The Burpee Challenge

"All right, guys, I'm headed to the gym to start my boring new years resolution of working out," I said to my co-workers yesterday.

"You should do burpees," Ryan said. "Those will really get you in shape."
"What the heck is a burpee?" I asked.

THIS:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MGljX4bbps

I have always been a tread-mill kind of girl. Plug in the headphones, hit play and I'm like Forrest Gump. I have to sweat and feel tired in order to know I've successfully worked out. Strangely, I love the feeling of being sore (comfortably sore) the next day. It's so rewarding.

Per Ryan's testimony, a bunch-a-burpees also works. And so, he introduced me to the Burpee Challenge—working up from 1 burpee/day to 100 burpees/day (after 100 days.) Make sense?According to RugbyRugby.com, this can be explained as such:

The 100 Burpee Challenge is one of the most excruciating fitness tests in existence. Every single muscle in the body is worked to an extreme degree and you will not only be wearing out every muscle that you have, but you will also hammer your heart and lungs worse than you would have ever thought possible without taking a single step in any direction.

Source: http://guide.rugbyrugby.com/Rugby%20Sections/Fitness/100%20Burpee%20Challenge.asp

YIKES!

JK, that doesn't scare me. The burpee challenge is so on and I am ready for a change from the dread mill.

Yesterday, I did my first burpee, right on the floor of our office. I already feel skinnier.

And so... July 11th marked DAY 1 of my burpee challenge. I'll keep you posted.

Burp ya later!