BRIO Plank Challenge

BRIO PLANK CHALLENGE  – TAKE THE CHALLENGE!!!

plank

THE RULES!!! Starting January 1st, keep a log of your total plank seconds each day by using a written or smart phone log!  ALL VERSIONS of the plank will count towards your total plank seconds!  As long as you maintain proper form, IT COUNTS!  Present your log to the BRIO staff by February 6th and collect your prize! 

FIT club- 2,000 plank seconds (1 min/day)

BRIO club – 6,000 plank seconds (3 min/day)

The client with the MOST plank seconds will receive a special gift from BRIO!!!

How many plank seconds do you have in you? Take the PLANK CHALLENGE!!!

 

HOW TO PERFORM THE BRIO PLANK? Lie face down on a mat resting on your elbows.  Push off the floor, raising your body up onto your toes and elbows.  Keep your back flat, tilt your pelvis, and contract your abdominals to prevent sagging of the hips.  Hold for as long as you can maintain proper form.

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plank

 

 

To make this exercise LESS DIFFICULT, plank from your knees instead of your toes or on a low bench.

plank on incline
Plank on Incline

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To make this exercise MORE DIFFICULT, plank with your feet in the TRX.

Plank on TRX
Plank on TRX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check in with us on the BRIO Facebook page to make your BRIO plank pledge.

 

New Year Resolution Habit

New Year Resolution. Creating healthy habits

New Year Resolution
A penny a day keeps the Dr away. Add a penny to your favorite bowl each day you successfully keep the healthy habit. Keep the bowl in a highly visible location. Watch the pennies grow and take pride in your success.

Tips for creating healthy habits in 2014

Be committed. Once you commit to the habit, you’ll have a better chance to succeed

Choose wisely.  Changing habits is hard.

  • Minimize the change by making it simple.
  • Be at least 80-90% confident that you can do it consistently.
  • Increase the complexity of the habit only as you feel confident you can keep it up.

Be accountable. Everyone needs accountability. Maybe its a daily contribution to a bowl of pennies, an X on the calendar, or a face to face with a coach/trainer. Know who you are and what help you need to succeed.

Have a visible reminder

  • Post the written habit
  • Have a bowl of pennies
  • Keep a calendar.
  • Use an I phone App

Reminders will help you make your New Year’s resolution stick.

Keep up with this year’s New Year Resolution for 6 months, and you will have long term success. Add more BRIO to your life in 2014. Create a healthy habit today!