Squat Challenge

February is American Heart Month. Let’s celebrate and create healthy habits to strengthen your heart and muscles with the 5-day Squat Challenge. Before you get started, make sure you are prepared.

Set yourself up for success:

1. Just Push Play to learn how to squat! Learn to squat the right way to keep your body safe so you can keep squatting.
2. Eat the right foods to refuel your body after each workout. The food we choose can help speed up or delay recovery. Checkout which nutrients you should focus on throughout the challenge.
3. Learn the importance of heart health. Making heart smart choices at a young age is the first step to building habits that will last into adulthood.

Let's start the CHALLENGE!

Here's How You Do It:

1. Print or record digitally on the Squat Challenge Tracker
2. Learn how to do a squat
3. Have a conversation about GOAL setting with your family
4. Set up strategies for how and when you will complete your SQUATS.
   • How will you build STRENGTH physically and mentally during the challenge?
   • How can you stay DETERMINED and keep your mind in a positive place?
   • How will you PERSEVERE when the challenge is tough?
   • How will your family CELEBRATE your achievements?

Submit you challenge HERE!

Have fun! Share your squats with us on Social by tagging Hy-Vee KidsFit.