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Get Off Your Rump

Kashi’s 7 whole grains will make you feel great & get you moving. How far can you get from the couch?

54 Total Challenges

71 participants 20 comments

Posted On: April 13, 2008
Have an exercise ball
Challenge Yourself For: 30 days
The great thing about an exercise ball is that it’s so versatile. You can use it to strengthen your core. Or, you can tone your muscles and improve balance simply by sitting on it. Any ball you...
75 participants 34 comments

Posted On: April 21, 2008
Dance with yourself
Challenge Yourself For: 30 days
When was the last time you turned up your favorite music and boogied? If it’s been a while, you’ll be surprised to discover it’s more fun than you remember. Challenge yourself to indulge your...
82 participants 39 comments

Posted On: April 14, 2008
Make commercials count
Challenge Yourself For: 30 days
Drop that remote and use commercials as a stopwatch instead. Do classic jumping jacks, or mix it up by varying your arm movement or by moving your legs in a cross-country ski motion. Research shows...
19 participants 7 comments

Posted On: April 13, 2008
Strength train instead of vegging
Challenge Yourself For: 30 days
Feeling antsy while you’re watching TV? If a show doesn’t capture your full attention, use that extra energy to do some strength training. Get out your handheld weights for some bicep curls, or...
4 participants 2 comments

Posted On: April 13, 2008
Spread dance fever
Challenge Yourself For: 30 days
Are you a dancing queen? Or do you have two left feet? Either way, when you gather a group of friends or kids for an at-home dance off you’ll get your heart pumping, plus a great ab workout from...
93 participants 44 comments

Posted On: April 30, 2008
Workout 3 times per week
Challenge Yourself For: 30 days
Yes, we know getting off your rump can sometimes be tough. But if you’re going to experience tomorrow, why not experience it strong and healthy? Some tips for sticking with a routine: •...
18 participants 3 comments

Posted On: April 12, 2008
Rev up a video
Challenge Yourself For: 30 days
In addition to moving those muscles, workout videos can teach you new skills. Nowadays there are videos for practically any activity you’d want to try, often available online to download...
11 participants 0 comments

Posted On: April 13, 2008
Find your home's inner gym
Challenge Yourself For: 30 days
Opportunities for getting active abound right at home. So don’t wait for a convenient time or place; Challenge yourself to get moving, using your everyday surroundings as a springboard for action...
2 participants 3 comments

Posted On: April 13, 2008
Catch some exercise
Challenge Yourself For: 30 days
Few things are as elemental as tossing a ball back and forth with a friend. Challenge yourself to grab a glove, invite a kid or call up a pal, and head outside for a leisurely game of catch.
3 participants 3 comments

Posted On: April 13, 2008
Hide and go seek
Challenge Yourself For: 30 days
Where’s your best hiding spot? The great thing about playing hide and seek is that it exercises your body and your imagination. Challenge yourself to rally the young’un’s and treat...
4 participants 1 comments

Posted On: April 18, 2008
Hop to hopscotch
Challenge Yourself For: 30 days
Remember when you owned the blacktop? Hopscotch captures the joy of using your body in challenging, varied ways, while also improving your aim and balancing skills. Plus, it’s something we can...
1 participants 2 comments

Posted On: April 15, 2008
Tag - you’re it!
Challenge Yourself For: 30 days
As a kid you ran around just for the fun of it, remember? Jog your memory with friendly game of tag. You can level the playing field by having faster or fitter players hop, skip or jump instead of...
5 participants 0 comments

Posted On: April 13, 2008
Have a croquet day
Challenge Yourself For: 30 days
It’s fun, it’s relaxing, and most of all it’s a lovely way to spend an afternoon outdoors. A great game for mixed-age groups, croquet develops hand-eye coordination and puts the lawn to good use...
1 participants 1 comments

Posted On: April 19, 2008
Test your luck…and tossing skills
Challenge Yourself For: 30 days
A great option for family events, horseshoes toss extra fun into any barbecue or picnic. Challenge yourself to rally the troops and enjoy a friendly game. (When logging progress for...
2 participants 1 comments

Posted On: April 13, 2008
Horse around with hoops
Challenge Yourself For: 30 days
In the game of Horse, participants choose a basketball shot – easy or outlandish – that their competitors have to match. Missing earns them an unwanted letter (H, O, R, S, and E). The game ends...
1 participants 0 comments

Posted On: April 23, 2008
Go bowling in your backyard
Challenge Yourself For: 30 days
Various forms of lawn bowling are popular around the world (bocce, boules, pétanque), probably because socializing during the game is half the fun. And since they’re non-contact sports that are...
28 participants 16 comments

Posted On: April 13, 2008
Get your garden growing
Challenge Yourself For: 30 days
Gardening can be a surprisingly rigorous activity, made all the more satisfying by what you have to show for your efforts. Plant your favorite flowers, prune a tree, fertilize the lawn, or just...
5 participants 2 comments

Posted On: April 16, 2008
Make a dash for it
Challenge Yourself For: 30 days
When was the last time you raced a friend 50 yards to the finish line? If it’s been awhile, you’ll be surprised at the adrenaline rush you get from competing full speed. Challenge yourself to...
1 participants 0 comments

