";s:4:"text";s:6663:"We’re starting this year with the PLANK, as I love the symbolism of launching into a new year by focusing on core strength. The Hillseeker Monthly Challenge series continues in 2020 with a great mix of classics and new activities! Jeff Grant is the author of Flow State Runner: Activate a Powerful Inner Coach’s Voice, Hill Running: Survive & Thrive, Run Faster: Unlock Your Speed in 8 Weeks, Running Heavy, and UltraRunning: Ultimate Guide. It can be a hobby, a personality trait, something you do for fun, fundraising, making someone laugh, etc. Then, feel free to share the story with the group. Sea kayak adventure on a stunning lake in Switzerland. This month’s secondary challenge tasks you with highlighting one of your core strengths. Use whatever works for you, but two quick ideas are 1) smartphone daily reminder and 2) track it in a spreadsheet. May 18, 2020 Rodin Eckenroth Getty Images. Just say I’m in out loud 3 times, and you’ll be in! Hillseeker® 2020, a registered trademark of Hillseeker Fitness GmbH, Lessons from a Senior Olympian Runner: Charlie Baker. Every month’s physical challenge comes with a secondary challenge related to growth, community, education, etc. Check out this new virtual team building company I co-founded! May I join late?
My passion is in coaching--in helping people unlock their potential and break through cycles of stress, overload, and inaction. If you want to connect the dots and receive a virtual high-five, feel free to also drop me a note at [email protected] or say hi on other social media channels (links in footer). If you would like to work directly with me, I offer Consultation Calls: or read more about coaching possibilities. See recent issues and subscribe for free here. Really? I mean something you naturally excel at. It’s more fun and motivational in a community though! Here’s an example: One of my core strengths is music, so my secondary challenge will be to learn something new on my banjo ukulele. You may plank on your elbows, with locked out arms, or with any side plank variations. If you are totally new to core conditioning, scale it down to 1 minute. Here you'll find my collection of motivational content, coaching articles, books, and other services. Celebs Are Singing While Holding a Plank Thanks to Ellen DeGeneres's Plank That Song Challenge He is also a Co-Founder of BridgeX Teams LLC, a global virtual team building company.
You may join any time you want, including late in the month. If you want more of a challenge, make it 3 minutes per day for the first 10 days and 4 minutes per day for the last 10 days. Just ask to join this closed Facebook Group — for support and accountability. What is the deadline? Make sure you keep your shoulders, hips and ankles in a straight line. By the way, this whole thing is FREE — just good people coming together to support each other. Flow State Runner: Activate a Powerful Inner Coach’s Voice, DIY Sandbag Guide | How to make your own sandbag for CrossFit, Energize: 9 Ways to Inspire Your Long Runs, Build a Home Gym in 2020 That You Will Actually Use, Career Change: Lessons Learned and How to Avoid the Overload Trap, Best Strength and Conditioning Equipment for Runners. If it requires more than 2 minutes and you don’t have the time on a given day, then spend at least 2 minutes doing whatever you can to slowly move the project or activity forward. Sure. Another example: If you enjoy writing, write a story in 20 2-minute writing sessions. Refer to Jeff’s bio for more information, and please check out Jeff’s Coach & Author page on Facebook. And don’t forget to TRACK your actions toward this challenge. This month’s secondary challenge is to spend at least 2 minutes on each plank day doing something to honor one of your core strengths. If you discover the challenge later in the month though, then please go for it and join us! The support group on Facebook brings friendly and supportive people together from around the world. Repeat for 20 micro sessions and see where it takes you. Perhaps it’s a musical talent, writing, creating something with your hands, etc. ; The challenge was created by Fit52 trainer … My passion is in coaching--in helping people unlock their potential and break through cycles of stress, overload, and inaction. The Hillseeker Monthly Challenge series continues in 2020 with a great mix of classics and new activities! Select something that you wouldn’t normally do without this challenge to remind you. Push-up Challenge April 2019–> Are you IN? Complete a total of 20 days this month where you hold a plank for a total of 2 minutes. Jeff’s popular newsletter is a digest containing inspirational and instructional resources, including his latest content. That said, I get a lot of fake person requests to join the Facebook group well after the challenge starts, so especially if you’re wanting to join late, send me a note first. Amaechi Okobi, Group Head, Communications and External Affairs, Access Bank Plc, has challenged his friends and followers to a five-minute plank challenge and a number of people have accepted the ambitious challenge. How do I join if I’m not on Facebook? Set a timer for 2 minutes — that’s all you get for that day. So, it’s 20 days of focus on core strength and core strengths! It’s not required that you post on the group, or even join it in the first place. Here you'll find my collection of motivational content, coaching articles, books, and other services. Start this challenge by sketching out some things you’re especially good at and enjoy, but perhaps don’t get to spend as much time doing as you’d like, or do in one area of life a lot, but rarely in another area. April Challenge: Push-ups --> are you IN?