First day of the new routine!

Today I did Routine #1 and I love it... I was a little tired today but I feel better now that I have worked out!

This is an intermediate to advanced routine, so I am taking it easy for the first week. Now I don’t want you to get the idea that I am slacking, I am just taking it easy. Most of the exercises I did with the lowest band weight I could or just body weight. For instance one-leg squats are one of the exercises that I had to take it easy… I used a chair next to me for support and balance to make sure I had proper form… I will work into doing them with no help. If you have a similar goal to me, then you have to pick exercises that you can do and do properly. For example if you’re not ready for one-leg squats, do normal two leg squats. And start with NO weight and go all the way to the floor. Once these get easy you can work your way up by adding weight, then switching to one-leg squats.

I guess that shoe company said it best, you just have to do it, and then keep doing it! Eventually you will love doing it and won’t want to stop! I mean I love it when you notice changes, like squatting down and picking up my two year old and standing up, like he weighted nothing! Hopefully the cardio will help the weight start going down!!! I know that at the start of something like this you can feel discouraged when the weight doesn’t fall off right away, but remember you are building muscle, so use the mirror, check your pant size, or even get a body fat tester like the Omron HBF-306C Fat Loss Monitor .

Just keep at it, it will all be worth it!!!