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Pop-Up Challenge!

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I love health and fitness challenges! In fact, I’m making the creation of challenges a major part of what I do to inspire and motivate you to get your buns moving. There are SO MANY challenges out there for you to try, how do you know which ones are actually safe? How do you know which ones are effective?

Erm. You follow me.

Cuz baby, I have a PhD in Exercise Physiology and over 22 years in the industry. I know what I’m doing and I absolutely want you to be successful AND have fun doing it!

So, today I created this fun little one-day challenge. You’ll need to plan for it, because yes…there is planning and dedication involved.

10,000 steps. Yup….you can do it. Meal planning? Yup, that’s in there, too. And what the what?? Hugs and physical contact?! YUP! Why? Because hugging is GOOD FOR YOU!

Here’s the challenge:

Now, before y’all go freaking out and laughing hysterically about the whole “8 hours of sleep” – remember, it’s a goal. This is so you are aware of the fact that maybe, just maybe, you shouldn’t watch Netflix until midnight that night. Maybe, just maybe, you’ll put yourself to bed and give yourself a fighting chance to meet that 8 hours.

*Moms with littles – good luck! I’m honestly wishing the best for you!*

This may seem a little daunting to some, but honestly, it’s doable. In fact, a lot of the members of my Fueled Life Facebook Group (click to join if you haven’t already!) tackled this challenge last week and mentioned how great they felt throughout the day! So…yay!

Save the image to your phone and cross them off as you get them done. You’re going to have to pre-plan some of this (e.g. Pro tip: Seriously, no Netflix for the night…GO TO BED!).

Et voila. Bicketty bam. You’re a rockstar!

You in? You’re in, right? OF COURSE you are. Now, get to work! Off you go!

Do You High Five During Your Run? You should! Join the #HighFiveCrew

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When I started teaching bootcamp to a bunch of amazing Mamas (hello, Hot Mama Westshore!) I high-fived everyone after class. Every single person. Then, when I expanded and started teaching people how to be awesome instructors, I made it a “rule” that they were to high five everyone after every workout.

Why?

Good question.

At first, I did it because I wanted everyone to feel like they were seen at each and every workout. There’s no better way to acknowledge someone than through touch. Seeing that swatting my clients on the ass after every workout would have (most likely) been considered inappropriate, I had to settle for a high-five (and sometimes a sweaty hug because…well…I’m me).

As the years went on, high-fiving became a ritual for me. Whether I was teaching for Hot Mama or teaching elsewhere, I tried to high-five every single person I instructed. I made sure to make physical contact with every sweaty body.

I truly started doing it to be inclusive. To say “I see you. You’re amazing. Thank you for spending time with me”. But, recently, I realized that high-fiving gives back to me more than I give to it.

That sounds super hippie-dippy trippy, but hear me out.

When I high-five someone there is a definite transfer of energy. I give, they take. I take, they give. It’s very cool. Particularly during or after a workout, the transfer of energy is beautiful.

So, I high-five at the end of every single workout I teach because usually my participants are feeling great and, selfishly, I love taking their high energy into my soul. It makes me feel strong and amazing. So, as much as I’m giving them my gratitude, I also receive their good exercise vibes in return.

Recently, I’ve started high-fiving random people on my runs. If I see another person out for a jog and they’re running in the opposite direction, I’ll put my hand out for a high-five. Some people high-five back and some people are so into their run they don’t notice (OR…they don’t want to high-five, which is A-OK!).

And, you know what? The transfer of energy in that short touch is remarkable. After I high-five someone, my pace quickens for a few seconds and I feel strong and positive. It’s the endorphins, I know. But, it’s also more than that. It’s the positive feeling you get when you acknowledge someone’s effort and make them feel seen. It’s acknowledging that we’re doing the same thing and we’re seriously kickass human beings. It’s all positive and it’s all good energy and I absolutely take it from them when I can.

If you haven’t done something like that on a run, give it a whirl. It’s remarkable what can happen to your own energy with even that short connection. You may feel ridiculous at first, but trust me, once you start, you won’t stop.

High-five everyone. LOL. It’s the best way to make a quick connection and let someone know you see them, you acknowledge their effort and encourage them to continue on. The added transfer of energy to you is THE BEST!

