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New Year ... New Workout Routine



Last year I knew that I had to drag myself out of my depression and do something for ME.   I've always stayed active, but wasn't always consistent unless I had a goal (like the 1/2 marathon I did back in 2012).  I do like to run.  Note the word "like" ... not "love".  In order to run, I really prefer certain conditions ... 50+ degree weather with no rain.   After December 2013 (the month I usually have limited workouts), I knew that the running conditions that I prefer would not be happening in the state of NJ.  So I needed something new.

My good (online) friend was a Beachboy coach and was raving about t25 and had really changed her body in good ways.   She started to promote p90x3 .  It was making it's debut in late December, just in time for the new year.   I had done p90x a few years back with my husband, but never really stuck it out because it was too time consuming for me ... 90 minutes was just not feasible for a mom with 5 young kids at the time.   So when she bragged about the 30 minute workout, I decided to do it.  I had to do something;)

Fast forward through 2014 ...
I ended up doing 3 rounds of p90x3.  The second round wasn't accomplished in the 90 days like it should have been, but hey ... it was summer ... and I still moved.  I also added Shakeology to my fitness/diet routine and I LOVE IT!  

At the end of round 3 of p90x3, I took a break.  It was the Christmas season and I know that it's that time of the year when I take the focus off of me and put it all on my girls and Christmas.  

By the time Christmas came around, I had heard about Insanity Max:30 and decided to go for it.  New year ... new workout.

So far, I am in my first week and WOW ... this is a challenging workout!

This happens to be the first really cold week of winter and I can say that I actually sweat ... a lot.  

 I will share some updates as the program progresses.  Hopefully, I will see some big changes. Stay tuned.

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