Gym Buddy

Good morning!  I am happy to announce that I have a new gym buddy!  It is my sister Claire and she is also trying to lose a little weight (not quite as much as me) and she invited me to a workout class last night.  We have done a couple of the classes before, but had never tried this class which is called the MIXX.  We were a little nervous walking in and when we got there the class had already started and it was packed and looked intense.  We both weren't sure that we were at that level yet, but were still determined to get a good exercise in, so we headed over to the machines and decided to workout on the ellipticals. 

Claire had never worked out on an elliptical before so I gave her the run down and we were on our way!  I recently had a personal training session and the guy I worked with said it is important to switch up your work outs for optimal weight loss.  He suggested working out on the elliptical or treadmill for 10-15 minutes, follwed by arm machines for 10 minutes, another 10-15 minutes of cardio of your choice, followed by abdominal machines.  Then you add another 10-15 minutes cardio and finish with the leg machines, crunches and push-ups.  It is a great work out and you leave feeling like you really accomplished something and the part that I love is that you get 45 minutes of cardio in without standing there and staring the clock down hoping for the time to end.

So, we have made a plan to work out together about 3 times a week and then to do our own thing when we have time or together if our schedules align.  We are going to do a mix of Zumba, Soul Grooves and Hip-Hop as well as the aboved work-out regimine sprinkled in there.  She is also taking a Spin class, but I am not sure that I am ready for that yet.  I will tackle this working out at least 4 days a week challenege and see how it goes!