steps you take by 10% over yesterday Day Three - wear your pedometer and schedule a walk into your day. Even if it is only 10 minutes – get out and walk Day Four – wear your pedometer and aim to increase the number of steps you take by 10% over yesterday Day Five – wear your pedometer and call a friend to go for a walk with you – 20 minutes minimum! Day Six – wear your pedometer and aim to increase the number of steps you take by 10% over yesterday Day Seven – wear your pedometer and walk for pleasure. What could you do today on foot that you would love to do?Tell us each day on Facebook how many steps you take! What’s working on your quest for 10,000 steps and what isn’t? Find out what is working for others. This challenge alone may take you 6 weeks to fully recognize, but then that’s why they call it a “challenge” isn’t it.
Good luck,
