Unleash Your Health Potential: The Benefits of Participating in Purposeful Challenges
Have you ever felt that surge of excitement when joining a challenge? You know, that burning desire to start and reach the finish line, all for the promised reward of creating a new health habit, shedding a few pounds, or experiencing something else amazing that you hope the challenge will deliver?
I've been there myself, participating in challenges related to both business and weight loss. When I've truly invested myself in achieving the end result, I've managed to follow through with unwavering determination. However, it's not always that simple. There have been times when I've eagerly begun a challenge or enthusiastically signed up, only to let every prompt and reminder slip through the cracks.
About Challenges
That's the thing about challenges: if you're not fully invested in the outcome, what's there to keep you engaged?
Those daily emails become all too easy to ignore when you lack that deep sense of commitment.
Given my experiences, I was initially cautious about hosting a challenge of my own. But then, something changed. After successfully participating in a few challenges with my Instagram group, I gained the confidence to take the plunge and organize an email challenge. The positive feedback I received from previous challenges fueled my motivation. This time, my focus was on helping women achieve their wellness goals.
One of the challenges I recently conducted was called "Water is Life." Its purpose was to shed light on the immense importance of staying properly hydrated for our overall health and well-being. As I researched fascinating facts to share with my subscribers, I found myself becoming more personally invested in making hydration a top priority, rather than just an afterthought.
It's incredible how many free and relatively simple things we can do to improve our well-being before resorting to paid programs or paying the price with our health. My aim is to remind everyone of these options.
Even seemingly basic actions like drinking water can have a profound impact on our mental clarity, physical well-being, immune system, and long-term wellness. That's why challenges have become an invaluable tool for me. After completing a few challenges solely for myself, I realized their potential to serve as a powerful motivator, inching us closer to forming "good" habits.
Take, for instance, my squat challenge. Having transitioned from a fast-paced role in the Emergency Department to a more sedentary job in a confined space, I had to find ways to keep my metabolism active throughout the day. So, I started incorporating 100 bodyweight squats into my daily routine on workdays. This helped me stay active and get off my chair more frequently. And guess what? It worked! After just one month, I noticed remarkable improvements.
Is a Challenge Right for You?
The moral of the story is this: if your goal aligns with the desired outcome of a challenge, you're more likely to engage wholeheartedly. So, that would make it a - yes. If you’re not aligned with the goal, and the timing of the challenge doesn’t work, then it will probably not work out for you.
It's only fair to admit that sometimes we get caught up in the hype, only to regret it later—I've certainly been there.
If you're intrigued to know about my upcoming email challenges and what they entail, I encourage you to sign up for my newsletter. Through it, I keep my subscribers up to date with all my health and wellness endeavors, sharing valuable insights twice a month.
So, let's embark on this journey together. Let's embrace the power of challenges and unlock our true potential to lead healthier and more fulfilling lives.