8 WEEK portaPT RUN COACH CHALLENGE – On your mark, get set, GO!

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Hey everyone,

I’m excited to announce PortaPT’s 2019 SPRING 8 WEEK portaPT Fitness & Health Challenge.  The details are listed below.

The COST of this PROGRAM/CHALLENGE will be set at $49.99.

You will be able to purchase and “sign up” for this Challenge by going to the SHOP page at www.portaPT.com and paying through PayPal.  If for some reason, the challenge does not go through, you will be reimbursed 100%.

You will also need to make sure you download and OWN all of the weekly assigned PortaPT TREADMILL workouts ($14.99 Regular Price but for Challengers $9.99 – you will be given a COUPON CODE to use for the Downloads – this COUPON CODE WILL APPLY TO ANY NEW RELEASES THAT MAY BE RELEASED DURING THE CHALLENGE).  Once committed and signed up for this challenge, there are NO REFUNDS! You must commit to the end. 🙂

For every person you recommend to join the challenge, you will get a $10 CREDIT towards your ENTRY FEE.  Please be sure to tell me the names of the people you recommended.  If I don’t know who referred who, I won’t hunt you down, so please make sure to email me that you referred someone that signed up – MUST BE A FIRST TIMER TO THE 8 WEEK CHALLENGE).  Tell all of your friends!  The more people, the more FUN, even if you are only really competing with YOURSELF 🙂

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8 Week PortaPT Fitness Challenge Guidelines and Rules

S.M.A.R.T Training Program

SPECIFIC:   Each participant will be emailed WEEKLY, a program of 2 specific PortaPT workouts to be completed that week.  The workouts given each week have a purpose and a reason as to why they are being chosen, so please adhere to the program and don’t just decide that you want to do a different one :). You will also be given STRENGTH TRAINING exercises to do each week with your RUNS.

MEASURABLE: An 8 Week Health & Fitness Challenge that puts all the pieces of the puzzle together, working aerobic endurance, high interval training, muscular endurance and strength, core, stability, ETC.  Building a stronger and healthier body from the inside out!

Start date:  Official 8 Week Fitness Challenge will start Monday, May 13th, 2019.  This is considered WEEK 1 and you will do your TEST WEEK during Week 1.

Finish date: Official 8 Week Fitness Challenge will END on Sunday, July 7th, 2019 and  considered end of  WEEK 8.  You will have the week of Monday, July 1st to do your 2nd TEST WEEK.

TEST WEEK will be a 30 minute walk/jog/run on 1% incline OR a 1 MILE RUN – the fastest you can finish 1 MILE – not a RUNNER? Can’t RUN? No worries, whatever you have to do, you do to finish 1 Mile and mark the time it took you.  You will also TEST YOUR MUSCULAR ENDURANCE by doing a set of exercises. Whatever you do at beginning of challenge, you must also do at the end of challenge.

This challenge will be communicated through EMAIL.

ATTAINABLE: You will have to purchase or already OWN all of the PortaPT workouts that are assigned each week in order to participate in this Challenge.  Your goal is to do “quality” runs and not just “quantity” (which can sometimes lead us to only junk miles).  The PortaPT workouts can be done by all levels because you are always in control of your SPEED and your WORK LEVEL. If I say JOG and you can only WALK, then just WALK…nothing wrong with that 🙂 you are in CONTROL of how and when you PUSH.

These workouts MUST be done on the treadmill, UNLESS the workout is defined as being able to do OUTDOORS (right now Feel the Need for Speed, Crazy Sprints, Back to Basics 1 and 2 and Pushing Your Limits could be done OUTDOORS, all others are on the treadmill 🙂

REALISTIC:  The PortaPT workouts are around 35 to 50 minute workouts.  With the Strength Training Run Exercises provided, you should be done your workouts in 45 to 60 minutes total.

TIMED:  You have 8 Weeks to commit to this challenge.  Points will be rewarded and accumulated each week to see how you are doing at this commitment.  The POINTS are just for me to stay in touch with you and your progress of Challenge.  If you decide not to send them to me, that’s on YOU, not me :).

