I'll update all of you as to what I've been doing to get myself in top shape lately...
At the beginning of January, I started a little class called "Boot Camp," at the gym I go to.
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, I wake up around 5:30 AM (yes, I can be a morning person if I try!!!).
Class begins at 6am, and goes for 45 minutes. Ummm.... it's SO much work! One day, we went to Carroll College, and ran up the Saint Charles steps (for those of you who understand this, HOLY COW!) and between running, we would either lunge up the steps or do pushups and squat jumps. FOR 45 MINUTES.
This class is not a laughing matter, and sometimes I feel like death at the end, but I LOVE IT!
My 8 weeks was up at the beginning of March, and by the time I was done, I improved on my fitness test by about 5 minutes. Fitness test means.... you have 30 minutes, and within this time, you do five reps of:
5 laps around the track
20 ab exercises
20 squats
20 pushups
20 mountain climbers....
I loved how much more endurance I had after the 8 weeks, so ... I dragged Josh into it, and started another 8 week session on Monday :)
I love how much I have to challenge myself and push myself for this. I'll add an update soon about how this second session is going. Because of nicer weather, we're going outside more, which means more steps, and more track workouts- YIKES!
I hope that if anyone reads this, you can think about something that would challenge yourself this year. It doesn't necessarily need to be a physical goal, but I encourage you to do something you never thought you would do- it feels so awesome when your goal is accomplished. :) Good Luck!
