Monday Motivation: Running with the Sisterhood

In case you aren't aware, I also write for the most awesome site - The Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans.  I help with their Run with the Sisterhood Facebook page, as well as mentor new runners through a Couch to 5k program.  I absolutely LOVE being a part of this incredible group of ladies.  When Lisa announced the start of the next C25K program yesterday, my phone just about blew up with people joining our group.  It's so exciting!

If you've ever thought you'd like to try running, this is the perfect opportunity.  Join our running community and private Facebook group (private means only members of the group can see your posts) let us help you get started. All you need to do is commit to running 3 times a week and checking in over on Facebook so everyone can cheer you on.  Easy-peasy!

Several times a year, Shrinking Jeans organizes a virtual race.  This spring we are hosting the Shamrock Shuffle 5k/10k to be held Sunday, March 16, 2014.  You can run, walk, run/walk, whatever - and there are even mile options for the kids.  Click here for info on how to register!

Time to "Tune-Up" & get serious: a new challenge!

Today marks the start of a new fitness and weight loss challenge over at the Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans - the Tune-Up June Challenge!  I haven't done a challenge in eons with these ladies but I'm giving it my all this time.  This is a partner challenge and we will be weighing in on Wednesdays (except for today's starting scale hop) and hopefully seeing some nice shrinking numbers.

I've partnered up with Lisa and we are calling ourselves Bitches and Hos (you can decide who's who!). Both of us had been maintaining for quite a while and then life got in the way and BAM! weight came back on.  We are here to kick some of those pounds good-bye over the next month (and then the next, and the next).

There's also another mini-challenge going on over there if you are interested.  It's called the June Tone-Up and it's a progressive daily workout of squat knees, wacky jacks and high knees.  I'll be skipping this since I'm really not supposed to be putting that much impact on my dumb shin, but if any of you want to give it a try, grab the calendar on the link there.

So who's in?