Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Are you a Pusha Man?

It is that time of the year where cookies, cakes and sweet treats are in abundance everywhere you go. They are hard to avoid and many times your will power is tested many times a day. I say have a cookie or a slice of something and move on.

There are however some people that make that a difficult task. You know who I am talking about, I like to call them the "Pusha Man". They are the people that insist you eat some of their cookies because they are so good and demand that you have seconds because you only live once.  The walk around the office with tins of treats adorning Holiday sweaters
waiting for you.
The question is are you the "Pusha Man"? Regarless if it is with Holiday treats or gym invitations. Are you constantly bombarding others with offers that they want to refuse.  We have to be aware that not everyone wants to partake in our treats or workouts. We need be conscious or attempts to persuade or annoy others with our offers. Sometimes we are so excited about what we have to offer that we want everyone to partake in our joy. Be-careful  you may be a Pusha Man!!

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Day 5-8

The past few days have been hectic!!!! I have been getting mine in through out the day, I have yet to miss a day.  The push ups are getting easier  but the lunges hurt!!!!

How are you doing on this challenge?

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Day 4

Today is usually my day off from the gym, so I am sore!!!!!
Anyway, I ran the 2 miles first because running is my thing. In fact the running part is fun to me( I know scary). So I think that is the easy part to the challenge.  The push ups hurt and I am truly feeling the burn today. The crunches and lunges were not that bad but I am sure  I will feel the burn soon. 

Push up Stats:                    2 Mile Stats:
                 Day 1- 41            Day 2- 26 minutes
                 Day 2 - 44           Day 3 -  21 min
                 Day 3 -39            Day 4 - 23 min
                 Day 4 - 46 


How was your day 4?

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Day 3

So today,  decided to plan these sessions. I work out 6 days a week so I am doing this in addition to my workout. I think by day 7 this might take the place of my workout though. Until then I am breaking these activities up throughout the day. So when I got up today, I did my 1 minutes of push ups and ran 4.3 miles.  This evening when I went to the gym I completed my lunges.

I will say that I am feeling these push ups!! My chest is sore and I think I will keep the pushups as a morning routine. This is taking me back to the endurance I built up doing P90X .

Monday, December 5, 2011

Day 1

Day 1:   1 minute of pushups, you may have to stop but keep track of your time. So even if it takes you 5 minutes you will get in 1 minute. You can do these on your knees or your toes.

Day one was not extremely difficult, with the exception of having a five year old record my push ups. So I actually did thirteen minutes of push ups before I decided, to just to have him, take a picture of me doing a  push ups instead of a video. I am actually excited to see how this 12 day work out turns out. If you go to my Face book page you will be able to see the video narrated by my 5 year old.



Friday, December 2, 2011

12 Days of Fitness Challenge




For 12 consecutive days you will be assigned a different task each day. 
Starts on December 5th, 2011 
The Challenge
Be sure to check with your physician before starting any exercise program. If you are currently working with a rehab specialist, you may want to ask him/her about performing any of the exercises described below.

Day 1:   1 minutes of pushups, you may have to stop but keep track of your time. So even if it takes you 5 minutes you will get in 1 minute. You can do these on your knees or your toes.
Day 2:  1 Minute of Pushups.  2 miles of cardio (on a treadmill, at the mall, outside, at an outdoor/indoor track, etc…). You could also use an elliptical, bike, or even do laps in a pool.  The goal is to work hard, sweat and burn calories!!!
DAY 3:  1 minute of pushups, 2 miles of cardio and 3 sets of lunges (12 to15) per leg. Make sure you take breaks in between your sets. Example
Day 4:   1 minute of pushups, 2 miles of cardio, 3 sets of lunges and 4 sets of crunches (15 to 20)
Day 5:  1 minute of pushups, 2 miles of cardio, 3 sets of lunges, 4 sets of crunches and 5 walking lunges with at least 5 pounds. Example
Day 6:   1 minute of pushups, 2 miles of cardio, 3 sets of lunges, 4 sets of crunches, 5 walking lunges and 6 minutes  stretching
Day 7: 1 minute of pushups, 2 miles of cardio, 3 sets of lunges, 4 sets of crunches, 5 walking lunges, 6 minutes  stretching and  7 Yoga poses click here for examples
Day 8: 1 minute of pushups, 2 miles of cardio, 3 sets of lunges, 4 sets of crunches, 5 walking lunges, 6 minutes  stretching , 7 Yoga poses , 8 squat jumps Example
Day 9:  1 minute of pushups, 2 miles of cardio, 3 sets of lunges, 4 sets of crunches, 5 walking lunges, 6 minutes  stretching , 7 Yoga poses , 8 squat jumps  and find some stairs there should be at least 10 of them, run up and down them  9 times.
Day 10:  :  1 minute of pushups, 2 miles of cardio, 3 sets of lunges, 4 sets of crunches, 5 walking lunges, 6 minutes  stretching , 7 Yoga poses , 8 squat jump, run stairs 9 times. 10 assisted or unassisted pull-ups.

Day 11: 1 minute of pushups, 2 miles of cardio, 3 sets of lunges, 4 sets of crunches, 5 walking lunges, 6 minutes  stretching , 7 Yoga poses , 8 squat jump, run stairs 9 times. 10 pull-ups. 11 bicep curls for each arm with a challenging weight.  

Day 12: 1 minute of pushups, 2 miles of cardio, 3 sets of lunges, 4 sets of crunches, 5 walking lunges, 6 minutes  stretching , 7 Yoga poses , 8 squat jump, run stairs 9 times. 10 pull-ups. 11 bicep curls for each arm with a challenging weight.  12 mountain climbers Example

 Are you in????

(shout out to my girl SW for the picture)