DAY 1: New Year Challenge - 30 Minute Walk
Welcome to Day 1 of the 7-day New Year Challenge! We’re excited to help you kick off your 2022 fitness goals!
National guidelines recommend that we get at least 150 minutes of moderate cardiovascular exercise and two full body strength training sessions a week. So that’s what we’re going to do this week, starting with a 30-minute pyramid style workout!
Today’s low impact indoor walking workout consists of five exercises in a pyramid format. Each of the five exercises is done in blocks of 20 seconds; 30 seconds; 40 seconds (top of the pyramid); 30 seconds; and 20 seconds. The walk is about 3000 steps, less or more, depending on your pace. It will work your entire body, strengthening your cardiovascular system, endurance, coordination, and balance.
As an added bonus, we’re offering a chance to win yes2next gear with our New Year Challenge Sweepstakes! The Grand Prize is a yes2next sweatshirt and water bottle. There are also three (or more) runner up prizes: a yes2next t-shirt!
To enter the Sweepstakes, all you have to do is look out for a Secret Word that will pop up in each of the 7 New Year Challenge videos. (Tuesday-Monday, January 4-10, 2022). Collect all seven (7) Secret Words and submit them via our New Year Challenge Entry From that will go live on January 10th. Entries must be submitted by by 5 pm Pacific Standard Time, Monday, January 17, 2022. Winners will be announced the week of January 24, 2022. See the Official Rules here and our Privacy Policy here.
Let’s make a goal of getting off the sofa and moving everyday. It doesn’t matter where you are in your fitness journey. Have never exercised or haven’t exercised for eons? No matter! Make an investment in your health and future by committing to moving just 1 minute a day. Keep on doing it and you may find you can do 2 minutes and then 3 minutes and so on – building endurance and strength gradually.
The 7-day Challenge is just one example of what the recommended 150 minutes of cardio and two strength sessions a week can look like. It’s most important to do activities that you like and inspire you to move. We invite you to try our more than 90 workouts, ranging from 5 to 50 minutes.
You have taken an important step by being here. Let’s make it count and get stronger and healthier together!
