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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February 26, 2009
Embrace off-season activities
Exercisers: Why not try something completely different? If it’s chilly outside, warm yourself with a dip in the indoor pool. If it’s raining too hard to go for your run, find an indoor track. Love your weekly tennis matches but the snow’s got you...
March 01, 2009
Choose your workout wear
Cold winter mornings have you choosing hibernation over exercise? Lay out your workout clothes the night before a chilly morning workout. Not only will it help you follow through with your plans, it will also save you time. Today, challenge yourself...
February 24, 2009
Get pedaling
Love biking but winter weather keeping you in? Try an indoor cycling class instead. Indoor cycling is an ideal mode of exercise for people of all fitness levels and is not weight-bearing as long as you stay in the saddle. Today, challenge yourself to...
February 20, 2009
Think hydrate over hibernate
Winter weather can be as drying as heat, so remember to get the water you need to replace what you’ve lost. As a general rule, experts say adults need about eight 8-oz. glasses a day. Average exercisers need 1.5 to 2.5 glasses more. Today, challenge...
February 19, 2009
Don’t sweat it
Do you really have to be drenched in sweat to see cardiovascular results from your workouts? Not necessarily. Rate your winter workouts not in terms of (chilling) sweat, but with a heart-rate monitor. You’ll be surprised how inspiring it is to track...
February 17, 2009
Push yourself
Here’s a just-move-it idea: Do a push-up for every snack you sample today. Not only will marking your indulgences make each choice a more mindful one, you’ll enjoy the benefits of increasing your strength push-up by push-up! Today, challenge...
February 16, 2009
Resist it
Resistance bands are a handy, affordable way to bring your workout with you, and can be used to work your whole body. They’re a real boon in wintertime, when bad weather often makes outdoor activities difficult. Today, challenge yourself to pick up...
February 11, 2009
Switch night and day
If you’re normally a nighttime workout maven, consider switching to morning or midday workouts as the days shorten. Why? Not only can it provide a physical boost as you try something a little different physiologically, it can also help keep things...
February 09, 2009
Write a stretch cheat-sheet
For many people, winter means cold weather when outdoor exercise is simply out of the question. Stay in touch with your body by creating – and following – a home stretching routine that keeps you limber and relaxed. Today, challenge yourself to...
February 06, 2009
Embrace isometric
Can you fit exercise into your leisure time this winter? In a word, yes! If sit-ups during a football game intermission are not your style, try isometric movements like flexing your abdominals or glutes instead – nobody but you will ever know. Today...
