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Exercise Challenge for Those Who Are Not Running!

[ 22 ] 10/07/2009 |

I am sure you have heard about a few of us around here being Community Leaders for the EA Sports Active 5K Challenge. I would be doing this too, if it wasn’t for my dang back issues that are plaguing me at the moment. Instead, I am cheering from the sidelines!

I have a tendency to use anything as an excuse NOT to exercise, even though I KNOW I feel so, so much better when I do it on a regular basis. What’s up with that??

I have decided to have an exercise challenge for myself, and all of you other NON-RUNNERS out there! Here’s the deal:

*We are going to pledge to exercise for FORTY minutes, FIVE days a week for the next FOUR weeks! Got that?

*Your choice of how you get it done: cycling, walking, Wii Fit, EAS Active, aerobics, swimming… you name it. As long as your body is moving, it counts!

*We will throw in some mini-challenges as well! Hula, anyone?

*All you 5K’ers out there are welcome to participate too, just count your training towards the goal!

Who’s with me??

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About Lissa: Melissa is the Co-Founder of Shrinking Kitchen and the Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans She has been married for a dozen years and is mother to four children (15,12, 8 and 8), with more soon coming her way through the foster care system. Melissa has a love/hate relationship with food (okay, mostly candy) and cooking. This isn't improved by the fact that her husband, the true family chef, works in another city half the year, leaving Melissa to figure out how to feed her growing family something other than Pop-Tarts. Melissa loves her camera, enjoys traveling, kickboxing, creating beautiful things she finds on Pinterest, and planning her dream home that will be built… someday. melissa@shrinkingjeans.net :: @lissajoy :: whereverimaywander.com :: pinning here View author profile.

  • anng

    ME!!! Thanks for clarifying!! I get it now!! lol!! I'm in…I'll start tonight withh WiiFit Hula and yoga and then jillian's 30 Day Shred! That will definitely get me my 40 minutes!!

  • shrinkingjeans

    Hah! I'm glad we got it cleared up. Sorry to have confused you! ;p

    You are off to a great start! I will be hitting the gym in the morning. Feel
    free to check in on me and make sure I go.

    -Melissa

  • http://laurakay428.blogspot.com mommyp

    Sounds like a challenge I can do! I just picked up the new Wii Fit Plus and Biggest Loser games so I should be all set. LOL

  • http://bacardimama.blogspot.com/ Nancy

    I'm in. I was just thinking about trying the shred again. I did just see that Biggest Loser has a wii game. I may have to check that out. I may end up walking more of my 5k than running. My ankle is already bothering me only three days into training.

  • bethiej1027

    I'm in!!

  • lisainme

    I'm going to join up! ;-)

  • http://www.whooosthatgirl.com Lissa_ShrinkingJeans

    Yay!

    I haven't even seen the Wii Fit Plus OR Biggest Loser games! Where've I been??

  • http://www.whooosthatgirl.com Lissa_ShrinkingJeans

    Be careful Nancy! You don't want to hurt yourself!

  • http://www.whooosthatgirl.com Lissa_ShrinkingJeans

    Awesome!

  • http://www.whooosthatgirl.com Lissa_ShrinkingJeans

    So glad you're in!!

  • http://laurakay428.blogspot.com mommyp

    I believe they both were just released. I only knew about the BL game because of a commercial for it on Tuesday. :)

    WF+ has some fun new activities on it and it does carry over the original activities as well.

  • BrookeF

    i'm in! :) is it cheating that i already do that much exercise?

  • http://www.whooosthatgirl.com Lissa_ShrinkingJeans

    Totally cheating! ;p I may have to make *special* rules for you.

  • jenniferbrown

    This is definitely something I can get on board with! By the way, what is shredding?

  • Christy_TheSisterhood

    Shredding is how we refer to Jillian Michaels' 30-Day Shred DVD workout. Very intense, but so GOOD! We did a Shredding with the Sisterhood a couple of months back. Feel free to search the site for more info :)

  • http://kcrules.wordpress.com/ Jennie

    I need to do this, or at least try very hard. I am in starting this weekend. Thanks!

  • anng

    Ok..I got it done tonight!! I wrote about it on the ol' blog!

    Did you get your 40 minutes in today??!!

  • http://jiggles.airynothing.com/ barb_at_jiggles

    Is it too late to join up? I managed 45 minutes this morning between EAS Active and the new Wii Fit Plus games. 45 min might be hard to manage every day, since I workout before work and already have to get up at 5 AM just to get in 20-30 min. But I'll try to get in some extra – maybe walking at work – but just managing 5 days a week @30 minutes would be an improvement for me!

  • shrinkingjeans

    Of course you can join in! GReat job this morning!!

    -Lissa

    <http://www.shrinkingjeans.net>

  • DALewis

    I'm in! Now that I'm feeling better I will be doing the 40 minutes/5 days through the end of the challenge. Thanks for doing this for those of us who didn't do the 5K challenge. :o)

  • http://dalewis.blogspot.com/ thelewis4

    I'm in! Now that I'm feeling better I will be doing the 40 minutes/5 days through the end of the challenge. Thanks for doing this for those of us who didn't do the 5K challenge. :o)

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