Featured accomplishment
I took my own bag with me to the store and didn't use any plastic bags.
10 months ago
Challenge Yourself
Challenges are small steps you can take toward living a more natural, healthy life. Accept a challenge, log your progress, and watch your successes add up to positive change!
How does it work?
- Take on adventures ranging from nutrition and fitness changes to greener, more natural, habits.
- Log your progress on accepted challenges.
- Track your success at living a healthier, more natural life.
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September 03, 2009
Start socializing
Gym workouts feeling lonely and uninspiring? Sports have always been a great way to get fit and connect with others at the same time. Best of all, there are options for all fitness and skill levels out there. Today, challenge yourself to explore one...
August 27, 2009
Weigh your options
Strength trainers: Are you lifting heavy enough weight to improve your fitness level? One way to know is if you struggle through your final few reps (you should). How many reps you’re doing doesn’t matter as much as whether your muscles are reaching...
August 21, 2009
Go easy, go long
In the past, we’ve suggested alternating lighter and heavier workouts and making sure you get enough rest. Another way to add variety to your workout is to make easier days longer days as well. Today, challenge yourself by increasing the duration of...
August 17, 2009
Spread your wings
Yoga’s “butterfly” pose is all about increasing receptiveness—a good thing in our book. (Butterfly if the yin version of Bound Angle pose, a traditional hip-opener.) Allowing the hips to open up and sinking into the pose shifts the focus from giving...
August 11, 2009
Swear off speed
When it comes to resistance training, rushing through reps isn’t the best way—especially if you’re using momentum instead of muscle power to build strength. Besides potentially not burning as many calories or upping muscle mass, you’re also creating...
August 05, 2009
Test your strength with variety
No matter how challenging your strength training routine was initially, in time, your muscles will grow accustomed to the same moves and develop efficiency at executing them—without extra effort. Today, challenge yourself by learning one or two new...
July 30, 2009
Embrace basic training
There’s a reason the military relies on (among other things) workouts that feature short, quick bursts of energy—they work. Maintaining proper form is easier if you’re doing simple but effective exercises like squats, lunges, push-ups, and jumping...
July 24, 2009
Go for the goals
Been exercising without a master plan? Try thinking about—and writing down—your fitness goals. You’re much more likely to feel inspired and disciplined if you’ve recorded your pledges to exercise. Today, challenge yourself to come up with five...
June 06, 2009
Learn the burn
How many calories do different activities burn? If you’re like us, you’ll be surprised! Some of your favorites may be more beneficial than you think, whereas the ones you dread may be less effective than you’d imagine. Plus, you should learn about “invisible...
June 02, 2009
Check out your BMI
Do you know your current Body Mass Index? Does it matter? BMI is one useful tool in assessing your body’s overall health – but make sure you know the whole picture. Muscular athletes, seniors, and others with nonstandard ratios of muscle to fat may...
