Ready for week 3? Now you have a choice, you can take what you were doing for week 1 or week 2 and increment them another notch, or you can add a third goal to your first two. Again, whichever way you go, it should be challenging enough that it takes some effort to do it, but not so challenging that you give up before you really get going. Here are some examples.
Nutrition
Start eating reasonable (smaller!) portion sizes.
If that's too easy, start mixing in higher nutrient foods, like fruits and veggies.
A week is 6 days, you get a cheat day at the end! While all food counts towards the total amount of calories you eat, some give you better nutrient value than others. Try some more nutritious choices!
Strength training
Do 3 sets of 25 pushups, 25 sit ups, and 25 squats every morning right when you get up. If that's too easy, do 4 sets.
You can start with 1 set and work up to 2, or 3 sets and work up to 4. The important thing is to get going! Depending on your fitness level, you can also add other body weight exercises, like chin ups, lunges, crunches, etc. to mix things up and keep them fresh.
Cardio training
Do 20 min. of cardio, 4 times during the week. It can be running, dancing, martial arts, rope skipping, jumping jacks, anything. If that's too easy, do 30 min. at a slightly higher intensity.
You can run for as long as you can and then walk, for example, if you need to, but you want to try to run -- or do whatever cardio activity you're doing -- for longer each time until you get to the full time.
For example, you can start doing some higher intensity cardio during the length of a TV commercial and work your way up to the length of a TV segment between commercials.
Ready...? Set...? GO!
What's your goal for week 3 going to be? Pick it and stick it in a reply below, then come back every day and let us know how you're progressing! If you're doing well, share your story and help keep us inspired. If you're having trouble, ask questions and we'll be there to help.
The important thing is to do and to keep doing. Pick something attainable and then attain it!
Oh, and remember you could win an Xbox 360 with Kinect! We're also having weekly prize drawings for WPCentral Accessory Store gift cards as well. Winners will be selected at random from those who post about their fitness quest in these discussions.
Speaking of which, we'd like to congratulate Baseballbert for being selected this weeks gift card winner! We'll be reaching out to Baseballbert later today on how to claim his prize!
Good luck with it and let us know how your fitness month is going!
Nutrition
Start eating reasonable (smaller!) portion sizes.
If that's too easy, start mixing in higher nutrient foods, like fruits and veggies.
A week is 6 days, you get a cheat day at the end! While all food counts towards the total amount of calories you eat, some give you better nutrient value than others. Try some more nutritious choices!
Strength training
Do 3 sets of 25 pushups, 25 sit ups, and 25 squats every morning right when you get up. If that's too easy, do 4 sets.
You can start with 1 set and work up to 2, or 3 sets and work up to 4. The important thing is to get going! Depending on your fitness level, you can also add other body weight exercises, like chin ups, lunges, crunches, etc. to mix things up and keep them fresh.
Cardio training
Do 20 min. of cardio, 4 times during the week. It can be running, dancing, martial arts, rope skipping, jumping jacks, anything. If that's too easy, do 30 min. at a slightly higher intensity.
You can run for as long as you can and then walk, for example, if you need to, but you want to try to run -- or do whatever cardio activity you're doing -- for longer each time until you get to the full time.
For example, you can start doing some higher intensity cardio during the length of a TV commercial and work your way up to the length of a TV segment between commercials.
Ready...? Set...? GO!
What's your goal for week 3 going to be? Pick it and stick it in a reply below, then come back every day and let us know how you're progressing! If you're doing well, share your story and help keep us inspired. If you're having trouble, ask questions and we'll be there to help.
The important thing is to do and to keep doing. Pick something attainable and then attain it!
Oh, and remember you could win an Xbox 360 with Kinect! We're also having weekly prize drawings for WPCentral Accessory Store gift cards as well. Winners will be selected at random from those who post about their fitness quest in these discussions.
Speaking of which, we'd like to congratulate Baseballbert for being selected this weeks gift card winner! We'll be reaching out to Baseballbert later today on how to claim his prize!
Good luck with it and let us know how your fitness month is going!
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