2013 is almost here and now that the holidays are behind us, it is time to get back on track!
Steve and Sherri are not big fans of making new year resolutions. So for us, it is better that we set little goals that we can accomplish through out the year.
Our overall fitness and health goals for 2013 are:
1) to continue to eat healthy
2) to continue to exercise daily
3) to maintain our body weight
4) to drop our body fat percentage by two points
Tomorrow we start the P90X/INSANITY Hybrid program. We have done both of these programs (this past year) and are now looking forward to the challenge of putting them together.
We are also planning on running several races this coming year. The first 5K will be in April.
Occasionally, we will check in and blog about our progress. We are anticipating some great results with this 90-Day Hybrid program.
May you set and reach your goals this coming year! HaPpy New YeAr!
Showing posts with label P90X. Show all posts
Showing posts with label P90X. Show all posts
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Thursday, July 19, 2012
2.0 miles - 20 minutes 22 seconds
Training Day 7
Another beautiful evening for a run. Sherri was determined this time out to complete the 2.0 miles without stopping and that she did do! She admits that running by herself is not as fun as running with Steve.
Today's run was completed in 20 minutes 22 seconds; which by the way, beats Tuesdays time by 36 seconds. This of course begs the question, does Sherri walk faster than she runs? (The things that make us go hmmm.)
Saturday is another training day, so we will get another time and see what is really going on.
Steve has said to Sherri on numerous occasions: RUNNING BURNS CALORIES. So today, Sherri decided to find out how many calories she actually burned. After she located a calorie counter online, she entered in her information, and boy was she amazed to find out that she did indeed burn calories. 207 calories to be exact!! Yeah! 207 calories gone for just 20 minutes of cardio! Now that's SWEET!
Another beautiful evening for a run. Sherri was determined this time out to complete the 2.0 miles without stopping and that she did do! She admits that running by herself is not as fun as running with Steve.
Today's run was completed in 20 minutes 22 seconds; which by the way, beats Tuesdays time by 36 seconds. This of course begs the question, does Sherri walk faster than she runs? (The things that make us go hmmm.)
Saturday is another training day, so we will get another time and see what is really going on.
Steve has said to Sherri on numerous occasions: RUNNING BURNS CALORIES. So today, Sherri decided to find out how many calories she actually burned. After she located a calorie counter online, she entered in her information, and boy was she amazed to find out that she did indeed burn calories. 207 calories to be exact!! Yeah! 207 calories gone for just 20 minutes of cardio! Now that's SWEET!
Saturday, June 30, 2012
P90X Completed! What's Next?
Today marks the 90th day of P90X. Overall, we enjoyed the routine and plan to do it again soon. Since many of the routines are nearly an hour long, we are thinking about cutting the routines in half; especially, during the summer when there is so much more to do outside!
So far, Steve has continued to loss weight and his mid-section is toning up. Sherri is maintaining, but would like to see more results and thinks her eating habits are slowing her down.
The last two week of the program was hard to get through. Working out everyday is not easy as it takes a lot of commitment and quite frankly, we just didn't bring it! But, there have been other hurdles we were jumping too: life seemed busier and the body became just plum weary.
If this happens to you please do not get discouraged! If you miss a workout day (or two) - start again, just keep pushing along and don't quit!
The best thing that has happened to us is that we feel better and we can do more! We don't huff and puff walking up stairs nor, when we go for brisk walks. Remember the goal here is to make a life style change for the better. A healthier you, a healthier us!
So, what's next? We are going to focus in on training for the 5k "Race the Reserve" in August. Our plan is to 1) do cardio two or three times a week, 2) attempt to run three miles a day five times a week, and 3) throw in one or two rest days to give the body a break.
Looking forward to seeing what we will accomplish over the next several weeks.
So far, Steve has continued to loss weight and his mid-section is toning up. Sherri is maintaining, but would like to see more results and thinks her eating habits are slowing her down.
The last two week of the program was hard to get through. Working out everyday is not easy as it takes a lot of commitment and quite frankly, we just didn't bring it! But, there have been other hurdles we were jumping too: life seemed busier and the body became just plum weary.
If this happens to you please do not get discouraged! If you miss a workout day (or two) - start again, just keep pushing along and don't quit!
The best thing that has happened to us is that we feel better and we can do more! We don't huff and puff walking up stairs nor, when we go for brisk walks. Remember the goal here is to make a life style change for the better. A healthier you, a healthier us!
So, what's next? We are going to focus in on training for the 5k "Race the Reserve" in August. Our plan is to 1) do cardio two or three times a week, 2) attempt to run three miles a day five times a week, and 3) throw in one or two rest days to give the body a break.
Looking forward to seeing what we will accomplish over the next several weeks.
Monday, May 28, 2012
Phase II Done, Phase III Begins
Week 8 was a little more difficult for us than we had expected, not so much the routines, but life in general. Time and other tasks at hand seemed to steal away our workout time. On top of all that, Sherri managed to be beaten down with a three day headache. It didn't matter how many Tylenol or Aleve she took, the headache just wouldn't subside. Sometimes you just have to slow down, even if you don't really want to.
