Sharing the Fitness

I am 15 days into my 8-week Tabata Bootcamp and I have learned, that while I remain optimistic, I sure do have some seriously weak areas...like my shoulders, and my knees…. and my core! <insert semi-painful smirk here>  However, YES!  I am still powering my way through the workouts, maybe not at as full-intensity as I’d like—the jumping-stuff is still a challenge, but I try! One of the things I really like about this class is the size of the group. Large enough at 20 people to help “push” myself  but small enough to feel like a team sharing the hard work and results and even some fun!

I am also trying not to cross the fine line of pushing to gain strength vs. pushing and causing myself injury! Which is a small miracle considering I currently know three people in boots for various foot/ankle injuries!

What I am taking away as I enter week 3 of 8, is that I am far more aware of my physical self; I’m definitely drinking more water and I am making better food choices. It helps that my husband has a killer garden going right now!  There are also some muscles in my arms that I think are coming of out years of hibernation—hooray! That Seminole chop might look a lot better this season without a jiggly arm!

Surprising new development—a few friends that are not part of my bootcamp classes have asked me to workout with them! If that doesn’t scream results, what does? Here I am, being inspired by so many other people at various levels, it somehow didn’t occur to me I might be inspiring someone else myself! How cool is that?