Fit Miss TV

Okay, I know that it is incredibly LAME of me to post two workouts in a row with no video for demonstrations - especially at a month apart! - but I swear I have a valid excuse: My dog ate my camera. Well, more like my son Logan did. :o) He "borrowed" it to record himself playing Sky Rim and who knows what else happened to it over winter break (before I realized it was missing) but it won't hold a charge now. We'll see what Dan the Man can work out for me so I can get some videos posted again soon. :) But I HAVE TO POST THIS WORKOUT BECAUSE IT IS AWESOME!!!!!!! I feel it in every single part of my legs/hips/butt/core, so I gotta share it.

Before I get the workout posted for you, I just wanted to say a few things that have been on my heart due to some comments I have read on other fitness blogs over my winter break. I do NOT have the ideal body (obviously), nor do will I ever have the dream figure that I desire to have BUT I LOVE WHAT MY BODY CAN DO! Even though I haven't posted in a while, I actually have been doing incredibly intense workouts at least 5 times a week. It can be discouraging to feel like you working hard but not getting results, but you have to remember what your ultimate goal is and if that goal is achievable. For example, if your goal is to be able to do 5 pull-ups in a row - DOABLE! Lose a pant-size - YES! If your goal is to look like a Victoria Secret model, you may want to reassess your goals and why you are seeking what you are. Very few people in the entire world will ever look like those ladies and despite what certain "motivational" trainers tell you, you cannot redesign or alter your genetic code to be able to have the body you *think* that you desire. The truth is, every single woman on the planet can find at least 10 things she doesn't like about her body no matter how beautiful and perfect you think she is. We are all critical of ourselves. You are you and YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL! I hate my saddle-bags and fatty hips, and I'd have to near-starve myself to get the legs that I want. I hate to feel my lower body shake when I run BUT the key is learning to love what you have, finding the good in yourself. My lower half may be big - BUT I can run fast and swing strong! If there is ever a famine, I have extra storage. Okay, that last one was a bit cheeky but the point is that you have to think positively about yourself and visualize yourself as someone beautiful and wonderful. Of course you have flaws - we all do! But the absolute most attractive thing that any woman can have is a confidence about herself and a love for who she is. So, you have been working hard and you haven't liked what you've seen in the mirror or things aren't happening fast enough - it's okay! Just keep doing what you're doing and don't give up. Find the positives and hold on to those, don't let yourself get defeated due to impatience. You will lose weight, you will get stronger! Right now just enjoy how working out makes you feel and the accomplishments you have achieved so far.... and like Forrest says "that's all I have to say about that." At least until I have more to say. ;-)

There are 5 different segments to this workout, 3 are bodyweight Tabata intervals and 2 kettlebell exercises by repetition. I am going to share my warm-up with you, too, because I think it did a really good job of getting the blood where it needed to go.

1. Warm-Up:

• 30 reps of 2 Walking Lunges, 1 Squat Thrust w/ a push-up

1. Part 1:

• Burpee Tabata (8 rounds of 10/20)
• 6, 6, 5, 5, 4, 5, 6, 5

1. Part 2:

• 50 Tactical Lunges w/ 30# Kettlebell in 2:13 (I could have gone heavier)

1. Part 3:

• Mountain Climber Tabata
• 26, 22, 20, 17, 20, 18, 19, 22

1. Part 4:

• 50 Flip and Squats w/ 30# Kettlebell (HELLO BOOTY!!!!!) in 6:20
• I had to break these up into reps of 15, 13, 12, 10

1. Part 5:

• Jumping Lunge Tabata
• 19, 15, 16, 12, 14, 13, 14, 16

Yes, I know that my numbers are puny and weak & I am sure you can beat me but I TRULY enjoyed this workout! My legs and booty are still tight, and I will definitely be doing it again and I PROMISE to post a video as soon as I can. :)

*The above thumbnail is a picture of Mariah and I on the beach from our vacation last year. It is snowing here and there is a huge storm on its way, and I needed something a little warmer to inspire me. Thinking about winter doesn't motivate me to want to do much of anything, but pictures of the beach and imagining the sun and sand somehow get me going, lol. It's been a while, but I hope that you all had a wonderful holiday season. I want to share a picture with you guys of my sons and I just after midnight on New Year's Day. Yes, my oldest son is now way taller than I am; I don't know how to make it stop!!! :p