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30-Day Step-Up Challenge

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We love challenges! And we love step-ups! I'm pretty sure that step-ups are my favorite exercise, so I wanted to make sure you develop a strong love for step-ups too with this 30-Day Step-Up Challenge! ;-)

Remember, these challenge are not meant to be your ONLY workout. These should be done in conjunction with your workout (which is hopefully one of our workout plans)!

Step-ups are literally just like they sound - you step up! Use something sturdy: a bench, chair, or step and step up and back down. When the challenge indicates a knee lift step up with one foot and lift the opposite knee towards your chest and then return to the starting position. When it indicates a rear leg extension step up with one leg and extend the opposite leg out behind you, really squeezing your glutes.

The number of reps listed is per leg. For example, on day one you will do 5 step-ups on your left leg and 5 step-ups on your right leg. You can either complete all reps on one leg before switching or you can alternate. Depending on your fitness level you can perform these weighted or without weights.

Always listen to your body and remember that these can be split up throughout the day. I actually perform step-ups as "cardio bursts" in between sets on my non-leg days (using a high bench and moving quickly). I do weighted step-ups on leg days (using our She Sweats workout plans).

Trust me, your booty will thank you once it's all over.


30 Day Push-Up Challenge

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After posting about our top fitness articles (2 of the top 5 were challenges!) I realized that we haven't posted a challenge lately! I've been so focused on our FREE Healthy Living Challenge that I forgot about the challenge I usually post for the first of the month! So, in case you have been sitting back and waiting on one, here it is! Let's do a 30 Day Push-Up Challenge! Yes, you can also do this if you are doing one of our workout plans!

You can also join us on Instagram (heandsheeatclean) and tag us #heandsheeatclean so we can see you get to work on this challenge!

This challenge was designed to be something that you do in addition to your normal workout (which is hopefully one of our workout plans!). We have 4, 6, and 12 week workout plans for all fitness levels!

If this is too easy you can always double the number of push-ups or add in incline/decline push-ups. If regular push-ups are too hard, start out on your knees or even use a wall! This is a challenge for all fitness levels and you will be so proud of yourself after 30 days!

Tag us on Instagram and use the hashtag #heandsheeatclean so we can follow along!

Yoga Challenge + He and She Goes to NYC!

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Yoga. It has been on my “goal list” for years. I’ve listed it as something that I want to incorporate each time I write out my goals but it always seems to be the first thing that’s overlooked too. Not anymore! I’m sharing this with you so that you can help hold me accountable! I’m actually very flexible (I can even put my legs behind my head like a pretzel!) and enjoy yoga and stretching but it’s not something that I’ve incorporated into my routine like I should. As we’ve mentioned numerous times, strength training, cardio, and flexibility training should all be included in your workout routine. We created a little Yoga Challenge for ourselves and wanted to share with you as well! Hopefully once we complete this for a month it will become a habit! You can check in with us and let us know you are completing the challenge to in our Healthy Living Challenge Group!

We want you to #MakeYourMove with yoga this month! Need some yoga inspiration or ideas? Try this A.M. & P.M. Yoga for Beginners DVD from Kohl’s!

Why Yoga? Just to name a few benefits…
  • Reduces Stress
  • Increases Flexibility
  • Helps Protect from Injuries
  • Improves Posture
We will be posting a lot of our yoga pictures in the Healthy Living Challenge group and also on our Instagram (@heandsheeatclean). Please tag us in yours and use the hashtag #MakeYourMove so we can see you!


Speaking of yoga, when we think of yoga we also think of Gaiam. We were invited to New York City at the end of April to attend an event to celebrate the launch of Gaiam in Kohl’s stores. It was an amazing experience! Tracy Anderson and Vanessa Hudgens were there too! We were also able to participate in a yoga session led by Two Fit Moms. Although it was FREEZING (literally) we had a blast! We’ve included a few pictures from the event!

Backbends are my thing! I have to do them everywhere we go. I do one on almost all of the hikes we take!


I loved all of the signs include this “I plank therefore I am” one! They were so motivating with sayings like “Mind Over Matter”!





P.S. You can find my pants at Kohls here and the full Gaiam collection here. 

Below is one of my favorite pictures of Scott and me. I can’t wait to recreate this picture and some new ones after this yoga challenge!


I plan on taking a yoga/Pilates class once a week plus doing this yoga challenge (incorporating moves from yoga DVDs). How do you plan to #MakeYourMove with yoga?

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This post is sponsored by FitFluential on behalf of Kohl's.