Happy Holidays

As we all know, the holidays are already upon us. Hopefully, those holiday pounds are not yet upon us! In need of a new challenge, I propose having a Biggest Winner Challenge throughout the holiday season. It would happen something like this. A little spin off of The Biggest Loser with a lot of changes. Contestants would be able to earn points through weight loss, exercise, healthy eating, promoting health, and being happy. We would all toss $10 into the pot and at the end of the challenge, winner would take all. The challenge would run from Halloween night* until New Years Day. I know it's a long time, but what else is going to get us through these holidays? We'd also have plenty of time to weed out the weak and see who the Biggest Winner really is!

If you're interested please comment. If we have enough interest, WE'LL GO FOR IT!

*Starting line is being extended to gather more interest. Hopefully we'll start the 10th of November at the latest. Please tell you friends and family who might be interested in joining. I will post a list of Health Habits that will earn points in the next couple of days.

Super Jumper

Here's Jenn with her winnings, an adjustable core balance board with DVD and Exercise chart. I think these little gadgets are great because you can do pushups, sit ups, and all kinds of balancing moves on them. Hope you like it Jenn and that all those jumps were worth it!

Winner!

Jenn was the big jump rope jumping winner! This girl did great all week and really kicked it in down the final stretch with 4,000 jumps on Friday!

Here are the final numbers for everyone:

Jenn: 9,668

Pam: 5,315

Deanna: 4,405

April: 2,848

Hannah: 1,544

Abby: 1,300

Great job to everyone! I'm really glad you all joined in and I hope that you'll all continue to include jumping rope as part of your weekly workout routine.

Last Day

Today is the last day of the jump off! Make sure to get your numbers in. Winner / Prize will all be announced on Monday.

Thanks to everyone who participated. I'm so happy with all of your efforts! I hope that you've enjoyed the challenge and that you'll keep on jumping...especially now that you're over the being sore part.

Interesting

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Barefoot vs Shoes

In college I presented a speech on running barefoot and the benefits you can gain from running sin zapatos. The human foot is designed to run without shoes on, but these days you'd need a pedi after every session just to keep from looking like a horse. Shoes do protect and cushion, but sometimes to our disadvantage. All of that cushion keeps the foot from developing full strength and flexibility. This is one of the reasons I chose to jump rope barefooted. I jump on carpet so it's soft, but I do use this little bit of time / exercise to strength my feet which can help prevent other injuries in the future. I also like to do yoga and walk around the house barefooted during the day. If you find it uncomfortable to jump rope without shoes, find other times to go shoeless or try doing half of your jumps without shoes.

Mid-week Peek

Here's the numbers as of Wednesday.

Jenn: 5,368

Pam: 2,947

Deanna: 2,200

Hannah: 1,544

Abby: 1,300

April: 1,220


Keep jumping! Just think, you've already jumped 1,000 more jumps than those who never started!

If you're happy and you know it, JUMP some more

Hey everyone! You're all doing great! Keep reporting those numbers each night! I'm so happy with how everyone is doing!