Winter Warm-Up Daily Movement Challenge!

Your Winter Warm-Up Challenge is to log any kind of movement, for 30 days in a row.  You can move however brings you JOY!  

Be sure to click the "read more" button below to get all the details!

Why would you join the Winter Warm-Up Challenge?

Winter fitness is hard! The cold, bad roads, blocked trails, unpredictable weather, and early darkness make our usual movement practices and routines feel impossible.

You already know you feel better when you move regularly.  The Winter Warm-Up, facilitated by a Duke University-trained health coach - AKA yours truly!, will give you the tools, encouragement, and community to help you start and keep moving!

Who is the Winter Warm-Up Challenge for?

• all of us who struggle to stay motivated to move through winter, who don't want to wait for the end of winter to start moving gently, on our own terms
• women and men who are returning to movement after an break, or who are experimenting with movement for the first time
• folks new-ish to town who want to meet outdoor activity partners, and get to know a few new places to walk or run
• walkers and runners who want to grow consistency and stamina by challenging themselves to a particular mileage in a month (30 miles over 30 days?), or a daily duration (10, 30, 60 minutes a day? You choose!)
• anyone who wants to maintain their existing movement practice AND integrate some new, fun movement activities!
• future runners who want to feel ready for Learn to Run Bend, which starts on 3/16
• folks who know they’re better motivated by community, particularly if there are snacks after!

How does the Winter Warm-Up Challenge work?

• You’ll craft a fun and realistic month of activities from the movement you already do and what you’d like to try.
• We’ll learn how the radical idea that All Movement Counts flings open the doors to more enjoyable and sustainable daily movement!
• We’ll be thoughtful about each day’s movement using an insightful evaluatory tool.
• We’ll deliberately create community and celebration through in-person opening (Feb. 18, 9am) and closing (March 17, 9am) shindigs, and weekly all-paces-welcome walk/runs on Wednesdays at 6pm followed by social time at a local eatery.
• We’ll be available to each other online via a private Slack group to share motivation, silliness, and more throughout the week.
• As your coach, I'll encourage you to find new kinds of movement, new ways to fit movement into your day, and new ways of thinking about the movement you already do.  I'll be providing short weekly clinics in-person and/or on video, and you're welcome to contact me for 1 on 1 motivation via our social platform at any time!

The result?

You'll meet fellow movers who want to enjoy this amazing place we live!

You’ll feel fabulous in your body and about your consistency after a month of daily movement!

You’ll be in great shape for whatever movement adventures await you in the spring!

Your relationship with movement will be reinvigorated, sustainable, and enjoyable!

What kind of movement counts?  ALL MOVEMENT COUNTS!

• Folks new or returning tomovement might meet a friend for a walk around the block.
• Walkers or runners might challenge themselves to logging a mile a day!
• Couples might rub each other's shoulders!
• Bendites buried in snow might shovel their way out.
• Busy parents might lift their kids in and out of the car 20 times...
• Yoga lovers might spend 10 minutes a day on their mat.
• Dog owners might toss a frisbee, whee!

Let's keep each other moving through the winter!