Flexibility Challenge Week 4: Lacrosse Ball Mobility & Flexibility

We made it to the last week of our 30-Day Flexibility Challenge! Throughout this challenge we’ll be working to make our bodies more mobile and flexible so that we can move better and stay pain-free. Staying flexible and mobile will help you keep getting stronger and healthier, and is so important! Each week, we’ll have …

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Flexibility Challenge Week 3: Combo Stretching

Welcome to the third week of our 30-Day Flexibility Challenge!

Throughout this challenge we’ll be working to make our bodies more mobile and flexible so that we can move better and stay pain-free. Staying flexible and mobile will help you keep getting stronger and healthier, and is so important!

Each week, we’ll have a different focus. During the third week, we’ll be doing a combination of dynamic and static stretching. Check out Week One and Week Two of the challenge if you missed them.

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Flexibility Challenge Week 2: Foam Rolling

Welcome to the second week of our 30-Day Flexibility Challenge!

Each week throughout this challenge we’ll be focusing on making our bodies more mobile and flexible, so that we can move better and stay pain-free. It’s important to maintain good flexibility and mobility to keep getting stronger and healthier!

We’ll have a different focus each week of the challenge. During the second week, we’ll be foam rolling. If you missed the first week of the challenge, check it out here.

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Flexibility Challenge Week 1: Static Stretching

Welcome to the first week of our 30-Day Flexibility Challenge!

Each week throughout this challenge we’ll be focusing on making our bodies more mobile and flexible so that we can move better and stay pain-free. It’s important to maintain good flexibility and mobility to keep getting stronger and healthier!

We’ll have a different focus each week of the challenge. During the first week, we’ll be doing static stretches.

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12 Minute Athlete 30-Day Flexibility Challenge

It’s time to get flexible!

When we recently asked you in our Facebook group what challenge you’d like to see next, you guys put flexibility and mobility highest on the list. And we listened!

We all do tough workouts—but if you skip stretching and mobility you may really slow down your progress—or even worse, get injured.

Here are a few examples of what may happen if you don’t consistently work on keeping your body mobile and flexible:

  • You don’t stretch your muscles after a workout so you get really sore. As a result, you may need to skip your next workout
  • You’re feeling super tight and sore, but decide to work out anyway. But because of the tightness, it’s hard to maintain proper technique and you may end up injured
  • If you’re like most people, you sit during much of the day and probably notice how your neck, back, hip and glute muscles get extra tight, which eventually may start to limit your range of motion and/or cause pain
  • The tighter you feel, the less likely it is that you’ll exercise!

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December No Excuses Accountability Challenge: Week 1 Workouts

We’ve reached the first full week of the December Accountability Challenge! Here are the workouts for Week 1.

We’re stoked to see so many people saying Yes! to this challenge in our Facebook group! If you too want to crush the end of 2017 and start the next year fit and strong, make sure to join us for this challenge.

You can read more about it here, but here’s a recap: Your goal is to complete at least 20 workouts during the month of December. We provide you with workouts for each week, however you don’t have to do exactly these workouts. They’re just here to help you out and save you a bit brain power during this already busy month.

There’s always the 12 Minute Athlete App and free workouts page if you need more workout ideas!

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12 Minute Athlete December Accountability Challenge

Are you ready to finish the year crushing your workouts? We’ve got something awesome for you!

December is probably the busiest month of the year for most of us, so making time for working out is a little more difficult.

Last December, we did our No Excuses December Accountability Challenge to make sure we all keep moving throughout the entire month—no matter what.

Because you totally rocked the challenge last year, we wanted to bring it back this year.

And we’re super excited to be partnering with our favorite jump rope brand, Crossrope, for this year’s challenge! Read on below for the awesome prize they’re going to be giving one hard worker.

You can also get 10% off any individual Crossrope set with code KRISTAJUMP throughout the month of December!

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5-Day Summer Jump Rope Challenge: Day 1

Day 1 of the 12 Minute Athlete 5-Day Summer Jump Rope Challenge is here!

We hope you’re excited to learn some new skills and challenge yourself with some awesome jump rope workouts this week.

During the next five days, we’ll be learning a new jump rope style each day. Then we’ll give you guys a HIIT workout that will include your brand new skill.

By taking this challenge, you’ll have the chance to win a Crossrope Plus Set. You can find all the details about why we love these jump ropes in our challenge announcement post.

You can also get 10% off of all Crossrope gear from now until August 5th with code 12MINCROSS!

Today we’re going to be focusing on criss-cross feet jumps. Here’s everything you need to know about them:

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Get Ready for the 5-Day Summer Jump Rope Challenge

We’re super excited to bring you guys another mini challenge! Next week we’ll be starting the 12 Minute Athlete 5-Day Summer Jump Rope Challenge.

As you probably already know, we’re huge fans of jump ropes because they’re just about the simplest and most effective workout tool and one you can easily bring with you wherever you go. They’re fun to use and you can get in an amazingly sweaty workout by using just a jump rope and your own bodyweight.

This summer, we’re teaming up with Crossrope to bring you a short but sweet 5-Day Summer Jump Rope Challenge. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned jumper, this week will challenge you and push your limits!

We’ll also be giving away a jump rope Plus Set from Crossrope (a $128 value!) to one super hard worker!

Read on for all the challenge details:

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April Smoothie Challenge Week 2: Veggie-Based Smoothies

The second week of the April Smoothie Challenge is here! This week, we’ll be making veggie-packed smoothies. 

If you missed our first post where introduced our April Smoothie Challenge, check it out here. Then, go ahead and join our Facebook group where we’ll be sharing all our recipes and fun ideas to make tasty and healthy smoothies throughout the month of April.

We have a special theme for each week of the April Smoothie Challenge. The theme for the Week 1 was Perfect Recovery SmoothiesThe theme for the Week 2 of the April Smoothie Challenge is Veggie Based Smoothies.

Here’s why putting vegetables in your smoothies is an awesome idea:

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