EVERYTIME SOMEONE ADJUSTS A UNIFORM AFTER STANDING UP 10 JUMPING JACKS. WHO MADE THIS THING?! SATAN.
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Low- and no-impact workouts are great for plus-sized people, people with joint problems, or people who simply can’t do high-impact workouts. This workout works your entire body without straining your joints!
I created this challenge for myself. My arms are really weak and I have a really hard time with push-ups so most challenges I see out there, I simply can’t do because they’re too hard. So I wanted to share this challenge with others in the same situation. If you can’t do all of them properly, do them kneeling instead.
I’m doing this!
ahhh finally! xx
SWEET!!!!!
I am so excited about this! I have like, zero upper body strength and I can barely do a push up. This should be a great way to improve :D
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The Eowyn Challenge
The Eowyn Challenge is a very, very old fitness challenge that a group of LotR-loving friends made before the premiere of the final movie in 2003. It challenges people to travel (walk, run, bike, swim, etc.) the distances travelled in either The Lord of the Rings or The Hobbit. It’s a really neat idea for any LotR buffs out there!
A new full-body dumbbell workout from Back On Pointe!
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Doing a one month no dessert challenge. 15 days in. Haven’t slipped up once, but every time I see a tasty treat, like glazed-almond pretzels, or chocolate croissants, this is my brain.
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APRIL CHALLENGE: NO DESSERTS FOR 30 DAYS
After successfully giving up candy for 60 days, TWICE, and fast food for 30 days, TWICE, I’ve decided to up the bar and move towards a more sugar free lifestyle. Don’t get me wrong, I love sweets, but I can recognize that I currently have an unhealthy relationship with them. This challenge is not designed to encourage me never to eat chocolate mousse ever again, but to realign my taste buds with more unprocessed forms of sweetness.
Here are the rules:
- Obvious sweets (candy, gum, cake, cookies, ice cream, pastries, sweet breads) are desserts
- Fruit “flavored” items, or baked fruit items are desserts
- Sweet breakfast items (donuts, cin-buns, coffee cake) are desserts
- Non-sugar free coffees are desserts (ex. SF lattes, ok. SF mochas are not)
- Sweet processed foods (sweet potato chips, sweet cereals, sugary nuts) are desserts
- Fruit/juice is not a dessert
- Protein bars and protein powders are not desserts, assuming a reasonable carb/protein ratio
- Milk or similar unflavored products (soy, almond) are not desserts
- Adding a small amount of sugar to a savory recipe does not make it a dessert
So far, I’m 5 days in and have fallen in love again with Honeycrisp apples!
Anyone else up for the challenge?
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New for April: Endurance Edition!
The directions are simple: find the current date on the calendar, see what workout(s) it asks for, and pick one from each section listed for that date.
For example, if today it says “Arms” and “General,” I’d find an arm workout and a general workout to do today. (The Endurance Calendar also has “stretch” as a category; I do not have any stretching routines, but simply take about ten minutes to stretch out and relax when stretching is called for, or try a yoga video online.)
If you’d like to write about your experiences during the month or see how others are doing, please use the tag “BoP: April”. By all using this tag, we can see what others are doing during the month and send others encouragement along the way. Let’s all support each other on our journeys! (If you’re not on Tumblr but still use these calendars, feel free to update us on the Back On Pointe Facebook Page or the Back On Pointe Fitocracy Group!)
During the month, remember that you should take as many rest days as you need, modify any workouts that you cannot do, stay hydrated, get more low-intensity cardio, and eat well.
Have fun!
p.s. Any of the calendars can be modified. If you are training for a half-marathon, feel free to count that as your cardio on cardio days. If you’re sore in the arms from helping a friend move, substitute a butt workout instead. It’s all about you!
Arms
- Lean Arms Workout v.1
- Lean Arms Workout v.2
- Tone Those Triceps!
- Weight-Free Arms
- Arms Workout
- All About Arms
- Dumbbells, Smart Arms
- Beginner Arms
- Load Your Guns
Legs
- Inner Thigh Toner
- Tame Those Thighs
- Kill Those Legs!
- Your Best Butt
- Thigh Toner
- Dancer’s Legs Workout
- Legs Workout
- 5 Minute Butt Blaster
- Legs For Days
- Shapely Squats
- Beach Babe Booty
- Get Those Glutes
- Love Your Legs
Abs
- All-Over Abs
- 1-2-3 Ab Workout
- Quick Challenge
- I Seek Obliques
- Abs Challenge
- Intense Abs
- Waist Trimmer
- Ballet Abs
- Flat Abs Workout
- Lower Ab Attack
- Easy Abs
- Core Work for Beginners
General
- Jump-Free Workout
- Student Workouts
- Wake Up Warm Up
- Full Body Meltdown
- Absolute Beginner Workout
- Fat Blaster
- Quiet Workout
- Coffee Break Workout
- All-Over Workout
- Whole Body Workout
- Morning Angel Workout
- No Space? No Problem!
- Basic Dumbbell Workout
- Full Body Workout
- One-Song Workouts
- 50 Up, 50 Down
- Morning Workouts
- Leveled Workouts
- Count Up, Count Down
- Strength and Cardio
- Water Bottle Workout
- Workout Challenge for the Absolute Beginner
- Extreme Bodyweight Workout
- Throw Pillow Workout
Challenges
- Weather Workout
- Quick Workout
- Digital Clock Workout
- Challenge
- Challenge
- Challenge
- Challenge
- Challenge
Cardio
- Leveled Cardio
- One-Room Cardio
- All-Cardio Challenge
- Cardio Circuit
- Killer Kardio
- Beginner Cardio
- Kick-It Cardio!
- Basic Cardio
High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)
Four weeks long! Fitness challenge to the max! @_poisonivey @x_simonsays
#squats #burpees #plank #flutterkicks #fitness
Very cool challenge idea. I love the built in motivation!
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This workout may not require any weights, but make sure you have water handy!
(A little gift to my readers who stick around through thick and thin. ilu guys.)
My coffee takes like 4 minutes. My ass will be stone in one month.
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