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May at Home Wellness Challenge

                                                                                                                COUNTRYSIDE YMCA




               MONDAY              TUESDAY            WEDNESDAY             THURSDAY              FRIDAY             SATURDAY             SUNDAY
         *When you see EMOM, that                                                          1                    2                   3
         means Every Minute On the  See this icon                                          Friday Flip Flop Fun  May is National    Sign up for a free 15
         Minute. Every minute of the  and tag                                              Flip a coin:         Sports & Physical   minute virtual Personal
         workout you change to the   Countryside YMCA in your                              Heads = 20 min walk  Fitness Month       Training session
         next exercise. Keep track of  photos and videos of the                            Tails = Pick a YMCA virtual   Create a poster to promote
         how many reps you do and   activity to be entered into                            class                your favorite sport.
         try to increase each time.  drawings all month long!                                                   Email your poster to ryan.
                                                                                                                martin@ymcastaff.org
                                                                                                                to be entered in a prize
                                                                                                                drawing. Enter all month
                                                                                                                long.
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         National             Cinco de Mayo       Take a virtual yoga class!  Watch the Devotional Mo-  Friday Flip Flop Fun  Make salads in a jar for   Mother’s Day
         Star Wars Day        5 minute EMOM*                           ment video from our CEO   Flip a coin:   the whole family, then take   Play “Mother May I” and let
         Post a photo of you in your  Min. Uno: Diez squats            Chris Johnson.      Heads = 20 jumping jacks  your portable salads to a   Mom choose the workout.
         Star Wars costume working  Min. Dos: Diez push ups                                Tails = 20 lunges    park for a picnic lunch.  For example ask “Mother
         out.                 Min. Tres: Veinte jumping                                                         Video directions for Salad   may I do 10 jumping jacks?”
                              jacks                                                                             in a Jar available on our   Play until Mom says “Yes!”
         15 Padme Push-Ups    Min. Quatro: Diez lunges                                                          website. Cooking with Kids:  to 10 exercises.
         10 Light Saber Lunges  Min. Cinco: Treinta second                                                      Salad in a Jar
         15 Storm Trooper Squats  plank                                                                                             National Women’s Health
                                                                                                                                    Week begins today.
                              #GivingTuesdayNow is
                              today. Donate to your
                              favorite nonprofit today.
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         Exercise with the whole   5 minute EMOM*  Fit in 60 minutes of   May is National Water   Friday Flip Flop Fun  Next week is National Bike   Ninja Training is coming
         family by taking Fitness   Min. 1: 12 squats  exercise in 5-minute   Safety Month  Flip a coin:        to Work Week.       to the Y! Watch the video
         Dance with Chiaki.   Min. 2: 12 push ups  segments by participating   Post a video of yourself   Heads = Day off from   Celeberate by blinging up   on our website about our
                              Min. 3: 25 jumping jacks  in the YMCA 12 Bursts   thanking your swim lesson   exercise  your bike with streamers   equipment and then make
                              Min. 4: 12 lunges   program.             teacher. Be sure to tell   Tails = 10 push ups, 10   and decorations and go for   your own Ninja/Obstacle
                              Min. 5: 35 second plank                  them what you learned in   squats, 20 jumping jacks  a ride. Post a photo.  course and show us what
                                                                       class that keeps you safe in                                 you come up with.
                                                                       water. Post your video.  Last day to register for the
                                                                                           NBA 2K Tournament!
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         Take a virtual yoga class!  5 minute EMOM*  Bake and take     Support a local business!   Friday Flip Flop Fun  Make breakfast at home.   National Scavenger Hunt
                              Min. 1: 14 squats   Snickerdoodle cookies to   Order carryout at a local   Flip a coin:  Sausage and Spinach   Day
                              Min. 2: 14 push ups  one of your neighbors.  restaurant.     Heads = Pick a YMCA   Quiche.            Go for a walk in nature.
                              Min. 3: 30 jumping jacks                                     virtual class                            Find the following items:
                              Min. 4: 14 lunges                                            Tails = Two 30 second                    cardinal, animal print,
                              Min. 5: 45 second plank                                      planks                                   dandelion, ant, spider web,
                                                                                                                                    nest.
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         Memorial Day         National Paper Airplane   National Senior Health &   Celebrate National   5 minute EMOM* Yoga   Fit in 60 minutes of   Take a 30 minute walk.
         Complete the Flag Workout:  Day          Fitness Day          Hamburger Day! Have a   Style            exercise in 5-minute
         50 reps for 50 stars:  Post a photo of your   Call your grandparents and   cookout with your family.  Min. 1: Mountain Pose  segments by participating
         10 squats            paper airplane with the   ask them what sports they          Min. 2: Forward Fold  in the YMCA 12 Bursts
         10 burpees           measurement of flight   played when they were kids           Min. 3: Downward Facing   program.
         10 jumping jacks     distance in feet.   and what they do now to                  Dog
         10 lunges                                stay healthy.                            Min. 4: Triangle Pose (30
         10 mountain climbers                                                              sec each side)
                                                                                           Min. 5: Child’s Pose

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