30-Day Fitness Challenge: 30-Day Fitness Challenge: Day Twenty-Five

30-Day Fitness Challenge
30-Day Fitness Challenge: Day Twenty-Five
| Your Active Challenge - Stand Up  | Your Exercise Challenge - Total Core  | Your Flexibility Challenge - Yoga  | Your Nutrition Challenge  | Your Mind/Body Challenge - Afternoon Slump Buster  | Your Day Twenty-Five Checklist

	from Paige Waehner Today your challenges are downright easy...well, mostly. Scroll down and take a look at your challenges for the day which include a little standing, a little ab work, a little yoga and a little adjustment of your usual dinnerware. Hopefully, completing each of these challenges will make you feel good about yourself while leaving you stronger, healther and fitter than you were before. Have a great day!
Your Active Challenge - Stand Up
	Your Active Challenge
	Accumulate at least 15 minutes of standing and/or walking throughout the day. Some ideas are to stand while: Talking on the phone Reading Watching TV Talking to co-workers Going through the mail What could you do standing that you usually do sitting? Look for ideas throughout the day and see how much time you can spend off your keester.
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Your Exercise Challenge - Total Core
	Your Exercise Challenge
	Spend at least 10 minutes working your abs. You can try this intermediate/advanced Total Core Workout which involves exercises using a resistance band and an exercise ball or choose one of the routines listed in the Ab Workouts page. You can also do an ab routine with your own exercises or using a video. Try to focus on dynamic moves that work multiple muscles rather than plain old crunches.
Your Flexibility Challenge - Yoga
	Your Flexibility Challenge
	Do at least 6 (or more) reps of the following yoga exercises anytime throughout the day: Cat Stretch Forward Fold Bridge Downward Dog to Upward Dog Find descriptions and more pictures at: Gentle Yoga. Other Options: Yoga/Pilates Matwork Yoga Fusion Workout Beginner Yoga Poses Do your own yoga workout, video or group fitness class
Your Nutrition Challenge
	Your Nutrition Challenge
	Use smaller plates and bowls for at least one meal today. Studies show that, the bigger the plate, the more people eat. Do your own experiment today and get out the smaller versions of your dinnerware to serve your meal. You'll most likely eat less than you usually do.
Your Mind/Body Challenge - Afternoon Slump Buster
	Your Mind/Body Challenge
	If you get tired in the middle of the afternoon, take at least 5-10 minutes and choose two of the following activities to wake yourself up: Take a short walk Drink a cup of hot tea Chew on anything with spearmint (mints, gum, etc.) Have a tall glass of flavored sparkling water Walk up and down some stairs Go outside and take some deep breaths Work a crossword or other kind of puzzle Take your dog for an extra walk Choose as many of these as you like and write in your journal about your experience. Did doing any of these tasks wake you up? If so, try to incorporate some of these ideas into your day to avoid the afternoon slump.
Your Day Twenty-Five Checklist
	Your Day Twenty-Five Checklist
	How'd you do with your challenges today? Use this checklist to cross off everything you accomplished or make notes on what you didn't accomplish and why. You can also use the checklist to make substitutions for any challenges that didn't work for you or create even more challenges for yourself.
Paige Waehner
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