My Journey

I am a 44 year old mother of three. I realized that when routine tasks left me breathless, that it was time to make a change. I will be nearly 60yrs old when my youngest leaves the house for college and I intend be alive and kicking at that time!

I used to be very fit when I was in my early 30s, weight training and running every day. I needed to get back to that level of fitness for my physical health and my mental health. I started with P90X. Within a few weeks, insomnia, which I battled for years, was a distant memory. I felt great. I lowered my blood pressure and my resting heart rate went from upper 70s to upper 60s. I also finally began to shed the last of those pounds from my pregnancies. I did a second round of P90X doubles.

After P90X, my muscle tone was great but I knew I needed more cardiovascular conditioning. I also needed extreme measures to shed the belly fat. My Beachbody coach convinced me to try Insanity. I fell in love. I did a round of Insanity, which lowered my resting heart rate into the low 50s.

Next, I was intrigued by the agility, coordination benefits promised by Asylum. It delivered! Asylum really showed me that my body was uneven in coordination and strength. Mastering the agility ladder and jump rope at my age was exhilarating! I found that when I went back to P90X YogaX, my balance and coordination was much better! I could do YogaX moves that I couldn't do before.

The icing on the cake was a 30day Insanity/Asylum hybrid followed by a 30day Asylum/P90X hybrid. If you're willing to put in the work, these programs can take you where you want to go!!!! I then further increased my fitness, agility, and balance with P90X2!

I had signed up for a Spartan Sprint with a friend and knew I needed endurance! I went with Beachbody's newest program Les Mills PUMP. It is resistance training with low weight but HIGH reps! I think that training along with P90X/X2/Insanity/Asylum prepared me very well for my first Spartan Sprint! I am now in week 9 of Les Mills PUMP with Insanity for cardio. I do Tai Cheng with my husband, and my 11 and 9 year old boys at night. It helps to work out the kinks, forces me to slow down, and relax!

Come follow me on my fitness journey!!!!!