Start Strong Challenge
Starting January 27th, we will be encouraging you to Start Strong! This 8 week challenge will have you prioritizing your wellbeing and building good habits for the rest of the year!
Start Strong runs from January 27, 2025 - March 22, 2025. Participants must sign up before January 26, 2025 to participate.
How it works.
Buy in.
The buy in is $100 and for this challenge, it's YOU vs. YOU. We have laid out four guidelines that everyone will stick to, and you get to pick two more that fit with your needs.
Your buy-in gets two InBody scans - one before the challenge and one for after.
Put in work.
You will measure your six metrics over eight weeks. Everything from water intake and outdoor walking, reading and working out. Start Strong hits wellness from all sides.
Reap the rewards.
If you hit all of your metrics over the eight weeks, you will get your $100 back as membership credit, plus, you’ll be mentally and physically ready to take on the rest of 2025!
Don’t worry, this is not a one-and-done type of challenge. If you miss your metrics one week, your payback will be reduced $12.50 ($25 for two weeks, etc.), but you’re still in the game!
The Rules.
Each participants will get added to a Google Doc to track their metrics. Metrics are self-reported, so be honest (to us and to yourself)!
The first four metrics (classes, mobility, outdoor movement, water intake) will be the same for everyone. You get to pick two more to round out your Start Strong requirements. Once the challenge starts you cannot change your metrics.
Don’t ask us questions like “does a 24oz glass of wine count as one drink?”. Be honest and fair with yourself. If you choose to negotiate against your progress, that’s your decision.
Your Google Doc must be completed by 3/23/25 at 12:00pm to receive your membership credit. NO EXCEPTIONS!
1) Axon Classes
Sign up for a class, come to the class, take the class. This is the only metric that can roll over - you must attend 24 or more classes from Jan 6 - Mar 29.
2) Mobility
60 minutes of stretching, foam rolling, or other dedicated mobility work per week. You can knock out all 60 minutes on your rest day, or break it down to 10 minute chunks every day. Yoga classes and the like DO count, but the cooldown at the end of Axon classes does not.
3) Outdoor Movement
30 minutes per week, even when it gets cold. You can go for a jog, walk the dog, hike, bike, explore, or play catch. Anything that gets you moving in nature counts.
Grilling, tailgating, and sitting around a campfire are fun as hell…but they do not count for this metric.
Same as mobility, you can break up the 30 minutes however you want throughout the week
4) Water Intake
Simply drink 80 or more ounces of water per day. Add lemon, add electrolytes, even herbal tea. At the end of the day tally up your ounces, and if you drink 80 or more, check the box.
What doesn't count as water? Coffee, pop, alcohol, pre-workout, sugary sports drinks.
Pick 2
— Dry Days
Option A - For this option you are only permitted to drink alcoholic beverages 2X a week. That being said, we are not restricting the number of drinks you are having, but please be responsible. Plan ahead, and make it count. To be clear, you do not HAVE to drink 2X a week.
Option B - Limit your alcohol intake to 7 drinks per week. A week is Mon-Sun and you can break up the drinks however you want. We aren’t AT&T, the drinks do not rollover.
Option C - Not a drinker? Let’s talk about another limitation to put in place. Maybe is sugar, maybe it’s maryjane. We’ll figure out exactly what can be managed to give you the best results.
— Eating Take Out
Regardless of how you choose to eat, or what kind of meal plan you abide by, there is one hard and fast truth when it comes to food - if you aren't making it, you can't be certain of what is in it. The best thing you can do for your nutrition is make your own meals!
What counts as eating out? Wendy's drive through for breakfast, having 4th and State delivered, going out to BrewDog.
What does not count? Your mom having you over for pasta, meal prep services (you can still have your FitFresh) Valentine’s Dinner that your partner made (even if the dessert is from the store down the street). Be realistic and reasonable. The goal is to eat out less than 4X per week.
— Upgrade Your Sleep
Rest and recovery is vital to any sustainable training routine, and not all sleep is created equal. For this option you can…
Implement and track a bedtime routine.
Designate a specific bed and waketime.
Make it as simple as getting 7-8 hours of quality sleep per night.
We’ll chat before the challenge starts to nail down your exact metric.
— Get Creative
This is your chance to either consume or create depending on your mood. To check this box you can…
Read 10 pages of a book.
Journal for 20 minutes
Paint/draw/doodle for 20 minutes.
Write a poem or short story.
Watching TV or a movie does not count (did you really just ask that?)
BUT IT’S MY BIRTHDAY
We aren't monsters. You do not have to track your alcohol or food if your birthday falls within the challenge dates, but you still have to drink your water!
