Chic n' Fresh #2

 It is time for Chic n' Fresh #2

and this week our theme is 

Exercise- Insanity style

To learn about my Chic n' Fresh series go 

HERE

Exercise has always been a part of my life

I have always been or tried to be active

As a kid this was easy

I was a gymnast for ten years

Working out 20 hours a week

Oh how I miss those days

Eating whatever the heck I wanted

with no consequence

and of course I miss the 

super low body fat %age

But since gymnastics just can't last forever 

I had to find something else that

would work for me

depending on the stage of life I was in

I am also a Physical Education

and Health Education major/minor

and will be teaching them shortly :)

(All I have left to do is student teach

can I hear a holla!!!)

And that is exactly what I want to teach the youth

how to be active after organized sports

I want to teach them proper 

exercise, how to use equipment 

how to eat healthy and much more

I am so excited and I hope 

I love it and am excited to teach

after student teaching

but man am I nervous

I like the gym 

I really do and I go often

in fact I am getting a new membership right by my house

for only $10 a month woot woot!

But sometimes I go in stages that I

need something different or I get bored

so sometimes I run

sometimes I do classes

and recently I did DVDs

I love love to run now 

I never thought I would but there

is just something about it

It clears my head,

it makes me feel strong

and it gives me some goals to accomplish

I am still hoping to be doing a half marathon this year

Now that I have posted that goal

I feel like I am obligated to do it now

I like that :)

And if you remember from this post
I jacked up my knee from running a couple
months ago so to give it a break
I decided to do Insanity

Have you ever heard of it?
Well let me tell you a little about it

I started Monday May 9th 

and finished on Saturday July 16th
I seriously can not believe I did it
I got through the entire workout everyday for 60 days
I am pretty darn proud of myself
and what better way to reward myself then to go to Disneyland
Yup my adorable & oh so sexy hubby is taking me and Maddux to
Dland next week with some friends
I am so excited right now I can hardly stand it :)

THE TRAINER

 Everyone meet Shaun T...Shaun T meet everyone

He was my 2nd best friend everyday (except Sunday its my rest day)

for the last 60 days

He is hard core

He got me to do things I didn't think I could
He pushed me
He made me stronger

I hate him and love him all at the same time

Thank you Shaun T

THE WORKOUT

 Shaun T took traditional interval training and flipped it on its head—you perform long bursts of maximum-intensity exercises with short periods of rest. Each workout keeps you constantly challenged as you alternate between aerobic and anaerobic intervals performed at your MAX. The result: burn up to 1,000 calories in an hour 

THE SCHEDULE

It is as simple as that

You just follow the calendar

It tells you what DVD to do each day

I put an X through each day after I complete the workout
Thursday were my favorite days because that was the recovery day
which is a much more relaxed workout but I was still doing one
Perfect!
Sundays were also awesome cuz that was a rest day :)

The best part about this workout for me

Is I got it for 1/3 the price that they normally charge you

I hoped onto KSL classifieds (my best friend)

and found a never been opened brand new 

Insanity package Including

10 Workout DVDs

The calendar schedule

The Elite nutrition plan

and the fitness guide

for only $40.00 It is so worth it

That is about how much I would spend at most gyms for two and half months 

Watch this video you will be hooked

To learn more about Insanity go HERE

So the reason I put this on my chic n' Fresh series is

because hello this is a perfect workout for moms

It got me back to my pre pregnancy weight

I feel stronger

and the best part I did it at home

While the little one was napping

and you don't need any weights or other equipment

all you need is the DVDs (check KSL)

a TV, DVD player, Tennis shoes and yourself

oh and a little bravery

wusses do not get through this baby :)

oh oh something else that I suggest

that helped me so much to get through it

is find someone else who wants to do it

and start the same day 

and use them as support and motivation

My cute friend Elyse and I did it together

She is in Cali for the summer

but we just did it in our own homes and started the same time

and we ended up being a little off

from vacations and sicknesses

but we still used each other as support 

and got through it

Also cute cute cute Kaysi 

from Keeping it simple

was another one of my Insanity supporters

and motivators

she was 2 weeks ahead of me

but she asked how I was doing all the time on facebook

it seriously helped so much to have that support

I don't think she even knows how much she helped me

Take my word for it

I will probably doing round 2 of the 

whole 60 day insanity program 

in about 3 months :)

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I will be completely honest tell you my experiences and answer your questions

Thank you for all your support and for reading

Stay tuned for a fun tutorial and giveaway this week :)