The Wall Chart Challenge

What is it - The Wall Chart Chart is an endurance based challenge broken down into small manageable chunks.

December's Challenge

Gym Decathlon

Available Points - 3 points for starting, 22 points for finishing.

Rules:

You can scan the starting points for the wall chart which you bag you 3 points. If you manage to finish the wall chart you will get 22 points for your chosen team!

You can complete the wall chart up to 4 times in the month. 

For December's Gym Decathlon, there are 10 different exercises, each box is 20 reps. There are 10 boxes for each exercise, so for each of the 10 exercises you must complete 200 reps. 

Good luck!

The Spot Challenge

What is it - The Spot Challenge is a short, on the spot challenge which changes every month and is repeated annually.

Available Points - 2 points for each attempt, with bonus points available for the top three scores in both male and female categories (added by admin)

1st Place - 12 Points

2nd Place - 8 Points

3rd Place - 4 Points

Rules - Up to four attempts each month.

The December's  Spot Challenge is: 

How Heavy can you Deadlift for 5 reps?

Rules:

The heaviest weight someone can do for 5 successful reps will be their score on the board. Any plates or straight bars are allowed (no trap bar). Bare in mind some of the bars are 15Kg not 20kg. The following equipment is allowed: Straps, Chalk, Belt, gloves. 

Exercise Form Rules

Sumo or conventional stances are allowed. Deadeners are not allowed as it will shorten the ROM. The knees need to be straight and the hips must be forward in order for each rep to count. 

Sending us a video is preferred, but not compulsory.

Best of Luck with the Challenge!

Other Info - Submit your score into the Challenge Life FB Community Group with the topic tag 'Spot Challenge'. Last entry is on the last day of the month at 19:00.

What is it - The Workout Of The Month is a Challenge Life generated workout which should last 30 minutes - 1 hour to complete.

Available points - 4 points for completing the workout.

Rules - The WOM can be completed up to 4 times in a season (1 month).

Other info - Record your time you completed it in, so you have something to beat next year.

Workout or Sport

What is it - Workout or Sport activity for at least 40 minutes.

Available Points - 1 point per Workout / Sport

Rules - Maximum of 2 per day.

The Mileage Challenge

What is it - A distance  challenge, where points are awarded for travelling by foot or by bike.

Available Points:

By Foot 5 miles = 2 points

By Bike 10 miles = 2 points

Rules - You can complete up to 250 miles by foot and up to 500 miles by bike each month (100 points).

Fitness Classes

What is it - Join Challenge Life on one of our 24 classes per week, membership required from £20 per month.

Available Points: 2 points per class.

Rules - You can complete two classes for points per day.

More Info

What is it - The Virtual Challenge is a virtual race across a part of the world which can last for 1 - 8 months. Progress on the challenge is carried over each month and operates differently to the other challenges. 

The Worlds Longest Journey starts in Cape Town and ends in Magadan Russia. This is the worlds longest possible route to walk on the planet!

Below is the link to the Live Virtual Map

https://challenge-life.co.uk/leaderboard/virtual?challenge=Worlds%20Longest%20Journey

Available points - Complete both on foot miles and cycle miles to gain points for your team, these two combined will move your team mascot on the Virtual Map.

Rules - Both types of mileage points count for this challenge (on foot miles and cycle miles). The mileage points can be accumulated at the gym or outside or at home. 

Other info - The Worlds Longest Journey is 21977km long!

The challenge should last from 6-8 months based on previous mileage point totals. The Virtual challenge will end when teams reach the finish.

Its going to be a long one, good luck!