YouTube: Be Fit in 90...wanna join me?

This is lengthy. I apologize.

Hey everyone. Day 1 was today. Hubs and I did it together in our dining room. I'm going to have to put down a tarp for him because he sweats like crazy! Here is the breakdown of Day 1 as I remember it, as well as how I'm logging it (since I do not have a hrm that tracks cals - if you see a better way to do this, please let me know!)

Warm up: 5 minutes. This consisted mostly of jumping rope, squats and lunges. Got the heart rate up but not overwhelming (keeping in mind I've been doing ChaLean Extreme and Turbo Fire for several weeks). I tracked this as 5 minutes of Aerobics, low impact.

Strength Training: 10 min. WOW. This girl is a whirlwind of energy! Go into this knowing that you need to have your weights/mat on hand and ready to go at no more than a second's notice. There is NO downtime in between sets. Today's focus was glutes, chest and back, so there are lots of lunges, squats, flys, chest presses and a few push ups thrown in. Originally, I was going to log this as Strength Training, but after doing it and seeing how much it got my heart rate up (the quick shifts and no rests made it feel much more like cardio than ST usually does for me), I decided to track as Circuit Training, General.

Cardio: 10 min. OK. I'm no noob to exercise. This made me feel like I was. I was able to get through (hubs was on the floor writhing by this point....OK, not writhing, but taking frequent breaks) but again, there are no breaks or rests. None of that kooshy 'walk/march in between sets of movement' stuff. Straight through. Intense. She takes you through a drill that is mainly jumping jacks, jumping rope, burpees, mountain climbers and variations of the like. Pretty much everything that makes me uncomfortable. Definitely not for sissies. Because the majority of the set was jumping, and because I was sweating buckets, I called this: Rope Jumping, moderate, general. Please let me know if you think I'm taking liberties here, as I have a tendency to do so.

Flexibility: 10 min. This was pretty standard and I'll admit, I hate this part of any video. I am in for a few seconds of stretching and then I'm hitting stop. I pushed through though. Nothing outrageous - well, the last stretch involved some weird movement that my hips weren't capable of. Hubs was crouched on the floor while the dog licked sweat off of him for most of this section. I logged it as: Mild Stretching.

Whew! If you took the time to read all that, kudos to you! Give the program a shot. I think we are going to see it through and I'll keep you updated on how it goes. I'd love feedback from others who try it as well!

Fixing...

Day 2 - Done!

Here's my run down:

Warm up: Same as yesterday (logged as 5 min Aerobics, low impact)

Strength: Back and Shoulders. There were two circuits, each done twice. The first circuit was 1)bent rows 2) shoulder press 3) reverse lunge 4) lateral raises. The second was 1) renegade rows (rows in a pushup position-tough!) 2) front raises 3)chest flies 4) plank to elbows (you'll look like an idiot and feel like you're about to collapse!). Again, no rests to speak of and very fast paced. (logged as 10 min Circuit Training, general)

Cardio: MMA. This was sort of silly. I mean, if you've NEVER done any sort of kickboxing, maybe this will be a good workout as-is, but I've been doing Turbo Jam or Turbo Fire for 6 years and this was similar to the easiest workout I have with Turbo. The irony is that he states something about "This isn't your mother's Tae Bo", but as I recall, Tae Bo was tough! Hubs and I played it up by jumping more than they did in the video (neither of us felt like they were putting much effort into anything) and still got a pretty good sweat. (logged as 10 min Kickboxing)

Yoga. This wasn't too bad. Hubs is not flexible at all, so he feels a bit silly, but overall I felt quite limber afterwards. (logged as 10 min mild stretching - mostly because I had already added that and was too lazy to seek out yoga).

Alright! Day 2 is done. Tomorrow is a rest. I will probably do something anyway as tomorrow is my lowest calorie day (calorie cycling) and I'll be super hungry.

Post if you're doing it too!

I am currently doing The 30 Day Shred. I will be done it on May 16th. So I have marked May 17th on my calendar for Day 1!

Yay! Come back and post when you do start!

Day 4 is done!

Warm up: Same (for the first 30 days apparently)
Strength: Ripped Abs and Arms (this one is new to me and is the last new one I'll see until day 31). First rotation: Bent rows, bicep curls, tricep kickbacks, lateral abs. Repeat. Second rotation: Single arm pullover, skull crushers, L-sit ups, hammer curls. Repeat. This one wasn't quite as fast paced as the others but I really enjoyed the motions.

Cardio: Fat burning cardio from day 1

Stretch: Sports stretch and flexibility - a new stretch for us. Hubs had an easier time with this than the others. He's not very flexible and this one doesn't require much down and up type movements.

Day 5 tomorrow: no cardio, just double strength. Looking forward to it!

Welcome newcomers! I hope you give it a shot and tell us how it goes.

Today was Day 8. I burned 261 calories according to the hrm. Breakdown: Warm up: 25, Chest/Legs and Buns 72, Cardio MMA 91, Yoga 73.

Nice! I was down another pound and a half this morning. I don't get my hopes up until I see a weight for three days consecutively, but if it's accurate, it'll put me down 4 pounds since I started befit in 90 last wednesday!

I just started today....Day 1 down! I have to admit, it kicked my booty a little bit, but totally doable! Looking forward to Day 2 tomorrow!

Yay! Glad you're onboard! We are on day 10, which is a rest. I'm thankful for that because I think I'm coming down with something.

I hope you enjoy it. I'm already seeing great results to motivate me forward!