I used to love TaeBo and did it quite often in college but eventually found his workouts (and mainly the music) not very interesting. I have struggled to find a work out video that I love to do at home until one night I came across Turbo Kick. It is a high energy, kickboxing, dance work out set to pretty good and current music. It was instant LOVE! Plus, I LOVE the instructor Chalene Johnson, she is amazing. I got it right before the holidays so I had a hard time fitting it in to my schedule. However, this year, I’ve managed to make it a fairly consistent part of my routine.
I got the first Fan round 1 which has Turbo 101 and 2 other rounds. I was on 101 for a while as I almost had a heart attack watching how fast they move in the other 2 rounds. I thought I couldn’t do it and wouldn’t be able to keep up. Finally, I said, what the heck. Popped in the longer, more intense work out and I could do it! Sure, I was totally out of breath but I could do it! Sometimes we tell ourselves so many negative things and if we take a chance, we can surprise ourselves.
I lost 8 lbs in January and hopefully more to come! The main thing I need to do now is to eat a little healthier, reduce my calorie intake and add some weight training. I guess it takes a deficit of 3,500 calories to lose a pound. That seems like a lot especially sitting on my butt in front of a computer all day!! Sometimes creating a healthy lifestyle seems like so much work. But, I hope to make it fun and know that I will be healthier for my family and can teach good habits to my son about taking care of yourself through healthy eating and exercise.
Baby Goggles 