Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting the result to be different is the definition of insanity. I kept trying to get a 24Hour Fitness workout to fit into my schedule/routine, to make it a habit. Just wasn’t working for me. So today I cancelled my membership. That would be quitting, if I didn’t have another route in mind. I also today ordered the p90x workout. A guy at work has been doing it and he’s lost 30lbs in 3 months and really looks great. I justified the price (~$120) by the fact that I won’t be paying >$45/month for 24hour fitness any more (well, I have one more payment I have to make due to contractual obligations, but then I still get to use 24Hour Fitness for another month… ).
p90X for those of you who don’t ever watch infomercials at 2am, is an extreme 90-day workout program that combines cardio, various strength routines, yoga, kenpo (looking forward to this since I’ve been studying kenpo for the last 8 years!), stretching, plyometrics, nutrition, quite a bit of sweat and pain… I’m wondering how the plyo will be for my knees. I think as long as I don’t blow one out, it may actually be good in the long run, strenthening the supporting muscles/tendons and helping me take a lot of the weight off of the joints.
I’ll eventually need a chin-up bar, but I already know I can’t do even a single one, so for now I’ll be doing the resistance bands. I do think I’ll buy some pushup bars as I have a bit of a problem with my right wrist (recurring cyst) that limits the flexion.
My CD’s should be here in about a week. I’ll use this blog to journal my journey… I’ll take some before photos, but I’m not going to post them until I’ve got some decent “along-the-way” if not “after” photos!
I’m excited. I’ll work the workouts in in the early morning after I do my morning checks for work and before my 4yo wakes up (who knows, she might like to join in). I can also do it on my lunch break or after work if I can sneak out a few minutes early… afterall, I end up working through the night most of the time anyway!
So stay tuned… in about a week I should start putting up posts about pain, puking, exhilaration and excitement… hope i get addicted!
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