  • Please NOTE a new change as stated above already, but repeating for emphasis as sometime people don’t do this challenge because they HATE THE 30 MINUTE RACE DAY haha – You now have the option to either TEST out on a 1 MILE RUN, or your 30 Minute/5km RUN, it will be up to you to decide how you TEST your WEEK 1 to WEEK 8, they just have to be the same.  We will also be doing a STRENGTH TEST on WEEK 1 and WEEK 8! Please also note that sometimes we change things up for new challenges to keep things exciting, so always be ready for change but the majority of what I say you should expect in each Challenge is pretty much the same concept as past challenges!

POINTS SYSTEM

You will be awarded the following points each WEEK:

1 Point for every completed PortaPT workout that you do (must be the ones that are set for that WEEK)

1 Point for every completed Strength Training Exercises (CORE, STABILITY, SINGLE LEG, etc).

1 Point for everyday you complete 10 FULL minutes of Foam Rolling (set your timer if need be – so important and if I need to reward you for taking the time to do it, so be it..tennis ball, soft ball etc can be used if you don’t own a foam roller, but honestly, anyone taking up running should own one 🙂

3 Points for doing a Food Journal – You do not have to show me this Food Journal and I will not be addressing your OWN PERSONAL specific nutrition guidelines but we all know that if you would like the added bonus of weight loss during this challenge, a Food Journal will help you.  You have 7 days in a week to complete your Food Journal, for every day you miss or you DO NOT COMPLETE the Food Journal you will LOSE 1 point, so you don’t complete 3 days, you get 0 points for your Food Journal.  You miss 1 day of doing your Food Journal, you only get 2 Points.  Nutrition for runners is very important so really consider taking this challenge.  Remember it is only for 8 weeks and even though you may hate doing a food journal, you may learn a thing or two about how you eat and what helps your workouts and what hinders them 🙂

There may be OTHER CHALLENGES that you can partake in each WEEK and if there are, you will be notified as to what the challenge is and how many points you will be awarded for completing it.  This is NOT FOR SURE and NOT MANDATORY but leaving it open just in case I feel like challenging you to anything 🙂

NUMBERS GAME

RACE DAY:  Race Day will be a 30 minute treadmill run at a 1% incline OR 5 km (3.1 miles) on 1% incline OR an ALL OUT 1 MILE RACE RUN – the fastest time you can complete 1 Mile (you will base the speed on your own fitness level, if you can’t run or don’t run, then you will walk it the fastest you can.  The GOAL is to go all out and run ALL 30 minutes as fast as you can, or 1 MILE (once again, this is totally based on your LEVEL, if you are a WALK/JOGGER, then your ALL OUT will still be in that zone) or if you do the 5km (3.1 miles) you will run that distance and record your TIME for me.  I just want you to finish the 30 minutes/5 km/1 MILE  saying “That is all I could give. Nothing more, nothing less.  I ran for the whole thing as fast as I could”.  PLEASE NOTE: JUMPING OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE TREADMILL IS NOT PERMITTED, not even for a few seconds, unless it is a Safety Issue. You are to be on the treadmill the whole 30 minutes, if you need to take some water and can’t do it at the pace you are running, then you need to slow the treadmill down, if you have to take a “breather”, then you need to slow the treadmill down.  NO STOPPING ON SIDE OF TREADMILL TRACKS.  2 RACE DAY portaPt download will be provided and part of your $49.99 – 8 Week Challenge.  If you have already done this Challenge, you already own the 2 RACE DAY downloads but I’m sure you haven’t listened to them in a while so they will seem new, haha. When you sign up for Challenge, you will receive the PortaPT download, up to you if you use on RACE DAY or not (sometimes people want their own playlist and I can appreciate that, so up to you if you use or not).  You will provide me with your DISTANCE or TIME on this Race Day Run. Obviously if you decide to do the 1 MILE RACE DAY, you will have plenty of playlist in the 30 minute RACE DAY download playlist 🙂

DATA COLLECTION:  I will be asking you each week (and this is on the complete HONOR SYSTEM) to provide me with your “numbers”.  I will ask that you email me your “data” by Monday midnight of each following WEEK or you risk the chance of losing POINTS.  By having your numbers at a set time and day, it keeps you committed and focused knowing you have to report to your COACH on your week’s workouts that you did or didn’t do!

