I think October is the perfect month for a health challenge. Summer is now behind us and before we know it the holiday season will be here. September always feels hectic with school starting and adjusting to new routines. Come October, I finally feel like we are in a good groove around here.
Therefore, I’ve created a 4 week health challenge to help motivate all of us! Each week there will be a new goal to focus on, but ideally you’re building on top of the previous week’s goal while adding in the new goals/challenge. For example just because you got a perfect 12k step week 1 doesn’t mean you should neglect steps the following weeks.
Week #1 (10/4-10/8) Challenge: STEPS
We like to kick off the health challenge with a steps challenge in hopes that you keep up with this goal all month 😉 I encourage you to set a goal that is challenging, yet realistic for you! For me, I can pretty easily get to 8-10k in my normal day taking care of the kids and dog. I’m pushing myself with a goal of 12k daily steps. I typically try and take Kins and/or Daisy on a daily walk (if not raining), so that’s my plan to hit my new steps goal. What’s your steps goal and how do you plan to achieve it all week?
Week #2 (10/11-10/15) Challenge: WATER
This one will be a big challenge for me right now because I just don’t feel like I’m drinking enough water (esp. with breastfeeding). But, we all know how insanely important it is to be hydrated. Every single cell, tissue, and organ in the body require water to function properly. Even mild dehydration can cause symptoms of fatigue and weakness.
Here’s the goal: take your weight and divide it in half and that’s the minimum about of oz of water you should be consuming/day. For example, if you weigh 150 lbs your water goal is 75-150 oz water/day.
Personally, I feel AMAZING when I’m drinking 1 gal of water a day. I’m going to dust off my 1 gal jug and try to finish it by the end of the day all week. I like to drink 40oz at a time in my Hydroflask + also drink a packet of electrolytes into one of my water bottles daily.
Week #3 (10/18-10/22) Challenge: 100 SIT-UPS A DAY
A friend and I have been doing monthly sit-up challenges and have really enjoyed it (and noticed a difference in ab strength!). So I figured I would pass this challenge on to you this month. 100 sit ups a day….any combo you’d like! This is super easy to squeeze in after a workout, while watching TV, floor time with the baby, or right before bed.
Week #4 (10/25-29) Challenge: MINIMALLY PROCESSED FOODS
For the last week of Rocktober we will focus on nutrition. We usually do no added sugar (which I encourage you to still keep an eye out for), but my limiting highly processed and pre-packages foods you will be cutting back on so many unnecessary ingredients and focusing on whole, real food! Try to focus food that does not come in a package.
Yay for a month of focusing on YOUR health and hopefully these become habits you can take into the craziness of the holiday season to keep your health a priority.
xx, A
I’m In!
yay!