Week 5 Email
Dear First Strides® - North Myrtle Beach,
Another great Thursday night! The animal groups are working well and we are seeing your progress!
WEEK 5 HOMEWORK:
Start with warm up stretching
5 minute warm up
Then 5 repetitions of the EASY/HARD Interval Minutes2 minutes easy, 3 minutes harder
2 minutes easy, 3 minutes harder
2 minutes easy, 3 minutes harder
2 minutes easy, 3 minutes harder
2 minutes easy, 3 minutes harder
5 minute cool down
End with cool down stretching
--- How often? 3 days this week (every-other-day)! Do NOT do 2 days in a row! Thursday's workout counts as 1 of the 3.
REGROUPING helps us keep our individual animal groups together during the workout. Regroup as needed at the end of each harder interval. The lead mentor reverses course and picks up following Striders to turnaround in front of her until the group is all together again. Then the group reverses direction (again) and you continue at your own pace again.
TOPICS:
Sports Bras - Cathy Rogers, co-owner of Fleet Feet in Myrtle Beach & Pawley's Island (along with husband Paul Rogers and son Shawn Rogers) spoke to us about the importance of sports bras for striding.
Check out the flyers available on our website (www.firststridesnmb.com):
Sports Bra Basics
Women’s Striding Apparel
Motivation - Michael Warner, inspiring author, motivational speaker and husband of Shelly Warner, our beloved First Strides mentor who sadly and suddenly passed away in 2023, spoke to us about the key lessons from the book Gung Ho!
The spirit of the squirrel. Meaningful work while setting goals and values.
The way of the beaver. In control of achieving all your goals while completing your homework.
The gift of the goose. Honking and cheering others along every step of the way. Everyone needs a cheerleader.
To learn more about Michael's incredible journey, look for the book he co-authored with his wife Shelly titled "Holy Cow" or visit his website: teamwarnerinspire.org.
ATTENDANCE IS IMPORTANT: Check in with your group’s mentors when you arrive to get your attendance recorded. Remember, we incentivize you to "earn" your graduation shirt by attending at least 8 sessions. We have 6 workshops remaining so you have plenty of time.
Keep up the good work, do your homework and we'll see you next Thursday at 5:30 pm.
Almost halfway! Left, right … repeat. Stride safe and strong!
Your First Strides NMB Mentors
