WWRC: Workout Wardrobe Rewards Challenge

Looking the part can be half the fun when working out. There is something motivating about putting on your black Nike dryfit shirt with your black Nike training pants, sliding into your black and white Nike Shox, and completing the outfit with your iPod nano attached to your arm by your black and white nano carrier. Now, if you could just pull yourself away from flexing in front of the mirror long enough to get a workout in, then you’d be really looking snazzy!
The truth is you do not need to add a new wardrobe just because you added a new lifestyle change. You don’t even need to match your clothes to your shoes or own an iPod. Instead, you should earn your new wardrobe. I’d rather see people working hard in their college t-shirts and cotton shirts, then see a poser who is dressed the part to a “T.”
Yes, earn the look. There is something exciting about getting a new pair of workout pants or running shoes and trying them out on the treadmill or taking them through a workout routine. I’d almost dare to compare it to middle school and the anxiety of when you picked out your first day back-to-school outfit. Now, I know this may sound silly to some of you, but don’t dismiss this suggestion until you try it!

Here is my workout wardrobe rewards challenge (wwrc) to you:

- Set a fitness or health challenge…ie: Complete a 5k in 1 month OR loose 5lbs in 1 month.
- Figure out the workout wardrobe reward before you start your challenge.
- Complete your challenge and reward yourself!
The wwrc also works good for presents for people you know that might be starting a lifestyle change in regards to health and fitness. This type of reward is one that keeps on giving, instead of a piece of cake or a night of drinking, both in which are divergent to your new lifestyle.

My challenge: Complete 8 weeks of hypertrophy strength training.
My reward: (Besides toned glutes and legs!!) A new Baby G training watch...yes!