31-Day Fall Fitness Challenge for Beginners
31-Day Fall Fitness Challenge for Beginners
Week 1: Gentle Movement
Day 1-3: Stretch & Walk – Start with 10 minutes of gentle stretching followed by a 10-minute walk. Focus on feeling good rather than pushing yourself. If you cannot walk for 10 minutes, start slower. Put on your favorite tune and walk during that song. Work your way up to 10 minutes.
Calf Stretch Exercise how-to from Mayo Clinic
Simple Stretches from ATI Physical Therapy
Stretching and Flexibility Guide from University of Michigan
Resistance Bands from Spri to help with your stretches. I’m starting with the light resistance band.
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2 Comments
Julie Ann Jordan Scott
It is perfect for me to find you today. I am starting behind, here on Day 3 and I am STARTING! I have done so much walking for the last week and I have felt woefully out of shape. I am too old to not be moving to be healthy as I continue to age.
I got injured last Spring and now, I need to rebuild. I am grateful you are here!!
Jodi
You are Starting! That is where we are, that is what matters. Start. Build on the steps. It takes me longer to do things, but I have started too. Today I added some pilates after my stretching. I keep in mind that I have to be kind to myself and go slower. I want to be able to do it again tomorrow, so it has to be slower or I’ll push myself too hard and then I’m back to square one. I’ll be doing some walking in a little bit.