Friday of the 2nd Month

Last night was great! GOOD SWEAT!

We did the Kenpo X routine and although it was rooted in Karate rather than my preferred Kung Fu, it was a great workout with the foundations for martial arts: basic strikes and blocks and stances as well as some American Boxing that I am familiar with with Bas Ruten, but different, a few basic knees and kicks too.

This morning was my first 'yoga class' ever. I've done yoga moves and poses before: a little with Rudy and the bulk of it being on Wii Fit ;) But this was 'Yoga X' y'all. It was hard core! Now only of of the five of us doing it this morning had doen a yoga class before and after we were done, drenched in sweat... the girl who had done yoga before, Amber, was like, "Oh my gosh, that was everything! That was core, stretching, etc.. all in one!" I told her that it totally made sense because all of P90x is like that. EXTREME. We don't ever work just one thing, it's all in one, baby! I am going to be a chataranga, vinyas-ing, downward dog, tree, warrior queen in no time baby! My arms, abs and buttocks feel tighter already. Very, very good!

So, I am loving this new phase of getting and keeping fit! Today my aunt just left some info on another type of cleanse on my site, Isagenix. From the site though, it just looks like what is now common sense nutrition to me and their form of shakes/vitamins, etc... I like it, but probably will hold off on trying to incorporate it becuase I have so much already. I also heard from a trainer friend of mine, Charlie Bethon, he wants to be a BeachBody coach too and is currently studying to certify in 'Super Slow' resistance training. Interestin, interesting stuff! I am learning so much and am loving the knowledge! http://www.unm.edu/~lkravitz/Article%20folder/superslow.html I think that I will just educate myself on the contents of this site since sometimes the workouts I do are 'super slow'. I just want to understand more how these exercise benefit the body. I know they do because I can FEEL it when I do it, but would love to understand why.

It's so great to do so many types of workouts: Impact, cardio, static, yoga, stiking, slow, weights... I am so stoked that I actually have this repetoire now tha I can reach to.

I go to DC for a week and I am not even worried that I won't be able to workout. I can workout whereever I go now, with or without a gym!

I loaned 3 P90x dvds a piece to Sonia and Vicki, so they could keep up with their momentum while they are on break (forced vacation next week for Sony). It was fun for me to pick which ones I thought they'd each benefit most from. I felt like a doctor prescibing... they were each very happy with what I chose for them and why.

Sonia: I chose Kenpo X (she loves the fighting moves btw, Core Synergistics (big core fan), Legs and back

Vicki: I chose Cardio X, Yoga X (she really was digging on it today, super challenging and she hung tight), and Chest, Shoulders and Tris (she loves tricep workouts)

I lent 'Turbo Jam' to Joy Richmond too.

Looking forward to see how everyone does when I get back!

I had three new people yesterday tell me I was their motivator! It feels so great to be a positive impact and it keeps me motivated too!

I noticed my arms looking slimmer and more defined this morning! Now if only I can get to the point where I'd like to take a picture of my belly... soon, friends... soon!