Prepare to ‘Bare’: Getting Ready to Work Out
Dear DTB Challengers,
It’s Wednesday, and we’ve got six days until the Project Blissful & MTM Body ‘Dare to Bare’ 8-Week Fitness and Weight Loss Challenge gets underway. Yesterday, we discussed planning what we’ll be eating for the duration of the challenge. Today, we’re focusing on preparing mentally and physically for the exercise we’ll be doing during the eight weeks.
Ask Yourself a Few Questions
- What kind of exercise will you do, and how often?
- What will you wear?
- Do you have everything you need to do it?
Decide in advance how you’ll workout, where you’ll do it, how often and even what you’ll be wearing. If you need equipment, get it now. Special shoes, workout clothes, sports bra? Make sure you’ve got everything you need in time to get started on Tuesday.
Learn more about the Dare to Bare Fitness and Weight Loss Challenge.
You could simply walk or jog in your neighborhood, or you could consider picking up a workout DVD (I love the Insanity series), or check out a bunch of free workout videos I’ve collected here on the site from YouTube. If you’ve got a gym membership, use it now! Whatever you do, just plan to get at least 60 minutes of exercise, five days a week. You can do this in increments of 10 to 30 minutes—or you can do one long workout. It doesn’t matter how you move, just that you do it and do it safely. (And, in my opinion, you should try to enjoy it! This is not punishment—this is you celebrating the awesomeness that is your own body!)
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As for me, I’ll be working out in addition to trying to meet my step goal each day during our challenge, and Jamie, our challenge partner and MTM Body founder, tells me she’ll be doing the same. That’s right, Jamie and I are doing this challenge with you! And we won’t ask you to do anything we wouldn’t do!
Are you preparing for the challenge? What kind of workouts do you plan to do? Share your thoughts in the comments section, below.
Next up: How will you keep track of your food intake and exercise progress?
