Many of you know that I volunteer at a summer camp that is close to my heart (no pun intended), Camp del Corazon. This summer camp for kids with heart disease does a lot of good for its campers. For many of them, camp is the only place where they get to just feel like a "normal" kid. Camp is 100% free to families, and I'm doing this fundraiser to help keep it that way for all kids that need it. I'm going to do my best to complete a fitness challenge. Will you do what you can to help me? You can join my team, make a donation, share the link to this page on social media, or come volunteer at FamFest on October 19 and be part of the camp magic!

Since my fitness challenge last year was so successful and since fitness is getting more and more challenging and important as I get deeper into my 40s, I'm doing another challenge this year. My physical fitness is so important now because every year in my 40s camp (and life, work, parenting, etc.) gets more exhausting. I want to always have the energy to be the best couselor that I can be for my campers, and I think physical fitness is a huge part of that. I've always been injury prone with sports and fitness activities, and am even moreso now. I've always found that variety of activity works best for me. Lately I have a feeling that starting a routine of yoga might really help. So I'm including my physical therapy exercises (so they don't fall by the wayside) and a variety of activities in my challenge. 

This is the breakdown: 

100 minutes of running

100 minutes of yoga

240 minutes of swimming

100 minutes of cycling

100 minutes of rollerblading

400 minutes of physical therapy and strength exercises

Begun in 1995 by a pediatric cardiologist and a cardiovascular nurse, Camp del Corazon provides a free-of-charge residential summer camp on Catalina Island off the coast of California to 300+ kids (ages 7-17) living with congenital heart disease. Over the past 25 years, Camp del Corazon has grown to include year round programming, including virtual camp, an educational symposium for heart families, and a young adult program (ages 18-25) to support former campers as they transition to adulthood and take ownership of their health. Camp has become a community and a FAMILY to so many kids and families who thought they were alone.