Featured accomplishment
I convinced my mom to start replacing the sour cream on her potato with greek yogurt !
9 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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March 18, 2009
Go it together
Exercise is healthy. Social interaction? Ditto. Exercising in groups? A double dose of goodness, according to several recent studies. Specifically, exercising with others may have psychological benefits, like preventing postpartum depression and...
March 15, 2009
Get a leg up on crunches
Crunches are a simple way to work your abs. However, with your feet on the floor, it’s easy to fall into the trap of arching the back and working your hip flexors instead. Today, challenge yourself to bend your knees at a 90-degree angle and put...
March 12, 2009
Take the talk test
One standard of a workout’s rigor is whether or not the participant can pass the “talk” test – being able to carry on a conversation, albeit a breathless one. If you can’t, you may be pushing too hard. Today, challenge yourself to monitor your...
November 18, 2009
Pick up sticks
Pick up sticks Have a fireplace? Rather than buying all your wood at the supermarket, why not try gathering a little too? Wood gathering is a great way to get out and moving during winter, especially with family and friends. Walking, bending and...
November 17, 2009
Create a home gym
A home gym sounds like the province of celebrities, doesn’t it? The good news is, you can build a serviceable home gym affordably and get plenty of exercise without anything fancy. Today, challenge yourself to plot out what you’ll need...
March 08, 2009
Warm up longer
Many of us skimp on warm-up time, leaping right into exercise out of habit or lack of time. In winter, cold muscles require additional warm-up time. Today, challenge yourself to warm up effectively before you work out. Here are some tips for making...
March 06, 2009
Have fitness, will travel
Whether you have a gym membership that travels or need to find other ways to work out on family visits, doing some research ahead of time ensures you have the right gear and, more importantly, a reason to keep up your routine when you go away. Today...
February 13, 2009
Have fitness, will travel
Whether you have a gym membership that travels or need to find other ways to work out on family visits, doing some research ahead of time ensures you have the right gear and, more importantly, a reason to keep up your routine when you go away. Today...
March 04, 2009
Take an exercise vacation
Everyone knows that exercise is good for you. But so is giving yourself a break once in a while – and feeling good about it. Today, challenge yourself to embrace leisure and skip your workout – without self-recrimination.
March 02, 2009
Be a quick fitness study
Barebones or basic workouts in a pinch are fine – but do you have one? A little research will yield a handy list of strength moves, stretches, and weight-bearing exercises that you can take with you anywhere. Today, challenge yourself to write these...