MINIMUM PARTICIPANTS:  I have received really good feedback and already a good amount has said that they are ON BOARD for this Challenge.  But sometimes saying and committing are 2 different things, so I am thinking I am going to set a 15 person MINIMUM on this Challenge in order to make it worthy enough.  If there are less then 15 people (which honestly I think I already have 15 people who showed interest) the Challenge will not go through and be postponed.  If you already signed up and paid and the Challenge does not go through, then you will be reimbursed 100% of your money. (I am a very honest person, I promise 🙂 THIS IS THE ONLY REASON YOU WILL BE REIMBURSED.  You cannot later down the road, decide you are perhaps “not a runner”, or not listen to the importance of foam rolling and stretching and have “knee problems” and no longer wish to participate and get your money back.

NEW ROUTINES:  Most likely I will be releasing New Routines from now to the finish of the 8 Week Challenge BUT you will NOT be required to purchase them unless you WANT to.  In other words, the only routines you HAVE to have in your library, are the ones that are released now.  This way there is no surprise extra fee being imposed on you without you knowing it.  Now if I release, for example, Back to Basics #3 and you have a Back to Basics Run to do on your weekly schedule and you decide YOU personally would like to do the new one, then that is up to you and you are free to purchase the new one and do that one.  BUT once again, I will not make you have to purchase any that you didn’t already know about before starting this challenge.  But remember, any new releases during this 8 Week Challenge, you will be able to get the discount price of $9.99 with the Coupon Code you are provided in the email you will be sent with your receipt of the 8 Week Challenge.

SECRET FACEBOOK PAGE: I will set up an 8 Week Challenger MEMBERS ONLY Facebook page where we will be able to share success stories, information, motivate and inspire.  Facebook is not a requirement but definitely helps you feel a part of an amazing group getting stronger and faster in 8 Weeks. It is also a good place to reach out to your fellow Challengers if you want to meet them at the gym to run and train along side of you!

PRIZES:  This is still TO BE DETERMINED.  But PRIZES are NOT GUARANTEED or a PART of this Challenge.  If I decide to award Prizes, it will be at my discretion and not necessarily a FOR SURE THING 🙂  If the Challenge proves to be a big success, then I hope to take some of the earnings and have prizes but I don’t know any of that YET 🙂 so NO COMMITMENT on PRIZES 🙂

Please be advised that this is a GROUP CHALLENGE.  I will NOT BE setting specific training guidelines or rules on an Individual basis, all LEVELS are able to participate because the whole concept of PortaPT workouts are about you being in control of speed and how you feel.  I am NOT a Doctor or Physical Therapist so will not be able to diagnose any ailments you may have. I will not be giving you individual Nutrition Dietary Plans.  I will not be giving you PERSONAL exercises for you and you alone to do because you don’t like the ones I give the Group or can’t do the ones I give the group. I will not be responsible for setting up your weekly calendar so that you can get the set PortaPT runs in your schedule.  I think you get the POINT right??  This is a Group Challenge, not me becoming your 1 on 1 Personal Running Coach (no offense 🙂 I cost way more then $6 a week haha.  I will however do my best to give you tidbits and any good running advice along the way.  Deal??

Be sure to go to SHOP page at www.portaPT.com and SIGN UP.  Remember to tell all of your friends, not only will you get a BONUS ($10.00 value – BUT BE SURE TO TELL ME WHO YOU GOT TO SIGN UP, must be a new participant) but what better way to inspire others and stay committed when you can encourage each other and dare I say, “egg” each other on.  This Challenge is your OWN personal goal of becoming a FASTER, STRONGER, SMARTER Runner, but when you have friends on board it just makes it even BETTER!

comments [4]

jakes919

Feb 24, 2013

Just signed up!!
Can’t wait

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Melissa

Jan 18, 2015

Best money you will ever spend! JA’s coaching is priceless! You will not regret it!

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Jessica

Sep 14, 2015

8 weeks to a better healthier and happier you and becoming a better runner too! Portapt challenges have completely changed the way I run. Form, technique, nutrition, motivation. . . ThIs challenge is not only challenging but SO fun! JulieAnne is the best coach and friend. You will not regret it!

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Jessica

Jun 21, 2016

So how many treadmill workouts are there? I think I saw 15 in the shop, is that how many I’d need to buy?

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