My Newest Fitness Chapter

My Newest Fitness Chapter

Yesterday on my Beachbody Facebook page I declared that tonight I would be posting a new blog post about the newest chapter in my fitness journey.

As you may or may not know, I have been working pretty hard on improving myself over the course of this year.  I vowed to make 2013 the healthiest year of my life, and so far I have stuck to that!  In January I began ChaLean Extreme for the 2nd time - but I was determined to finally finish it...and I did!  I was so proud of myself and was seeing big changes.  ChaLean Extreme is a weights-based workout program, and I loved how strong it made me look and feel.

I then decided that I needed to improve in the area that I hated to think about - cardio.  I don't know why, but I have always dreaded any sort of cardio!  ChaLean Extreme only asked that I work on cardio 2 days a week, and that was enough for me.  But, I knew that with summer and many 5ks that I had signed up for, I needed to increase my cardio endurance.

Many people I knew had tried and LOVED TurboFire, which is by the same fitness instructor as ChaLean Extreme.  Her name is Chalene Johnson, and she is the most positive, upbeat, and uplifting person you could ever have lead your fitness routine.  I gave TurboFire a try, and found that I, too, could love cardio!  I didn't really think of it as cardio though, I had to change my mindset in order to get myself to learn to love the program.  TurboFire is very choreographed and has really great, upbeat music - so while I was dripping in sweat and tripping over my own feet, I was also laughing and having a great time.

I had such great results from TurboFire, but knew I needed a change after I completed the program this past summer.

T25 had just been released and I gave it a try.  But I couldn't get into it.  I know you might be thinking...but it's only 25 minutes a day?  I know, I know...but it's still not my favorite.  But being as stubborn as I am, I have decided that I am going to give T25 another shot.....but with my own little twist.

So if you're still with me....here is my news....

I've created my own hybrid program!!

I am merging ChaLean Extreme (CLX) with Focus T25 and making my own schedule to follow over the next three months combining the two programs!

Here is a sneak peek at what my calendar looks like:

And the best part is, that I will be finishing just in time before December in order to start a new program for the winter!  I wonder what I should do next.... :)



Thanks for tuning in to my reveal!  If you would like help creating your own hybrid workout routine, I would love to help!  Feel free to find me on my Facebook page, or leave a comment here :)

-Nichole