Today concludes the first week of the Gonyo Fitness Challenge (Round 2). This week I lost 1.6 lbs., which is equal to 1.12% weight loss. It looks like all of my working out at the gym and running payed off. How did everyone else do? For those that did not participate in the first round of the Gonyo Fitness Challenge, please use the equation below to calculate your total % weight loss.
Total % Weight Loss = [Total Weight Lost (lbs.)/Starting Weight (lbs.)] * 100
For next week, please consider the Week 2 Challenge and Recommended Exercise below.
Week 2 Challenge: For all of your meals this week, try to avoid preparing or eating anything that comes in a box. Boxed items found in the grocery store are typically loaded with unhealthy preservatives. Instead, replace these items with fresh fruit and vegetables.
Week 2 Recommended Exercise: With the use of the couch in your living room, you can work out your thighs and glutes at the same time.
- Stand up facing the couch, with one of the couch arms in front of you, and bend forward. To start off, you can support your weight on the arm of the couch, but when you get more comfortable, try to do it without using the couch. This will challenge your stability.
- Kick your right leg back so that it is fully extended and the bottom of your foot is perpendicular to the ceiling. Bring your leg back down.
When you are doing the exercise properly, you should feel it in your thigh and butt. By not using the couch arm for stability, you are also working on your body's stability. Do 15 repetitions on your right leg, and then repeat with your left leg. Continue switching back and forth between legs until you feel like you have reached your limit...and then do one more rep. It's important to push yourself beyond your limit!
