Hey friend, how have you been?
We have officially made it through another month of challenges. Give yourself a pat on the back, you're doing great!
With a fresh month starting tomorrow, you know that means a fresh set of challenges. If you haven't caught on already, we're working hard to help people grow and develop as a human in every area possible. The term 'health' doesn't just mean a strong body. There's so much more that goes into becoming a well-rounded individual and our aim is to help develop you in every category.
This month, we decided to take things a little more inward. We all know how to 'work-out' but how many of you are setting aside time each day to 'work-in'? We'll dive into more detail in a minute but first let's recap May.
MAY RECAP
May was a good month overall. We shifted gears with a challenge that involved reaching out to friends, family and loved ones with personalized hand-written letters. We started thinking about the power of positive mindset with Jay Shetty's 'Think Like a Monk'. And we slowed things down with a different style of group workout that included both a ruck and some power yoga.
As always, thanks to everyone who took part this month and a special high five to those who showed up in person to move with the Collective - we love, appreciate and value you as a member of our community:) 💜
JUNE 2022
For those of you who skimmed through the first part of the email with a quick 'Yeah, yeah, let's get to the challenges' - this section is for you. Let's talk about what we're going to try and achieve this month, shall we?
This month's challenges run parallel to those of last month. While May saw a shift in focus to one that included moving your mindset to one of compassion and happiness, June is all about learning to cultivate flow state while also fortifying your mind to become more mentally resilient to the ups and downs that accompany everyday life.
June's challenges are as follows:
SUGGESTED READING
Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
HEALTHY HABIT
Meditate for 10 minutes per day.
Any form of meditation is acceptable. If you are unsure of how to do this or don't enjoy it, consider substituting 10 minutes of 'quiet think time' instead.
'LAST SUNDAY' GROUP WORKOUT
Workout Details:
1km ruck (fast)
Then,
Partner Workout (performed in a 'You Go, I Go' format):
10 Rounds (total)
-20 squats
-20 Russian twists
-10 push ups
-10 clean and press
-5 burpees
-5 x 50m shuttle run
Then,
1km ruck (fast)
This workout will conclude with 10-15 minutes of light stretching.
Date: Sunday, June 26th, 2022
Time: 10:00am
Location: Cedarhollow Public School parking lot
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We're looking forward to another month of improved health and we're happy to have you along for the ride. As always, thanks again for being a part of our family!
Until next time,
Better you. Better me. Better we.
Dave & Gord
Resources
To help inform and motivate you for this month's challenges, check out these articles: What Is a Flow State? 12 Science-Based Benefits of Meditation What Is Rucking? Who are we? The Health Collective Where can you find us? IG: Health_Collective_
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