200 Jumping Jacks!! Who Knew?!!!

I DID 200 Jumping Jacks Bishes!!!

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I am writing this fresh after my workout.  I am simple amazed at myself.  I decided to push myself a little further and go for the gold. Recently I started the 30 day Spot Check Fitness Challenge <<<click here for the calendar> with my trainer friend Jumaane.  I am a little behind with the challenge but I am going to complete it. For day 3 it said for beginners to do 200 jumping jacks.  Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!  I can barely do 10 much less 200 is what I thought to myself.  200 jumping jacks is a lot of jumping and my big girls have always been an hindrance but since I convinced myself to do the challenge, I went for the gusto.  I devised a plan in my mind. I had to break these 200 jumping jacks up so I could get them done.  I decided to do 4 sets or 50. After each set of fifty, I would take a break and drink water.  I am proud to announce I did 200 Jumping Jacks Baby!!!!!!! I have never done that before in my life.  It has been so many times I have talk myself out of doing certain exercises because I felt like I was too big to do them. I am so amazed at what I accomplished today.  I am so proud of myself.  I am patting my own self on the back.  This has taught me to never let fear or my size keep me from trying something new. I can do anything I put my mind towards.

I am not sure where you are in on your health journey but I hope my accomplishment encourages you.  If I can do 200 jumping jacks so can you.  Get a plan in your mind and do it.  How do you eat an elephant? One   bite at time.  How do you do 200 jumping jacks? In my case 4 sets of 50.  All I am saying to overcome a huge task, you have to begin somewhere. Most of the time the challenge is won in the mind.


Happy Healthy Living