Post Insanity Thoughts

I have been completed with the Insanity Fitness challenge for about a week now! While I have been loving my time off from the gym, I can tell there is a huge difference in my mood now. Exercising gave me a place to release stress and focus all my energy on a specific task. Insanity truly helped me become both physically and mentally fit, and I do not want to break that habit!

Yesterday I decided to take a Barre class at The Refinery Fitness Studio. Barre was a great workout that combined cardio, yoga, and Pilates. We did a lot of deep stretching and toning exercises while incorporating a ballet bar for balance. Even though I am in great shape from Insanity, this workout still rocked my body. Your first fitness class at The Refinery is free! Click the link above and check it out!

Final Fitness Test

Well fitness lovers, this is my final Fitness Test!! These results are amazing and have even surprised me! I cannot believe how I was able to transform my body into a lean, mean, workout machine! Insanity has helped me gain control of my balance, increase my endurance. and overall help my self-esteem. I am now proud of the woman I am, both mentally and physically! I was able to overcome a huge fitness challenge that would normally discourage me, but I used my reluctance to help fire me up. Below is a chart comparing all my fitness test results from Week 1 all the way to now.

As you guys can see I immensely improved on all aspects of fitness! In these 60 days I was able to….

• Add 11 Switch Kicks
• Add 10 Power Jacks
• Add 32 Power Knees
• Add 11 Power Jumps
• Add 2 complete rotations for Globe Jumps; a total of 8 extra jumps
• Add 7 Suicide Jumps
• Add 7 Push Up Jacks (by far my hardest category!)
• Add 30 Plank Obliques 

Additionally I was given my second Body Composition and Fitness today at the Leech! They were able to determine what percentage of my body was made of fat and they were able to compare my results to my first test. When I first went into the fitness office, by body fat percentage was 28.9%. If you look at the chart below, according to my age I was at the cusp of being in the "average" category. A few more pizza slices and I was definitely moving into the "above average" section. However today, July 10th, I am proud to announce that my body fat percentage is now 23.7%!! An overall decrease of 5.2%. I am now in the "ideal" body fat category. This feels absolutely amazing, to reach my fitness goals in only 60 days! Check out the chart below to see where you think you may stand! Then use it as motivation to continue to push yourself and reach for the stars.