Stepping out of my comfort zone!

I was on the phone with a girl friend when all of a sudden I heard the baby wake up from her afternoon nap with a startle. She usually wakes up pretty happy, so I ran to her quickly, worried what could be wrong. When I got to her crib there were no signs of struggle or blood...she just still looked tired. So I shrugged it off, wiped away her tears and took he out of the crib.

Moments later as I was feeding her a snack, it dawned on me...I have been expecting a package all day...maybe Fed Ex came and the knock on the door is what woke her up...I quickly ran to the front door and flew it opened and wouldn't you know there was my package!

YAY!! What new program is inside???

What does it look like??

I can not wait!

Oh!! it is soo pretty!!! Right away I loved it! I know it sounds silly to get so excited about a program...but when I look at this I am looking into my future. I am looking into what I one day may be capable of accomplishing and doing! This program holds potential for my life. It holds promise and it holds health! 

I mean who doesn't want to be able to do that? 

I was so excited I couldn't wait. I sat down and read the Quick Start from cover to cover. The more I read the more excited I got!

See I LOVE yoga, but I have the mindset where if I am not working hard, sweating and lifting weights, am I really working hard?

Attempting this program is a challenge for me because it goes against the grain of what I am used to doing to stay fit. It scares me, I won't lie, that I will loose the muscle definition I am starting to get back. That it won't really challenge me at all. But then I think to myself if we also do the same thing we will always get the same results...so maybe this change will get me new results I never thought possible! and that excitement trumps out my fears!

I couldn't wait I had to at least try the Alignment video and get an idea of what this whole Piyo thing would be about.

Just practicing the moves and getting an idea of what is to come was fun! These are just some of the basic things we went over!

So what is Piyo? 

PiYo is a low-impact, high-intensity body-transformation program. It uses 

the most effective Pilates- and yoga-inspired moves set to a fast pace to 

help you burn fat while you sculpt long, lean muscles. 

You’ll carve every inch of your body without jumps, without weights, 

and without straining your joints. And rest assured, there’s no complex 

choreography to learn. Chalene Johnson takes you step-by-step through 

the moves where you’ll use your body weight to lose weight and get 

intensely defined! You get your strength, your cardio, and your flexibility 

training all in one program.

So I will start this new program on Dec 1....if I can wait that long LOL!

If this sounds like something you would be interested in, I would love to have you in my next challenge group! But act fast there are only 2 spots remaining and it starts this Monday! you don't want to miss out on this life changing program! 

To join my next group simply go to: http://www.piyochallenge.com/

For questions, help or direction please contact me on FB or email me at Lethbridge18@beachbodycoach.com

Love you guys! Have a great day and HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

FREE Workout!

So I did a killer workout yesterday! It was short and sweet and to the point...and I wrote it myself. Which I think actually makes it harder. The whole time I know what it is coming, I know I have to push, and I am the only one there to push myself. It would be easy to give up. I mean no one is looking. But then how would that help me? So I did it the whole thing! LOL And I wanted to share it with you and challenge you to try it and just let me know what you think! Its only 30 minutes! here is out it goes:

warm up 3 minutes, jog in place, jumping jacks, windmills, hamstring stretch

Main Workout: 4 Sets /Each Set has 2 exercises, each exercise will last for 1 min with a 20 second rest in between. You will do each set two times. (you can download a free Interval Timer on your phone and set it up and it will time your entire workout!)  

Set 1: Squat and press (palms facing in) 60 secs        rest 20 sec

          Mountain Climbers 60 secs   rest 20 sec                                                   2x

Set 2:Side lung to a back lunge - stay on the same leg - 60 sec  rest 20 sec

          Push ups              60 sec rest 20 secs                                                       2x

Set 3: Single Leg Squats - stay on same leg -  60 sec  rest 20 sec

          Deadlifts                                              60 sec    rest 20 sec                     2x

Set 4: Squat with a lateral raise (shoulders out to the side)  60 sec 20 sec rest

          Tricep kick backs                                                   60 sec 20 sec rest     2x

Cardio Set: 1 minute Burpees  20 sec rest 2x

Abs: plank hold 60 sec  side plank hold 45 sec/side  bicycle crunches 30  3x

Stretch/cool do

Let me know how it goes for you!!