Thank You Card - Fitness

Well...I braved the elements yesterday and made my gym day. My partner on the other hand was smart and stayed home where it was warm and the weather was even more beautiful (because the snow is easy to enjoy when you are warm and toasty with a cup of joe tucked inside...which she texted me while I was on the treadmill). My workout was good. I did 2.25 miles on the treadmill at an incline of 1. I also opted for bootcamp with Diane who is one of the best trainers I have seen at 10 Gym and who is (I think) the only trainer to survive the company change from "All American fitness" to "10 Gym". she was rather surprised to see me there in her class area and actually asked if I was going to take her class. Of course I answered yes to her inquiry.

It is nice to be recognized. It was nice for me that it surprised her that I would take her class. She has been there for over 2 years because I have been a regular on Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays since April of 2011. This April will mark my 2 year anniversary of a regular gym routine. That is an all time record for me...and hopefully will continue to be. My gym partner and I took Diane's bootcamp class a year or so ago...and let me tell you---it kicked our butts! However, yesterday...(granted --it is a year later)...the class gave me a great workout. It was a nice change up with my gym partner being gone.

Today, I am definitely feeling the workout..and in places I don't usually feel sore. this is a good thing. Diane didn't have us use any weights or props of any kind. everything we did in bootcamp was using our own weight. My traps are sore. My triceps are sore. My latts and obliques are sore. It was a good workout.
I told Diane I enjoyed her class and at least this time it didn't kill me. She returned the surprise back to me when she told me she hadn't seen anyone make the progress that I had on their own. I figure as a trainer you would see all kinds in the gym. I have to admit here that I haven't actually done it on my own. It takes that first year with accountability to someone to keep you in the routine. After that, hopefully you have figured out that your day is better, your stress is lighter, and you feel better about everything when you workout as opposed to when you don't. This then becomes your motivation. In my case, it has been my gym partner and friend who has worked right along side me for her own goals who has kept me accountable long enough for me to learn that valuable piece of information.

Thank You Diane for the recognition and for your own hard work for others....

Thank You Colleen for being my gym partner and giving me the short term accountability so I could learn the long term motivation....

Thank You to my Husband for being my extreme-long-term example and coach through all things fitness....

I am very blessed with friends and people in my life and it is the people that make the difference!
Have a great day!

Goals and Strategies

Summer is almost over...we have just over a month and one week before classes resume. My goal is not close enough to what I had envisioned. This is disappointing but not surprising. The exercise program has been good and consistent. My eating habits, while not bad, have not been the best of help. The two go hand in hand. So Now I have to play catch up. I know the muscle tone is there and I know the composition is changing at a decent rate. Now it's the last stretch of the run, the 8th inning is half over, and here I am....

Back to the old grindstone as they say....time to get serious again...redirect! I have August, September, October, and November....then it's too late. Well, ok let's face it....by the end of November the holidays are in full swing and it may as well be over. We all know how that goes.

Best of luck to those out there who are in the same boat...or one similar. 

New Year's Resolutions during the rest of the year...

So by now, I am sure most people are tired of hearing about any new year's resolutions that might have been made. As a matter of fact, I would imagine that life is getting in the way of most of those resolutions. It's mid February and the "new year" has come and is going on its merry way....right into March.
with March, comes spring time...flowers in bloom, color returns to our dreary world of winder and barren trees and everyone starts planning for the warm summer season of lake visits, beaches and bikinis!
Ahhhhhh! That new years resolution to workout more or lose x number of pounds or inches is back to the forefront of the minds once again!

Well, I have so far managed to KEEP my new years goals in tact. My workout partner has been gone for the last week and a half and yet I made it to each workout by myself....but I am so glad she is back! Working out alone is hard. The company is good and the progress continues......accountability! It's another good reason to blog! : D

I have a few friends who have been doing various workouts or diets....I understand the need to get to a certain point. We all reach that summit and look down (or back) at our life and decide where we want to be in relation to where we are. Some of us reach that summit more times than we wish existed.
I have tried the Adkins diet. I have tried the low carb diet. the slimfast diet. the hcg diet. Some fad diets work better than others.



We all have different experiences with each of them. Hcg worked great to get me to a point that I could manage...BUT it didn't help me stay there at the point I wanted to be.
Each diet is a fad diet because they are only meant to be done for a short time. then exercise should kick in. Muscle is what burns fat. Muscle is what helps you stay at that point you worked so hard to reach!
Exercise is the only way to manage yourself.
I haven't tried p90x. I know people who have. I also know it works differently for each individual that does the workout. EVERY workout and EVERY diet will affect each of us differently. WHY?? Because we are ALL different. Each person is a unique individual with a different set of challenges, weaknesses, goals and strengths! You have to know yourself, your strengths, your weaknesses and you have to set your own goals!

THEN you will SUCCEED!
I get carried away....I start to panic that I messed up and therefore I am going to fail. I am not! I have until December. It is only mid-february. What is the matter with me??? Well, i think it has come to be referred to as "instant gratification" in America. We want it NOW! Gaining weight didn't happen over night and losing it and building the muscle to keep it off won't happen over night either.

Ok. Time to get off of the soap box. :D
I hope you have stuck with your new year's resolution or your goal for the year of 2012.
Life is an ADVENTURE! Go Live It!!