Do it. Go on…join my #HighFiveCrew and feel the love (and energy)!

New Challenge! Choose Your Own Fitventure: Week TWO!

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We had a BLAST with Week One of Choose Your Own Fitventure and this week will be even better! This week we’re focused a little more on self-care and kindness. But, don’t you worry, I’ve included some physical challenges in there for you, too.

If you didn’t participate in Week One, that’s A-OK! You can jump into this challenge for the week and join the fun! Just make sure that you’re part of the Fueled Life with Lindsay Gee Facebook Group for the accountability posts and support, fun and shenanigans.

Here’s how this challenge works:

Below you’ll see five challenges. Your goal is to complete all five challenges by the end of the week. They do not need to be done in order and you can tick them off your to-do list on days that work with your schedule.

One rule: One challenge per day. Why? Because one of the purposes of Fueled Life is to nudge you every day to remember to take care of yourself. If you pumped off all five challenges in a day, you’d have another 6 days to forget about fitness, nutrition, etc. So…one challenge per day, please. xo

Without further adieu:

For Challenge #4, you can make it into a full workout by repeating everything 3 times. That’s what I’m planning to do and I’m super cool (just ask my kids…*eye roll*), so you should, too.

Alright, my friends, it’s time to get cracking! Have a BLAST and again, be sure to join the group to help you stay accountable to this challenge (and many more to come!).

Comments, questions, concerns? No problem! Fire away! I’m here for you. Off you go!

New Challenge! Choose Your Own Fitventure: Week ONE!

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Welcome to the Fueled Life’s latest challenge! For this challenge, I really wanted you to have the flexibility to decide what task you want to tackle on whatever day works for you. I know that life is busy, so sometimes me dictating what the challenge will be each day just won’t work for you. So, with this challenge, you choose the challenge and the day you want to complete it.

Each week you’ll receive 5 challenges to complete within seven days. Your challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to get all five challenges done by Sunday night.

One challenge per day. No double-dipping. The purpose is to help you maintain focus on your health and fitness for at least five days this week.

So, take a look at the daily challenges and schedule your week. What day are you going to tackle the 100’s challenge? Hydration? The workout? Ooh la laaaaaa…so many options!

Here are this week’s Choose Your Own Fitventures:

Get out your calendar and get to planning, my friends! Are you in? Will you join me on this two-week challenge! Above is Week One…next Monday you’ll receive the next week’s challenges!

If you haven’t already, please join my challenge group. Just CLICK HERE to join and you’ll become a member of my Fueled Life crew where we’ll motivate and encourage you to get these done. We also have a whole shwack of accountability to throw at you, too!

Thanks for being a part of this! I truly love creating these challenges for you…now…let’s GET TO WORK! Off you go!

036 – Week-long Fitness Challenge: Five & Thrive – Day 7

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Can I get a woop woop?! We’re here…DAY 7 of my 5 & Thrive challenge and today is a combination of some of my favorite ever exericses. Think core, cardio, legs and more! How fun!

Well…my definition of fun, anyway!

5 minutes of glorious exercise. You have it in you, I know you do! So get to work and let’s finish super duper strong for this week-long challenge!

Here’s the workout:

What’s a cross drop, you ask?! Only one of my newest favorite moves to sprinkle into my workouts. Check out the video below for a quick how-to for all of the exercises listed for Day 7.

Alright, it’s time to finish strong! AND, if you’re really wanting to challenge yourself, string together all 7 days for a bombass 35-minute workout. To make it easy on you here are all the links for each day:

As always, there are a few ways for you to “enjoy” this mini workouts. You can listen to my podcast, Dig Deep with Dr. Lindsay Gee (Available on iTunes and Stitcher radio) by clicking the play button above. OR, you can save the graphic to your phone/tablet, set a times and get through the list of exercises as many times as possible.

You do this challenge however you want to today! 5 minutes? Great! 20 minutes (just string 4 days together)? Fabulous! The full 35 minutes? Woop! You do what you can handle today.

Just get it done!

Have fun and then celebrate a challenge well done! YAY! OFF YOU GO!