Revisiting the Fitness Magazine: You Can Do It Challenge

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11 Aug 2006 08:00 AM

I signed up for the Fitness Magazine You Can Do It challenge. I've been following their advised workout and let me tell you, four days in - I'm sore. I am pretty good at following my own regular fitness regimen, but this one targets specific areas with specific exercises to be performed in specific time frames.

Including Regular Stretching

The challenge recommends that you warm up and cool down, I'm also going to include a regular session of deep stretching every evening before bed. While I enjoy the workout as described in the challenge - I think that I am experiencing the result of using muscle groups I'm not used to using.

As a reminder, we've talked about stretching here in the Fitness blog and here are some links to previous blogs on stretching that may help you out:

Fitness Goals: The Long and the Short of It

The High 5 on Stretching

The Dos and Don'ts of Stretching

Are Your Muscles Sore?

Starting off on the Right Foot

I really like this challenge and I think it has a lot to offer via the information, the pick up emails and the inspiration. I think the stretching is very important component and can make the difference between giving up your workout program because of accident, injury or over training and seeing it through to the end.

Do yourself a favor, if you are signed up for this challenge or any other, make sure you stretch regularly - your muscles will thank you. I know mine will. Now I am going to hobble into the living room to stretch out my back!

Are you signed up for the challenge? If so, are you enjoying it? If not, what other workout program do you use?

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Heather Long is 35 years old and currently lives in Wylie, Texas. She has been a freelance writer for six years. Her husband and she met while working together at America Online over ten years ago.

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Brandie (1720) 11 Aug 2006 08:18 AM

Yeah for making it 4 days!! I started my own challenge Sunday. It was hard for me to do it again that second day! LOL! But I've been good all week so far. I dont' stretch though ... so I'm off to read up on that

Valorie Delp (49340) 11 Aug 2006 08:19 AM

O.K. I'm inspired! I think I'll sign up too!

Heather Long (16954) 11 Aug 2006 08:45 AM

That's great to hear Brandi! Congrats. And glad to have you aboard Valorie. Good luck with yours and be sure to share with us how it's going!