Physical exercise

“If you are hurt, whether in mind or body, don’t nurse your bruises.

Get up and light-heartedly, courageously, good temperedly get ready for the next encounter

This is the only way to take life”

– Emily Post

Ok so this post is a little late. Normally I don’t post twice in the same day, but this workout was entirely blog-post-worthy (and I found a bunch of great pics to use). lol

Wednesday night I went to boot camp (yes after my Insanity workout that morning-despite being sick). I knew it would be a tough workout, but figured I could muddle through it. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT I WAS IN FOR! I keep telling Mike that the Insanity workouts are not as hard as boot camp. Apparently he got the signals crossed and decided boot camp was too easy. He KILLED US.

unless you pass out, then you're screwed...

Now, let me tell you why boot camp and decongestants don’t mix. I have been taking pseudoephed (possibly pharmacy’s greatest gift to mankind) for the past few days in an attempt to relieve the intense pressure in my sinuses and help fight this God-forsaken bug. What I didn’t realize prior to heading to our session, was that Mike had beyond insane (because let’s face it, Insanity isn’t that hard) interval training in mind. The problem: the point of interval training is to adequately recover in between. That means getting your heart rate down. Side effects of pseudoephedrine: tachycardia, palpitations, dizziness, and blurry vision (ie. boot camp and decongestants don’t mix).

I can’t tell you exactly what exercises we did (because it’s sort of a dizzy, fuzzy blur!). The warm up was pretty much the same as Insanity. As for the rest, all I can say is there was a lot of jumping, punching, and push-ups involved. There was also a lot of yelling to “PUSH HARDER!!!“. I kept my eyes closed for most of it in a desperate effort to stop the room from spinning. Every time Mike told me to move faster and “run it out” and wanted you yell “Are you serious?! This IS as fast as I can go right now! I’m happy to still be upright!” It was honestly the closest I’ve come to passing out since the first session. Someone actually threw up (I think a first while I’ve been there), and a few people had to stop at various points. I think there would have probably been a lot of swearing and complaining if any of us had breath to spare.

I could feel my heart pounding in my chest, and it wasn’t in a good way. When I did fleetingly open my eyes to glance around the room, it pretty much looked like a bunch of zombies. Mike asked how I was liking the workout, and I told him I couldn’t wait to get back to my “easy Insanity workout”. It was true. His workout made Insanity look like kindergarten recess. Every time I tried to move faster, I would get dizzy and have palpitations. There were a couple points when I was really sorry I came (especially being sick), but by the time it was finally over I snapped out of it. After all, I was happy to at least be suffering in good company. 🙂

After that crazy workout, I took a day off from exercise and went to bed early last night instead. I definitely needed that extra rest. This morning I was back to my Insanity workout, and tonight I’m hoping to make a group session at the gym with Mike where I will be getting my sexy face on with some fabulous ladies- because there’s nothing sexier than a girl who knows her way around the weight room.

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Kendrick Fitness

ShaBAM Fitness

Fit and Fiesty

The Optimism Revolution

Healthy Body Project

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Have an amazing day everyone!!!!!