Although we only got half of our workouts in, the outcome was good for us, because we were able to rest our muscles and give them time to heal. However, it is better if you do not allow to many days to go by between routines as this can set you back a bit.
So that brings us to this week, were we have started phase III of P90X. This phase is a little different in a few way: 1) we are introduced to a couple new routines, 2) we alternate weeks, 3) this phase is actually five weeks longs and 4) no more goofing off, it is time to BRING EVERYTHING you got to each and every routine.
The very first routine in Phase III was Chest and Back, which was new. Since we had not worked out for a few days, we halved this routine instead of trying to complete it the first time. This proved to be a wise decision for us, since the day before we had been tearing apart shelves that were still located in our old storage room, now known as our up and coming workout room.
Although our forearms were very sore, we managed to get through Cardio X this afternoon, which is one of Sherri's favorite routines.
We are a little behind in taking our weight and measurements, but we will be getting to that real soon. So hopefully, we will see some progress there too.
Until we post again...
Although we only got half of our workouts in, the outcome was good for us, because we were able to rest our muscles and give them time to heal. However, it is better if you do not allow to many days to go by between routines as this can set you back a bit.
So that brings us to this week, were we have started phase III of P90X. This phase is a little different in a few way: 1) we are introduced to a couple new routines, 2) we alternate weeks, 3) this phase is actually five weeks longs and 4) no more goofing off, it is time to BRING EVERYTHING you got to each and every routine.
The very first routine in Phase III was Chest and Back, which was new. Since we had not worked out for a few days, we halved this routine instead of trying to complete it the first time. This proved to be a wise decision for us, since the day before we had been tearing apart shelves that were still located in our old storage room, now known as our up and coming workout room.
Although our forearms were very sore, we managed to get through Cardio X this afternoon, which is one of Sherri's favorite routines.
We are a little behind in taking our weight and measurements, but we will be getting to that real soon. So hopefully, we will see some progress there too.
Until we post again...
Friday, April 27, 2012
P90X - Week 4
For those of you who are following our journey, don’t give up on us, we are still around and we are going strong! Steve and Sherri are now in Week 4! Yes, Week 4! Can you believe it?
Week 4 in the P90X program is different than the first 3 weeks because it is considered a rest week. Rest in this case, does not mean “time off” for a job well done. Instead, it means more stretching and more Yoga and no working on your shoulders & arms and legs & back – a slight reprieve, but still a very intense week.
Yoga X is still a challenge for both Steve and Sherri. The one thing we know for sure is that we are not pretzels and we can only bend so far! There are a few moves we are struggling to master, but are confident as we continue to work through the routine we will become more flexible.
Sherri is still struggling to get all of her daily calories in, and absolutely has to find a way to accomplish this before heading into Phase II. With the intensity level naturally increasing in the next phase, more calories will be burned. The last thing she wants is to plateau and start gaining weight. Phase II is similar to Phase I except that one new routine is introduced.
We are pumped up about the end of this week because it means we will have reached our 30 day mark - completion of Phase I. It also means we get to take our 30 day pictures, weigh & measure ourselves, and figure out our body fat. So, in a couple of days we will give our first progress report. Go Primetime Baby Boomers! Let's BRING IT!
Week 4 in the P90X program is different than the first 3 weeks because it is considered a rest week. Rest in this case, does not mean “time off” for a job well done. Instead, it means more stretching and more Yoga and no working on your shoulders & arms and legs & back – a slight reprieve, but still a very intense week.
Yoga X is still a challenge for both Steve and Sherri. The one thing we know for sure is that we are not pretzels and we can only bend so far! There are a few moves we are struggling to master, but are confident as we continue to work through the routine we will become more flexible.
Sherri is still struggling to get all of her daily calories in, and absolutely has to find a way to accomplish this before heading into Phase II. With the intensity level naturally increasing in the next phase, more calories will be burned. The last thing she wants is to plateau and start gaining weight. Phase II is similar to Phase I except that one new routine is introduced.
We are pumped up about the end of this week because it means we will have reached our 30 day mark - completion of Phase I. It also means we get to take our 30 day pictures, weigh & measure ourselves, and figure out our body fat. So, in a couple of days we will give our first progress report. Go Primetime Baby Boomers! Let's BRING IT!
Friday, March 30, 2012
Counting Down the Days to P90X!
Steve and I have taken the plunge and will begin P90X in 2 days! We are in the process of collecting the necessary data prior to beginning.
This morning we weighed in and got our weight and body fat readings (we have a bath scale that is really awesome as it gives your weight, body fat, water weight, muscle mass and bone mass).
Tonight we are taking our fitness test. This test is used to determine our ability to do the routine. We think we should be fine, since we just completed Power90 a few weeks ago.
We are very excited about starting this fitness program and are actually "biting at the bit" to get going.
P.S. It is our intention to post our progress on a daily basis.
This morning we weighed in and got our weight and body fat readings (we have a bath scale that is really awesome as it gives your weight, body fat, water weight, muscle mass and bone mass).
Tonight we are taking our fitness test. This test is used to determine our ability to do the routine. We think we should be fine, since we just completed Power90 a few weeks ago.
We are very excited about starting this fitness program and are actually "biting at the bit" to get going.
P.S. It is our intention to post our progress on a daily basis.
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