Before getting to the challenge, a question. It’s the last week of January, how are you doing on those Resolutions? Never fear, you still have time and I have something just for you.
Our first annual Fitness Challenge, benefiting the Fort Bend Education Foundation, is starting soon. We’re asking you to participate for two very good reasons. First, exercise is good for you. No shocker there but even though you know that, sometimes you need a swift kick to get it in gear; and that’s where reason number two comes in. Knowing that you’re working to support our teachers and students in Fort Bend ISD is all the incentive you need.
Here’s how it works. Our Fitness Challenge was inspired by the legendary 300 workout surrounding the 300 movie. If you have HBO, you’ve seen the movie. Believe me. I think it’s running a continuous loop. The 300 challenge is a series of exercises, each performed for a specific number of repetitions under a time limit.
There are seven exercises: pull-ups, deadlifts, pushups, box jumps, wipers, clean and press and pull-ups again. During the challenge, you start with the pull-ups and proceed to each successive exercise and finish with pull-ups. One time through completes one circuit. There are four different levels within the 300 challenge. For Levels 1 – 3, you must complete two circuits within 20 minutes. For level 4, you need only complete a single circuit in 20 minutes.
And that is where the challenge lies. With each successive level, the number of repetitions you must perform increases. For level 1, you need only complete 5 pull-ups and then 10 repetitions of every other exercise before finishing with another 5 pull-ups. For level 4, you must perform 25 pull-ups, 50 repetitions on everything else and finish with another 25 pull-ups. If you add those repetitions up for level 4, you get 300. Interesting, no?
So what exactly is the Fitness Challenge? Well, when you decide the take the challenge, the first thing you need to do is register at our facility. Registration is $35. We will evaluate your fitness level and determine which level of the 300 workout you should strive to complete by the end of April. We’ll give you a t-shirt, give you some tips on how to work out to reach your goal, and send you on your merry way. Then we’ll test you again the last week of April. If you’ve met the challenge and successfully completed your level, we’ll give you a finisher t-shirt and you’ll get special recognition when we make our donation to Fort Bend Education Foundation.
Now, about that registration fee. You can get it waived when you sign-up for one of our special training programs. We have a few time slots available created specifically to help you reach your goal.
So how are we raising money for Fort Bend Education Foundation? When you register, we’ll give you a sponsor form. Use that form to get family members, colleagues, friends, your neighbor, anyone to sponsor you. Get them to commit to a “per rep” sponsorship. For example, someone sponsors you at $1.00 per rep. When you complete your final testing in April, we’ll provide you a letter indicating exactly how many reps you performed. When you go to inform your sponsors of how well you did, show them the letter. If you completed 300 reps, then your sponsor pays $300. If you only did 50, then they pay $50. You get the picture.
The point is that you’re getting in shape while raising money for a great cause – never lose sight of that.
For more info on the Fitness Challenge or to sign up, visit our homepage and give us a call or send us an email.
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