Fit Challenge: 28 Days of Wall Sits

Hi all! Just a quick check in to see how you're doing on the 28 Days of Wall Sits Challenge!

I had a wedding last night, which was so much fun...so it took me a little while to get moving this morning (not to mention I have a terrible cold). Eventually I made it to a yoga class at CorePower Yoga. When I returned home, I took some time to do my 170 seconds of wall sits.

I set my phone's timer to three minutes (180 seconds). I knew I would need a ten second break, and I did! I took the ten second break around the half way point, and then got right back in it. My quads were burning, but I made it!

I did three bonus minutes of planking afterwards. Three minutes is still a challenge, even though I have been trying to keep up with it every day.

Let me know how your 28 Days of Wall Sits is going. 

Three minutes tomorrow!

Fit Challenge: 28 Days of Wall Sits

Welcome to February, friends! Its time for a new 30 day challenge.  Well, February is actually only 28 days long, so this will actually be a 28 day challenge, and we're going to do wall sits!

I'm going on a ski trip to Utah at the end of February, so I figured wall sits will help strength my glutes, legs, and core for all that snowboarding. I need to get ready for the mountain (and maybe tone up a bit for the post-skiing hot tubbing...!)

I chose wall sits because they are a simple, no equipment necessary type of exercise that can tone up and strengthen your leg and core muscles.  Just like the plank challenge, you can do it at home, at the gym, at work- wherever you are! 

Here is the schedule:

It’s a short month, so we’re starting out at 30 seconds, and increasing 10 seconds every day until we hit 5 minutes. No rest days, but I don't think we'll need them.

I did my first 30 second wall sit today, and it was easy....but I know that 5 minutes will be a whole different story.

I am also keeping up with at least 3-4 minutes of planking every day. Why not? I don't want to lose all the strength I gained last month!

Tips for wall sits: Keep your core engaged and tucked in against the wall. Try to get your knees to 90 degrees. 

Just like the plank challenge, Matilda doesn't want to miss out on the wall sits!

Let me know if you are in for February Wall Sit Challenge!