Week Three Challenge of the Six Week Health Challenge #sixweekhealth

I thought Week One of this challenge had a lot of entries. But Week Two put things into perspective. We had nearly one hundred and fifty entries! It took me and my team of judges nearly six hours to reduce that number down to the final seven. We were aiming for four finalists but the quality was just too good.

So first things first, before you read the new challenge this week - go and check out the finalists from last week. They need your votes to win up to sixty Steem! But also, before entering the challenge this week, make sure you read their blog posts so you get an idea of the standard your post needs to achieve if you want to be in with a chance of winning this week.

You can no longer enter for Week One or Week Two of the Six Week Health Challenge but you can still check them out below and try them yourself! After all, getting healthy is what this challenge is all about, winning Steem is just a little extra bonus (read on to learn more about winning sixty Steem this week).

Six Week Challenge Week One

Six Week Challenge Week Two

Week Three Challenge - Show us how you de-stress

Physical health is very important. What we eat and the exercise we do helps keep our body healthy, but mental health is just as important as physical health. That's why this week I'm setting a challenge that focuses on mental health. Every week the top entry will win for being the best post - voted for by you.

What I'm looking for is a post that shows off how you de-stress. Our lives can be very stressful and that can mentally tough. Finding positive outlets for our stress is essential for good psychological health, for healthy relationships and a positive outlook on life.

Your post should have loads of good photos, have high levels of detail and be well formatted. Obviously this topic will include a wide range of different activities and hobbies - you might de-stress with sports or activities, other people might use yoga or meditation and others might do a hobby like painting or craft.

My fiancé and I de-stress together with board games after a busy week.
Want the best chance to winthis week?
Here is what good posts will be judged on:

1. Lots of original photos

The point of this health challenge is to get involved yourself and to inspire others to do the same. If you post a bunch of stock images then that kind of proves that you didn't physically get involved this week or else you could have taken some photos. Posts should also have multiple images - one or two just won't cut it.

2. Limit the selfies

Last week we asked for interesting photography from your walk or run. About one hundred entries last week were discounted straight away because they were just selfies or pictures of people. Don't get me wrong - it's lovely to put a face to a name, but the challenge is about inspiring others, not about posting selfies. This week, when showing how you de-stress, we want loads of photos of the activity/equipment etc. not just selfies of you (though we'd love to see a couple of you doing your activity too!).

3. Your post should teach and inspire

Tell us why what you do to de-stress helps you. Do you like it because it calms you or because it helps you release some pent up energy? Show us why we might want to try it out ourselves. Perhaps teach us how we can get started and what equipment we might need (if any). Tell us and show us why it's amazing!

I like to build things to de-stress. This is a cabinet I built for my home-made campervan.

Stress is small doses is fine. But chronic stress is a different matter. Chronically elevated levels of stress can cause:

• Headaches
• Injury
• Joint and muscle pain
• Breathing issues
• High blood pressure
• Extra stress on the heart
• Low energy
• Weight gain
• Poor digestion
• Poor sleep
• Lower sex drive
• Depression

So it's pretty important to have good strategies to help lower stress, right? There's so many reasons to get involved and get healthier, while inspiring others to do the same. But there's also the juicy prize of sixty Steem to be won too! To win, you need to follow the rules below.

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Rules for Entering - READ CAREFULLY!!!

1. Create a post with the tag #sixweekhealth about how you de-stress this week.

2. You must follow @healthsquared.

3. Your post must include at least three photos (selfies DO NOT count towards those three photos).

4. Your entry must include Week THREE and #sixweekhealth in the title.

5. You need to submit your post by 10.30am GMT on Sunday the 11th of February 2018.

6. Again, make sure you tag your post #sixweekhealth to be in for a chance to win sixty Steem.

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Remember, the top four posts in #sixweekhealth will be entered in to the final vote at the end of the week. The most voted for post (voted by you) will win!

@sweetsssj has generously sponsored this challenge to help Steemians become healthier. She is putting forward half of all of the prize money with me (@healthsquared) putting forward the other half. If you haven't checked her out, get over to her channel and tell her that @healthsquared sent you! She has some of the most amazing posts on Steemit - you won't regret going to see her work. At the end of the full six weeks, the Steemian with the best posts overall will go in for a final vote to win 200 Steem! That means that between now and four weeks time, there's 440 Steem still up for grabs. Check out the original six week challenge post HERE for more info on that.

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If you're as excited to get involved as me, and want to have the chance to win a load of Steem, then type 'I'm in' in the comments below and upvote this post. Then get crafting your post (make sure you read the rules and recommendations carefully). Use the FINALISTS from last week as a guide for how good your post needs to be if you want to be in for a chance to win. I can't wait to learn new ways to de-stress and look after my mental health and spread that with you guys.

Let me know if you have any questions,

Yours in health,
Coach Ben #coachben #sixweekhealth