Challenge #9

In case you are new:

Each week we are given two challenges. These challenges will start on Sunday (usually) and go through the following Saturday. (click here to learn more about our weekly challenges)

At the end of the week, we will each write a post explaining our experiences with the challenges.

BE HONEST. If you failed the challenge, tell us why. If you rocked it, tell us how. Most importantly, tell us how you feel about it.

This week's challenges

Physical Challenge: Pilates

Pilates is a body conditioning routine that seeks to build flexibility, strength, endurance, and coordination without adding muscle bulk. In addition, pilates increases circulation and helps to sculpt the body and strengthen the body's "core" or "powerhouse" (torso). People who do pilates regularly feel they have better posture, are less prone to injury, and experience better overall health.
-Teen Health

Sounds great, right? This week, in addition to your other workouts, throw in some pilates. You can sign up for a class, look at instructions online, or get together and use Amber's pilates DVD's.

Nutritional Challenge: The water thing again

Ok guys. It's a hard thing to keep up. Plus it makes you pee all.the.time. But for this week's nutritional challenge, we are getting re-hydrated.

It's easy to forget now that it's a little bit cooler outside, and you aren't sweating all the time.

But drinking enough water will help you be more awake and focused, you'll have more energy, you won't eat as much, and your skin will improve. These are long term benefits, and so we are going to try and keep this one going until the end of the challenge.

And if you are already on top of this one? Then go back through our other nutritional challenges, and pick one that you would like to work on. We all need to be challenging ourselves!