Our first CFC Dry January Challenge is over. We have got over 60 people (roughly 1/4 of our gym!) who decided to give up drinking alcohol for 31 days! In addition to not drinking every participant of the challenge had to choose one lifestyle or nutrition challenge or a habit that they were going to stick with for the month of January. A lot of people started meditating a few times per week, studied a new language, worked on a new skill, gave up eating sugar, bread, coffee, chocolate, sweets or decided to eat strictly paleo for the entire month. Why did we do this? Even though our challenge took place in January, it was not supposed to be a New Year’s resolution kind of thing. I personally do not like New Year’s resolutions very much, because I believe that if people want to change something, they should change it right now and not wait until next Monday, the 1st of the upcoming month or the New Year to start. The whole challenge was therefore more about taking a break from alcohol after the holiday season and about making changes that contribute to your wellbeing and creating new positive habits. … Read More