Join us....because summer is near!!
Right after Christmas and up through the spring months are when most people get serious about a workout program or just getting out and active. Why? For summer, of course. ( I hate saying bikini season....but ya....it's usually all about that dreaded bathing suit season....!!)
For those who have been participating in the Vox Fitness Challenge: round one, we have been working for the past 12 weeks and got some mo going. We challenged ourselves to get up and get moving for 12 weeks and we made it! woot! :)
Now, for some of us, we want to keep going and are going to keep going with the Vox Fitness Challenge: round two! And we would like to invite more people to join us!!!
The tentative start date for round two is Monday, May 5th.....but we may move that official start date to Monday, May 12th.
The Vox Fitness Challenge is a 12 week challenge for anyone who wants to get in shape and wants some virtual workout buddies. This is also for anyone on a current program who wants some virtual workout buddies. There is no set curriculum or program that anyone has to follow as far as diet and exercise....and there is not set fitness level of the group. (we are all over the place!) What you do as far as diet and exercise is totally up to you...as along as it encompasses health and wellness.
The point of the challenge group is really two-fold:
1. To challenge people to try and stay on a course of being active and healthy for 12 weeks.....and see if you can surprise yourself with what you can accomplish if you stay the course. For most people in round one, just staying the course for 12 weeks was the biggest source of pride. Even if you aren't working out big, just staying consistent is huge and is also a huge step towards having future successes since most people cannot stay consistent...and lack of consistency is the biggest cause of people not getting in shape.
2. To have a place of support where you can have people cheer you on and lift you up.....because you don't have to do all this alone!
The only real stipulations of the 12 week group challenge are:
1. You report in your opening stats (see more info here)
2. You report in your ending stats (see more info here)
3. You report in with an update a minimum of once a week.
* It is here that some people had some challenges because they forgot or got busy. This is a stipulation not meant to hem anyone in or to be too stringent. But if you are joining because you want support in your workout journey, then checking in once a week shouldn't be too much to ask? As well, when you don't check in regularly, then its easy to have "out of sight, out of mind" syndrome and totally fall off the wagon...which is what we want to help you not to do. The point here is to have an active, supportive group....not just a group with a big membership where no one posts or is there offering support to each other.
4. You are positive and non-judgemental towards your fellow group members (bonus points if you add fun to the group! :))
5. You "sign" a commitment contract, to yourself, for the 12 week challenge
So, if your interest is peaked, please read up on the challenge via the links provided at the top. If you have any questions, please let me know! And after you read up and you are game to sign up for round two, please definitely let me know asap! :)
(p.s. all round one participants please make sure to let me know if you plan to participate in round two, if you have not done so already! thanks! :))
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I think we will start on the 12th because we still have a few people on the fence regarding round 2 and I haven't been able to get organized for cleaning up the group page yet, either. And we will be using the exisitng group for round 2. I will clean up the group page and send you an invite this week.
Thanks for checking up! :)
We are posting to the same group. I have updated the "about group" part to reflect round 2...and am considering changing to a fresh picture up top. It seemed a waste to start a new group. We are officially starting on the 12th, but feel free to keep posting but please don't put your first round two post up yet...wait for the 12th for that.
The only thing left I need to update is to have the "commitment contract" put up for everyone to "sign". Its basically a commitment contract made to yourself.
mmmmm....waffles! :p
I am so glad you stayed on! :)