Daily Check-in: Monday, April 6th. #StayConnected Community Challenge Begins!

Hello Blenders! How are things going for you today? How did your weekend go? If anything was right about the weekend it was right here at FB. Kim threw down some classically fantastic Checkims and a new 1000 calorie workout was released! https://www.fitnessblender.com/videos/1000-calorie-workout-90-minute-strength-hiit-pilates-kickboxing-and-core-workout

How awesome is that? If you've already tried it, tell us how it went! ..I'm already thinking about when to have a party for it, because here at the community, we have a thing for group sweatlabrations.😅

Which perfectly brings us right into officially starting the #StayConnected community challenge today! It's a wonderful way we can all feel together from afar during this uncertain time. Maybe by many of us tackling the same workouts, we can still feel a sense of connection despite the distancing.

If you are wondering what the #StayConnected challenge is all about, check out this post for details and a look of the full schedule: https://www.fitnessblender.com/community/discussion/18306/official-stayconnected-community-challenge-schedule

I hope you guys enjoy it, and please remember that if there is anything that feels uncomfortable or just not your cup of tea, by all means switch things out and or modify the workouts to make it work for you. It's all about moving and having fun together.

So if you are joining us, great! If you started early, how do you like it so far? And if you're not doing it now, feel free to do it whenever! Week one is designed by Kim, with day one being a 33 minute lower body strength workout:

https://www.fitnessblender.com/videos/mass-building-lower-body-workout

And if you so choose there's a 20 minute extra credit waiting for you:

https://www.fitnessblender.com/videos/comprehensive-pilates-leg-workout

^ ..Looks like a real leg burner waiting for us, so I can't wait to get the sizzle on and earn my #WorkoutComplete with you guys!

..Oh, and yeah. If you are doing something else, like your own thing or a following a program, let us know how you are going about that!

Okay, I think I've talked about workouts so much, that the food here needs a little plate licking love. So, what are you licking today? In the words of my FT pups, the answer would be, "everything" ..but let's try and get a little more specific. My vaguely specific dinner being chicken and veggies. Sounds doable and edible. ..I can be more specific with the picture for today. These are flowers from one of my pear trees. It's quite a"pear"ent Spring is alive and well over here. That's my one and only pear pun for you today, btw. I kept it to the pear minimum. Well, darn. That's two for you now; A pear of puns.

Okay, everyone. Are you ready for the new week ahead? Or at least sorta kinda ready? Either way let's try and go in with some calmness. Take deep breaths and try as best as we can to have a good day. And if not, that's okay too. We all have good days and bad. We just keep on moving. As long as that's happening, anything is possible.