Self Challenge 2007

I love traveling, but I have found that it breeds bad health habits. For example, I like to buy Reese’s Pieces or Gummy Life Savers for my flight; I drink ginger ale on the plane, and often get fast food in the airport. Add to that the food I eat at restaurants that are anything but healthy. I also neglect exercising! So I made a commitment this month to me and I want to share it with you. I am committed to eating well travel or no travel and exercise regularly even when I am not in my Jazzercise class. Whether you travel, sit at a desk all day, or run after little ones, you can relate to the difficulty of keeping your exercise and your diet (by diet I mean eating, not dieting) in check. Each Tuesday I will share tips I have found on the journey to a healthy lifestyle. Living “healthy” is a journey with highs and lows, so let’s take them together.
Here goes...

I am a Self magazine subscriber and this month I have decided to sign up for the 2007 Self Challenge. For the next three months, Self is giving fresh cardio workouts, strength training routines (on-line videos with demonstrations included), and eat-right ideas. According to Self if you follow the plan you will lose up to 8lbs in a month.

But that isn’t why I signed up. The beauty of the Challenge is that you can do as much or as little as you like. I signed up because I can track my workouts (as mild or intense as they may be) and eating habits online. Jazzercisers, there is even a choice for logging Jazzercise classes! And when I put in I workout, it tracks how many calories I burn. Love it! You can even print out your log and receive Challenge tips on your cell phone every week. The recipes on line are so easy that even I (the one who doesn’t cook) can follow along when I am at home.

The Challenge also has a buddy feature that allows you to email and motivate your buddies through the Challenge. Very cool!

I almost forgot, the Self Challenge is free! And there are prizes and giveaways including MP3 players, and everyone gets a week’s membership to Gold’s Gym.
Bottom line is joining the challenge makes you more aware of how you are eating and exercising. Sign up and join me in the Self Challenge. And when you do, link up to me so we can be accountability buddies.

By the way, my totals last week were:

Workout Minutes:

0

0

2

0

1

Calories Burned:

0

1

1

5

9

You can check out the Self Challenge at Self.com


-RXW