Hey, I just joined the WOMAN Challenge (Women and girls Out Moving Across the Nation) this week. (Thanks for the inspiration, MizFit!) It's an 8-week fitness challenge for women to exercise at least 30 minutes or get in 10,000 steps each day. Registration is free, and you can progress along virtual treks across the nation by earning points for each day of exercise you accomplish. If you complete the entire challenge, you can get a certificate and, better yet, the knowledge that you've done something really good for yourself (but a certificate would look really good on the fridge). 
I'm all for healthy, fit models, and I'm glad they're out there! However, it is my belief the modeling world is still inundated with super skinny models or at least with the pressure to be super skinny. Leslie from the Weighting Game provides an excellent example of unhealthy modeling standards to which many of these young girls are held. Since when was a 23-inch waist considered fat for a woman?! That's unrealistic for most of the population. (These kind of things just get my blood boiling!)
OK, time for some happy thoughts! Merry of Cranky Fitness fame wrote an excellent post about the dangers of trash talking yourself. If you think it, say it, you'll start believing it - like a self-fulfilling prophecy. So, focus on your positive qualities and accomplishments, folks! I know I could use a good dose of happy-self-thoughts as I can be really hard and critical of myself.
I love dance! I love the expression and exercise, and over at The Great Fitness Experiment, Charlotte's videos of her hip-hop class just inspired me! Yes, there was an unfortunate mishap, and I feel really bad for Charlotte's injured friend, but you've got to admire her drive! Seeing everyone staying in step, workin' it out, and having fun made me want to join them right then and there! (And I was in pajamas!) Oh, how I reminisced of my bygone dance class days. (happy sigh)
Have an excellent and active weekend!
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you too.
Thanks for the links and shout out!
Im off to get in my workout by way of my OWN hiphop dance soiree with toddler (shades FIRMLY drawn)
M.
MizFit,
Awesome! Have FUN!!!
The challenge sounds fun. I think I’ll work on eating healthier first though. I tend to try to change too much too soon, and then I quit, because it’s overwhelming.
Speaking of hip hop classes, my Mothers of Preschoolers club had a guest “speaker” once, who was a hip hop class teacher. He taught an impromptu class for us moms. It was so much fun! We were laughing so hard, but it was a great workout!
Lynnae,
Babystepping changes is often the best way to go – makes those overall changes a lot easier to adjust to and doesn’t overwhelm the body.
I love that the Preschooler Mother’s Club had a hip hop class! That sounds like so much fun, and laughing is great exercise too. Maybe the guest speaker can become a “regular.” You’ll all turn into hip-hoppin’ Mommies!
I lovelovelove all of those blogs.
I’m already logging my progress on my own as well as for my boot camp, otherwise I’d do it on the WOMAN Challenge too. I suppose I could anyways. But I don’t know if I can be bothered to copy it all out for it:)
Sagan,
I admire you for doing the boot camp fitness. That’s tough enough, so don’t stress about having to do the WOMAN Challenge too.
I’m so impressed by all you motivated gals and your Challenges and Bootcamps and such!
Just dragging my ass out the door to the gym a few times a week is about all the challenge I can handle.
Crabby,
Sometimes I need something like a good challenge to get my rear in action! And with MizFit as team leader, I’d better get it moving!
You have been tagged to produce a 6 word memoir…
http://www.weightladder.com/2008/05/19/healthy-happy-wealthy-and-wise/
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