Remember back in the day (maybe 4th grade-ish) the Presidential Fitness Tests? (or similar fitness testing?)
Well… its Back-to-School Time —time to do it again! Lets establish a baseline!
Here’s the Challenge: 
Only 3 tests:
1. Walk/jog/run 1 mile for time: You can do this on a track or treadmill. Just do your best!
2. Sit-ups for 1 minute: Lock your feet down (or have a partner hold them) then cross your arms over your chest and go!! (elbows must touch your knees to count)
3. Push-ups to Failure: Do as many push-ups as you can (with good form) you may do them on your knees. As soon as you “come down” thats it!
The main goal is to TRY! Do your best! Then for the next 4 weeks, lets work on that fitness level and we’ll test again! Can’t wait to see the results!! READY… SET… GO!!
RULES:
1. RECORD YOUR SCORES THIS WEEK
2. POST YOUR SCORES IN THE COMMENTS
3. Work your ass off for a month— (incorporate the exercises during the week!)
—— Mondays: Do 3 sets of 30 sit-ups at the end of your workout
——-Wednesdays: Walk/Jog 1.5 miles as warm-up for cardio
——-Fridays: Do 3 sets of 15-25 push-ups
4. Record Scores Again October 26-30th
5. POST YOUR PROGRESS!!
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I’m up for this challenge! I am not a runner, so Wednesdays should be quite the challenge.
9/4/12 —
Mile: 8:00 exactly
Sit-ups: 25
Pushups: 32
awesome! I need to do mine tomorrow!
I did more sit-ups than you, but you beat me on the run and the push-ups! I need to get to work on that mile, I’ve always been slow! I want to take at LEAST a min off!
This is perfect, I have only been riding my bike and decided it is time to start working out again. I can’t wait to see how much stronger/faster I am by the end of the month.
Sept 5
Mile: 12:14
Sit-ups: 30
Push-ups: 10 (mom laughed and said she can do 30, gotta catch up!)
You’re going to be doing way more than 30 pushups by October! Go get’em Alison!
Sept 6
Mile: 8:16
Sit-ups: 28
Push-ups: 25
Hopefully I can improve this month, in the sit-ups and push-ups at least. I have been running for years and have never been fast so I am not sure how much that will improve. I will make sure to run sprints every week and see if that helps.
K pretty darn thrilled with my numbers having just come off and injury!
September 9
11:30 mile
22 sit-ups
15 push-ups
Well there is plenty of room for improvement!
10:03 mile (damn near a land speed record for me) 46 sit ups and 35 push ups.
Awesome!
Am I the only one still doing this? I WIN!!!
9:56 mile (the fastest i’ve ever run. I am not what you’d call a runner.)
41 Sit Ups (5 down from last week)
37 Push Ups (2 more than last week)
I don’t think my sit ups and push ups will go much higher, but I would like to get my mile down.
do you do this every month? I need a challenge.
we DO do a challenge every month, sometimes its a nutrition challenge (no sugar/splenda) sometimes its more physical exercise 😉