Hello everyone!

Hope you all had a great weekend. Time is flying by this summer already. We are even already on Week 5 of the Fitness Challenge! I have really enjoyed everyone's posts and comments and have learned a lot from everyone, thank you for sharing. I hope it has been a positive group for you all as well.

This week's fitness challenge is a Ball Toss. Got the idea from Arthur. There are two variations we'll post. The first is directly from Arthur. You will need a partner, a medicine ball, and two big balls - click here for a picture. Sit on your knees while balanced on the balls and toss the medicine ball.

If you don't have a partner but still have a medicine ball, try the Tricept Toss. Grab a medicine ball and lie down on your back, knees bent. Grab the medicine ball to your chest. Toss the ball into the air, keeping your elbows tucked close to yoru body. Toss and catch for 30 seconds, working you way up to 90 seconds if you can.

Lastly, if there's no medicine ball to be found wherever you are, here's a great move from the Jump Away the Jiggle routine I have been doing that works the same muscle groups (chest, shoulders, arms, abs). Start in a push-up position on your knees. Bend your elbows and lower body until you are about 6 inches from the floor. From that position, push off from your palms and push your body off the floor as high as you can. Drop gently back to the floor into start position and repeat. Continue for a minute.

If you get into these, remember to stretch, stretch, stretch afterwards. I'm going out of town Wed for a few days and will try and post the stretch blog before I head out.

Good luck everyone. Stay positive and stay fit! Please remember to feel free to share you exercise log blogs with us. It's really great motivation for us (and for yourself).