Fitness Jar Challenge

I'm doing a Fitness Jar Challenge! Want to join me? It's easy! Here's what it is...

I took ideas from around the internet (mostly pinterest) and combined those with fitness goals that I already had in mind, like drinking more water, cutting back on sugar etc. I made a template with 1 fitness challenge in each square to cut up and put in a jar. Then each morning I pick 1 slip out and do what it says! I am so excited because I think it's simple enough, the commitment is minimal (meaning it's not p90x that I have to do for 90 days, or even the 30 day shred). It's 1 good thing for me each day! And my hope is that I will learn to do these healthy things, like drink the right amount of water, and then I'll be able to keep doing it.

I think it's breaking it down to 1 thing 1 day that makes this exciting and doable for me. I can do almost anything for 1 day :)

So my goal is to do this for 30 days, or until the jar runs out, whichever I feel like :) And there's just 1 rule. I must choose 1 slip everyday and if it's something that I just don't have time for that day, like the big run/walk for 2 hours challenge I am allowed to save it for the next day and choose a new slip. But I only get a 1 day grace. I figure if I can't do it 1 day I can arrange things to make it possible the next day!

So...Who's with me?!? Anyone wanna try it? I think it'd be fun to get ideas for different challenges and encourage and report. If there's enough interest we could have a Facebook challenge group. Here's my template for challenges. I wanted a decent mix of dietary and activity based. Also, you can probably see what I'm really trying to work on- my sugar consumption and (lack) of decent water consumption. But, the idea is to do what works for you and focus on the things you'd like to improve! If you do it let me know :) And wish me luck too!

Oh, and I meant to add that this for me is supplemental, trying to find those "little" things to help get me to my desired fitness level :) But you could really go as big with the challenges as you'd like!

Fitness Jar Challenge

Drink 60 oz of water	no sugar	eat 5 servings of fruits/veggies
no meat	no dairy	4 miles
50 crunches	Salad for lunch	Smoothie for breakfast
double your workout	walk around the neighbourhood	bike neighbourhood loop x2
30 jacks 10 squats 20 lunges 30 high knees 10 crunches 40 jacks	25 crunches 25 mountain climbers 25 leg raises 1 min plank x3	10 jacks 10 push ups 10 squats 10 crunches 10 jump rope decrease each set by 1 until down to 1 each
walk to a store/library	20 squats 30 lunges 40 calf raises 50 second wall sit 100 jacks 50 second wall sit 40 sumo squats 30 leg raises 20 squats	20 crunches feet on floor 20 crunches legs bent in air 20 crunches legs up 30 second plank 15 reverse crunches 15 bicycle crunches
40 speed skaters 50 Russian Twists 15 side plank hip lifts (R) 30 bicycle crunches 15 side plank hip lifts (L)	Drink 60 oz of water	Drink 60 oz of water
Dance Central 30 minutes	Walk/ run 1 hour	Walk/run 2 hours
10 minutes up & down stairs	p90x abs	class at gym
count points today	no sugar	no sugar
Count points today	soup for lunch	no eating after dinner
no eating between meals	no eating between meals	no eating after dinner