Striiv-ing To Be the Best Me Possible

Well I am getting back on track.  I have been to Curves everyday this week so far.  Pretty good!  I have
also walked across the Golden Gate  bridge.  Oh and climbed 100 steps.  And walked 4 miles while exploring the beaches of Cannes.  I even helped to conserve a parking size spot of the rain forest for a whole year.  All of this from right here in my own lil home town at that!  Amazed?  Well I was!

I used a new lil tool called Striiv to help me accomplish all of this.  Now I could do a lil of this by charting steps and all with a pedometer.  But that takes a bit of time.  Instead I used my Striiv and it did it all for me!  Think of it as a super charged up pedometer.  This lil beauty helps you stay on track while giving back too.  My favorite thing is just that....my steps can help conserve the rain forest, provide clean drinking water and much more.  By downloading my steps onto the Striiv.com website, those steps are matched with company donations to fit in the charity you choose to support.

 

There is also daily challenges you can take.  Like walking across the Golden Gate bridge or climbing the Eiffel tower or strolling across the beaches of Cannes.  I can also grow my own lil rain forest with the games that are included.  All by just taking the daily steps and charting them with a push of a button.  Even cooler?  This lil baby will recognize when you are climbing stairs, jogging or taking a stroll with the TruMotion technology .  And mark your achievements accordingly. “Fitness and health are top-of-mind today. But for many people, especially moms juggling careers and family, finding time for exercise is hard to fit in to a busy day,” says David Wang, CEO and co-founder of Striiv. “We’ve combined charities, gaming, and personal challenges with cutting-edge technology to create a seamless way to motivate physical activity. We’re building a playful and inspiring ‘movement around movement’ so that fitness now fits throughout your day.”

Related articles

• Striiv raises $6M to make fitness fun (venturebeat.com)
• Striiv Fitness Device Demo'd At Medicine 2.0 Summit (medgadget.com)
• Striiv Gamifies The Pedometer Craze (techcrunch.com)

Making Up a Routine

Well today Curves is closed for the owner to observe one of her religious holidays. So I will not be there to work out, sad to say. Instead I have to do an at home fitness routine.

So I started out with the good old fashion stretching exercises of taking the clothes off of the line. Good bending, twisting and stretching exercise right there. Then I continued on by sweeping the floors and mopping them with bleach. Not only did my floors get sanitized I also used those abs to sweep with (keeping tummy tight while doing it) and worked my upper arms.

Next I plan on donning my running shoes and my pedometer to see how many steps I can get while chasing Emma around the house. It is hard to go for a walk with a 3 year old. She just can not go to fast at all. But she loves to swing so I am sure I can do that too! Pushing is resistance exercise right?

Now I do not have a heart rate monitor to check and see if any of this will do any good at all. But maybe while Emma is napping I can get in some walking. Meanwhile I do have an exercise bike that moves both my arms and legs to use. And I can also get a lil more with my 'rude' machine. Don't remember the name of it but basically it looks like I am riding a bucking horse. Sorta feels like it too. I have figure out how to do sit up with that one too!

So do you think I can do my own workout today?