Fitness & Exercise Dares

Jumpstart your fitness and exercise regimen! Whether you want to begin working out or you want to run a marathon, start achieving your goal by taking a LIVESTRONG.COM Fitness & Exercise Dare. Track your training progress, calories burned through exercise and your workouts on LIVESTRONG.COM.

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Exercising regularly is an important way to boost your immune system, get fit and improve your mental well-being. Starting an exercise routine will also help prevent disease.

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The first step is walking 20 minutes a day � about 2,000 steps. Wear a pedometer and keep track of your daily steps here. Increase your steps by 500 each day and shoot for 10,000 steps a day. In a few months, you�ll be walking your way into your healthy new life. There are many ways to increase your steps: -Don�t park in the closest parking spot -Take the stairs -Walk to do errands or get lunch -Plan a walking meeting or date Share your thoughts and your success with other Dare takers and give this Dare to your walking buddies.

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Running a marathon can be one of the most rewarding and motivating experiences of your life, and can teach you endless lessons about endurance, inner strength and perseverance.

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Build Muscle by eating a healthy diet, taking part in weight bearing and resistance exercises and burning off fat with cardio routines. Join a gym or create a home gym with the weights and equipment you need to get in shape!

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Start Stretching on a Daily basis minimal once a day to become more flexable.

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I am daring myself and anyone else who dares to complete 100 consecutive push-ups this year. Check out www.hundredpushups.com for a good program.

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Start a running program to build stamina, increase endurance and get in great shape. Run every day and slowly build up your distance and pace to make it a fun and self-motivating exercise.

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Wake up early to make the most of your day and spend the extra time planning, relaxing or meditating. Waking up early can be a healthy habit that can give you some extra hours to take care of tasks, eat breakfast and enjoy a peaceful morning.

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Tone Abs with a consistent exercise routine and a low fat diet. Crunches, oblique twists and other ab-centric exercises can get you a flat, tight and toned midsection.

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Completing a triathlon is an exciting and reachable goal for fitness enthusiasts of all levels.

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Logging cycling miles to help raise funds for the Lance Armstrong Foundation.

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Build stamina with a consistent aerobic exercise routine and improve cardiovascular health in the process. Stamina building exercises include running, jogging, swimming and dance.

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Lift weights to increase muscle mass and tighten and tone your body. Lifting weights at least 2 - 3 times per week with a consistent cardio routine can help you lose weight and firm up loose skin.

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Essentially, brain exercise consists of stimulating nerve cells, activating new brain circuits and enhancing neurotrophin production. To achieve these goals, follow the schedule below, which includes sensory, attention, novel, cognitive, physical and learning exercises. Simply start at day one and follow each step. Then, keep a journal of your reactions and chart your progress as you advance throughout the schedule. Should you skip a day or forget a step, worry not. Just pick up where you left off and continue.

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Do more cardio to keep your heart healthy and keep your metabolism burning calories all day long. Cardio routines include walking, running, high-impact aerobics and other heart-pumping activities.

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Dance to any type of music to use your core muscle groups, increase your energy or just give your mood a lift. Whether you choose salsa dancing or a hip hop routine, dance is a great activity to build your dance skills and enjoy some music.

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Tone Arms with weight lifting or resistance exercises that challenge your upper arms, chest and back. Small and large dumbbells can help tighten and tone your arms and reduce excess fat.

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Tone Legs with aerobic exercises, squats, lunges and other weight-bearing exercises that challenge your lower body. Toned legs can also improve your posture and make you feel stronger.

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Train for, qualify and finish the Kona Ironman.

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Make sure you aren't pushing yourself too hard--take one day out of the week to rest.

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Get in shape with a goal in mind. Challenge yourself to do the Austin LIVE STRONG Challenge on October 24th & 25th and raise money for the fight against cancer along the way. Cancer doesn�t discriminate, and neither do we. Take the Challenge on a bike or on your feet. Participate on your own or with a team, uniting with others who want to pick a fight with cancer. We walk, run and ride to honor our families, our friends and ourselves. We celebrate victories and applaud hard work � walking your first 5K after completing treatment, organizing 50 co-workers to ride 10 miles for the first time, raising $500 in honor of a newly diagnosed friend, or riding 100 miles in memory of a loved one. Click here for more information about the event.