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WHAT IS 70 SOFT?
It’s a 70 day / 10 week health and fitness challenge inspired by 75 HARD, or more aptly by the 75 soft challenge. The goal is to improve your overall health and fitness levels by making sustainable lifestyle changes.
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I first learned about 75 HARD a few months ago.
My first thought was that this challenge was aptly named: HARD.
I get that it’s a challenge to instill not only confidence but grit and fortitude. However, there is something to be said about attempting unrealistic challenges.
As someone who struggles to workout and works a full time job.. 2 workouts lasting 45 minutes every day just wasn’t going to happen.
No way no how. I might have started out strong, but it wouldn’t be sustainable for me.
So I looked into the 75 soft challenge – so much better. So much more attainable. While this may not be as difficult as the 75 HARD challenge, it is still a challenge.
WHY 70 NOT 75?
So why did I chop 5 days off of my challenge?
Well, the creator of the 75 hard challenge chose 75 days based on “his own instinct”, so there was no real reason to it.
I chose 70 because it’s exactly 10 weeks and it’s almost exactly 10 weeks until my birthday – I’ll be completing my 70 soft the day of.
70 days is still quite a long time for a challenge though. Unlike the HARD rules, if you miss a day, you don’t need to start over at the beginning. Just add another day to the end.
RULES
1. Eat well (no junk/fast food)
I wouldn’t want to tell you any sort of specific diet to follow of course. That’s something very personal to each of us and something I noticed is that the 75 hard and 75 soft challenges also don’t specify. Yet I think we can all agree that junk food and fast food are not examples of eating well. When you want to eat well, you want to choose nutrient rich foods with little processing.
2. Drink 3L or 1/2 your body weight in OZ a day
Water can be so beneficial to your health and even support weight loss, if that is your goal. However, there is such a thing as drinking too much water. If you’re American like me and need to convert liters to ounces, that’s a little over 101. The point isn’t to over-hydrate, but to make sure that you’re drinking enough water.
3. Workout 5x a week
I saw a lot of 75 soft challenges that required 6 days of working out a week. I think that’s still unrealistic for a lot of people. Normally I would suggest to someone who doesn’t normally workout 3 days a week. But this is supposed to be a challenge and I think 5 is a little more sustainable.
4. Read 10 pages of a book (not audio)
I absolutely think that audio books “count” – I have listened to many great ones. Both are good for your brain. But they are a little different. Primarily because you can’t multi-task while reading a book in the same way that you can while listening to one. Take the time to sit down, get comfortable and fully focus on reading a book.
5. Drink only on special occasions
Special occasions are of course up to your discretion. The point is to reduce the amount of alcohol you consume. If you don’t drink, you’re already ahead of the game! Many forms of alcohol are readily available and widely used, especially in social situations. It’s completely legal once you reach a certain age too. Yet we all know that alcohol can have very damaging side effects. Not to mention, alcohol stops your body from burning fat and can make you crave greasy foods.
6. Take a progress pic once a week
Not in the 75 soft challenge, but in the 75 HARD challenge, the rule was to take a progress pic every day. That just seems ridiculous to me. You can’t do something for a single day and expect results – that will only lead to disappointment. Even once a week may be too frequent to see anything drastic. But it will be nice to have a record of your progress.
THE TRACKERS
There are two versions, the full and the lite. The “lite” version saves paper by having all of your trackers on 3 pages instead of 13.
Some of the trackers start on Sunday, but I also include a blank version. Because you don’t need to wait for the beginning of a new week to start this challenge – I’m not. I’m actually starting my 70 day soft challenge on a Friday.
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Click to download the lite version
That’s one of the greatest things about these types of challenges – you can start them at any time. It’s never too late to start living a healthier more active lifestyle.
Start while you feel motivated because motivation is finite. Set realistic attainable goals. Remember that slow progress is faster than no progress. You got this!
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