I challenge you!
Here’s the challenge! What you do is completely dependent on where you are in your stroke recovery. However, don’t make excuses by saying, “I can’t do that,” because if you do you never will be able to. So, even if you can only do something part way - do it.
So! On with the challenge. Pick one body part you’d like to work on. Let’s say you have a hard time raising your arms or legs, or just one arm or leg or maybe you’d like to work on your belly!
Pick just one part. If you choose your arms or legs, set the time for 5 minutes and do as many raises (doesn’t matter if to the side or front) as you can.
If you chose your belly,pull it in, release and pull in as though someone just punched you in the gut. Squeeze that belly and keep doing in and out for 5 minutes straight.
Have a competition with someone else! Make sure you record how many repetitions you did and do this every day. Pick a different part of your body each time, so during the week your whole body gets a workout!
If going straight is too much, take a 15 second break after doing 15 - 30 repetitions, then start in again.
This morning I did 114 bicep curls. I started with 5 LB weights. Did them for 20 reps. Switched to 3 LB weights, did another 20 reps. Switched to 2 LB weights and did 74 more reps. The 2 LB weights may seem awfully light, but believe me, by the end of each set they felt like 20 LBS. Oh! And I did 15 second breaks between each set.
So there you go! Grab your timer and get to it!
Make it a great weekend!
Yo
PS: Today’s challenge idea came from Craig Ballantyne’s newsletter. Checkout and download his FREE ebook, “Sample Fat Burning Turbulence Training Workout.” It gives you a really cool workout that you can adjust to your abilities. PLUS, read my review of it in the FREEBIE column!
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