Dig Deep Play Hard Challenge- Days 12-21/21

Dig Deep Play Hard Challenge Map from Days 12-21.  You can do this Challenge. You have it in YOU to push yourself to try something new and become your best self yet. Challenge the Power of YOU!

Day 12:  Did you read the update for Days 1-11? How are you on your path? Did you push it hard in today's workout? Was your cardio hour full of HIIT intervals? Did you drink your water, eat clean, no wheat or sugar? 8 hours sleep each night? Tackling your To-Do Lists? Today was a PUSH day--- work the workouts so they don't work you wrong. Be ready, tomorrow is another workout and nutrition ideas and options.
Day 13:WOW, the 100 Club Workout is a TOUGH one. Your entire body will love you. Modifications you can make if needed: Down Dog Push Ups- do 5 right, 5 left, 5 right, 5 left for your 20. Burpees with Jacks-...if you are getting tired shift to 6 reps, or 2 reps with each burpee.
How ARE you doing? Do you feel cleaner today, day 5 of no sugar or wheat? Are you drinking all of your water? Have you noticed you overindulge in one foodgroup? Are you writing in your journal? Keep up all of your hardwork!! Only 8 days left! 100 Club Video Here

Day 14: Active Rest Day- Stick with the Challenge as best you CAN, and do something fun today. Not a specific workout, but an active day with eating clean. Ride your bike to the Farmer's Market, explore new neighborhoods by foot, do a walking adventure in the city you live, play beach volleyball, go on an adventure date, or host a dance party in your backyard.

Day 15: GET back on track today. Yesterday was a fun day of celebration, independence and enjoying family and friends. Today, log your food, drink your water, eat CLEAN, get your HIIT cardio in and strength workout from Day 13 (repeat that workout again on Saturday, Day 17), journal, limit wheat and sugar (or omit them again) and eat two veggies and fruit at lu...nch, dinner and snacks.
You have noticed how you feel now when you taking care of your body inside and out. You can feel the difference from when you were eating before. The next 4 nights, get to bed 30 minutes earlier to read a fun book. Make sure you get at least 8 hours of sleep.

There are 6 days left of the Challenge. Remember, do what YOU can do! You have worked so very hard and know how and when you feel good now. Keep it up!
Day 16: Today, get your hour of cardio intervals in, do an additional 20 minutes of HIIT Training later in the day (yes, 1 hour 20 minutes total of cardio) and core work:
1 minute plank
30 seconds Mountain Climbers
30 seconds side plank toe touch Right
30 seconds side plank toe touch Left
30 seconds Burpees
Repeat 4 times (total time 12 minutes)

In addition, refer to the To Do list you created last week. Finish up the tasks holding you back, and be done with them. They are yours to conquer and once you do, 10 pounds lifted from your shoulders. Refer to BLOG post here.

Day 17 & day 18/21- Days to follow up to push, and step back to assess your work. How did you do? Where are you feeling stronger and weaker? Have you learned a lot along the way, or are you feeling as if you struggled through the 18 days?
The last three days of the Challenge, I want you to embrace every element.

1. Drink 85-100 oz water


2. Sleep 8 hours


3. EAT CLEAN and log food


4. No sugar or...wheat


5. Cardio with HIIT intervals 60 minutes/day


6. Strength work Day 19 & 21, with Core work focus Day 20 (videos day 19 and 20)


7. Pre plan your food


8. Focus on To-Do List and refer back to it


9. Step back for 20 minutes to have no technology, read a book or meditate


10. Refer to your goals; highlight your strengths, see how far you have come, what you would like to work on next, where you feel you'd like to grow and how your nutrition affects your daily activities


11. Add in 20 extra minutes of cardio and strength intervals- Day 4 video.

Day 19: You can do this workout and you WILL do this workout. You have worked hard for 19 days, just 3 more. Keep it up! Strength Workout Here


Day 20: Get Centered-When out doing errands and work today, spare the air and use your body to go from point A to B. Run, walk, bike, skateboard or heck, why not kayak to your destination if you can. Once there, smile and say "Hello" to as many people as you can. I promise you will feel much more centered and relaxed after.- Being centered allows you to step back, assess, and then push farther ahead.  YOU are almost at the end of 3 weeks.

