The 2015 Whole Life Challenge Starts Saturday!

Hey Full Rangers,Hopefully by now you have heard about our participation in the Whole Life Challenge (if you haven't, read the original story here: Announcing the 2015 Whole Life Challenge).  We are encouraging all of our members to join in on this 56-day "game," in an effort to help you all develop long-lasting, life-changing habits in your daily lives.We are all creatures of habit; what we do unconsciously, day-in and day-out, are the things that truly define us.  You all have made a commitment to physical training as a means of improving your overall health and fitness.  Why stop there?  There are many other important pieces to the health & wellness puzzle, and the WLC is an opportunity to explore all of those pieces in a way that is fun, motivating, and, best of all, communal.Just as any good training program should, the WLC takes into where you are starting from by offering different levels of the challenge:Performance—The strictest level of the WLC. If you already have good eating habits that you just want to fine tune, have athletic or performance related goals, or have a pressing health, inflammation, or autoimmune condition that needs to be addressed immediately, choose this level. The basic rules for this level (with a couple exceptions) are this: no grains, no sugar, no dairy, no soda, no alcohol, and no artificial ingredients.So what can you eat? Fish, poultry, beef, vegetables, fruit, nuts, seeds, oil and sweet potatoes. Think of it as a short-term acceleration program. While elements of it can be adapted to your daily life post-Challenge, maintaining it over the long term would be difficult and maybe not even necessary.Lifestyle—A good choice if you are looking for a long-term lifestyle nutrition program. This is a great start to a sustainable practice of living a healthy lifestyle. Maintaining it to a “T” post-Challenge might be difficult, but it represents something much adaptable to a long-term program than the Performance Level. It will give you additional options in each of the 5 main WLC nutrition categories (grains, sugar, dairy, beverages, artificial ingredients) that will still be challenging, but make sticking to the nutrition requirements for 8 weeks much more manageable.Kick Start—A great place to start if you’re new to the health and fitness game and need to make the most important tweaks to get yourself started in the right direction. Cuts out what your mom might call “junk.” This level gives you one or two things to eliminate in each of the 5 main WLC nutrition categories. You can eliminate more, but by starting with these over 8 weeks, you’ll be off to a great start. If you are just starting to make a lifestyle change, this level will definitely be a challenge that culminates in amazing results.*For a complete list of foods that are prohibited at each of the levels, see the Nutrition Comparison Chart.Prior to starting the challenge, we will be completing a baseline workout on Friday, January 16th.  This workout will be repeated at the end of the challenge, as a means of measuring progress.We will also be offering free body fat testing to anyone taking the challenge.  In order to take advantage of this, you must email adam@fullrangecrossfit.com to set up an appointment.Join our team by signing up through the following link: http://www.whole.lc/wlcny15/pt/fullrangecf. Remember, the challenge starts this Saturday, January 17th, so don't delay in signing up and getting yourself prepared!