Our Monthly Challenge to you this August is “Be Healthier and Happier in 10 Minutes a Day.”

There are one thousand four hundred and forty minutes in a single day (that’s 1,440!). Subtract the 400 or so that you sleep an that leaves 1,040 for all that you do in your waking hours. What if you could take just 10 of those minutes each day to focus on something happier and healthier in your life (even if it meant getting 10 minutes less sleep?)

Would it be enough to make a difference?

We think so.

Because most of us have full and busy lives with work, family and a long list of to-dos, often our best intentions can get sabotaged, and making time for healthy living can end up at the bottom of the list. We do understand, and we have all been there. So that is why we’ve made the Glen Ivy August Challenge a little less challenging, by asking you, “How can you live a healthier, happier lifestyle using only 10 minutes of your day?”  That’s it… just 10 minutes! Whether it is something you choose to do at the same time each day, or taking 10 minutes to do something different at different times of the day, it all counts.

To help you along, we will be sharing healthy living tips from our resident spa experts, including:

• Fast Food in your own kitchen with Chef Bill
• The 10 minute Flash Fitness workout with Fitness Expert Meg
• Reduce work stress in a 10 minute meditation with Seraphina
• Connecting with nature: 10 minutes outside with Patrick

It’s easy to participate. Use a calendar, any calendar will work, (your phone, day runner, or computer) and make a note each day on how you spent those 10 precious minutes. You may also want to set an alarm on your watch or phone as a reminder.

Need some incentive? At the end of each week, send us your calendar and a few thoughts on how the challenge has made a difference (or not) in your life. And, because we are in the business of helping folks make regular time for a FULL DAY of healthier living, all responses will be entered into a drawing to WIN a complimentary admission to Glen Ivy Hot Springs.

Just send us an email to contest@glenivy.com and show us how you used daily 10 minutes during the past week, plus any notes on how it affected your schedule and overall well being:

• You can list your activities or just send a snapshot of your daytimer, whatever works for you.

• Include your name and contact information

• Please let us know whether we may share your comments and/or images, and attribute with your first name and last initial, or anonymously.

We will draw one random winner each week to receive a One Day Spa Admission to Glen Ivy Hot Springs, draws will be done the following Monday for the past week.

It is our hope that you will discover many that are so easy to implement that you will use them every day, and keep adding more. Before you know it, you will have adjusted your routine and be healthier (and happier!).

Good luck, the clock started ticking on this challenge August 1st!

More this Month:

A sampling of the August Guest Programs and Events Schedule for Glen Ivy Hot Springs, complimentary with spa admission:
• Vision Board Treasure Mapping with Seraphina Ashe
• Succulent Gardening with Shannon Ballew
• Chilled Summer Soups cooking class with Chef Bill Wavrin
• The Power of Mindful Meditation with Royce Morales
• Create Your Own Positive Affirmation Cards with Crystal Guiterrez

Tips and Advice:
• Smart phone app review, from naps to recipes
• Glo Make Up artists share Back to School Make Up Tricks
• Glen Ivy Wheel of Wellness (download pdf)