Posted On: April 13, 2008
Jump Double Dutch style
Challenge Yourself For: 30 days
There’s a reason some of the fittest athletes in the world jump rope as part of their regimens – it works. But kids do because it’s good old-fashioned fun. Double Dutch requires extra coordination...
2 participants 2 comments

Posted On: April 13, 2008
Get rolling
Challenge Yourself For: 30 days
Once reserved for teenage boys, skateboarding is now for anyone daring enough to try it. It can be intimidating at first, so take it slow with a test run on a flat sidewalk before you hit the...
5 participants 1 comments

Posted On: April 13, 2008
Take a window-shopping walk
Challenge Yourself For: 30 days
When you’re strolling and chatting with friends you don’t even notice that you’re getting some serious walking done too. It’s the same when you’re alone and focused on finding...
2 participants 1 comments

Posted On: April 13, 2008
Monkey around at the playground
Challenge Yourself For: 30 days
When was the last time you slid down the slide? Or hung on the monkey bars? You may be surprised that lots of these activities leave you puffing after a few tries. Bring a kid along for inspiration...
24 participants 4 comments

Posted On: April 13, 2008
Stroll at sunset
Challenge Yourself For: 30 days
With the sun setting later, this is great way to end the day. You don’t need to go very far – just a stroll around the block is all it takes to get some light exercise and fresh air. If you...
1 participants 0 comments

Posted On: April 16, 2008
Go fly a kite
Challenge Yourself For: 30 days
Make the best of a windy day by grabbing a kite and a few pals. Head to your favorite green space or beach for the launch. You may find that getting it to fly is harder than it looks. But once your...
0 participants 0 comments

Posted On: April 13, 2008
Pick up ping pong
Challenge Yourself For: 30 days
From the leisurely backyard variety to the intense sparring of competitive athletes, ping pong is exactly what you make of it. Open tables are often available at community centers and gyms. And...
3 participants 0 comments

Posted On: April 14, 2008
Dive for sunken treasure
Challenge Yourself For: 30 days
Here’s something you probably haven’t done since you were a kid. Go to a swimming pool with some friends or a group and take along some bright shiny objects. Now, toss those objects into the water...
3 participants 1 comments

Posted On: April 13, 2008
Flip a disc
Challenge Yourself For: 30 days
Tossing a disc with friends is simple but satisfying. Even at a basic skill level you’ll capture the game’s joys. Relish the first time you go for an impossible catch…and make it. Or improvise a...
4 participants 4 comments

Posted On: April 21, 2008
Get in the swim
Challenge Yourself For: 30 days
A low impact workout that builds strength and tones your muscles, swimming is also calming and therapeutic. Plus, gliding through that cool, invigorating water just feels fantastic. Challenge...
0 participants 0 comments

Posted On: April 13, 2008
Get into dodge
Challenge Yourself For: 30 days
Finally, something you learned in school that you can use in real life. Dodgeball is great for grown-up play and fun family events (with a few rules to keep things in check, like throwing below the...
5 participants 4 comments

Posted On: April 13, 2008
Make a dog’s day
Challenge Yourself For: 30 days
If you love dogs and want to keep active, why not spend some time volunteering at a local shelter or humane society? Many facilities have programs that enable you to take homeless dogs for a walk...
2 participants 0 comments

Posted On: April 13, 2008
Learn your lesson
Challenge Yourself For: 30 days
When you’re learning a new skill or game, exercise stops being a chore and becomes a pleasure. Pick an activity you’d like to get better at that will motivate you to move. Then challenge yourself...
0 participants 1 comments

Posted On: April 21, 2008
Scoot around town
Challenge Yourself For: 30 days
An easy-to-master cousin to the skateboard, foot-powered scooters are a great way to run an errand, visit a friend or enjoy a workout that doesn’t feel like one. Challenge yourself to engage in...
2 participants 2 comments

Posted On: April 14, 2008
Go in circles
Challenge Yourself For: 30 days
Flashing lights, flashback music, and laps around the rink – time to lace up those roller skates. The roller rink provides an active outing for all ages and fitness levels. Just skip the unhealthy...
3 participants 3 comments

Posted On: April 23, 2008
Team up for a scavenger hunt
Challenge Yourself For: 30 days
Get ready for fun, teamwork, and healthy competition. The scavenger hunt idea can be applied to practically any occasion or theme. Create a Photo Hunt where teams must take pictures of hard-to-find...
0 participants 0 comments

Posted On: April 13, 2008
Hop onto the trampoline
Challenge Yourself For: 30 days
An easy and exhilarating way to see what your body can do when it isn’t limited by gravity. Take a trampoline class to master basic moves. By day’s end most students are tucked into a harness and...
4 participants 4 comments

Posted On: April 13, 2008
Peddle to the park
Challenge Yourself For: 30 days
Riding with loved ones to a leisurely picnic lunch in the park is one of life’s simple pleasures. If the trip is too long to be do-able you can stash your bike on the front of a bus or on the...
11 participants 7 comments

