Snow Day

Ugh.  I can't believe that it's not even November yet and it's snowing out here on the east coast.  Really mother nature?!?  Anyhow, that just means an at home workout for tonight :)  I am finishing up with my 8 week bikini body boot camp with Fitness Magazine so I will be doing my 2nd strength workout of the week.  I must say, I am so happy that I was able to participate in this program.  I never get chosen for anything but to be chosen and for something that I love to do and am enthusiastic about?  Well that is just the icing on the cake. 

The way the program is set up is there are 6 workouts per week (you can do more than one workout a day, some of the girls have been doing that) so depending on how you decide to go forward it can be done in as little as 3 days or as many as 6.  You need 3 strength and 3 cardio workouts per week all of which were given prior to the start of the program (created by top trainer Holly Rilinger).  Other perks of the program where a spot in Holly's September Training Camp (her signature boot camp) and weekly classes at Flywheel (one of the best indoor cycling studios in NYC) a pretty sweet deal if I do say so myself.

There is only 1 more week left until the end of the program which is a bummer but I can definitely say the program works.  I started at 150 and am down to 142 and have lost a few inches all over.  I would say that is pretty successful :)  What I really loved about the whole experience though was meeting Holly and being exposed to group classes which I had never had the luxury of trying before (all my weight loss prior had been done at home with DVDs).  I can definitely say I am addicted to fitness classes which poses a problem since I can't really afford them but thanks to Groupon and other discount sites I have been able to secure a few random passes. 

If you have not tried a group class I definitely recommend it - it is so much FUN!  Watching other people give you that extra oomph to try harder, keeps you motivated and makes you feel a part of a team which is always nice.  If thinking you will look ridiculous has stopped you from trying out a class in the past you'll soon realize that 1) no one is paying attention to you and 2) there are definitely worse if you look around lol.  So take a chance or try a different class, get out there and get sweaty :)