30 Day Fitness Challenge- Day 25

Good morning!  How is your morning?  While this post is about my fitness challenge for yesterday I must state that I've already walked a mile up and down a bluff this morning!

Ok down to business.

Active Challenge: Accumulate at least 15 minutes of standing or walking during the day.  Alright, I had to laugh at this.  I might accumulate that much time not standing or walking on an easy day.  Yeap I definitely made this challenge several times over!

Exercise Challenge:  Spend at least 10 minutes working your abs.  Check!  I did several situps and cross crunches.  My abs are the main area that I would like to firm up so I work those daily.  Unfortunately, I still have not noticed much of  a change, but still persevering.  They gave us several exercises to try, but they all involved a ball which I don't have.  Oh for extra money to buy one!  Oh well.  I also did some reverse crunches.  I also ran a mile in just under 6 minutes!  So excited.  I used to be able to run a mile in under 5 minutes so I'm getting there!

Flexibility Challenge:  They gave us some yoga exercises to do.  I did about 20 minutes of stretching in the morning and 20 minutes of stretching in the evening instead. 

Nutrition Challenge:  Use a smaller plate or bowl for at least one meal today.  I used a smaller glass plate for supper.  Here are our meals.  Breakfast was yoghurt with strawberries, snack was apples, lunch was ham and cheese sandwiches(on lettuce not bread) with a few sweet potato crisps and carrot sticks, snack was pretzels and grapes, supper was steaks on the grill with garlic corn and baked beans.

Mind/Body Challenge:  This was a bit funny to me as a stay at home mome.  If you get tired in the afternoon do one of the following to wake yourself up: 

Take a short walk

Drink a cup of unsweetened tea

Chew on anything with spearmint (mints, gum, etc.)

Have a tall glass of flavored sparkling water

Walk up and down some stairs

Go outside and take some deep breaths

Work a crossword or other kind of puzzle

Take your dog for an extra walk

I do get a bit tired in the afternoon, but yesterday was laundry day so I was running up and down the hill in our yard and the flat part hanging up clothes.  Yeap I definitely kept myself awake!

Don't forget to check out my previous days below--only 5 more to go!  Also jump on over and see what Kandi has been up to at Gluten Free For Jen.

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Day 2 Day 17
Day 3 Day 18
Day 4 Day 19
Day 5 Day 20
Day 6 Day 21
Day 7 Day 22
Day 8 Day 23
Day 9 Day 24
Day 10
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Day 13
Day 14
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