Day 21: Core Workout. You had asked for one, I promised and while it is 24 hours late, it was made with love for you. Now tell me, what is one thing you learned about yourself with this Challenge? Recap tomorrow, but tonight, think about one thing you gained (in addition to strength), while you lost inches.
Core Video Here


Dig Deep Play Hard Challenge- FINAL DAY!! How are YOU feeling? What did you learn? What nuggets will you incorporate after the challenge?
I dare YOU to now push yourself and register for something athletic you have never done. A triathlon, a half marathon/10K/5K, Kayak race, soccer tournament, rock climbing trip, or an overnight running relay.
I was able to push it hard, gained strength, lost stress and 4 pounds along the way. So excited! KEEP IT UP!!
Dig deep. Play Hard!
Cheers-
Coach Erin Kreitz Shirey
Video Link Here
** Please share your nuggets you've learned along the way, and what you will incorporate from now on. SO proud of you!

21 Day Challenge

21 Day Dig Deep Challenge

Happy Day 1/21 of the 21 day Challenge. How are you feeling about this adventure?  I am excited, and eager to truly tune into every one of my own body's needs.  I am excited to push my limits and also to push my comfort zone into a better zone for myself, which will transpire to be a better trainer and coach for you.  I type with Emerson cuddling up alongside me, on this windy Summer morning.  What happened to our sunshine??
Some questions for you to get started:

1. What are your goals the next 21 days? Nutrition, Fitness, Energy, Balance, Life
2. How are you feeling NOW?  Do you wake up and feel bound with energy, or are you sluggish? 
3. How much do you exercise daily? Weekly? 
4. How often do you see your friends, and talk to them on the phone? NOT text and email, but actual conversation hearing the octaves in their voices.
5. How do you take time to step back and reset your inner clock? 

My own goals stem from feeling in a rut. I need to get some added energy again, and feel the incredible endorphin rush from working out.  Everyone needs to reset their inner selves at times, and seeing that it is my personal time, and from what I have witnessed teaching the PFPDX'ers, it seems it is many person's "re-set" time too. Therefore, we will all Dig DEEP together!  We will push limits, eat clean, get sleep, take care of our needs, and at each day's end have no regrets. Instead we will have THANKS for digging deep to challenge our comfort zones, our body's ability to push itself, our inner souls ability to be fulfilled and be thankful for eating food to fuel our actions to Play HARD.

21 Day Rules:

1. Get to bed by 10:30 pm nightly (10:00pm is even better).
2. Drink 100 ounces of water/day. Tea does count. 
3. Eat 2 servings of vegetables at lunch and dinner, 1 serving of lean protein at lunch and dinner.
4. Do at least 60 minutes of cardio exercise daily. 
5. Do the strength workouts posted, in ADDITION to what you are currently doing.
6. Log all of your meals and implement the daily goals put out there by me, Coach Erin Kreitz Shirey.
7. Keep a journal and record everything. Carry it with you- in your briefcase, purse, etc.  LOG daily To-Do list, all food, all moments of clarity, all workouts, all times of bed nightly.
8. Log all food in Livestrong.com and join the DigDeepPlayHard Group. The link is here: http://www.livestrong.com/groups/group/digdeepplayhards-group/
9. Tell your friend who you see daily what you are doing. Keep him/her accountable with you of being supportive. When you say a goal outloud, you MAKE it happen! Hence this Challenge!!
10.  HAVE FUN and pat your back for making a change right now.

Now, the video that was posted on Facebook, and is for YOU to motivate you to get moving.
Click the YouTube Video :
You Tube Video #1
** For whatever reason, the video is not wanting to embed in blogger.  Please click the link to watch it.

Report back to me- email me if you are going your challenge alongside me. I am excited to share this journey with you!!!


Cheers-

Coach Erin Kreitz Shirey