Hey Challengers-
Welcome to week 3. How's everyone doing? Are you sticking to the schedule? This week things start to get a bit more challenging. We are doing 6 days of push ups with only 1 rest day. Next week we'll have a bit of a break with only 3 days on and 4 days of rest.
If you are currently not commited to a regular exercise program, I'm hoping this will spark some interest and get you to add a few things to your day. With the weather turning warmer, walks outside are wonderful. Get that bike tuned up and take it out on the road. Pick yourself up a jump rope and set up a circuit for yourself. When I am lifting weights I like to grab my jump rope and do 50 jumps instead of resting. This will spike up your heart rate and help you burn more fat and calories. Many of you have told me that you have added sit ups to your routine, which is a great option.
For those of you that have been doing push ups for a while and are looking for more of challenge you can add weight to your push up. I have a friend whose son likes to sit on his back when he does his push ups. If you are at the gym or have access to weight plates you can have someone place one on your upper middle back for extra resistance. Please be sure this is done safely and supervised. Another great option is to do them on a BOSU ball. If you can do more push ups than the schedule says, by all means do what you can. This will only make you stronger and give you an advantage once we get into the higher rep numbers.
Happy Pushing!
Tennille
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