Posted On: April 12, 2008
Conquer a 5K
Challenge Yourself For: 30 days
Lots of us think about running a 5K but never do it. What holds us back? The physical challenge can be intimidating. But if you can run two miles or so you can prepare with just six weeks of...
0 participants 0 comments

Posted On: April 13, 2008
Get fired up with flag football
Challenge Yourself For: 30 days
For pure athleticism that almost anyone can enjoy safely, flag football is the way to go. Just tuck some colored cloth into the back of your sweats and get ready to run your tail off. Make up crazy...
0 participants 0 comments

Posted On: April 13, 2008
Scale a new height
Challenge Yourself For: 30 days
Rock climbing has a counterpart that’s nearer to home and just as much fun: wall-climbing. Just head to the local climbing gym for the guidance of qualified instructors and support from other...
0 participants 0 comments

Posted On: April 13, 2008
Got game?
Challenge Yourself For: 30 days
You don’t need 10 players to take to the basketball court. Just fire-up a friend or two and practice skills you want to master, like lay-ups, three-pointers or dribbling. By focusing on the...
21 participants 12 comments

Posted On: April 17, 2008
Walk the city streets
Challenge Yourself For: 30 days
One of the best ways to discover a city – even your own – is to ramble the streets on foot. The people, culture and landscape feel more vivid when you see them in real-time rather than whizzing by...
1 participants 0 comments

Posted On: April 13, 2008
Get your kicks
Challenge Yourself For: 30 days
No serious strategy or batting skills required. Kickball frees us to get goofy and get a workout to boot. Played on a standard baseball diamond, kickball uses a big rubber ball that anyone can...
0 participants 0 comments

Posted On: April 25, 2008
Join the circus
Challenge Yourself For: 30 days
Many of us dream of flying. Make it reality with a turn on the trapeze. Circus arts programs are springing up around the country, but if they’re not available in your town check vacation...
2 participants 1 comments

Posted On: April 22, 2008
Get to know wildflowers
Challenge Yourself For: 30 days
Can you identify the wildflowers you see on hikes or local wanderings? Learning the names of flowers – and interesting facts about the way they grow and pollinate – is a rewarding pastime that...
4 participants 3 comments

Posted On: April 16, 2008
Find some fine-feathered friends
Challenge Yourself For: 30 days
Hike to your destination, then enjoy your reward: the secret sights and sounds of nature. Prepare for your birdwatching expedition by researching native species and promising spots to explore, and...
0 participants 0 comments

Posted On: April 12, 2008
Keep the world beautiful
Challenge Yourself For: 30 days
Show your love for public parks, beaches and hiking trails: Call your local parks department to join a volunteer clean-up program. You’ll have an active day while meeting like-minded folks and...
5 participants 4 comments

Posted On: April 15, 2008
Make like a duck and paddle
Challenge Yourself For: 30 days
Paddling a boat can be an easy outing or a strenuous day’s adventure – it’s your pick. Choose a local pond, lake or river and a canoe, kayak or rowboat. You’ll build abdominal and upper-body...
6 participants 4 comments

Posted On: April 13, 2008
Trot to a stable
Challenge Yourself For: 30 days
Almost anyone can ride a horse. To get started, just book a trail ride at your local stable. Your guides will teach you how to stop, start and steer. If you want to get more in-depth, take a series...
1 participants 1 comments

Posted On: April 24, 2008
Skim the surface
Challenge Yourself For: 30 days
Whether you strap on double skis, single skis or even a wakeboard, water-skiing will get your heart pumping and your spirit flying. With some basic boating knowledge, you can easily rent a boat and...
3 participants 1 comments

Posted On: April 13, 2008
Roam off the beaten path
Challenge Yourself For: 30 days
When there’s a group of friends, a campfire and slumber under the stars as payoff, the trail doesn’t seem quite so long. Backcountry hiking let’s you disconnect from the everyday and get closer to...
2 participants 2 comments

Posted On: April 18, 2008
Plunge into nature
Challenge Yourself For: 30 days
Leave chlorinated lanes behind and enjoy all the benefits of a brisk swim with the bonus of outdoor beauty. Join a swimming club like a triathalon training group or the so-called “polar bear”...
1 participants 0 comments

Posted On: April 13, 2008
Be a home-maker
Challenge Yourself For: 30 days
Give something back while you get active. Sign up with an organization that builds houses for the underprivileged. Groups like Habitat for Humanity and GlobalTribe organize local projects and “working�...
0 participants 0 comments

Posted On: April 14, 2008
Catch a wave of your own
Challenge Yourself For: 30 days
Less a sport than a lifestyle, surfing has a meditative mind-body aspect that earns lifetime devotees. If you’ve always wanted to try surfing but haven’t had the opportunity or courage, sign-up...
0 participants 0 comments

Posted On: April 21, 2008
Brave the rapids
Challenge Yourself For: 30 days
You can raft the same river over and over and it will never be the same trip twice. Guided tours are advised, as experienced guides offer both safety training and interesting insight to the local...

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54 Total Challenges