Sweatshirt is Old Navy (purchased last summer!), Jacket is J.Crew but sadly sold out. 
I am hoping they make a restock. Boots are, of course, L.L. Bean gore-tex bean boots.
Caley had the idea of starting a wellness challenge – something where we, despite living in different cities, had the opportunity to start moving together and feel better. Now, newsflash, Caley is super athletic. I know I’ve mentioned our friendship before, but we were roommates our freshman year of college. Ironically, we both transferred schools by our sophomore year, but we stayed close all through college. I still remember her going to the gym everyday while I ate goldfish in my bed LOL.
My point is: Whether you’re like me, someone who has to make herself move, or Caley, someone who loves it, you should join us!! We want to invite you to join our wellness challenge to get our bodies moving and feeling good! We want to push through those “winter blues” together so we can welcome spring with a fresh perspective and a happy heart. Caley and I both plan on sharing weekly updates over the next month as we move into spring – our hope is to start conversations and motivate each other to improve our overall wellness!
This is my: “I’m skeptical but also know I can do this” look.
How to participate with us:
- Move your body in some way shape or form (i.e. walking, running, yoga, stretching, workout classes, biking, etc.) as often as you can during the week. Try to push yourself out of your usual routine – for me, this is the ultimate challenge. I can manipulate small things during the day, such as moving a little more at work or making sure to stand every hour. But, I’m looking to push myself past my usual movement. This is something that will probably look really different for everyone, and that’s okay! Everyone approaches exercise and movement differently based on their needs.
- Track your progress with a fitness tracker (i.e. fitbit, apple watch, GPS watch, etc.). Caley and I both have fitness trackers – personally, this is the best way to track my progress. However, I used to have a fitbit for years, and I loved that as well! If you don’t have a tracker, know that your iPhone has the ability to track your steps in the health app! I have friends who do this, and they find it super helpful simply for keeping track of steps throughout the day. For me, tracking my fitness makes me feel excited about accomplishing goals.
- Formal weekly updates will be shared every Sunday on our blogs (The Minty Pink and caleynoble.com) as well as our Instagram pages and stories. Use the hashtag #winterbluespushthru in your posts and tag us both – @danimurd and @caley.noble so we can all connect on our wellness journeys! Comment on the blog letting us know how you’re participating and how you’re feeling. The goal is to help us all motivate each other to push through this last bit of winter!
- At the end of the month, we will share our favorite moments from the challenge and reflect on our own experiences and be open and honest on whether or not this actually helped us push through our winter blues.
Are you feeling down this winter? Comment below and let us know if you want to participate!
