Welcome to Week 4 of our May Jumpstart Challenge! You’ve shown up, walked it out, strengthened your posture, and tuned into your portions — now it’s time to stretch your body and your habits. Do I sound cheesy enough for you?
This week is all about Flexibility + Healthy Swaps — two simple ways to show yourself love and create lasting change without restriction or overwhelm.
✅ Your Week 4 Checklist
Stretch: Do 10 minutes of daily stretching or a balance routine Swap: Replace one processed food with a more whole version (e.g., white rice → brown rice) Move: Try a new activity — just for fun!
🧘♀️ Why Stretching Matters
Flexibility isn’t just for yoga instructors — it’s for all of us, especially as we move past 50. Stretching helps:
Prevent injury by increasing joint range of motion Reduce stiffness and aches Improve balance and prevent falls Support better posture and alignment
You don’t have to be flexible to begin — just consistent. It seems like I say that about everything but we all have to start where we are. A few minutes a day adds up quickly. Stretch while the coffee brews or during a TV show. Add in some balance moves (stand on one foot while brushing your teeth!) to challenge and strengthen your core.
Healthy Swaps are something that I am always working on. I’m always looking for a food with more protein and/or fiber, less processed, and something that is more nutritious. I’ll be sharing my favorites this week.
I also believe that trying something new is a great way to keep the momentum going on your health journey. We are going to go for a night walk at our state park this summer and I’m determined to learn to kayak.
Thank you all for participating, fully, partially, or just a bit.
This has been a great three weeks for me and I’m looking forward to this fourth week. It helped me to focus on the things that have made a difference in my health journey and I got to know some of you better. Thanks for participating and I look forward to hearing from you about your own experience as well.
Here is this Week’s Printable.
You can download it here.
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